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Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’

  • A Conservative source told The Hill Times that 'at least 75 per cent' of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, 'support the Republicans in the U.S.'
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured holding a presser on the Hill on March 4, 2025. If the American vote was held between March 7 and 10, when the Leger survey was conducted, 33 per cent of Conservative supporters still chose the Republican president, despite his constant attacks against Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
  • A Conservative source told The Hill Times that 'at least 75 per cent' of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, 'support the Republicans in the U.S.'

Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
  • A Conservative source told The Hill Times that 'at least 75 per cent' of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, 'support the Republicans in the U.S.'
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured holding a presser on the Hill on March 4, 2025. If the American vote was held between March 7 and 10, when the Leger survey was conducted, 33 per cent of Conservative supporters still chose the Republican president, despite his constant attacks against Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadians are meeting the moment of the existential threat to our identity,’ says Furey as premiers head to Washington, D.C., this week

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says Donald Trump’s '51st state' pitch for Canada as 'incredibly insulting' and an 'assault on our democratic institutions
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadians are meeting the moment of the existential threat to our identity,’ says Furey as premiers head to Washington, D.C., this week

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says Donald Trump’s '51st state' pitch for Canada as 'incredibly insulting' and an 'assault on our democratic institutions

‘Canadians are meeting the moment of the existential threat to our identity,’ says Furey as premiers head to Washington, D.C., this week

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says Donald Trump’s '51st state' pitch for Canada as 'incredibly insulting' and an 'assault on our democratic institutions
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Duelling polls put Conservatives in ‘super majority’ or minority government position in next election

  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the next election is 'the Conservatives' to lose,' with surveys speaking 'as much to the disarray within the Liberal Party
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 27, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's attempt to pitch the next election as hinging on the carbon tax may be at risk from the U.S. president's threats to Canada, according to Ekos Research Associates' Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Duelling polls put Conservatives in ‘super majority’ or minority government position in next election

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 27, 2025
  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the next election is 'the Conservatives' to lose,' with surveys speaking 'as much to the disarray within the Liberal Party

Duelling polls put Conservatives in ‘super majority’ or minority government position in next election

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 27, 2025
  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the next election is 'the Conservatives' to lose,' with surveys speaking 'as much to the disarray within the Liberal Party
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's attempt to pitch the next election as hinging on the carbon tax may be at risk from the U.S. president's threats to Canada, according to Ekos Research Associates' Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

May calls for full-blown public inquiry a decade after Hill shooting

  • It’s ‘a uniquely Canadian thing that something that significant would happen and there’d never be an inquiry,’ says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, while
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 28, 2024
People try to save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo after he was shot and later died while on sentry duty at Ottawa's National War Memorial on Oct. 22, 2014. The gunman subsequently stormed Centre Block where he was shot and killed outside the Library of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Mark Burgess

May calls for full-blown public inquiry a decade after Hill shooting

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 28, 2024
  • It’s ‘a uniquely Canadian thing that something that significant would happen and there’d never be an inquiry,’ says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, while

May calls for full-blown public inquiry a decade after Hill shooting

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 28, 2024
  • It’s ‘a uniquely Canadian thing that something that significant would happen and there’d never be an inquiry,’ says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, while
People try to save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo after he was shot and later died while on sentry duty at Ottawa's National War Memorial on Oct. 22, 2014. The gunman subsequently stormed Centre Block where he was shot and killed outside the Library of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Mark Burgess

Prorogation? Resignation? Liberals vow to push through House impasse as speculation swirls on the Hill

  • Liberals are pouring cold water on speculation that Parliament will be prorogued. However, such a measure, combined with a prime ministerial resignation won't save
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 14, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
In an online survey conducted by Innovative Research Group last month, the only 'leader attribute' in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scored highest among his party leader counterparts was dishonesty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prorogation? Resignation? Liberals vow to push through House impasse as speculation swirls on the Hill

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 14, 2024
  • Liberals are pouring cold water on speculation that Parliament will be prorogued. However, such a measure, combined with a prime ministerial resignation won't save

Prorogation? Resignation? Liberals vow to push through House impasse as speculation swirls on the Hill

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 14, 2024
  • Liberals are pouring cold water on speculation that Parliament will be prorogued. However, such a measure, combined with a prime ministerial resignation won't save
Justin Trudeau
In an online survey conducted by Innovative Research Group last month, the only 'leader attribute' in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scored highest among his party leader counterparts was dishonesty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives’ path to victory propelled by women, young voters, and a deep desire for change, say pollsters

  • The Liberals don’t have the geographic or demographic base to build from right now, and they're losing in every province. Pierre Poilievre may not
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024, has been able to position his party as 'different,' while the NDP has lost support due to its close alignment with the Liberals, says Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives’ path to victory propelled by women, young voters, and a deep desire for change, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
  • The Liberals don’t have the geographic or demographic base to build from right now, and they're losing in every province. Pierre Poilievre may not

Conservatives’ path to victory propelled by women, young voters, and a deep desire for change, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
  • The Liberals don’t have the geographic or demographic base to build from right now, and they're losing in every province. Pierre Poilievre may not
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024, has been able to position his party as 'different,' while the NDP has lost support due to its close alignment with the Liberals, says Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

  • Whichever party next forms government could 'designate big chunks of the transportation sector as essential,' says Carleton University Professor Ian Lee.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2024
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened in a rail shutdown late last month by ordering the resumption of activities and sending the parties to binding arbitration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2024
  • Whichever party next forms government could 'designate big chunks of the transportation sector as essential,' says Carleton University Professor Ian Lee.

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2024
  • Whichever party next forms government could 'designate big chunks of the transportation sector as essential,' says Carleton University Professor Ian Lee.
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened in a rail shutdown late last month by ordering the resumption of activities and sending the parties to binding arbitration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention

  • 'Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,' says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 26, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's team appears to be 'really interested in getting these sorts of viral clips of Poilievre ‘owning’ reporters or owning people who oppose him,' says Sudbury.com editor Mark Gentili. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 26, 2024
  • 'Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,' says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews

‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 26, 2024
  • 'Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,' says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's team appears to be 'really interested in getting these sorts of viral clips of Poilievre ‘owning’ reporters or owning people who oppose him,' says Sudbury.com editor Mark Gentili. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate

  • Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather was formally named the government's special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism on July 5 after weeks of delay following questions raised about whether the three-term MP would remain in caucus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
  • Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.

Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
  • Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather was formally named the government's special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism on July 5 after weeks of delay following questions raised about whether the three-term MP would remain in caucus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau, Singh no-shows at Calgary Stampede where Poilievre rails against their ‘woke’ agenda

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely opted out to avoid ‘awkward’ questions in Calgary, home to one of the MPs pressing for a caucus meeting
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 11, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, participated in the Stampede's parade on horseback, riding along with his wife, Ana. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Trudeau, Singh no-shows at Calgary Stampede where Poilievre rails against their ‘woke’ agenda

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 11, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely opted out to avoid ‘awkward’ questions in Calgary, home to one of the MPs pressing for a caucus meeting

Trudeau, Singh no-shows at Calgary Stampede where Poilievre rails against their ‘woke’ agenda

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 11, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely opted out to avoid ‘awkward’ questions in Calgary, home to one of the MPs pressing for a caucus meeting
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, participated in the Stampede's parade on horseback, riding along with his wife, Ana. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. 'If you’re a Liberal, you’d be asking yourself, ‘Do we think we can avoid losing?’ and if you don’t think you can, the question is do you want Trudeau to take the hit or are you going to burn a new leader,' said pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. 'If you’re a Liberal, you’d be asking yourself, ‘Do we think we can avoid losing?’ and if you don’t think you can, the question is do you want Trudeau to take the hit or are you going to burn a new leader,' said pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Commons Speaker needs more sway in raucous House, but there’s ‘not a lot of charm on either side of the House’ right now, say politicos

  • The Speaker should decide who speaks in the House, not party whips, says Elizabeth May, while Nik Nanos says the lack of charm on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
House Speaker Anthony Rota. 'If the Conservative leader wants to have a particular tone and the Liberal leader wants to have a responding tone, I don’t think there’s much the Speaker can do,' said Nik Nanos, who called Poilievre 'Canada’s top clip-machine.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Commons Speaker needs more sway in raucous House, but there’s ‘not a lot of charm on either side of the House’ right now, say politicos

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
  • The Speaker should decide who speaks in the House, not party whips, says Elizabeth May, while Nik Nanos says the lack of charm on

Commons Speaker needs more sway in raucous House, but there’s ‘not a lot of charm on either side of the House’ right now, say politicos

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
  • The Speaker should decide who speaks in the House, not party whips, says Elizabeth May, while Nik Nanos says the lack of charm on
House Speaker Anthony Rota. 'If the Conservative leader wants to have a particular tone and the Liberal leader wants to have a responding tone, I don’t think there’s much the Speaker can do,' said Nik Nanos, who called Poilievre 'Canada’s top clip-machine.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Michael Chong story ‘good example’ of what Chinese Canadians fear, says Toronto MP Vuong

  • ‘National security issues and policies … usually get little notice on the campaign trail. Maybe it will be different next time. It should be,’
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 11, 2023
Conservative MP Michael Chong speaks with reporters outside the party’s caucus meeting on May 3 following the publication of allegations that he and members of his family were targeted by the Chinese government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Michael Chong story ‘good example’ of what Chinese Canadians fear, says Toronto MP Vuong

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 11, 2023
  • ‘National security issues and policies … usually get little notice on the campaign trail. Maybe it will be different next time. It should be,’

Michael Chong story ‘good example’ of what Chinese Canadians fear, says Toronto MP Vuong

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 11, 2023
  • ‘National security issues and policies … usually get little notice on the campaign trail. Maybe it will be different next time. It should be,’
Conservative MP Michael Chong speaks with reporters outside the party’s caucus meeting on May 3 following the publication of allegations that he and members of his family were targeted by the Chinese government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Power of the pen to be lauded by parliamentary crowd at annual black-tie event

  • The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2023
Guests, pictured May 9, 2018, on the terrace of the Chateau Laurier Hotel at that year's Politics and the Pen gala fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Power of the pen to be lauded by parliamentary crowd at annual black-tie event

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2023
  • The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one

Power of the pen to be lauded by parliamentary crowd at annual black-tie event

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2023
  • The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one
Guests, pictured May 9, 2018, on the terrace of the Chateau Laurier Hotel at that year's Politics and the Pen gala fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Charles III is crowned Canada’s King, Canadians take stock of their relationship with the monarchy

  • The results of an Angus Reid Institute survey last month found that slightly more than half of Canadians said they don’t want Canada to
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2023
The coronation of King Charles, pictured with his wife Camilla, raises questions about Canada's relationship with the monarchy. Canadians are 'not particularly sensitive to who is wearing the crown,' but they do feel an 'incredible amount of antipathy and ambivalence towards it,' says Angus Reid president Shachi Kurl. Creative Commons photograph by Mark Tantrum

As Charles III is crowned Canada’s King, Canadians take stock of their relationship with the monarchy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2023
  • The results of an Angus Reid Institute survey last month found that slightly more than half of Canadians said they don’t want Canada to

As Charles III is crowned Canada’s King, Canadians take stock of their relationship with the monarchy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2023
  • The results of an Angus Reid Institute survey last month found that slightly more than half of Canadians said they don’t want Canada to
The coronation of King Charles, pictured with his wife Camilla, raises questions about Canada's relationship with the monarchy. Canadians are 'not particularly sensitive to who is wearing the crown,' but they do feel an 'incredible amount of antipathy and ambivalence towards it,' says Angus Reid president Shachi Kurl. Creative Commons photograph by Mark Tantrum

Rally the troops and land political blows: Liberal huddle to feature Clinton and campaign readiness

  • Delegates will elect a new party president, as well as debate mandatory voting, electoral reform, and balanced budgets at the Liberal policy convention running
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 3, 2023
A discussion between Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and former American secretary of state and senator Hillary Clinton will headline the Liberal Party’s policy convention in Ottawa on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and UNESCO photograph by Christelle Alix

Rally the troops and land political blows: Liberal huddle to feature Clinton and campaign readiness

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 3, 2023
  • Delegates will elect a new party president, as well as debate mandatory voting, electoral reform, and balanced budgets at the Liberal policy convention running

Rally the troops and land political blows: Liberal huddle to feature Clinton and campaign readiness

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 3, 2023
  • Delegates will elect a new party president, as well as debate mandatory voting, electoral reform, and balanced budgets at the Liberal policy convention running
A discussion between Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and former American secretary of state and senator Hillary Clinton will headline the Liberal Party’s policy convention in Ottawa on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and UNESCO photograph by Christelle Alix

Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May

  • Michael Geist says it's 'sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.'
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 1, 2023
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said she is thinking about ending her tweeting days entirely. 'I have received non-stop abuse on Twitter,' she add, adding that receives death threats 'every day,' along with 'very abusive and insulting' comments and 'cruel messages.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 1, 2023
  • Michael Geist says it's 'sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.'

Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 1, 2023
  • Michael Geist says it's 'sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.'
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said she is thinking about ending her tweeting days entirely. 'I have received non-stop abuse on Twitter,' she add, adding that receives death threats 'every day,' along with 'very abusive and insulting' comments and 'cruel messages.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSAC strike severely strains, but likely won’t split, Liberal-NDP alliance: labour expert

  • Brock University's Larry Savage says the NDP is torn between two priorities: 'What should come first? The policy aims and objectives of the labour
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 26, 2023
With a long-sought commitment to ban replacement workers still to be realized, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's caucus will be 'under immense pressure' to maintain the supply-and-confidence with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government, says professor Larry Savage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

PSAC strike severely strains, but likely won’t split, Liberal-NDP alliance: labour expert

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 26, 2023
  • Brock University's Larry Savage says the NDP is torn between two priorities: 'What should come first? The policy aims and objectives of the labour

PSAC strike severely strains, but likely won’t split, Liberal-NDP alliance: labour expert

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 26, 2023
  • Brock University's Larry Savage says the NDP is torn between two priorities: 'What should come first? The policy aims and objectives of the labour
With a long-sought commitment to ban replacement workers still to be realized, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's caucus will be 'under immense pressure' to maintain the supply-and-confidence with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government, says professor Larry Savage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservatives stall Bill C-11, insist government accept Upper Chamber’s amendments

  • The controversial Online Streaming Act, which the House first passed last June, is back in the Senate again, and is expected to be voted
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 24, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured recently in a Hill scrum, told members of the Senate Transport and Communications Committee last November: 'When it comes to this bill, the platforms are in; the users are out. This bill is simply about platforms paying their fair share toward our culture.' But the Conservatives aren't buying it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservatives stall Bill C-11, insist government accept Upper Chamber’s amendments

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 24, 2023
  • The controversial Online Streaming Act, which the House first passed last June, is back in the Senate again, and is expected to be voted

Senate Conservatives stall Bill C-11, insist government accept Upper Chamber’s amendments

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 24, 2023
  • The controversial Online Streaming Act, which the House first passed last June, is back in the Senate again, and is expected to be voted
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured recently in a Hill scrum, told members of the Senate Transport and Communications Committee last November: 'When it comes to this bill, the platforms are in; the users are out. This bill is simply about platforms paying their fair share toward our culture.' But the Conservatives aren't buying it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP, Greens call for end to Safe Third Country Agreement after migrants die crossing St. Lawrence River

  • The STCA runs contrary to international refugee law and Canada's obligations towards refugees, and is just offensive to basic principles of the rights of
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, left, Seidu Mohammed, centre, the asylum seeker who lost his fingers to frostbite after crossing the border in December 2016, and NDP MP Leah Gazan at a news conference in Emerson, Man., on April 3, 2023. Photograph courtesy of NDP MP Jenny Kwan

NDP, Greens call for end to Safe Third Country Agreement after migrants die crossing St. Lawrence River

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
  • The STCA runs contrary to international refugee law and Canada's obligations towards refugees, and is just offensive to basic principles of the rights of

NDP, Greens call for end to Safe Third Country Agreement after migrants die crossing St. Lawrence River

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
  • The STCA runs contrary to international refugee law and Canada's obligations towards refugees, and is just offensive to basic principles of the rights of
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, left, Seidu Mohammed, centre, the asylum seeker who lost his fingers to frostbite after crossing the border in December 2016, and NDP MP Leah Gazan at a news conference in Emerson, Man., on April 3, 2023. Photograph courtesy of NDP MP Jenny Kwan

Coming out in politics

  • Former NDP MP Svend Robinson says he still feels the pain he experienced after becoming the first openly gay Canadian MP on Feb. 29,
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
Svend Robinson pushed for equal rights for the LGBT community by trying to get sexual orientation included in the Charter of Rights. His motion was defeated in 1981, but four years later was included in the Canadian Human Rights Act, which was amended in 1996 to include sexual orientation as a prohibited basis of discrimination. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coming out in politics

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
  • Former NDP MP Svend Robinson says he still feels the pain he experienced after becoming the first openly gay Canadian MP on Feb. 29,

Coming out in politics

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
  • Former NDP MP Svend Robinson says he still feels the pain he experienced after becoming the first openly gay Canadian MP on Feb. 29,
Svend Robinson pushed for equal rights for the LGBT community by trying to get sexual orientation included in the Charter of Rights. His motion was defeated in 1981, but four years later was included in the Canadian Human Rights Act, which was amended in 1996 to include sexual orientation as a prohibited basis of discrimination. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As MPs head to Taiwan, other MPs consider state of Canada-China Legislative Association

  • The Canada-China Legislative Association, a diplomatic forum for Chinese and Canadian parliamentarians to discuss bilateral and multilateral challenges, was established in 1998. But the
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 10, 2023
Liberal MP Ken Hardie, left, NDP MP Heather MacPherson, Liberal MP John McKay, Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron, and Conservative MP Michael Chong will go to Taiwan this week, invited by the Taiwanese government. All are members of the House Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons

As MPs head to Taiwan, other MPs consider state of Canada-China Legislative Association

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 10, 2023
  • The Canada-China Legislative Association, a diplomatic forum for Chinese and Canadian parliamentarians to discuss bilateral and multilateral challenges, was established in 1998. But the

As MPs head to Taiwan, other MPs consider state of Canada-China Legislative Association

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 10, 2023
  • The Canada-China Legislative Association, a diplomatic forum for Chinese and Canadian parliamentarians to discuss bilateral and multilateral challenges, was established in 1998. But the
Liberal MP Ken Hardie, left, NDP MP Heather MacPherson, Liberal MP John McKay, Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron, and Conservative MP Michael Chong will go to Taiwan this week, invited by the Taiwanese government. All are members of the House Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons

Globe ‘opened up’ its ‘process of reporting’ on China’s attempted election meddling when it published anonymous source’s op-ed, says Boswell

  • As news stories about China's attempts to influence Canada's elections continue to make national headlines, The Globe and Mail's recent decision to publish one
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 3, 2023
The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau chief Bob Fife, left, and Globe reporter Steve Chase, right, have been breaking the stories on the China-election-interference issue, along with Global News' Sam Cooper, not pictured. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter

Globe ‘opened up’ its ‘process of reporting’ on China’s attempted election meddling when it published anonymous source’s op-ed, says Boswell

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 3, 2023
  • As news stories about China's attempts to influence Canada's elections continue to make national headlines, The Globe and Mail's recent decision to publish one

Globe ‘opened up’ its ‘process of reporting’ on China’s attempted election meddling when it published anonymous source’s op-ed, says Boswell

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 3, 2023
  • As news stories about China's attempts to influence Canada's elections continue to make national headlines, The Globe and Mail's recent decision to publish one
The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau chief Bob Fife, left, and Globe reporter Steve Chase, right, have been breaking the stories on the China-election-interference issue, along with Global News' Sam Cooper, not pictured. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter

Feds need to better communicate what Critical Election Incident Public Protocol does, says Rosenberg

  • 'Communication on the protocol needs to change,' says Morris Rosenberg, who says the federal government did not do a good job communicating the panel's
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 27, 2023
Morris Rosenberg, who led the Critical Election Incident Protocol's report on the 2021 election, says the federal government needs to do a much better job of communicating what the panel does. 'It's called the public protocol.' Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia/Dean Calma

Feds need to better communicate what Critical Election Incident Public Protocol does, says Rosenberg

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 27, 2023
  • 'Communication on the protocol needs to change,' says Morris Rosenberg, who says the federal government did not do a good job communicating the panel's

Feds need to better communicate what Critical Election Incident Public Protocol does, says Rosenberg

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 27, 2023
  • 'Communication on the protocol needs to change,' says Morris Rosenberg, who says the federal government did not do a good job communicating the panel's
Morris Rosenberg, who led the Critical Election Incident Protocol's report on the 2021 election, says the federal government needs to do a much better job of communicating what the panel does. 'It's called the public protocol.' Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia/Dean Calma

Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark

  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2023
On March 10, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino launched a public consultation to gather input for the proposed registry—a process that will conclude on May 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2023
  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran,

Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2023
  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran,
On March 10, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino launched a public consultation to gather input for the proposed registry—a process that will conclude on May 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public inquiry ‘not useful’ to investigate foreign interference, it could harm international relations, national defence, national security, says Wark

  • Wesley Wark says the government should have taken a more mature approach and outlined what it knows about Chinese interference, how it's been tracked,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 9, 2023, arriving for a cabinet meeting on the Hill, has asked for a number of national security probes into China's interference with Canadian federal elections. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public inquiry ‘not useful’ to investigate foreign interference, it could harm international relations, national defence, national security, says Wark

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 13, 2023
  • Wesley Wark says the government should have taken a more mature approach and outlined what it knows about Chinese interference, how it's been tracked,

Public inquiry ‘not useful’ to investigate foreign interference, it could harm international relations, national defence, national security, says Wark

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 13, 2023
  • Wesley Wark says the government should have taken a more mature approach and outlined what it knows about Chinese interference, how it's been tracked,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 9, 2023, arriving for a cabinet meeting on the Hill, has asked for a number of national security probes into China's interference with Canadian federal elections. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former U.S. president Carter hailed for his ‘honesty’ and ‘enormous decency’

  • Canada-U.S. relations were ‘as good as one can hope between two close countries during [Jimmy] Carter’s time’ as the American president, says former Pierre
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 8, 2023
Then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau, left, and then-U.S. president Jimmy Carter, meet at the White House on Sept. 8, 1977. According to colleagues and historians, the two had a bond as likeminded progressives. White House staff photograph

Former U.S. president Carter hailed for his ‘honesty’ and ‘enormous decency’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 8, 2023
  • Canada-U.S. relations were ‘as good as one can hope between two close countries during [Jimmy] Carter’s time’ as the American president, says former Pierre

Former U.S. president Carter hailed for his ‘honesty’ and ‘enormous decency’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 8, 2023
  • Canada-U.S. relations were ‘as good as one can hope between two close countries during [Jimmy] Carter’s time’ as the American president, says former Pierre
Then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau, left, and then-U.S. president Jimmy Carter, meet at the White House on Sept. 8, 1977. According to colleagues and historians, the two had a bond as likeminded progressives. White House staff photograph
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Party leaders head into highly anticipated English-televised leaders’ debate tonight, Trudeau had ‘good night’ in French leaders’ debate, says Turnbull

  • With the Liberal Party he leads tied at 33 per cent with the Conservative Party in a Postmedia-Léger poll, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 9, 2021
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured on Sept. 8, 2021, at the French-language televised leaders' debate. Screen capture image photograph courtesy of CPAC

Party leaders head into highly anticipated English-televised leaders’ debate tonight, Trudeau had ‘good night’ in French leaders’ debate, says Turnbull

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 9, 2021
  • With the Liberal Party he leads tied at 33 per cent with the Conservative Party in a Postmedia-Léger poll, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had

Party leaders head into highly anticipated English-televised leaders’ debate tonight, Trudeau had ‘good night’ in French leaders’ debate, says Turnbull

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 9, 2021
  • With the Liberal Party he leads tied at 33 per cent with the Conservative Party in a Postmedia-Léger poll, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured on Sept. 8, 2021, at the French-language televised leaders' debate. Screen capture image photograph courtesy of CPAC

On a day of firsts and in a scaled-back installation ceremony, Mary Simon becomes Canada’s 30th and first Indigenous Governor General: ‘I’ve always viewed Canada as a metaphor for family’

  • SENATE CHAMBER—In a tightly scripted ceremony, laden with tradition but limited in attendance by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Jeannie May Simon—a consequential Inuit leader
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 27, 2021
Mary Simon with her spouse Whit Fraser, left, and Usher of the Black Rod Greg Peters, pictured July 26, 2021, arriving at the Senate Building for her installation as Canada's 30th governor general of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

On a day of firsts and in a scaled-back installation ceremony, Mary Simon becomes Canada’s 30th and first Indigenous Governor General: ‘I’ve always viewed Canada as a metaphor for family’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 27, 2021
  • SENATE CHAMBER—In a tightly scripted ceremony, laden with tradition but limited in attendance by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Jeannie May Simon—a consequential Inuit leader

On a day of firsts and in a scaled-back installation ceremony, Mary Simon becomes Canada’s 30th and first Indigenous Governor General: ‘I’ve always viewed Canada as a metaphor for family’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 27, 2021
  • SENATE CHAMBER—In a tightly scripted ceremony, laden with tradition but limited in attendance by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Jeannie May Simon—a consequential Inuit leader
Mary Simon with her spouse Whit Fraser, left, and Usher of the Black Rod Greg Peters, pictured July 26, 2021, arriving at the Senate Building for her installation as Canada's 30th governor general of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

McKenna set to dive into new, post-politics pool to combat climate change

  • The day after she announced her intention to not seek re-election, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna went for a morning swim at Ottawa’s
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 14, 2021
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna cycled along Rideau Canal Western Pathway to meet reporters on June 28, where she announced she would not be running for re-election in Ottawa-Centre, Ont. Ms. McKenna was first elected in 2015, after which she soon became environment minister, a post she held until 2019 when she switched to the infrastructure file. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

McKenna set to dive into new, post-politics pool to combat climate change

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 14, 2021
  • The day after she announced her intention to not seek re-election, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna went for a morning swim at Ottawa’s

McKenna set to dive into new, post-politics pool to combat climate change

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 14, 2021
  • The day after she announced her intention to not seek re-election, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna went for a morning swim at Ottawa’s
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna cycled along Rideau Canal Western Pathway to meet reporters on June 28, where she announced she would not be running for re-election in Ottawa-Centre, Ont. Ms. McKenna was first elected in 2015, after which she soon became environment minister, a post she held until 2019 when she switched to the infrastructure file. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Road to recovery and lessons from the pandemic

  • As Canada slowly slides toward some form of normalcy during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, deep assessments will commence on how the federal government has
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 9, 2020, walking to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for a press conference on the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Road to recovery and lessons from the pandemic

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 12, 2021
  • As Canada slowly slides toward some form of normalcy during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, deep assessments will commence on how the federal government has

Road to recovery and lessons from the pandemic

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 12, 2021
  • As Canada slowly slides toward some form of normalcy during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, deep assessments will commence on how the federal government has
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 9, 2020, walking to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for a press conference on the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inuit leader Simon makes history, becomes Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, promises to promote ‘healing and wellness across Canadian society’

  • At a consequential time in Canada’s relationship with its Indigenous peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday morning that Inuit leader and former
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 6, 2021
Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, Mary Simon, answered questions during the July 6 announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Inuit leader Simon makes history, becomes Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, promises to promote ‘healing and wellness across Canadian society’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 6, 2021
  • At a consequential time in Canada’s relationship with its Indigenous peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday morning that Inuit leader and former

Inuit leader Simon makes history, becomes Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, promises to promote ‘healing and wellness across Canadian society’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 6, 2021
  • At a consequential time in Canada’s relationship with its Indigenous peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday morning that Inuit leader and former
Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, Mary Simon, answered questions during the July 6 announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘They haven’t got a competitor who’s even remotely close’: Liberals on track to win majority in expected September election, but still a few wild cards

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on track to win a third mandate and form his second Liberal majority government if he triggers a federal
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 5, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30, 2021, speaking to people who live at Hope Living Residence in Kanata. The prime minister toured the supportive housing facility which is undergoing a renovation.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘They haven’t got a competitor who’s even remotely close’: Liberals on track to win majority in expected September election, but still a few wild cards

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 5, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on track to win a third mandate and form his second Liberal majority government if he triggers a federal

‘They haven’t got a competitor who’s even remotely close’: Liberals on track to win majority in expected September election, but still a few wild cards

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 5, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on track to win a third mandate and form his second Liberal majority government if he triggers a federal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30, 2021, speaking to people who live at Hope Living Residence in Kanata. The prime minister toured the supportive housing facility which is undergoing a renovation.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals challenge ‘their own Speaker’ in Federal Court over information on fired scientists, ‘trying to cover up something bad,’ say Chong, Davies

  • By filing an application in the Federal Court to prevent the disclosure of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) documents as ordered by the
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2021
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured June 21, 2021, is defending the autonomy of Canada's legislature against a legal challenge launched by the government. Screen capture image courtesy of ParlVu

Liberals challenge ‘their own Speaker’ in Federal Court over information on fired scientists, ‘trying to cover up something bad,’ say Chong, Davies

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2021
  • By filing an application in the Federal Court to prevent the disclosure of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) documents as ordered by the

Liberals challenge ‘their own Speaker’ in Federal Court over information on fired scientists, ‘trying to cover up something bad,’ say Chong, Davies

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2021
  • By filing an application in the Federal Court to prevent the disclosure of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) documents as ordered by the
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured June 21, 2021, is defending the autonomy of Canada's legislature against a legal challenge launched by the government. Screen capture image courtesy of ParlVu

No friction with May, but Paul needs distance from former adviser, says former federal Green interim leader

  • There is no power struggle between Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul and her predecessor, Elizabeth May, but the leader could have better
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 25, 2021
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, pictured June 1, 2021, at a press conference on the Hill. Jo-Ann Roberts says Ms. Paul has been confronted with 'a dysfunction that was in the party' prior to her Oct. 3, 2020, election and the 'distraction' caused by Noah Zatzman and Ms. Paul’s silence on the issue did not help. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No friction with May, but Paul needs distance from former adviser, says former federal Green interim leader

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 25, 2021
  • There is no power struggle between Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul and her predecessor, Elizabeth May, but the leader could have better

No friction with May, but Paul needs distance from former adviser, says former federal Green interim leader

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 25, 2021
  • There is no power struggle between Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul and her predecessor, Elizabeth May, but the leader could have better
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, pictured June 1, 2021, at a press conference on the Hill. Jo-Ann Roberts says Ms. Paul has been confronted with 'a dysfunction that was in the party' prior to her Oct. 3, 2020, election and the 'distraction' caused by Noah Zatzman and Ms. Paul’s silence on the issue did not help. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Open defiance’: Opposition slams feds for failure to produce Winnipeg lab documents amid formal rebuke of PHAC head

  • During a rare parliamentary occurrence on Monday, Iain Stewart, president of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), was admonished in the House for
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 22, 2021
Public Health Agency of Canada’s president Iain Stewart is pictured June 21 in the House of Commons, where House Speaker Anthony Rota admonished him for failing to turnover unredacted documents in compliance with a House order. While Mr. Stewart appeared, he did not provide the requested documents. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu

‘Open defiance’: Opposition slams feds for failure to produce Winnipeg lab documents amid formal rebuke of PHAC head

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 22, 2021
  • During a rare parliamentary occurrence on Monday, Iain Stewart, president of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), was admonished in the House for

‘Open defiance’: Opposition slams feds for failure to produce Winnipeg lab documents amid formal rebuke of PHAC head

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 22, 2021
  • During a rare parliamentary occurrence on Monday, Iain Stewart, president of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), was admonished in the House for
Public Health Agency of Canada’s president Iain Stewart is pictured June 21 in the House of Commons, where House Speaker Anthony Rota admonished him for failing to turnover unredacted documents in compliance with a House order. While Mr. Stewart appeared, he did not provide the requested documents. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu

O’Regan will need energy to tackle challenges in ‘super-sensitive’ natural resources portfolio

  • On the natural resources file, Canada’s Green Party parts ways with the federal Liberal government on several key issues, from promoting pipelines to pursuing
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 16, 2021
Replenishing forests, balancing competing interests in energy sources and keeping Canada on a path to reduce carbon emissions is a formidable task that Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan seems to handling well, says former Liberal adviser Scott Reid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Regan will need energy to tackle challenges in ‘super-sensitive’ natural resources portfolio

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 16, 2021
  • On the natural resources file, Canada’s Green Party parts ways with the federal Liberal government on several key issues, from promoting pipelines to pursuing

O’Regan will need energy to tackle challenges in ‘super-sensitive’ natural resources portfolio

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 16, 2021
  • On the natural resources file, Canada’s Green Party parts ways with the federal Liberal government on several key issues, from promoting pipelines to pursuing
Replenishing forests, balancing competing interests in energy sources and keeping Canada on a path to reduce carbon emissions is a formidable task that Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan seems to handling well, says former Liberal adviser Scott Reid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Temperature rising on Wilkinson to get Canada back on track on climate file

  • While the sweeping effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have dominated Canadians’ attention over the past year, another looming crisis—climate change—has slipped below the national
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 7, 2021
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Feb. 25, 2020, in the Hill. The Trudeau government introduced a national climate strategy, the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, in 2016, and allocated a $15-billion in this year’s federal budget toward Canada’s climate plan, but Canada's oil and gas emissions continue to rise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Temperature rising on Wilkinson to get Canada back on track on climate file

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 7, 2021
  • While the sweeping effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have dominated Canadians’ attention over the past year, another looming crisis—climate change—has slipped below the national

Temperature rising on Wilkinson to get Canada back on track on climate file

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 7, 2021
  • While the sweeping effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have dominated Canadians’ attention over the past year, another looming crisis—climate change—has slipped below the national
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Feb. 25, 2020, in the Hill. The Trudeau government introduced a national climate strategy, the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, in 2016, and allocated a $15-billion in this year’s federal budget toward Canada’s climate plan, but Canada's oil and gas emissions continue to rise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two new opposition leaders armed with multiple issues prepare for fall face-off with the PM

  • From the ongoing renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the continuing debate over the proposed legislation to legalize and regulate
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at Toronto's gay pride parade on June 25, 2017. Political players say Mr. Trudeau and his party will have to get busy on Parliament Hill to bring results to voters this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two new opposition leaders armed with multiple issues prepare for fall face-off with the PM

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 18, 2017
  • From the ongoing renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the continuing debate over the proposed legislation to legalize and regulate

Two new opposition leaders armed with multiple issues prepare for fall face-off with the PM

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 18, 2017
  • From the ongoing renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the continuing debate over the proposed legislation to legalize and regulate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at Toronto's gay pride parade on June 25, 2017. Political players say Mr. Trudeau and his party will have to get busy on Parliament Hill to bring results to voters this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau vs. Singh? NDP frontrunner’s ‘dynamism’ makes him party’s best hope in 2019, say supporters

  • By the numbers, Jagmeet Singh is the front-runner in the current federal NDP leadership race. The 38-year-old Ontario MPP, who recently served as deputy
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 18, 2017
Jagmeet Singh has racked up a lead in donations, memberships, volunteers, and endorsements from active politicians, over his competitors for the NDP leadership. Party members start voting Sept. 18 for the winner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau vs. Singh? NDP frontrunner’s ‘dynamism’ makes him party’s best hope in 2019, say supporters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 18, 2017
  • By the numbers, Jagmeet Singh is the front-runner in the current federal NDP leadership race. The 38-year-old Ontario MPP, who recently served as deputy

Trudeau vs. Singh? NDP frontrunner’s ‘dynamism’ makes him party’s best hope in 2019, say supporters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 18, 2017
  • By the numbers, Jagmeet Singh is the front-runner in the current federal NDP leadership race. The 38-year-old Ontario MPP, who recently served as deputy
Jagmeet Singh has racked up a lead in donations, memberships, volunteers, and endorsements from active politicians, over his competitors for the NDP leadership. Party members start voting Sept. 18 for the winner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Payette has the right stuff to be the next GG, say fellow astronauts

  • Robert Thirsk first met Julie Payette 25 years ago. Dr. Thirsk, a physician who holds master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and business administration and
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 18, 2017
Two weeks from today, Julie Payette will become the chief representative of the Queen in Canada when she will be sworn in as Canada’s 29th governor general. The Hill Times file photograph

Payette has the right stuff to be the next GG, say fellow astronauts

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 18, 2017
  • Robert Thirsk first met Julie Payette 25 years ago. Dr. Thirsk, a physician who holds master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and business administration and

Payette has the right stuff to be the next GG, say fellow astronauts

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 18, 2017
  • Robert Thirsk first met Julie Payette 25 years ago. Dr. Thirsk, a physician who holds master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and business administration and
Two weeks from today, Julie Payette will become the chief representative of the Queen in Canada when she will be sworn in as Canada’s 29th governor general. The Hill Times file photograph

New health minister praised by rivals and Liberals, but has a steep learning curve ahead, says critic

  • Canada’s new health minister has a personal connection to one of the first items on her to-do list: implementing a national strategy for Alzheimer’s
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 6, 2017
Ginette Petitpas Taylor, third from right, has been praised for her people skills and ability to communicate on complex issues, from politicos in multiple parties. She is pictured here at a House committee meeting with, from right, Liberal MPs Anita Vandenbeld, David Graham, Ruby Sahota, and Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

New health minister praised by rivals and Liberals, but has a steep learning curve ahead, says critic

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 6, 2017
  • Canada’s new health minister has a personal connection to one of the first items on her to-do list: implementing a national strategy for Alzheimer’s

New health minister praised by rivals and Liberals, but has a steep learning curve ahead, says critic

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 6, 2017
  • Canada’s new health minister has a personal connection to one of the first items on her to-do list: implementing a national strategy for Alzheimer’s
Ginette Petitpas Taylor, third from right, has been praised for her people skills and ability to communicate on complex issues, from politicos in multiple parties. She is pictured here at a House committee meeting with, from right, Liberal MPs Anita Vandenbeld, David Graham, Ruby Sahota, and Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Veterans advocates hope for change from O’Regan at Veterans Affairs

  • Veterans-rights advocates hope the appointment last week of Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, N.L.) as Veterans Affairs minister will breathe new
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 4, 2017
Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan at the ceremony on Aug. 28 in which he was sworn in as Veterans Affairs Minister. Veterans advocates hopes he does more for former military personnel than his predecessor, including fulfilling the Liberal campaign promise of bringing back lifelong disability pensions. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Veterans advocates hope for change from O’Regan at Veterans Affairs

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 4, 2017
  • Veterans-rights advocates hope the appointment last week of Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, N.L.) as Veterans Affairs minister will breathe new

Veterans advocates hope for change from O’Regan at Veterans Affairs

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 4, 2017
  • Veterans-rights advocates hope the appointment last week of Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, N.L.) as Veterans Affairs minister will breathe new
Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan at the ceremony on Aug. 28 in which he was sworn in as Veterans Affairs Minister. Veterans advocates hopes he does more for former military personnel than his predecessor, including fulfilling the Liberal campaign promise of bringing back lifelong disability pensions. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberal MPs consider pushing for government apology to black Canadians

  • Liberal MPs who are part of the federal black caucus of Parliamentarians say there has been talk about pushing the government to issue an
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 28, 2017
Hundreds protested against racism last week in front of the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. Some Liberal MPs are discussing the possibility of pushing the government to apologize to black Canadians for historical injustices. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberal MPs consider pushing for government apology to black Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 28, 2017
  • Liberal MPs who are part of the federal black caucus of Parliamentarians say there has been talk about pushing the government to issue an

Liberal MPs consider pushing for government apology to black Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 28, 2017
  • Liberal MPs who are part of the federal black caucus of Parliamentarians say there has been talk about pushing the government to issue an
Hundreds protested against racism last week in front of the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. Some Liberal MPs are discussing the possibility of pushing the government to apologize to black Canadians for historical injustices. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals take civics-in-action approach with youth councils

  • Nearly 90 per cent of Liberal MPs have established youth councils in their ridings. They say they’re a way to get young people involved
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 16, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with members of the youth council of his parliamentary secretary for youth, Peter Schiefke, in the House of Commons in June. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Liberals take civics-in-action approach with youth councils

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 16, 2017
  • Nearly 90 per cent of Liberal MPs have established youth councils in their ridings. They say they’re a way to get young people involved

Liberals take civics-in-action approach with youth councils

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 16, 2017
  • Nearly 90 per cent of Liberal MPs have established youth councils in their ridings. They say they’re a way to get young people involved
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with members of the youth council of his parliamentary secretary for youth, Peter Schiefke, in the House of Commons in June. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

‘Unflappable’ Goodale considered one of Trudeau’s best cabinet ministers

  • Handling politically sensitive and emotionally charged issues requires a steady hand and Ralph Goodale appears to be that guy in the Trudeau cabinet. The
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. Mr. Goodale figures as prominently in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet as Marc Lalonde did in Pierre Trudeau’s, or Don Mazankowski did in Brian Mulroney’s, said L. Ian MacDonald, editor of Policy magazine, who described Mr. Goodale as 'unflappable' and one of Mr. Trudeau’s best ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘Unflappable’ Goodale considered one of Trudeau’s best cabinet ministers

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
  • Handling politically sensitive and emotionally charged issues requires a steady hand and Ralph Goodale appears to be that guy in the Trudeau cabinet. The

‘Unflappable’ Goodale considered one of Trudeau’s best cabinet ministers

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
  • Handling politically sensitive and emotionally charged issues requires a steady hand and Ralph Goodale appears to be that guy in the Trudeau cabinet. The
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. Mr. Goodale figures as prominently in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet as Marc Lalonde did in Pierre Trudeau’s, or Don Mazankowski did in Brian Mulroney’s, said L. Ian MacDonald, editor of Policy magazine, who described Mr. Goodale as 'unflappable' and one of Mr. Trudeau’s best ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives eye 2019 election win under Scheer leadership, Raitt says they’re already in ‘100 per cent’ campaign mode

  • Now that he has his senior official opposition team in place for the House, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s next and more formidable task will
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
Andrew Scheer, pictured May 27, 2017, in Toronto, after winning the Conservative Party's leadership. 'It’s going to take any new leader a year or more to teach Canadians their name, their face, and who they are,' said Chad Rogers. 'Andrew Scheer is at the bottom of a long uphill walk, so he is going to have to run to every opportunity to get to Canadians through any form of media or through direct travel to introduce himself.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives eye 2019 election win under Scheer leadership, Raitt says they’re already in ‘100 per cent’ campaign mode

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
  • Now that he has his senior official opposition team in place for the House, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s next and more formidable task will

Conservatives eye 2019 election win under Scheer leadership, Raitt says they’re already in ‘100 per cent’ campaign mode

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
  • Now that he has his senior official opposition team in place for the House, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s next and more formidable task will
Andrew Scheer, pictured May 27, 2017, in Toronto, after winning the Conservative Party's leadership. 'It’s going to take any new leader a year or more to teach Canadians their name, their face, and who they are,' said Chad Rogers. 'Andrew Scheer is at the bottom of a long uphill walk, so he is going to have to run to every opportunity to get to Canadians through any form of media or through direct travel to introduce himself.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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