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Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine

  • The lesson that Canadians need to take from the U.S. president’s complete reversal on Ukraine is that we could easily be next.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 24, 2025
Volodomyr Zelenskyy
Volodomyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been excluded from peace talks between the United States and Russia to end the war against his country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 24, 2025
  • The lesson that Canadians need to take from the U.S. president’s complete reversal on Ukraine is that we could easily be next.

Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 24, 2025
  • The lesson that Canadians need to take from the U.S. president’s complete reversal on Ukraine is that we could easily be next.
Volodomyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been excluded from peace talks between the United States and Russia to end the war against his country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada needs to protect its health-care system. “The reality is our health care system is eroding in a serious
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 24, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at the SOS Medicare 3.0 Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 24, 2025
  • NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada needs to protect its health-care system. “The reality is our health care system is eroding in a serious

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

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 24, 2025
  • NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada needs to protect its health-care system. “The reality is our health care system is eroding in a serious
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at the SOS Medicare 3.0 Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • The hard workers who keep the health system running have never been more worried about the future of Canadian health care.
Opinion | BY BERT BLUNDON | February 24, 2025
Health professionals believe in our public health-care system because they believe in equitable access to care, and you can’t have one without the other, writes Bert Blundon. Unsplash photograph by Christian Bowen

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

Opinion | BY BERT BLUNDON | February 24, 2025
  • The hard workers who keep the health system running have never been more worried about the future of Canadian health care.

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

Opinion | BY BERT BLUNDON | February 24, 2025
  • The hard workers who keep the health system running have never been more worried about the future of Canadian health care.
Health professionals believe in our public health-care system because they believe in equitable access to care, and you can’t have one without the other, writes Bert Blundon. Unsplash photograph by Christian Bowen

Trudeau still has time to cement his defence legacy

  • The tumult of Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office have underscored the wisdom of being strategic about which defence needs Canada should source
Opinion | BY DAVID PERRY | February 24, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can leave his successor with a stronger hand in their discussions with the American president, writes David Perry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau still has time to cement his defence legacy

Opinion | BY DAVID PERRY | February 24, 2025
  • The tumult of Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office have underscored the wisdom of being strategic about which defence needs Canada should source

Trudeau still has time to cement his defence legacy

Opinion | BY DAVID PERRY | February 24, 2025
  • The tumult of Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office have underscored the wisdom of being strategic about which defence needs Canada should source
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can leave his successor with a stronger hand in their discussions with the American president, writes David Perry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to expect after the Liberal showdown of the decade

  • One of the key developments will be how the Conservative Party reacts and calibrates its message based on who wins the Liberal leadership.
Opinion | BY JULIA PARSONS | February 24, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
The Liberals have largely let Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre define himself. There is no way the Conservatives will make the same mistake, writes Julia Parsons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to expect after the Liberal showdown of the decade

Opinion | BY JULIA PARSONS | February 24, 2025
  • One of the key developments will be how the Conservative Party reacts and calibrates its message based on who wins the Liberal leadership.

What to expect after the Liberal showdown of the decade

Opinion | BY JULIA PARSONS | February 24, 2025
  • One of the key developments will be how the Conservative Party reacts and calibrates its message based on who wins the Liberal leadership.
Pierre Poilievre
The Liberals have largely let Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre define himself. There is no way the Conservatives will make the same mistake, writes Julia Parsons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ghayyur wants Canada to participate in myth of a sovereign Palestinian state: Shapiro

  • Re: “The next Liberal leader must do right by Palestinians,” (The Hill Times, Taha Ghayyur, Feb. 10, 2025). Taha Ghayyur wants Canada to participate
Opinion | February 24, 2025
Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Ghayyur wants Canada to participate in myth of a sovereign Palestinian state: Shapiro

Opinion | February 24, 2025
  • Re: “The next Liberal leader must do right by Palestinians,” (The Hill Times, Taha Ghayyur, Feb. 10, 2025). Taha Ghayyur wants Canada to participate

Ghayyur wants Canada to participate in myth of a sovereign Palestinian state: Shapiro

Opinion | February 24, 2025
  • Re: “The next Liberal leader must do right by Palestinians,” (The Hill Times, Taha Ghayyur, Feb. 10, 2025). Taha Ghayyur wants Canada to participate
Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Trump’s tariffs have ‘just freaked everybody out’: some senior Conservatives fear losing support to Liberals

  • The Conservatives should be concerned about the surge in Liberal support, as their majority is now shrinking, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 24, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Several senior Conservatives told The Hill Times they are concerned about the Liberals' rising support, while pollster Nik Nanos notes that around 70 per cent of Canadians have now limited their choice for the next government to the two major federal parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trump’s tariffs have ‘just freaked everybody out’: some senior Conservatives fear losing support to Liberals

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 24, 2025
  • The Conservatives should be concerned about the surge in Liberal support, as their majority is now shrinking, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Trump’s tariffs have ‘just freaked everybody out’: some senior Conservatives fear losing support to Liberals

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 24, 2025
  • The Conservatives should be concerned about the surge in Liberal support, as their majority is now shrinking, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Several senior Conservatives told The Hill Times they are concerned about the Liberals' rising support, while pollster Nik Nanos notes that around 70 per cent of Canadians have now limited their choice for the next government to the two major federal parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada is not short of opportunities to build efficient and effective supply networks

  • The time has probably come for Canada to be recognized for more than just 'hewers of wood and drawers of water.'
Opinion | BY JOHN GRADEK | February 24, 2025
A view of the Port of Vancouver, B.C., pictured in 2017. With a few exceptions, Canada’s ports have not kept pace with the efficiency and productivity of the world’s greatest international ports, writes John Gradek. Photograph courtesy of Ted McGrath/Flickr

Canada is not short of opportunities to build efficient and effective supply networks

Opinion | BY JOHN GRADEK | February 24, 2025
  • The time has probably come for Canada to be recognized for more than just 'hewers of wood and drawers of water.'

Canada is not short of opportunities to build efficient and effective supply networks

Opinion | BY JOHN GRADEK | February 24, 2025
  • The time has probably come for Canada to be recognized for more than just 'hewers of wood and drawers of water.'
A view of the Port of Vancouver, B.C., pictured in 2017. With a few exceptions, Canada’s ports have not kept pace with the efficiency and productivity of the world’s greatest international ports, writes John Gradek. Photograph courtesy of Ted McGrath/Flickr

Trade war may create ‘historic turn’ for Canada as separate economy from U.S., say economists

  • Canada needs a national strategy intended to boost investment, business development and manufacturing in Canada, according to economist Jim Stanford.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 24, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the West Block on Feb. 1, 2025, for a press conference on the government’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade war may create ‘historic turn’ for Canada as separate economy from U.S., say economists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 24, 2025
  • Canada needs a national strategy intended to boost investment, business development and manufacturing in Canada, according to economist Jim Stanford.

Trade war may create ‘historic turn’ for Canada as separate economy from U.S., say economists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 24, 2025
  • Canada needs a national strategy intended to boost investment, business development and manufacturing in Canada, according to economist Jim Stanford.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the West Block on Feb. 1, 2025, for a press conference on the government’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No deal under duress

  • Ottawa shouldn’t be in a rush to review the Canada–U.S.–Mexico Agreement.
Opinion | BY STUART TREW | February 24, 2025
Canadians were prepared for a less than diplomatic second Trump presidency. We could not have predicted—and should not have to endure—routine threats of annexation or immiseration, writes Stuart Trew. Image courtesy Pixabay/Tiburi

No deal under duress

Opinion | BY STUART TREW | February 24, 2025
  • Ottawa shouldn’t be in a rush to review the Canada–U.S.–Mexico Agreement.

No deal under duress

Opinion | BY STUART TREW | February 24, 2025
  • Ottawa shouldn’t be in a rush to review the Canada–U.S.–Mexico Agreement.
Canadians were prepared for a less than diplomatic second Trump presidency. We could not have predicted—and should not have to endure—routine threats of annexation or immiseration, writes Stuart Trew. Image courtesy Pixabay/Tiburi

Turning trade challenges into opportunities: Canada must leverage diversity to build a resilient economy 

  • The goal ought to be to move beyond simply responding to immediate trade conflicts.
Opinion | BY SUI SUI | February 24, 2025
Export Promotion and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured on the Hill, said in a Bloomberg interview in Singapore last week that Trump's tariffs 'make no sense.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Turning trade challenges into opportunities: Canada must leverage diversity to build a resilient economy 

Opinion | BY SUI SUI | February 24, 2025
  • The goal ought to be to move beyond simply responding to immediate trade conflicts.

Turning trade challenges into opportunities: Canada must leverage diversity to build a resilient economy 

Opinion | BY SUI SUI | February 24, 2025
  • The goal ought to be to move beyond simply responding to immediate trade conflicts.
Export Promotion and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured on the Hill, said in a Bloomberg interview in Singapore last week that Trump's tariffs 'make no sense.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The American alone scenario: what brought us here and what should Canada do?

  • Whatever the ultimate agenda of the current U.S. administration, Canadians cannot leave their prosperity and sovereignty to the vagaries of Donald Trump.
Opinion | BY JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | February 24, 2025
Since 2001, U.S administrations—both Democrat and Republican—have thickened their borders with the rest of the world, whether in response to security concerns resulting from the 9/11 attacks, or in response to growing popular disillusionment with the economic system, writes Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The American alone scenario: what brought us here and what should Canada do?

Opinion | BY JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | February 24, 2025
  • Whatever the ultimate agenda of the current U.S. administration, Canadians cannot leave their prosperity and sovereignty to the vagaries of Donald Trump.

The American alone scenario: what brought us here and what should Canada do?

Opinion | BY JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | February 24, 2025
  • Whatever the ultimate agenda of the current U.S. administration, Canadians cannot leave their prosperity and sovereignty to the vagaries of Donald Trump.
Since 2001, U.S administrations—both Democrat and Republican—have thickened their borders with the rest of the world, whether in response to security concerns resulting from the 9/11 attacks, or in response to growing popular disillusionment with the economic system, writes Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump’s lemons may become Canada’s lemonade

  • A Quebec City high-speed rail connection to Toronto will do more to unite the country than simply a rail connection. It will get people moving
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 24, 2025
The only thing that will stop U.S. President Donald Trump is if he sees that his erratic leadership results in a downward stock market trajectory. The World Trade Organization warned us last week that tariff wars could trigger a global recession. For Trump, money talks, writes Sheila Copps. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Trump’s lemons may become Canada’s lemonade

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 24, 2025
  • A Quebec City high-speed rail connection to Toronto will do more to unite the country than simply a rail connection. It will get people moving

Trump’s lemons may become Canada’s lemonade

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 24, 2025
  • A Quebec City high-speed rail connection to Toronto will do more to unite the country than simply a rail connection. It will get people moving
The only thing that will stop U.S. President Donald Trump is if he sees that his erratic leadership results in a downward stock market trajectory. The World Trade Organization warned us last week that tariff wars could trigger a global recession. For Trump, money talks, writes Sheila Copps. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Ottawa brewery launches national beer collaboration: Glorious & Free

  • Also, Minister Pascale St-Onge and Liberal MP Darrell Samson won't run again in next election, Dr. Theresa Tam receives King Charles Coronation medal, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 24, 2025
Ottawa's Dominion City Brewing Co. and nine other independent brewers across Canada are collaborating on a new beer called 'Glorious & Free.' Image courtesy of Dominion City Brewing Co.

Ottawa brewery launches national beer collaboration: Glorious & Free

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 24, 2025
  • Also, Minister Pascale St-Onge and Liberal MP Darrell Samson won't run again in next election, Dr. Theresa Tam receives King Charles Coronation medal, and

Ottawa brewery launches national beer collaboration: Glorious & Free

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 24, 2025
  • Also, Minister Pascale St-Onge and Liberal MP Darrell Samson won't run again in next election, Dr. Theresa Tam receives King Charles Coronation medal, and
Ottawa's Dominion City Brewing Co. and nine other independent brewers across Canada are collaborating on a new beer called 'Glorious & Free.' Image courtesy of Dominion City Brewing Co.

Governing through transition(s)

  • No matter who wins the next election, the government will need a bureaucracy that is politically savvy and quick to adapt to evolving situations
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | February 24, 2025
The Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office, pictured in Ottawa. The federal government will need to put more emphasis and resources into intergovernmental communication and co-operation, including building the mechanisms necessary for knowledge transfer in critical policy areas like health and education, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governing through transition(s)

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | February 24, 2025
  • No matter who wins the next election, the government will need a bureaucracy that is politically savvy and quick to adapt to evolving situations

Governing through transition(s)

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | February 24, 2025
  • No matter who wins the next election, the government will need a bureaucracy that is politically savvy and quick to adapt to evolving situations
The Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office, pictured in Ottawa. The federal government will need to put more emphasis and resources into intergovernmental communication and co-operation, including building the mechanisms necessary for knowledge transfer in critical policy areas like health and education, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wiseman’s column full of ‘hysterical inaccuracies’: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada in the world and the war in Gaza” (The Hill Times, by Nelson Wiseman, Jan. 20). I was frankly surprised and disappointed
Opinion | February 24, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Wiseman’s column full of ‘hysterical inaccuracies’: letter writer

Opinion | February 24, 2025
  • Re: “Canada in the world and the war in Gaza” (The Hill Times, by Nelson Wiseman, Jan. 20). I was frankly surprised and disappointed

Wiseman’s column full of ‘hysterical inaccuracies’: letter writer

Opinion | February 24, 2025
  • Re: “Canada in the world and the war in Gaza” (The Hill Times, by Nelson Wiseman, Jan. 20). I was frankly surprised and disappointed
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada is in a deep moral panic regarding Donald Trump

  • Rather than succumbing to moral panic, Canada should focus on enhancing North American security and prosperity in partnership with the United States while cultivating
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | February 24, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured. Canada should approach its relationship with the U.S.—and, yes, even the Trump administration—with pragmatism and confidence, ensuring that it remains an indispensable partner in shaping the future of the continent, writes Andrew Latham. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada is in a deep moral panic regarding Donald Trump

Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | February 24, 2025
  • Rather than succumbing to moral panic, Canada should focus on enhancing North American security and prosperity in partnership with the United States while cultivating

Canada is in a deep moral panic regarding Donald Trump

Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | February 24, 2025
  • Rather than succumbing to moral panic, Canada should focus on enhancing North American security and prosperity in partnership with the United States while cultivating
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured. Canada should approach its relationship with the U.S.—and, yes, even the Trump administration—with pragmatism and confidence, ensuring that it remains an indispensable partner in shaping the future of the continent, writes Andrew Latham. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

MacKinnon to deliver speech hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto on March 4

  • MONDAY, FEB. 24 Panel: ‘Affordability and Climate: Intertwined Challenges’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy and the Affordability Action Council host a panel, “Affordability
Employment Minister and Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon will deliver remarks at a roundtable lunch hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute on Tuesday, March 4, at 12 p.m. in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MacKinnon to deliver speech hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto on March 4

  • MONDAY, FEB. 24 Panel: ‘Affordability and Climate: Intertwined Challenges’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy and the Affordability Action Council host a panel, “Affordability

MacKinnon to deliver speech hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto on March 4

  • MONDAY, FEB. 24 Panel: ‘Affordability and Climate: Intertwined Challenges’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy and the Affordability Action Council host a panel, “Affordability
Employment Minister and Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon will deliver remarks at a roundtable lunch hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute on Tuesday, March 4, at 12 p.m. in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly appears at G20 summit with Russia and China in attendance

  • Plus, Champagne talks about Canada-U.S. relations at a conference in Quebec.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | February 21, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will attend the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in South Africa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly appears at G20 summit with Russia and China in attendance

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | February 21, 2025
  • Plus, Champagne talks about Canada-U.S. relations at a conference in Quebec.

Joly appears at G20 summit with Russia and China in attendance

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | February 21, 2025
  • Plus, Champagne talks about Canada-U.S. relations at a conference in Quebec.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will attend the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in South Africa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Heritage minister says CBC should cut ads from news content in new mandate proposal for public broadcaster

  • 'It’s time for our political leaders to send a message that they believe in CBC/Radio Canada and the essential role it plays in Canadian
News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD | February 20, 2025
Heritage Minster Pascale St-Onge holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre on Feb. 20, to share her vision for Canada’s national public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heritage minister says CBC should cut ads from news content in new mandate proposal for public broadcaster

News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD | February 20, 2025
  • 'It’s time for our political leaders to send a message that they believe in CBC/Radio Canada and the essential role it plays in Canadian

Heritage minister says CBC should cut ads from news content in new mandate proposal for public broadcaster

News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD | February 20, 2025
  • 'It’s time for our political leaders to send a message that they believe in CBC/Radio Canada and the essential role it plays in Canadian
Heritage Minster Pascale St-Onge holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre on Feb. 20, to share her vision for Canada’s national public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says it's important to complete her mandate, but Carleton journalism professor Chris Waddell says he's ‘not sure this will survive
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
  • Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says it's important to complete her mandate, but Carleton journalism professor Chris Waddell says he's ‘not sure this will survive

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

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
  • Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says it's important to complete her mandate, but Carleton journalism professor Chris Waddell says he's ‘not sure this will survive
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking down Trudeau’s high-speed rail pledge

  • We don’t have a final price tag for the project, but the feds have committed to $3.9-billion for a 'co-development phase' of the project,
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking down Trudeau’s high-speed rail pledge

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2025
  • We don’t have a final price tag for the project, but the feds have committed to $3.9-billion for a 'co-development phase' of the project,

Breaking down Trudeau’s high-speed rail pledge

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2025
  • We don’t have a final price tag for the project, but the feds have committed to $3.9-billion for a 'co-development phase' of the project,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney promises more ‘investing,’ less spending, bigger role for PBO

  • Mark Carney says he wants to split government operating and capital budgets, and bank on the Parliamentary Budget Officer to oversee that effort.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney at the Riverview Park Winter Carnival in Ottawa on Feb. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney promises more ‘investing,’ less spending, bigger role for PBO

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2025
  • Mark Carney says he wants to split government operating and capital budgets, and bank on the Parliamentary Budget Officer to oversee that effort.

Carney promises more ‘investing,’ less spending, bigger role for PBO

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 20, 2025
  • Mark Carney says he wants to split government operating and capital budgets, and bank on the Parliamentary Budget Officer to oversee that effort.
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney at the Riverview Park Winter Carnival in Ottawa on Feb. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • The Canadian Armed Forces is updating recruitment processes in an attempt to improve understaffing problems.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 20, 2025
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan said 'whatever your reason to want to serve, please go to the recruiting center and put your application in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 20, 2025
  • The Canadian Armed Forces is updating recruitment processes in an attempt to improve understaffing problems.

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

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 20, 2025
  • The Canadian Armed Forces is updating recruitment processes in an attempt to improve understaffing problems.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan said 'whatever your reason to want to serve, please go to the recruiting center and put your application in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to beat the MAGA-maniacs

  • First, stop reacting to Donald Trump. You don’t beat a megalomaniac by kicking him in the orange juice industry after he has just finished pummelling your
Opinion | BY PETER SARACINO | February 19, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured. Hound Washington in ways difficult to counter. A tit-for-tat tariff battle is unwinnable when the world’s tenth largest economy is pitted against No. 1. Try playing poker with a multi-millionaire when all you’ve got in your pocket is a $50 bill and a lucky rabbit’s foot, writes Peter Saracino. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

How to beat the MAGA-maniacs

Opinion | BY PETER SARACINO | February 19, 2025
  • First, stop reacting to Donald Trump. You don’t beat a megalomaniac by kicking him in the orange juice industry after he has just finished pummelling your

How to beat the MAGA-maniacs

Opinion | BY PETER SARACINO | February 19, 2025
  • First, stop reacting to Donald Trump. You don’t beat a megalomaniac by kicking him in the orange juice industry after he has just finished pummelling your
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured. Hound Washington in ways difficult to counter. A tit-for-tat tariff battle is unwinnable when the world’s tenth largest economy is pitted against No. 1. Try playing poker with a multi-millionaire when all you’ve got in your pocket is a $50 bill and a lucky rabbit’s foot, writes Peter Saracino. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

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

  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and 51st-state remarks are ‘actually strategically and politically good' for the Liberals, says former Grit staffer Jeremy Ghio.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 19, 2025
Quebec polls have recently shifted for the parties of Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 19, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and 51st-state remarks are ‘actually strategically and politically good' for the Liberals, says former Grit staffer Jeremy Ghio.

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

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 19, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and 51st-state remarks are ‘actually strategically and politically good' for the Liberals, says former Grit staffer Jeremy Ghio.
Quebec polls have recently shifted for the parties of Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

‘We’re the canary in the coal mine’: Joly’s wake-up call to Europe as Canada looks to co-ordinate a Trump response with allies

  • Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson says the world is returning to a ‘darker age for small- and medium-sized powers like Canada’ as Donald Trump
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 19, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says 'it was a wake-up call for Europeans to hear what we’re going through' as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Canadian sovereignty and potentially sparks a trade war. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

‘We’re the canary in the coal mine’: Joly’s wake-up call to Europe as Canada looks to co-ordinate a Trump response with allies

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 19, 2025
  • Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson says the world is returning to a ‘darker age for small- and medium-sized powers like Canada’ as Donald Trump

‘We’re the canary in the coal mine’: Joly’s wake-up call to Europe as Canada looks to co-ordinate a Trump response with allies

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 19, 2025
  • Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson says the world is returning to a ‘darker age for small- and medium-sized powers like Canada’ as Donald Trump
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says 'it was a wake-up call for Europeans to hear what we’re going through' as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Canadian sovereignty and potentially sparks a trade war. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
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PBO sizes up last fall’s contentious economic statement

  • Plus, debunking Pierre Poilievre’s claims on tackling Trump's tariffs.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 22, 2025
Yves Giroux
Yves Giroux
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will publish his assessment of the Fall Economic Statement today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PBO sizes up last fall’s contentious economic statement

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 22, 2025
  • Plus, debunking Pierre Poilievre’s claims on tackling Trump's tariffs.

PBO sizes up last fall’s contentious economic statement

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 22, 2025
  • Plus, debunking Pierre Poilievre’s claims on tackling Trump's tariffs.
Yves Giroux
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will publish his assessment of the Fall Economic Statement today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome

  • Similar to the Weimar Republic, many today have become disenchanted by the outcomes of an adherence by all parties to neoliberalism.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
The next federal election will test the limits of our parliamentary system, and of Canadian democracy, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
  • Similar to the Weimar Republic, many today have become disenchanted by the outcomes of an adherence by all parties to neoliberalism.

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
  • Similar to the Weimar Republic, many today have become disenchanted by the outcomes of an adherence by all parties to neoliberalism.
The next federal election will test the limits of our parliamentary system, and of Canadian democracy, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Avoiding the race to the bottom

  • In the minutes after he was sworn as the United States’ 47th president, Donald Trump laid out his vision for the future of his
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 22, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration speech was revealing about the future of both American and Canadian politics. Screenshot courtesy of ABC News

Avoiding the race to the bottom

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 22, 2025
  • In the minutes after he was sworn as the United States’ 47th president, Donald Trump laid out his vision for the future of his

Avoiding the race to the bottom

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 22, 2025
  • In the minutes after he was sworn as the United States’ 47th president, Donald Trump laid out his vision for the future of his
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration speech was revealing about the future of both American and Canadian politics. Screenshot courtesy of ABC News

Rising tithes lifts all boats? Hiked leadership entry fee, party cut will buoy Grits’ coffers: politicos

  • Alongside a $350,000 registration fee, the Liberal Party will take a 25 per cent cut of all leadership campaign donations over $500,000.
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 22, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
The price of entry into the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has more than quadrupled since the last race in 2013, which strategists say will provide a needed boost to the party's war chest and keep any frivolous candidates out of consideration. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Rising tithes lifts all boats? Hiked leadership entry fee, party cut will buoy Grits’ coffers: politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 22, 2025
  • Alongside a $350,000 registration fee, the Liberal Party will take a 25 per cent cut of all leadership campaign donations over $500,000.

Rising tithes lifts all boats? Hiked leadership entry fee, party cut will buoy Grits’ coffers: politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 22, 2025
  • Alongside a $350,000 registration fee, the Liberal Party will take a 25 per cent cut of all leadership campaign donations over $500,000.
Justin Trudeau
The price of entry into the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has more than quadrupled since the last race in 2013, which strategists say will provide a needed boost to the party's war chest and keep any frivolous candidates out of consideration. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

The Liberal leadership race is not restricted to two contenders

  • Anyone who says certain people have no right to run does not grasp the true nature of democracy: that anyone should aspire to the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 22, 2025
Frank Baylis
Frank Baylis
Someone has to offer new ideas, empathy, and business acumen as we face off in a trade war with the United States, and that person could be Frank Baylis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

The Liberal leadership race is not restricted to two contenders

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 22, 2025
  • Anyone who says certain people have no right to run does not grasp the true nature of democracy: that anyone should aspire to the

The Liberal leadership race is not restricted to two contenders

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 22, 2025
  • Anyone who says certain people have no right to run does not grasp the true nature of democracy: that anyone should aspire to the
Frank Baylis
Someone has to offer new ideas, empathy, and business acumen as we face off in a trade war with the United States, and that person could be Frank Baylis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

Vying for viral: Liberals need authenticity to bridge digital divide with Tories, says online marketing strategist

  • As they fight for votes, Liberals can no longer rely on ‘polished, top-down’ TV ads to compete with the Conservatives' ‘organic online long game,’
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 22, 2025
In a digital-first political landscape, the road to victory in the Liberal leadership contest and the next federal election will be paved online, where authenticity, accessibility, and engagement are king, say observers. Screenshots courtesy of YouTube, and The Hill Times illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Vying for viral: Liberals need authenticity to bridge digital divide with Tories, says online marketing strategist

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 22, 2025
  • As they fight for votes, Liberals can no longer rely on ‘polished, top-down’ TV ads to compete with the Conservatives' ‘organic online long game,’

Vying for viral: Liberals need authenticity to bridge digital divide with Tories, says online marketing strategist

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 22, 2025
  • As they fight for votes, Liberals can no longer rely on ‘polished, top-down’ TV ads to compete with the Conservatives' ‘organic online long game,’
In a digital-first political landscape, the road to victory in the Liberal leadership contest and the next federal election will be paved online, where authenticity, accessibility, and engagement are king, say observers. Screenshots courtesy of YouTube, and The Hill Times illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

  • The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 22, 2025
There’s a determined effort from Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould to define the national ballot question as who is best able to deal with United States President Donald Trump, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 22, 2025
  • The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 22, 2025
  • The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else
There’s a determined effort from Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould to define the national ballot question as who is best able to deal with United States President Donald Trump, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Premiers take spotlight with all-hands-on-deck pushback on U.S. tariff threat

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have taken opposite extremes in advocating for Canada's response to the U.S. tariff threat—but both
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 22, 2025
Doug Ford
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has taken a hardline approach in favour of fulsome retaliation if the Trump administration puts a tariff on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers take spotlight with all-hands-on-deck pushback on U.S. tariff threat

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 22, 2025
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have taken opposite extremes in advocating for Canada's response to the U.S. tariff threat—but both

Premiers take spotlight with all-hands-on-deck pushback on U.S. tariff threat

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 22, 2025
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have taken opposite extremes in advocating for Canada's response to the U.S. tariff threat—but both
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has taken a hardline approach in favour of fulsome retaliation if the Trump administration puts a tariff on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let Bluesky soar, says letter writer

  • Re: “Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 11, 2024). Elon Musk turned
Opinion | January 22, 2025

Let Bluesky soar, says letter writer

Opinion | January 22, 2025
  • Re: “Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 11, 2024). Elon Musk turned

Let Bluesky soar, says letter writer

Opinion | January 22, 2025
  • Re: “Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 11, 2024). Elon Musk turned

Paying attention to Trump

  • When will we start to pay attention to “The Trump Method,” and see past it? This man speaks and writes outlandish things for the
Opinion | January 22, 2025
Image courtesy of Flickr/DonkeyHotey

Paying attention to Trump

Opinion | January 22, 2025
  • When will we start to pay attention to “The Trump Method,” and see past it? This man speaks and writes outlandish things for the

Paying attention to Trump

Opinion | January 22, 2025
  • When will we start to pay attention to “The Trump Method,” and see past it? This man speaks and writes outlandish things for the
Image courtesy of Flickr/DonkeyHotey

Decision day: candidates must declare entry to Liberal leadership contest by Jan. 23

  • MONDAY, JAN. 20—FRIDAY, JAN. 24 World Economic Forum—The annual meeting of World Economic Forum will take place in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from Monday, Jan. 20
Thursday, Jan. 23, is the last day for contestants to declare their participation in the race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Decision day: candidates must declare entry to Liberal leadership contest by Jan. 23

  • MONDAY, JAN. 20—FRIDAY, JAN. 24 World Economic Forum—The annual meeting of World Economic Forum will take place in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from Monday, Jan. 20

Decision day: candidates must declare entry to Liberal leadership contest by Jan. 23

  • MONDAY, JAN. 20—FRIDAY, JAN. 24 World Economic Forum—The annual meeting of World Economic Forum will take place in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from Monday, Jan. 20
Thursday, Jan. 23, is the last day for contestants to declare their participation in the race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recent weeks a ‘dizzying’ experience for Liberal staff, say current, former aides

  • Even with her 15 years of experience as a staffer, Marci Surkes says the recent ‘tumult and volatility’ is ‘up there in terms of
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 22, 2025
Liberal Cabinet staffers in the West Block.
Liberal Cabinet staffers in the West Block.
Liberal cabinet staffers wait for their bosses outside a meeting in the West Block during the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recent weeks a ‘dizzying’ experience for Liberal staff, say current, former aides

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 22, 2025
  • Even with her 15 years of experience as a staffer, Marci Surkes says the recent ‘tumult and volatility’ is ‘up there in terms of

Recent weeks a ‘dizzying’ experience for Liberal staff, say current, former aides

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 22, 2025
  • Even with her 15 years of experience as a staffer, Marci Surkes says the recent ‘tumult and volatility’ is ‘up there in terms of
Liberal Cabinet staffers in the West Block.
Liberal cabinet staffers wait for their bosses outside a meeting in the West Block during the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Black Canadians’ stories of political life recorded in new study and podcast

  • Plus, the PM assembles an Canada-U.S. Council, Brian Mulroney gets a posthumous Canada Post honour, and Leslie Church finds a new home with Proof.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 22, 2025
Former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, left, Liberal leadership candidate and ex-MP Frank Baylis, and ISG Senator Bernadette Clement took part in the Black on the Ballot study, sharing their experiences as Black elected officials in Canada. Photograph courtesy CNW Group/Celina Caesar-Chavannes; handout photo, and by Jason McNamara Framed photography

Black Canadians’ stories of political life recorded in new study and podcast

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 22, 2025
  • Plus, the PM assembles an Canada-U.S. Council, Brian Mulroney gets a posthumous Canada Post honour, and Leslie Church finds a new home with Proof.

Black Canadians’ stories of political life recorded in new study and podcast

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 22, 2025
  • Plus, the PM assembles an Canada-U.S. Council, Brian Mulroney gets a posthumous Canada Post honour, and Leslie Church finds a new home with Proof.
Former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, left, Liberal leadership candidate and ex-MP Frank Baylis, and ISG Senator Bernadette Clement took part in the Black on the Ballot study, sharing their experiences as Black elected officials in Canada. Photograph courtesy CNW Group/Celina Caesar-Chavannes; handout photo, and by Jason McNamara Framed photography

The Middle East: where next?

  • Much of the IDF, and even members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s own cabinet expect to go back to war after the first phase
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 21, 2025
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, has been trying to write the Palestinians out of the story for his whole political life, and U.S. President Donald Trump may go along for the ride, writes Gwynne Dyer. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs photograph by Haim Zach 

The Middle East: where next?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 21, 2025
  • Much of the IDF, and even members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s own cabinet expect to go back to war after the first phase

The Middle East: where next?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 21, 2025
  • Much of the IDF, and even members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s own cabinet expect to go back to war after the first phase
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, has been trying to write the Palestinians out of the story for his whole political life, and U.S. President Donald Trump may go along for the ride, writes Gwynne Dyer. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs photograph by Haim Zach 

Breaking historic hurdle to trade diversification necessary amid U.S. threats, say trade experts

  • 'Our assumptions about continued trade with the U.S. have to be re-evaluated,' says Vina Nadjibulla of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 21, 2025
International Trade Minister Mary Ng will have to continue to lobby the U.S. against a threatened trade action. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking historic hurdle to trade diversification necessary amid U.S. threats, say trade experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 21, 2025
  • 'Our assumptions about continued trade with the U.S. have to be re-evaluated,' says Vina Nadjibulla of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.

Breaking historic hurdle to trade diversification necessary amid U.S. threats, say trade experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 21, 2025
  • 'Our assumptions about continued trade with the U.S. have to be re-evaluated,' says Vina Nadjibulla of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
International Trade Minister Mary Ng will have to continue to lobby the U.S. against a threatened trade action. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada braces for Trump’s tariffs, and Carney comes out swinging

  • Plus, the latest monthly inflation update releases today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 21, 2025
Donald Trump at his inauguration ceremony
Donald Trump at his inauguration ceremony
American President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods imported into the country from February 1. Screenshot from CPAC

Canada braces for Trump’s tariffs, and Carney comes out swinging

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 21, 2025
  • Plus, the latest monthly inflation update releases today.

Canada braces for Trump’s tariffs, and Carney comes out swinging

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 21, 2025
  • Plus, the latest monthly inflation update releases today.
Donald Trump at his inauguration ceremony
American President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods imported into the country from February 1. Screenshot from CPAC

Canadian politicos react to Trump’s inauguration speech

  • Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, who spent the morning of Trump's second inauguration doing an interview with CP24's morning show, said Canada needs to
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH, KATE MALLOY | January 20, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald Trump being sworn into office as the 47th president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2025. Screenshot from PBS News

Canadian politicos react to Trump’s inauguration speech

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH, KATE MALLOY | January 20, 2025
  • Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, who spent the morning of Trump's second inauguration doing an interview with CP24's morning show, said Canada needs to

Canadian politicos react to Trump’s inauguration speech

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH, KATE MALLOY | January 20, 2025
  • Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, who spent the morning of Trump's second inauguration doing an interview with CP24's morning show, said Canada needs to
Donald Trump
Donald Trump being sworn into office as the 47th president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2025. Screenshot from PBS News

Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts

  • Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 20, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2022, said he planned to make good on his threat of imposing a 25-per-cent levy on Canadian goods, suggesting they could come on Feb. 1. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 20, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.

Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 20, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2022, said he planned to make good on his threat of imposing a 25-per-cent levy on Canadian goods, suggesting they could come on Feb. 1. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

The Trudeau legacy: ‘sunny ways’ in a smoky haze

  • Never again can any prime minister of any political stripe be allowed to give the nation's credit card to the Big Oil corporations. 
Opinion | BY SVEN BIGGS | January 20, 2025
Instead of leaving us with a legacy of a safer future or cleaner economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stuck Canadians with the bill for a pipeline, writes Sven Biggs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Trudeau legacy: ‘sunny ways’ in a smoky haze

Opinion | BY SVEN BIGGS | January 20, 2025
  • Never again can any prime minister of any political stripe be allowed to give the nation's credit card to the Big Oil corporations. 

The Trudeau legacy: ‘sunny ways’ in a smoky haze

Opinion | BY SVEN BIGGS | January 20, 2025
  • Never again can any prime minister of any political stripe be allowed to give the nation's credit card to the Big Oil corporations. 
Instead of leaving us with a legacy of a safer future or cleaner economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stuck Canadians with the bill for a pipeline, writes Sven Biggs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s legacy marked by partial reforms, missed opportunities

  • Time will tell whether Justin Trudeau’s Senate reforms will change this country's governance in an enduring way. Hopefully, future leaders will recognize the need
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | January 20, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at an event on the Hill celebrating Canadian Olympians' accomplishments at the 2024 Paris Summer Games on Dec. 4, 2024. Trudeau promised to change this nation’s democratic governance, but his legacy is marked by partial reforms and missed opportunities, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s legacy marked by partial reforms, missed opportunities

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | January 20, 2025
  • Time will tell whether Justin Trudeau’s Senate reforms will change this country's governance in an enduring way. Hopefully, future leaders will recognize the need

Trudeau’s legacy marked by partial reforms, missed opportunities

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | January 20, 2025
  • Time will tell whether Justin Trudeau’s Senate reforms will change this country's governance in an enduring way. Hopefully, future leaders will recognize the need
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at an event on the Hill celebrating Canadian Olympians' accomplishments at the 2024 Paris Summer Games on Dec. 4, 2024. Trudeau promised to change this nation’s democratic governance, but his legacy is marked by partial reforms and missed opportunities, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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