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Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relationship between the two nations is fundamentally unstable because Pakistan has only one-sixth of India’s population and one-10th of its wealth, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relationship between the two nations is fundamentally unstable because Pakistan has only one-sixth of India’s population and one-10th of its wealth, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

What now?

  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
With the election behind them, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre face a series of new challenges. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

What now?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.

What now?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.
With the election behind them, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre face a series of new challenges. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump, tariffs, and the economy ‘crushed’ other election issues that can’t be ignored by the government, say politicos

  • The environment, climate change, public transit, Indigenous reconciliation, and Big Tech took a back seat during the campaign, but governing will mandate their attention,
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's views on Canada crushed any attempt by Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, or Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to steer the election away from anything not focused on Canada-U.S. relations. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and Pixabay, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Trump, tariffs, and the economy ‘crushed’ other election issues that can’t be ignored by the government, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The environment, climate change, public transit, Indigenous reconciliation, and Big Tech took a back seat during the campaign, but governing will mandate their attention,

Trump, tariffs, and the economy ‘crushed’ other election issues that can’t be ignored by the government, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The environment, climate change, public transit, Indigenous reconciliation, and Big Tech took a back seat during the campaign, but governing will mandate their attention,
U.S. President Donald Trump's views on Canada crushed any attempt by Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, or Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to steer the election away from anything not focused on Canada-U.S. relations. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and Pixabay, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic Club talks Canada vs. Trump on May 1

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CANIC 2025—The Canadian Military Intelligence Association hosts CANIC 2025, the Canadian Intelligence Conference. Participants include Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump's approach to Canada is the focus of an Economic Club of Canada event taking place in Toronto on May 1. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Economic Club talks Canada vs. Trump on May 1

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CANIC 2025—The Canadian Military Intelligence Association hosts CANIC 2025, the Canadian Intelligence Conference. Participants include Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence

Economic Club talks Canada vs. Trump on May 1

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CANIC 2025—The Canadian Military Intelligence Association hosts CANIC 2025, the Canadian Intelligence Conference. Participants include Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump's approach to Canada is the focus of an Economic Club of Canada event taking place in Toronto on May 1. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
Trees
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

It was an election campaign unlike any other

  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

Pragmatist Carney knows how to beat the bully Trump

  • Mark Carney’s moment in leading world affairs has come. As a pragmatist, he knows how to beat the bully Trump. In facing outward, the
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, takes to the stage after winning the federal election early in the morning on April 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pragmatist Carney knows how to beat the bully Trump

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 29, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s moment in leading world affairs has come. As a pragmatist, he knows how to beat the bully Trump. In facing outward, the

Pragmatist Carney knows how to beat the bully Trump

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 29, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s moment in leading world affairs has come. As a pragmatist, he knows how to beat the bully Trump. In facing outward, the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, takes to the stage after winning the federal election early in the morning on April 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED April 29, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED April 29, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED April 29, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

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

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

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

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

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

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

Political players predict Carney to win, but questions linger about minority or majority outcome

  • Stephen Carter called the Liberal lead in the polls 'a comeback for the ages,' and Jaime Watt said if the Liberals don’t win, 'the
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, did such a good job last year of attacking the Liberal Party—now led by Mark Carney, centre—and the NDP led by Jagmeet Singh, right, that he’s laid the foundations for his own election difficulty, said pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Political players predict Carney to win, but questions linger about minority or majority outcome

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
  • Stephen Carter called the Liberal lead in the polls 'a comeback for the ages,' and Jaime Watt said if the Liberals don’t win, 'the

Political players predict Carney to win, but questions linger about minority or majority outcome

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
  • Stephen Carter called the Liberal lead in the polls 'a comeback for the ages,' and Jaime Watt said if the Liberals don’t win, 'the
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, did such a good job last year of attacking the Liberal Party—now led by Mark Carney, centre—and the NDP led by Jagmeet Singh, right, that he’s laid the foundations for his own election difficulty, said pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
Michel Cormier, executive director of the Leaders Debate Commission Secretariat announced that the leaders' post-debate scrums were cancelled on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting
Michel Cormier, executive director of the Leaders Debate Commission Secretariat announced that the leaders' post-debate scrums were cancelled on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

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

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

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

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

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

How to face defeat

  • People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 28, 2025
Green co-Leader Elizabeth May in a Hill scrum on Dec. 3, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to face defeat

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 28, 2025
  • People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always

How to face defeat

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 28, 2025
  • People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always
Green co-Leader Elizabeth May in a Hill scrum on Dec. 3, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

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

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

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

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

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

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

In their own words: prime ministers in victory and in defeat

  • When Brian Mulroney won a massive majority in 1984, he thought of his Baie Comeau-paper-mill-working father, his hero; when Jean Chrétien won in 1993,
FeatureBY ARTHUR MILNES | April 27, 2025
Pictured top left and clockwise: Former prime ministers Liberal Pierre Trudeau, Progressive Conservative Joe Clark, Progressive Conservative Brian Mulroney, Liberal Paul Martin, Conservative Stephen Harper, and Liberal Jean Chrétien. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In their own words: prime ministers in victory and in defeat

FeatureBY ARTHUR MILNES | April 27, 2025
  • When Brian Mulroney won a massive majority in 1984, he thought of his Baie Comeau-paper-mill-working father, his hero; when Jean Chrétien won in 1993,

In their own words: prime ministers in victory and in defeat

FeatureBY ARTHUR MILNES | April 27, 2025
  • When Brian Mulroney won a massive majority in 1984, he thought of his Baie Comeau-paper-mill-working father, his hero; when Jean Chrétien won in 1993,
Pictured top left and clockwise: Former prime ministers Liberal Pierre Trudeau, Progressive Conservative Joe Clark, Progressive Conservative Brian Mulroney, Liberal Paul Martin, Conservative Stephen Harper, and Liberal Jean Chrétien. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions as most offer under Tory banner

  • With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | April 27, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
There are 24 bureaucrats on the ballot—for nine different parties, with the most running under Leader Pierre Poilievre's Conservative. The numbers are small in a workforce of 367,000, but public servants running federally are always sensitive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions as most offer under Tory banner

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | April 27, 2025
  • With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions as most offer under Tory banner

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | April 27, 2025
  • With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public
Pierre Poilievre
There are 24 bureaucrats on the ballot—for nine different parties, with the most running under Leader Pierre Poilievre's Conservative. The numbers are small in a workforce of 367,000, but public servants running federally are always sensitive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vote to end gender-based violence

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

Vote to end gender-based violence

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

Vote to end gender-based violence

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

  • PMO director of operations, outreach, and planning Vandana Kattar-Miller left the top office, and the Hill, in late May. She spoke about her decision
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 20, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa during a visit by Chilean President Gabriel Boric on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vandana Kattar-Miller among recent PMO exits

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 20, 2022
  • PMO director of operations, outreach, and planning Vandana Kattar-Miller left the top office, and the Hill, in late May. She spoke about her decision

Vandana Kattar-Miller among recent PMO exits

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 20, 2022
  • PMO director of operations, outreach, and planning Vandana Kattar-Miller left the top office, and the Hill, in late May. She spoke about her decision
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa during a visit by Chilean President Gabriel Boric on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How did South Africa’s Ramaphosa get so rich?

  • Once upon a time (about four years ago), Cyril Ramaphosa was seen as South Africa’s last, best hope. Since the end of apartheid in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 20, 2022
Cyril Ramaphosa is one of the richest men in South Africa and is now under attack from all sides, getting tarred with the same corruption brush as predecessor Jacob Zuma, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Government of South Africa

How did South Africa’s Ramaphosa get so rich?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 20, 2022
  • Once upon a time (about four years ago), Cyril Ramaphosa was seen as South Africa’s last, best hope. Since the end of apartheid in

How did South Africa’s Ramaphosa get so rich?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 20, 2022
  • Once upon a time (about four years ago), Cyril Ramaphosa was seen as South Africa’s last, best hope. Since the end of apartheid in
Cyril Ramaphosa is one of the richest men in South Africa and is now under attack from all sides, getting tarred with the same corruption brush as predecessor Jacob Zuma, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Government of South Africa

Time for a hard, public look at national security to avoid democratic backsliding

  • While opposition MPs and media pundits spent days trying to turn the attendance of a Canadian protocol officer at a Russian embassy reception into
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 20, 2022
What appalled many Canadians about the trucker protests in Ottawa was not only the emergence of extremist groups, but the failure of police forces and other law-enforcement and intelligence agencies to deal with the protesters, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for a hard, public look at national security to avoid democratic backsliding

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 20, 2022
  • While opposition MPs and media pundits spent days trying to turn the attendance of a Canadian protocol officer at a Russian embassy reception into

Time for a hard, public look at national security to avoid democratic backsliding

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 20, 2022
  • While opposition MPs and media pundits spent days trying to turn the attendance of a Canadian protocol officer at a Russian embassy reception into
What appalled many Canadians about the trucker protests in Ottawa was not only the emergence of extremist groups, but the failure of police forces and other law-enforcement and intelligence agencies to deal with the protesters, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Democratic duty and impact of war imbued chief architect’s design for Parliament Building

  • When Parliamentarians walk through the Parliament Building, everything they see serves to remind them that they must live up to the expectations of the
Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 20, 2022
A drawing of the Peace Tower, left, by John Andrew Pearson, who is pictured in 1930. As Parliament's chief architect, Pearson stressed the importance of Parliamentarians’ work by ensuring that his artisans imbued the structural materials, decorative objects, and even the furniture with this weighty message, writes Johanna Mizgala Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

Democratic duty and impact of war imbued chief architect’s design for Parliament Building

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 20, 2022
  • When Parliamentarians walk through the Parliament Building, everything they see serves to remind them that they must live up to the expectations of the

Democratic duty and impact of war imbued chief architect’s design for Parliament Building

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 20, 2022
  • When Parliamentarians walk through the Parliament Building, everything they see serves to remind them that they must live up to the expectations of the
A drawing of the Peace Tower, left, by John Andrew Pearson, who is pictured in 1930. As Parliament's chief architect, Pearson stressed the importance of Parliamentarians’ work by ensuring that his artisans imbued the structural materials, decorative objects, and even the furniture with this weighty message, writes Johanna Mizgala Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

Photo of the Day

Liberal MP Greg Fergus rides an Escape Tours scooter after an announcement for Ottawa Bluesfest at the Canadian War Museum on June 16, 2022. The federal government announced $9.8-million for the July event as part of the Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative for southern Ontario. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Liberal MP Greg Fergus rides an Escape Tours scooter after an announcement for Ottawa Bluesfest at the Canadian War Museum on June 16, 2022. The federal government announced $9.8-million for the July event as part of the Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative for southern Ontario. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Massive reputational risk’: former Air Canada exec, strategists slam feds for sluggish response to expected travel surge in airports

  • Ongoing and highly-publicized delays in Canada’s international airports should have been foreseen by the federal government, according to a former Air Canada executive, and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 20, 2022
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured during a press conference on June 14, when the government outlined the lifting of vaccine mandates for domestic travellers, transportation workers and federal employees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Massive reputational risk’: former Air Canada exec, strategists slam feds for sluggish response to expected travel surge in airports

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 20, 2022
  • Ongoing and highly-publicized delays in Canada’s international airports should have been foreseen by the federal government, according to a former Air Canada executive, and

‘Massive reputational risk’: former Air Canada exec, strategists slam feds for sluggish response to expected travel surge in airports

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 20, 2022
  • Ongoing and highly-publicized delays in Canada’s international airports should have been foreseen by the federal government, according to a former Air Canada executive, and
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured during a press conference on June 14, when the government outlined the lifting of vaccine mandates for domestic travellers, transportation workers and federal employees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fiasco at Pearson airport reveals long-standing cracks in the system

  • Air travel is an essential service for Canadian connectivity and national unity in a country as geographically sprawled as ours. And yet, the industry
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 20, 2022
Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra takes part in a press conference on June 14, 2022, to outline the lifting of vaccine mandates for domestic travellers, transportation workers, and federal employees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fiasco at Pearson airport reveals long-standing cracks in the system

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 20, 2022
  • Air travel is an essential service for Canadian connectivity and national unity in a country as geographically sprawled as ours. And yet, the industry

Fiasco at Pearson airport reveals long-standing cracks in the system

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 20, 2022
  • Air travel is an essential service for Canadian connectivity and national unity in a country as geographically sprawled as ours. And yet, the industry
Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra takes part in a press conference on June 14, 2022, to outline the lifting of vaccine mandates for domestic travellers, transportation workers, and federal employees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It truly is past time to stop bankrolling and exporting climate destruction, writes Henderson

  • Re: “It’s time to stop bankrolling and exporting climate destruction,” (The Hill Times, June 9). Thanks to Karen Hamilton and Ketty Nivyabandi for their
Opinion | June 20, 2022

It truly is past time to stop bankrolling and exporting climate destruction, writes Henderson

Opinion | June 20, 2022
  • Re: “It’s time to stop bankrolling and exporting climate destruction,” (The Hill Times, June 9). Thanks to Karen Hamilton and Ketty Nivyabandi for their

It truly is past time to stop bankrolling and exporting climate destruction, writes Henderson

Opinion | June 20, 2022
  • Re: “It’s time to stop bankrolling and exporting climate destruction,” (The Hill Times, June 9). Thanks to Karen Hamilton and Ketty Nivyabandi for their

Politics This Morning: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland meets U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Toronto

  • Good Monday morning, on the last Monday before the House, and probably the Senate, rises for the summer. The House will begin proceedings at
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here at a Liberal Party fundraiser on June 13, cited Janet Yellen, a career central banker, in the foreword to Budget 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland meets U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Toronto

  • Good Monday morning, on the last Monday before the House, and probably the Senate, rises for the summer. The House will begin proceedings at

Politics This Morning: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland meets U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Toronto

  • Good Monday morning, on the last Monday before the House, and probably the Senate, rises for the summer. The House will begin proceedings at
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here at a Liberal Party fundraiser on June 13, cited Janet Yellen, a career central banker, in the foreword to Budget 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre should stop pissing inside the tent

  • HALIFAX—One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 20, 2022
Conservative leadership candidates, pictured from top left and clockwise: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber. One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Poilievre should stop pissing inside the tent

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 20, 2022
  • HALIFAX—One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation.

Poilievre should stop pissing inside the tent

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 20, 2022
  • HALIFAX—One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation.
Conservative leadership candidates, pictured from top left and clockwise: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber. One wonders if the Conservative Party of Canada will ever hold a leadership race without turning it into a master class of mud-wrestling, hanky-panky, and mutual denunciation, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Most Canadians support nuclear power, says Canadian Nuclear Association

  • Re: “We don’t want hundreds of modular nuclear reactors across Canada,” (The Hill Times, June 13). I was extremely disappointed to read John Bennett’s
Opinion | June 20, 2022

Most Canadians support nuclear power, says Canadian Nuclear Association

Opinion | June 20, 2022
  • Re: “We don’t want hundreds of modular nuclear reactors across Canada,” (The Hill Times, June 13). I was extremely disappointed to read John Bennett’s

Most Canadians support nuclear power, says Canadian Nuclear Association

Opinion | June 20, 2022
  • Re: “We don’t want hundreds of modular nuclear reactors across Canada,” (The Hill Times, June 13). I was extremely disappointed to read John Bennett’s

Membership processing for Conservative leadership vote two to three weeks behind; Brown campaign calls Poilievre’s latest attack a ‘setup’

  • Amidst accusations that some of the Conservative leadership candidates broke the rules when signing up new members, the party is now two to three
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 20, 2022
The Contenders: The Conservative party is two to three weeks behind in processing the party memberships, but all leadership candidates, including Pierre Poilievre, top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Roman Baber, Patrick Brown and Scott Aitchison, will receive the preliminary membership list by July 4 and the final list by July 29. The Hill Times file photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Membership processing for Conservative leadership vote two to three weeks behind; Brown campaign calls Poilievre’s latest attack a ‘setup’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 20, 2022
  • Amidst accusations that some of the Conservative leadership candidates broke the rules when signing up new members, the party is now two to three

Membership processing for Conservative leadership vote two to three weeks behind; Brown campaign calls Poilievre’s latest attack a ‘setup’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 20, 2022
  • Amidst accusations that some of the Conservative leadership candidates broke the rules when signing up new members, the party is now two to three
The Contenders: The Conservative party is two to three weeks behind in processing the party memberships, but all leadership candidates, including Pierre Poilievre, top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Roman Baber, Patrick Brown and Scott Aitchison, will receive the preliminary membership list by July 4 and the final list by July 29. The Hill Times file photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Liberals should define Poilievre juggernaut now, or risk losing next election, say top political strategists

  • With the presumed Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre widely expected to become party leader on Sept. 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals should start
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 20, 2022
Political insiders say regardless of whether Justin Trudeau is planning on leading his party in the next election, the Liberals should start to define the Conservative leadership contest front-runner Pierre Poilievre now. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals should define Poilievre juggernaut now, or risk losing next election, say top political strategists

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 20, 2022
  • With the presumed Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre widely expected to become party leader on Sept. 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals should start

Liberals should define Poilievre juggernaut now, or risk losing next election, say top political strategists

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 20, 2022
  • With the presumed Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre widely expected to become party leader on Sept. 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals should start
Political insiders say regardless of whether Justin Trudeau is planning on leading his party in the next election, the Liberals should start to define the Conservative leadership contest front-runner Pierre Poilievre now. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Infrastructure Bank could be so much more: letter-writer

  • The impacts of the climate emergency can already be seen across our country. In particular, these impacts are becoming increasingly evident through its impacts
Opinion | June 20, 2022

Canada Infrastructure Bank could be so much more: letter-writer

Opinion | June 20, 2022
  • The impacts of the climate emergency can already be seen across our country. In particular, these impacts are becoming increasingly evident through its impacts

Canada Infrastructure Bank could be so much more: letter-writer

Opinion | June 20, 2022
  • The impacts of the climate emergency can already be seen across our country. In particular, these impacts are becoming increasingly evident through its impacts

Senator Black hosts a whisky shindig on the Hill

  • Canadian Senators Group Senator Rob Black (Ontario) hosted the final reception of the season on June 15, in Room 325 of the Wellington Building,
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 20, 2022
Sen. Robert Black hosted Parliament Hill’s last reception of the season, honouring Canada’s grain farmers on June 15, celebrating one of their finest products: whisky. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Senator Black hosts a whisky shindig on the Hill

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 20, 2022
  • Canadian Senators Group Senator Rob Black (Ontario) hosted the final reception of the season on June 15, in Room 325 of the Wellington Building,

Senator Black hosts a whisky shindig on the Hill

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 20, 2022
  • Canadian Senators Group Senator Rob Black (Ontario) hosted the final reception of the season on June 15, in Room 325 of the Wellington Building,
Sen. Robert Black hosted Parliament Hill’s last reception of the season, honouring Canada’s grain farmers on June 15, celebrating one of their finest products: whisky. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

What are you celebrating on National Indigenous Day?

  • OTTAWA—Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announced the rediscovery of 215 unmarked graves a year ago. Over the past year, a number of other institutions for the removal
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 20, 2022
Red Sky Performance dancers, pictured Sept. 30, 2019, at the Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau. Rose LeMay is suggesting that Canadians celebrate National Indigenous Day on June 21, 'I submit that we might celebrate truth. After 150 some years, we have finally pulled back the curtain on the truth of residential schools. They were not to educate, they existed to extinguish Indigenous peoples, and yet we are still here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What are you celebrating on National Indigenous Day?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 20, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announced the rediscovery of 215 unmarked graves a year ago. Over the past year, a number of other institutions for the removal

What are you celebrating on National Indigenous Day?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 20, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announced the rediscovery of 215 unmarked graves a year ago. Over the past year, a number of other institutions for the removal
Red Sky Performance dancers, pictured Sept. 30, 2019, at the Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau. Rose LeMay is suggesting that Canadians celebrate National Indigenous Day on June 21, 'I submit that we might celebrate truth. After 150 some years, we have finally pulled back the curtain on the truth of residential schools. They were not to educate, they existed to extinguish Indigenous peoples, and yet we are still here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rempel Garner must be reading the tea leaves

  • OTTAWA—Michelle Rempel Garner must be reading the tea leaves. She was running the federal Conservative leadership campaign for Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. And mid-way
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 20, 2022
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who represents Calgary-Nose Hill, Alta., pictured Sept. 30, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rempel Garner must be reading the tea leaves

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 20, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Michelle Rempel Garner must be reading the tea leaves. She was running the federal Conservative leadership campaign for Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. And mid-way

Rempel Garner must be reading the tea leaves

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 20, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Michelle Rempel Garner must be reading the tea leaves. She was running the federal Conservative leadership campaign for Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. And mid-way
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who represents Calgary-Nose Hill, Alta., pictured Sept. 30, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shindig for Chris Hall happens Monday night at the Métropolitain Brasserie

  • MONDAY, JUNE 20 House Sitting—The House will sit June 20-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on
CBC Radio's veteran Hill reporter Chris Hall, pictured Oct. 16, 2013, reporting on the Throne Speech on the Hill with his cameraman Victor Modderman. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Shindig for Chris Hall happens Monday night at the Métropolitain Brasserie

  • MONDAY, JUNE 20 House Sitting—The House will sit June 20-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on

Shindig for Chris Hall happens Monday night at the Métropolitain Brasserie

  • MONDAY, JUNE 20 House Sitting—The House will sit June 20-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on
CBC Radio's veteran Hill reporter Chris Hall, pictured Oct. 16, 2013, reporting on the Throne Speech on the Hill with his cameraman Victor Modderman. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Lewis’ leadership campaign ‘one to watch,’ say Nanos, McVety

  • Despite Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre being considered by most to have the contest locked up on the first ballot, analysts and supporters of
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 20, 2022
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, pictured May, 2022, answering a question during the Conservative party of Canada’s first leadership contest debate held at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lewis’ leadership campaign ‘one to watch,’ say Nanos, McVety

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 20, 2022
  • Despite Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre being considered by most to have the contest locked up on the first ballot, analysts and supporters of

Lewis’ leadership campaign ‘one to watch,’ say Nanos, McVety

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 20, 2022
  • Despite Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre being considered by most to have the contest locked up on the first ballot, analysts and supporters of
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, pictured May, 2022, answering a question during the Conservative party of Canada’s first leadership contest debate held at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Proceed intelligently with carbon prices, and even increase them, writes Etobicoke reader

  • Re: “Canada needs to transition to a net-zero economy, now,” (The Hill Times, June 6). David Crane writes that transitioning to a net-zero economy
Opinion | June 20, 2022

Proceed intelligently with carbon prices, and even increase them, writes Etobicoke reader

Opinion | June 20, 2022
  • Re: “Canada needs to transition to a net-zero economy, now,” (The Hill Times, June 6). David Crane writes that transitioning to a net-zero economy

Proceed intelligently with carbon prices, and even increase them, writes Etobicoke reader

Opinion | June 20, 2022
  • Re: “Canada needs to transition to a net-zero economy, now,” (The Hill Times, June 6). David Crane writes that transitioning to a net-zero economy

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