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Liberal sources say it would be a ‘tactical mistake’ if cabinet ministers and MPs shout down Trudeau dissidents at Wednesday’s national caucus meeting on the Hill

  • Denying the June request for a caucus-wide meeting following the Toronto byelection loss was a mistake, and could have helped the party avoid the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 22, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a serious challenge to his leadership from within his own caucus which is expected to debate behind closed doors on Wednesday whether he should lead the party in the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal sources say it would be a ‘tactical mistake’ if cabinet ministers and MPs shout down Trudeau dissidents at Wednesday’s national caucus meeting on the Hill

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 22, 2024
  • Denying the June request for a caucus-wide meeting following the Toronto byelection loss was a mistake, and could have helped the party avoid the

Liberal sources say it would be a ‘tactical mistake’ if cabinet ministers and MPs shout down Trudeau dissidents at Wednesday’s national caucus meeting on the Hill

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 22, 2024
  • Denying the June request for a caucus-wide meeting following the Toronto byelection loss was a mistake, and could have helped the party avoid the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a serious challenge to his leadership from within his own caucus which is expected to debate behind closed doors on Wednesday whether he should lead the party in the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal sources say it would be a ‘tactical mistake’ if cabinet ministers and MPs shout down Trudeau dissidents at Wednesday’s national caucus meeting on the Hill

  • Denying the June request for a caucus-wide meeting following the Toronto byelection loss was a mistake, and could have helped the party avoid the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 22, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a serious challenge to his leadership from within his own caucus which is expected to debate behind closed doors on Wednesday whether he should lead the party in the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal sources say it would be a ‘tactical mistake’ if cabinet ministers and MPs shout down Trudeau dissidents at Wednesday’s national caucus meeting on the Hill

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 22, 2024
  • Denying the June request for a caucus-wide meeting following the Toronto byelection loss was a mistake, and could have helped the party avoid the

Liberal sources say it would be a ‘tactical mistake’ if cabinet ministers and MPs shout down Trudeau dissidents at Wednesday’s national caucus meeting on the Hill

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 22, 2024
  • Denying the June request for a caucus-wide meeting following the Toronto byelection loss was a mistake, and could have helped the party avoid the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a serious challenge to his leadership from within his own caucus which is expected to debate behind closed doors on Wednesday whether he should lead the party in the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Auditor General launches probe into federal payments to main ArriveCan contractor 

  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says the audit's scope may be influenced by document retention policies, and some records might no longer be available, which
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 22, 2024
Auditor General Karen Hogan says her office is in the process of planning an audit into GC Strategies, the primary contractor for the ArriveCan app. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Auditor General launches probe into federal payments to main ArriveCan contractor 

News | BY IREM KOCA | October 22, 2024
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says the audit's scope may be influenced by document retention policies, and some records might no longer be available, which

Auditor General launches probe into federal payments to main ArriveCan contractor 

News | BY IREM KOCA | October 22, 2024
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says the audit's scope may be influenced by document retention policies, and some records might no longer be available, which
Auditor General Karen Hogan says her office is in the process of planning an audit into GC Strategies, the primary contractor for the ArriveCan app. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The gender gap and the comprehension gap

  • Voters don’t understand the deeper issues that hurt them, and neither major party is in a hurry to enlighten them.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 22, 2024
Donald J. Trump
Donald J. Trump
Politicians like Donald Trump draw a curtain across the unhappy realities, and give angry and desperate people other targets to blame, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

The gender gap and the comprehension gap

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 22, 2024
  • Voters don’t understand the deeper issues that hurt them, and neither major party is in a hurry to enlighten them.

The gender gap and the comprehension gap

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 22, 2024
  • Voters don’t understand the deeper issues that hurt them, and neither major party is in a hurry to enlighten them.
Donald J. Trump
Politicians like Donald Trump draw a curtain across the unhappy realities, and give angry and desperate people other targets to blame, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Through their eyes, in their words: first-hand accounts from the day of the 2014 Parliament Hill shooting

  • ‘I heard a thunderous boom through the Rotunda and saw people running towards me’: revisiting the accounts of the people on the Hill
News | BY ABBAS RANA, LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 22, 2024
In the days after the shooting, The Hill Times spoke to those working that day about their experience: Cormac MacSweeney, top left, Julie Van Dusen, Danny Leduc, Marjory LeBreton, Mike de Paul, Jean Brosseau, Rob Kazemzadeh, and Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe. The Hill Times photographs by Steve Gerecke

Through their eyes, in their words: first-hand accounts from the day of the 2014 Parliament Hill shooting

News | BY ABBAS RANA, LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 22, 2024
  • ‘I heard a thunderous boom through the Rotunda and saw people running towards me’: revisiting the accounts of the people on the Hill

Through their eyes, in their words: first-hand accounts from the day of the 2014 Parliament Hill shooting

News | BY ABBAS RANA, LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 22, 2024
  • ‘I heard a thunderous boom through the Rotunda and saw people running towards me’: revisiting the accounts of the people on the Hill
In the days after the shooting, The Hill Times spoke to those working that day about their experience: Cormac MacSweeney, top left, Julie Van Dusen, Danny Leduc, Marjory LeBreton, Mike de Paul, Jean Brosseau, Rob Kazemzadeh, and Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe. The Hill Times photographs by Steve Gerecke

Weekday update

  • Plus, Richard Fadden gives the lay of the land in the Indo-Pacific.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will hold one of her weekly press conferences today to talk about the government's economic policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Weekday update

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2024
  • Plus, Richard Fadden gives the lay of the land in the Indo-Pacific.

Weekday update

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2024
  • Plus, Richard Fadden gives the lay of the land in the Indo-Pacific.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will hold one of her weekly press conferences today to talk about the government's economic policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frustration mounts in House as privilege debate gridlock continues

  • There are a number of government bills as well as opposition motions on the docket for the MPs to address once the House finishes
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 21, 2024
Karina Gould
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould says the 'Conservatives are filibustering their own motion,' as the privilege debate stretches to two weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Frustration mounts in House as privilege debate gridlock continues

News | BY IREM KOCA | October 21, 2024
  • There are a number of government bills as well as opposition motions on the docket for the MPs to address once the House finishes

Frustration mounts in House as privilege debate gridlock continues

News | BY IREM KOCA | October 21, 2024
  • There are a number of government bills as well as opposition motions on the docket for the MPs to address once the House finishes
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould says the 'Conservatives are filibustering their own motion,' as the privilege debate stretches to two weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Samidoun designation a red flag for politicization of terrorist listings, says civil liberties group

  • Before a terrorist designation, Canada's intelligence community collects information and makes a recommendation as to whether it meets the legal threshold in a 'well
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 21, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
The government listed Samidoun as a terrorist entity following a call to do so from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has also called for the Houthis to be listed as a terror group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Samidoun designation a red flag for politicization of terrorist listings, says civil liberties group

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 21, 2024
  • Before a terrorist designation, Canada's intelligence community collects information and makes a recommendation as to whether it meets the legal threshold in a 'well

Samidoun designation a red flag for politicization of terrorist listings, says civil liberties group

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 21, 2024
  • Before a terrorist designation, Canada's intelligence community collects information and makes a recommendation as to whether it meets the legal threshold in a 'well
Pierre Poilievre
The government listed Samidoun as a terrorist entity following a call to do so from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has also called for the Houthis to be listed as a terror group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Industrial policy may be the missing link for Canadian productivity

  • A more co-ordinated industrial policy that measures results and learns from failure could result in less waste, and fewer bad bets.
Opinion | BY STEVE LAFLEUR | October 21, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Some of Canada’s biggest innovations have come from speculative investments underpinned by government spending, writes Steve Lafleur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Industrial policy may be the missing link for Canadian productivity

Opinion | BY STEVE LAFLEUR | October 21, 2024
  • A more co-ordinated industrial policy that measures results and learns from failure could result in less waste, and fewer bad bets.

Industrial policy may be the missing link for Canadian productivity

Opinion | BY STEVE LAFLEUR | October 21, 2024
  • A more co-ordinated industrial policy that measures results and learns from failure could result in less waste, and fewer bad bets.
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Some of Canada’s biggest innovations have come from speculative investments underpinned by government spending, writes Steve Lafleur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Creating a workplace worth returning to

  • As the federal government brings workers back in, leaders should carefully evaluate what their employees truly need for happiness and productivity at the office.
Opinion | BY SCOT SUSTAD | October 21, 2024
The GC Workplace initiative is modelled partly after the open-office concept, but feedback suggests that federal office planners need to continue working on it, writes Scot Sustad. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Creating a workplace worth returning to

Opinion | BY SCOT SUSTAD | October 21, 2024
  • As the federal government brings workers back in, leaders should carefully evaluate what their employees truly need for happiness and productivity at the office.

Creating a workplace worth returning to

Opinion | BY SCOT SUSTAD | October 21, 2024
  • As the federal government brings workers back in, leaders should carefully evaluate what their employees truly need for happiness and productivity at the office.
The GC Workplace initiative is modelled partly after the open-office concept, but feedback suggests that federal office planners need to continue working on it, writes Scot Sustad. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Point made, now get back to work

  • If you’re not willing to break the impasse, then let the government fall, call an election, and let the people actually decide what they
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 21, 2024

Point made, now get back to work

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 21, 2024
  • If you’re not willing to break the impasse, then let the government fall, call an election, and let the people actually decide what they

Point made, now get back to work

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 21, 2024
  • If you’re not willing to break the impasse, then let the government fall, call an election, and let the people actually decide what they

D’Entremont denies he was pressured by Conservative MPs to sanction Grit MP Baker in the House  

  • Liberal MP Yvan Baker also alleges a 'double standard' in the House after Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre's single-day sanction for refusing to apologize over
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 21, 2024
Liberal MP Yvan Baker, left, has accused Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont of being pressured by Conservative MPs when he barred Baker from speaking in the Chamber, a charge that d'Entremont denies. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Cynthia Münster

D’Entremont denies he was pressured by Conservative MPs to sanction Grit MP Baker in the House  

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 21, 2024
  • Liberal MP Yvan Baker also alleges a 'double standard' in the House after Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre's single-day sanction for refusing to apologize over

D’Entremont denies he was pressured by Conservative MPs to sanction Grit MP Baker in the House  

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 21, 2024
  • Liberal MP Yvan Baker also alleges a 'double standard' in the House after Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre's single-day sanction for refusing to apologize over
Liberal MP Yvan Baker, left, has accused Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont of being pressured by Conservative MPs when he barred Baker from speaking in the Chamber, a charge that d'Entremont denies. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Cynthia Münster

‘Get election ready’: Liberals, Conservatives target base with early election warnings in Facebook ads

  • The efforts made to reach supporters with a message that an election could come at any time reflects the more unpredictable nature of this
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are focusing primarily on their parties' own policies in digital ads, instead of purely attacking their opponents. Images courtesy of Meta Ad Library/Liberal Party and Conservative Party

‘Get election ready’: Liberals, Conservatives target base with early election warnings in Facebook ads

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
  • The efforts made to reach supporters with a message that an election could come at any time reflects the more unpredictable nature of this

‘Get election ready’: Liberals, Conservatives target base with early election warnings in Facebook ads

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
  • The efforts made to reach supporters with a message that an election could come at any time reflects the more unpredictable nature of this
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are focusing primarily on their parties' own policies in digital ads, instead of purely attacking their opponents. Images courtesy of Meta Ad Library/Liberal Party and Conservative Party

Trudeau and his team need to wake up or be knocked out

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking too many head-on attacks to be able to afford spending any more time focused on internal party drama.
Opinion | BY GEORGE SOULE | October 21, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Latin American and Hispanic Day on the Hill on Oct. 2, 2024. When Trudeau won the 2015 election, he turned the Liberal party into a machine powered by his own brand. The challenge facing Liberals today is how to replace him as head of the 'Justin Trudeau Party,' writes George Soule. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau and his team need to wake up or be knocked out

Opinion | BY GEORGE SOULE | October 21, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking too many head-on attacks to be able to afford spending any more time focused on internal party drama.

Trudeau and his team need to wake up or be knocked out

Opinion | BY GEORGE SOULE | October 21, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking too many head-on attacks to be able to afford spending any more time focused on internal party drama.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Latin American and Hispanic Day on the Hill on Oct. 2, 2024. When Trudeau won the 2015 election, he turned the Liberal party into a machine powered by his own brand. The challenge facing Liberals today is how to replace him as head of the 'Justin Trudeau Party,' writes George Soule. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trump’s support among young men in Canada is troubling

  • It may also be a reflection of how young men feel they are the forgotten generation. 
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 21, 2024
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured on June 15, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump’s support among young men in Canada is troubling

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 21, 2024
  • It may also be a reflection of how young men feel they are the forgotten generation. 

Trump’s support among young men in Canada is troubling

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 21, 2024
  • It may also be a reflection of how young men feel they are the forgotten generation. 
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured on June 15, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Cultivating growth: Canada’s bio-economy opportunity

  • The bio-economy offers a path to more productivity by leveraging our domestic resources, adopting innovative technologies and advanced manufacturing capabilities, and building strong, integrated
Opinion | BY MEAGHAN SEAGRAVE | October 21, 2024
We must be more than fishers, farmers, and foresters; increasingly, these roles need to be low-carbon feedstock suppliers into other industries. Only then will we begin to see a shift in our productivity, writes Meaghan Seagrave. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Cultivating growth: Canada’s bio-economy opportunity

Opinion | BY MEAGHAN SEAGRAVE | October 21, 2024
  • The bio-economy offers a path to more productivity by leveraging our domestic resources, adopting innovative technologies and advanced manufacturing capabilities, and building strong, integrated

Cultivating growth: Canada’s bio-economy opportunity

Opinion | BY MEAGHAN SEAGRAVE | October 21, 2024
  • The bio-economy offers a path to more productivity by leveraging our domestic resources, adopting innovative technologies and advanced manufacturing capabilities, and building strong, integrated
We must be more than fishers, farmers, and foresters; increasingly, these roles need to be low-carbon feedstock suppliers into other industries. Only then will we begin to see a shift in our productivity, writes Meaghan Seagrave. Image courtesy of Pixabay

To fix Canada’s innovation gap, why not fix Canada’s biggest innovation program?

  • We could be on the verge of a tax credit that prioritizes intellectual property generation and commercialization as real drivers of future economic success.
Opinion | BY NICK SCHIAVO | October 21, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
At a time when Canada’s economic productivity is in a crisis, finalizing SR&ED reform could be the single most impactful thing that the federal government can do in the fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To fix Canada’s innovation gap, why not fix Canada’s biggest innovation program?

Opinion | BY NICK SCHIAVO | October 21, 2024
  • We could be on the verge of a tax credit that prioritizes intellectual property generation and commercialization as real drivers of future economic success.

To fix Canada’s innovation gap, why not fix Canada’s biggest innovation program?

Opinion | BY NICK SCHIAVO | October 21, 2024
  • We could be on the verge of a tax credit that prioritizes intellectual property generation and commercialization as real drivers of future economic success.
Justin Trudeau
At a time when Canada’s economic productivity is in a crisis, finalizing SR&ED reform could be the single most impactful thing that the federal government can do in the fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will innovation support or undermine rural and Northern Canada?

  • Northern and rural areas are losing stores to e-commerce, cinemas to video-streaming, and professional jobs to e-health and e-education, and getting only a small return
Opinion | BY KEN COATES, CARIN HOLROYD | October 21, 2024
This country has not yet learned how to diversify our innovation economy, in the way Norway, Sweden, and Finland are doing, write Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Will innovation support or undermine rural and Northern Canada?

Opinion | BY KEN COATES, CARIN HOLROYD | October 21, 2024
  • Northern and rural areas are losing stores to e-commerce, cinemas to video-streaming, and professional jobs to e-health and e-education, and getting only a small return

Will innovation support or undermine rural and Northern Canada?

Opinion | BY KEN COATES, CARIN HOLROYD | October 21, 2024
  • Northern and rural areas are losing stores to e-commerce, cinemas to video-streaming, and professional jobs to e-health and e-education, and getting only a small return
This country has not yet learned how to diversify our innovation economy, in the way Norway, Sweden, and Finland are doing, write Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd. Image courtesy of Pixabay

‘Elghawaby has been a clear voice for reform and change’: Woodley

  • Re: “It is time for Amira Elghawaby to step down,” by Andrew Caddell (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, 2024).  Let’s be clear, columnist Andrew
Opinion | October 21, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

‘Elghawaby has been a clear voice for reform and change’: Woodley

Opinion | October 21, 2024
  • Re: “It is time for Amira Elghawaby to step down,” by Andrew Caddell (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, 2024).  Let’s be clear, columnist Andrew

‘Elghawaby has been a clear voice for reform and change’: Woodley

Opinion | October 21, 2024
  • Re: “It is time for Amira Elghawaby to step down,” by Andrew Caddell (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, 2024).  Let’s be clear, columnist Andrew
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Canada’s entrepreneurial mindset starts with its students

  • As each new cohort of students interested in exploring entrepreneurship is ever-more sophisticated, our programs and services must evolve to meet their ambitions.
Opinion | BY GUY LEVESQUE | October 21, 2024
Last year, the Business Development Bank of Canada reported that this country had less than half the entrepreneurs than we used to. Meanwhile, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor points to a major increase in entrepreneurial activity here in the last 10 years. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

Canada’s entrepreneurial mindset starts with its students

Opinion | BY GUY LEVESQUE | October 21, 2024
  • As each new cohort of students interested in exploring entrepreneurship is ever-more sophisticated, our programs and services must evolve to meet their ambitions.

Canada’s entrepreneurial mindset starts with its students

Opinion | BY GUY LEVESQUE | October 21, 2024
  • As each new cohort of students interested in exploring entrepreneurship is ever-more sophisticated, our programs and services must evolve to meet their ambitions.
Last year, the Business Development Bank of Canada reported that this country had less than half the entrepreneurs than we used to. Meanwhile, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor points to a major increase in entrepreneurial activity here in the last 10 years. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

Canada needs solutions-focused innovation to tackle social and environmental challenges

  • An independent social innovation agency could help make this happen.
Opinion | BY ANDREA NEMTIN, DIANE ROUSSIN | October 21, 2024
This country's challenges are vast, but so is our capacity for innovation. We have the talent, ideas, and passion to make meaningful change. What we need now is the infrastructure and financial models to turn those ideas into lasting solutions that benefit everyone, write Andrea Nemtin and Diane Rousin. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada needs solutions-focused innovation to tackle social and environmental challenges

Opinion | BY ANDREA NEMTIN, DIANE ROUSSIN | October 21, 2024
  • An independent social innovation agency could help make this happen.

Canada needs solutions-focused innovation to tackle social and environmental challenges

Opinion | BY ANDREA NEMTIN, DIANE ROUSSIN | October 21, 2024
  • An independent social innovation agency could help make this happen.
This country's challenges are vast, but so is our capacity for innovation. We have the talent, ideas, and passion to make meaningful change. What we need now is the infrastructure and financial models to turn those ideas into lasting solutions that benefit everyone, write Andrea Nemtin and Diane Rousin. Image courtesy of Pixabay

National innovation strategy needed to address funding and other issues, say sector experts

  • This country is 'one of the worst' for business research and development spending, according to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's senior director of advanced
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 21, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 24, 2024. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

National innovation strategy needed to address funding and other issues, say sector experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 21, 2024
  • This country is 'one of the worst' for business research and development spending, according to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's senior director of advanced

National innovation strategy needed to address funding and other issues, say sector experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 21, 2024
  • This country is 'one of the worst' for business research and development spending, according to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's senior director of advanced
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 24, 2024. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s hard for politicians to ‘resist the temptation’ of using intelligence for ‘partisan purposes’: ex-CSIS official

  • Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre failed to ‘rise to the moment,’ says former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 18, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre when testifying at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on Oct. 16, saying it's 'bewildering' Poilievre has not obtained security clearance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s hard for politicians to ‘resist the temptation’ of using intelligence for ‘partisan purposes’: ex-CSIS official

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 18, 2024
  • Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre failed to ‘rise to the moment,’ says former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom.

It’s hard for politicians to ‘resist the temptation’ of using intelligence for ‘partisan purposes’: ex-CSIS official

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 18, 2024
  • Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre failed to ‘rise to the moment,’ says former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre when testifying at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on Oct. 16, saying it's 'bewildering' Poilievre has not obtained security clearance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s public safety woes with India under committee scanner

  • Plus, Blair meets G7 defence ministers in Europe.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 18, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference this week that the Indian government was found to be involved in violent acts and other crimes in Canada, as per RCMP investigations. Photograph courtesy of Narendra Modi's X (formerly Twitter) account

Canada’s public safety woes with India under committee scanner

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 18, 2024
  • Plus, Blair meets G7 defence ministers in Europe.

Canada’s public safety woes with India under committee scanner

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 18, 2024
  • Plus, Blair meets G7 defence ministers in Europe.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference this week that the Indian government was found to be involved in violent acts and other crimes in Canada, as per RCMP investigations. Photograph courtesy of Narendra Modi's X (formerly Twitter) account

MPs grill department officials on Indigenous procurement issues

  • Senior Public Services and Procurement officials say questions about Indigenous procurement should go to Indigenous Services Canada because it’s responsible for the rules by
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 17, 2024
Public Services and Procurement Canada, overseen by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, spent more than $280-million on Indigenous procurement in the last two years, but still has not met the government's five per cent target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs grill department officials on Indigenous procurement issues

News | BY IREM KOCA | October 17, 2024
  • Senior Public Services and Procurement officials say questions about Indigenous procurement should go to Indigenous Services Canada because it’s responsible for the rules by

MPs grill department officials on Indigenous procurement issues

News | BY IREM KOCA | October 17, 2024
  • Senior Public Services and Procurement officials say questions about Indigenous procurement should go to Indigenous Services Canada because it’s responsible for the rules by
Public Services and Procurement Canada, overseen by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, spent more than $280-million on Indigenous procurement in the last two years, but still has not met the government's five per cent target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hungarian ambassador toasts to whole health and Gabor Maté

  • Gabor Maté was awarded Hungary’s Officer’s Cross by Hungary's ambassador at a reception on Oct. 16.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 17, 2024
Alan Morissette, left, Gabor Maté, and Georgia Morissette at the Hungarian residence on Oct. 16. The Morisettes are singer and song-writer Alanis Morisette's parents, FYI. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Hungarian ambassador toasts to whole health and Gabor Maté

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 17, 2024
  • Gabor Maté was awarded Hungary’s Officer’s Cross by Hungary's ambassador at a reception on Oct. 16.

Hungarian ambassador toasts to whole health and Gabor Maté

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 17, 2024
  • Gabor Maté was awarded Hungary’s Officer’s Cross by Hungary's ambassador at a reception on Oct. 16.
Alan Morissette, left, Gabor Maté, and Georgia Morissette at the Hungarian residence on Oct. 16. The Morisettes are singer and song-writer Alanis Morisette's parents, FYI. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Is the abolition of nuclear weapons really an impossible dream?

  • It’s certainly not a task for the faint-hearted. But I think Nelson Mandela got it right when he encouraged humanity to keep moving forward towards
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | October 17, 2024
António Guterres
António Guterres
As UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warns, 'Not since the worst days of the Cold War has the spectre of nuclear weapons cast such a dark shadow.' Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Is the abolition of nuclear weapons really an impossible dream?

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | October 17, 2024
  • It’s certainly not a task for the faint-hearted. But I think Nelson Mandela got it right when he encouraged humanity to keep moving forward towards

Is the abolition of nuclear weapons really an impossible dream?

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | October 17, 2024
  • It’s certainly not a task for the faint-hearted. But I think Nelson Mandela got it right when he encouraged humanity to keep moving forward towards
António Guterres
As UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warns, 'Not since the worst days of the Cold War has the spectre of nuclear weapons cast such a dark shadow.' Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Atlantic Liberals feel ‘dramatic’ drag of Trudeau’s unpopularity, says pollster

  • 'These are small, small communities,' says former Liberal staffer Nick McRoberts, who is from Prince Edward Island. ‘Everyone knows each other, and MPs need
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 17, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a Liberal caucus meeting on the Hill on April 17, 2024, is trailing in the polls across the country and facing an increasing number of open challenges to his leadership by MPs from Atlantic Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Atlantic Liberals feel ‘dramatic’ drag of Trudeau’s unpopularity, says pollster

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 17, 2024
  • 'These are small, small communities,' says former Liberal staffer Nick McRoberts, who is from Prince Edward Island. ‘Everyone knows each other, and MPs need

Atlantic Liberals feel ‘dramatic’ drag of Trudeau’s unpopularity, says pollster

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 17, 2024
  • 'These are small, small communities,' says former Liberal staffer Nick McRoberts, who is from Prince Edward Island. ‘Everyone knows each other, and MPs need
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a Liberal caucus meeting on the Hill on April 17, 2024, is trailing in the polls across the country and facing an increasing number of open challenges to his leadership by MPs from Atlantic Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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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

Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

  • The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
The remains of the Palisades Centre in Jasper National Park after a July wildfire. The inaugural Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation conference discussed the future of this country's disaster resilience. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada

Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
  • The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper

Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
  • The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper
The remains of the Palisades Centre in Jasper National Park after a July wildfire. The inaugural Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation conference discussed the future of this country's disaster resilience. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada

Colbert underscores the obvious: Poilievre is Canada’s Trump

  • Poilievre’s media hatred is well-known, but his disdain for fellow MPs has recently come into greater public focus. 
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 30, 2024
Stephen Colbert, left, and Pierre Poilievre
Stephen Colbert, left, and Pierre Poilievre
Stephen Colbert, left, called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'Canadian Trump' during his interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Colbert underscores the obvious: Poilievre is Canada’s Trump

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 30, 2024
  • Poilievre’s media hatred is well-known, but his disdain for fellow MPs has recently come into greater public focus. 

Colbert underscores the obvious: Poilievre is Canada’s Trump

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 30, 2024
  • Poilievre’s media hatred is well-known, but his disdain for fellow MPs has recently come into greater public focus. 
Stephen Colbert, left, and Pierre Poilievre
Stephen Colbert, left, called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'Canadian Trump' during his interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A diverse menu, but nothing appeals

  • The ideal prime minister would be someone with no political baggage, no embarrassing internet history, no ideological quirks, with razor-sharp debating skills, a sense
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. After years on the fringes of every consequential election in this country, perhaps the moment has finally come for 'none-of-the-above,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A diverse menu, but nothing appeals

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
  • The ideal prime minister would be someone with no political baggage, no embarrassing internet history, no ideological quirks, with razor-sharp debating skills, a sense

A diverse menu, but nothing appeals

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 30, 2024
  • The ideal prime minister would be someone with no political baggage, no embarrassing internet history, no ideological quirks, with razor-sharp debating skills, a sense
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. After years on the fringes of every consequential election in this country, perhaps the moment has finally come for 'none-of-the-above,' writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trump is off his rocker, and GOP politics is off the rails

  • The scariest word on the horizon should Trump win the White House is 'water'. Let’s call this one Trump’s 'Very Large Faucet' whopper.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 30, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
You can't make up the stuff that's coming out of Donald Trump’s mouth with zero pushback from the gaggle of sycophants trying to ride his crazy coattails to power. He talks like a guy who is always writing a sidebar story for the National Enquirer, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump is off his rocker, and GOP politics is off the rails

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 30, 2024
  • The scariest word on the horizon should Trump win the White House is 'water'. Let’s call this one Trump’s 'Very Large Faucet' whopper.

Trump is off his rocker, and GOP politics is off the rails

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 30, 2024
  • The scariest word on the horizon should Trump win the White House is 'water'. Let’s call this one Trump’s 'Very Large Faucet' whopper.
Donald Trump
You can't make up the stuff that's coming out of Donald Trump’s mouth with zero pushback from the gaggle of sycophants trying to ride his crazy coattails to power. He talks like a guy who is always writing a sidebar story for the National Enquirer, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The Bloc’s recipe for success

  • The Bloc Québécois has suddenly emerged as a force in this country, a force that can’t be ignored.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 30, 2024
Yves-François Blanchet
Yves-François Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet in a Hill scrum on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Bloc’s recipe for success

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 30, 2024
  • The Bloc Québécois has suddenly emerged as a force in this country, a force that can’t be ignored.

The Bloc’s recipe for success

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 30, 2024
  • The Bloc Québécois has suddenly emerged as a force in this country, a force that can’t be ignored.
Yves-François Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet in a Hill scrum on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Suddenly, there he was all over the United Nations

  • Justin Trudeau was ubiquitous, with a burst of commitment to UN causes that, had he shown it when Canada was running for a Security
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Hill on June 19, 2024. Trudeau, besieged at home, deserves credit for trying last week in New York City to strengthen UN efforts to make the world a better place, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Suddenly, there he was all over the United Nations

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | September 30, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau was ubiquitous, with a burst of commitment to UN causes that, had he shown it when Canada was running for a Security

Suddenly, there he was all over the United Nations

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | September 30, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau was ubiquitous, with a burst of commitment to UN causes that, had he shown it when Canada was running for a Security
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Hill on June 19, 2024. Trudeau, besieged at home, deserves credit for trying last week in New York City to strengthen UN efforts to make the world a better place, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tighter Hill security can’t be the long-term solution to harassment

  • Once such measures are implemented they are very rarely reversed.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2024
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley dodges Freedom Convoy supporters as he arrives at West Block on Sept. 16, 2024. The general public is now unable to freely walk up the stairs leading to the southern doors to West Block after security was tightened earlier this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tighter Hill security can’t be the long-term solution to harassment

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2024
  • Once such measures are implemented they are very rarely reversed.

Tighter Hill security can’t be the long-term solution to harassment

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2024
  • Once such measures are implemented they are very rarely reversed.
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley dodges Freedom Convoy supporters as he arrives at West Block on Sept. 16, 2024. The general public is now unable to freely walk up the stairs leading to the southern doors to West Block after security was tightened earlier this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Only proportional representation can save us from an extremist party winning power with a minority of the vote: readers

  • Re: “Four lessons from Germany’s state elections,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 16). Milton Chan’s misconceptions about Germany attribute instability and the rise of the
Opinion | September 30, 2024
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Only proportional representation can save us from an extremist party winning power with a minority of the vote: readers

Opinion | September 30, 2024
  • Re: “Four lessons from Germany’s state elections,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 16). Milton Chan’s misconceptions about Germany attribute instability and the rise of the

Only proportional representation can save us from an extremist party winning power with a minority of the vote: readers

Opinion | September 30, 2024
  • Re: “Four lessons from Germany’s state elections,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 16). Milton Chan’s misconceptions about Germany attribute instability and the rise of the
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Rising hostility among party leaders and Bloc’s demands put minority Parliament on edge

  • The lifespan of the longest minority Parliament in over 70 years is in doubt after the Bloc announced its plan to attempt to topple
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived the first non-confidence motion since the NDP ended the supply-and-confidence agreement, but more motions are to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rising hostility among party leaders and Bloc’s demands put minority Parliament on edge

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
  • The lifespan of the longest minority Parliament in over 70 years is in doubt after the Bloc announced its plan to attempt to topple

Rising hostility among party leaders and Bloc’s demands put minority Parliament on edge

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
  • The lifespan of the longest minority Parliament in over 70 years is in doubt after the Bloc announced its plan to attempt to topple
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived the first non-confidence motion since the NDP ended the supply-and-confidence agreement, but more motions are to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gosh, don’t go: U.K. high commish Goshko to leave Ottawa Oct. 31

  • Plus, Francis Fox died, Trudeau appoints another Senator, first U.S. ambassador-at-large to the Arctic named, Cher endorses Bill S-15, PEN Canada honours jailed journalist
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 30, 2024
British High Commissioner Susannah Goshko, right, pictured with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe on Sept. 24, 2024, will be leaving Ottawa on Oct. 31 for a new posting. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Gosh, don’t go: U.K. high commish Goshko to leave Ottawa Oct. 31

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 30, 2024
  • Plus, Francis Fox died, Trudeau appoints another Senator, first U.S. ambassador-at-large to the Arctic named, Cher endorses Bill S-15, PEN Canada honours jailed journalist

Gosh, don’t go: U.K. high commish Goshko to leave Ottawa Oct. 31

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 30, 2024
  • Plus, Francis Fox died, Trudeau appoints another Senator, first U.S. ambassador-at-large to the Arctic named, Cher endorses Bill S-15, PEN Canada honours jailed journalist
British High Commissioner Susannah Goshko, right, pictured with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe on Sept. 24, 2024, will be leaving Ottawa on Oct. 31 for a new posting. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, Sept. 30

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 30 House Sitting—The House will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, Sept. 30, off. It breaks
Truth and Reconciliation Day
Truth and Reconciliation Day
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, left, and Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, pictured Sept. 30, 2023, marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on the Hill. The day honours the Indigenous children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, Sept. 30

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 30 House Sitting—The House will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, Sept. 30, off. It breaks

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, Sept. 30

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 30 House Sitting—The House will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, Sept. 30, off. It breaks
Truth and Reconciliation Day
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, left, and Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, pictured Sept. 30, 2023, marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on the Hill. The day honours the Indigenous children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Reconciliation retrospective: photos from the past decade

  • Monday marks the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The annual commemoration on Sept. 30 was established by Parliament in 2021 to honour residential
Posters saying 'Every Child Matters' cover the fence at the National Truth and Reconciliation day ceremony on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation retrospective: photos from the past decade

  • Monday marks the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The annual commemoration on Sept. 30 was established by Parliament in 2021 to honour residential

Reconciliation retrospective: photos from the past decade

  • Monday marks the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The annual commemoration on Sept. 30 was established by Parliament in 2021 to honour residential
Posters saying 'Every Child Matters' cover the fence at the National Truth and Reconciliation day ceremony on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A lot of tension’ in both Ottawa and Quebec City sparks shifting alliances between parties

  • In a ‘bizarre twist of logic,’ François Legault is trying to tie the Parti Québécois ‘with the survival of Justin Trudeau's Liberals,’ says former
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 29, 2024
On Sept. 19, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, said he was 'neither a Conservative, nor a Liberal, nor a caquiste' in response to Quebec Premier François Legault's calls for Blanchet to defeat the government. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘A lot of tension’ in both Ottawa and Quebec City sparks shifting alliances between parties

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 29, 2024
  • In a ‘bizarre twist of logic,’ François Legault is trying to tie the Parti Québécois ‘with the survival of Justin Trudeau's Liberals,’ says former

‘A lot of tension’ in both Ottawa and Quebec City sparks shifting alliances between parties

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 29, 2024
  • In a ‘bizarre twist of logic,’ François Legault is trying to tie the Parti Québécois ‘with the survival of Justin Trudeau's Liberals,’ says former
On Sept. 19, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, said he was 'neither a Conservative, nor a Liberal, nor a caquiste' in response to Quebec Premier François Legault's calls for Blanchet to defeat the government. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How the Canadian taxpayer ended up on the hook for $34-billion to build a pipeline for the oil industry

  • There’s no reason taxpayers should be subsidizing the oil transportation costs for the profitable fossil fuel industry. With a cost recovery levy and better
Opinion | BY THOMAS GUNTON | September 28, 2024
Trans Mountain Pipeline
Trans Mountain Pipeline
Trans Mountain's Westridge Marine Terminal, pictured. The final tally is estimated to be $34.2-billion. While some will blame the government for the cost overruns, the truth is the same private sector managers that would have built this for Kinder Morgan stayed in charge, and costs would have risen regardless of ownership, writes Thomas Gunton. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Codex

How the Canadian taxpayer ended up on the hook for $34-billion to build a pipeline for the oil industry

Opinion | BY THOMAS GUNTON | September 28, 2024
  • There’s no reason taxpayers should be subsidizing the oil transportation costs for the profitable fossil fuel industry. With a cost recovery levy and better

How the Canadian taxpayer ended up on the hook for $34-billion to build a pipeline for the oil industry

Opinion | BY THOMAS GUNTON | September 28, 2024
  • There’s no reason taxpayers should be subsidizing the oil transportation costs for the profitable fossil fuel industry. With a cost recovery levy and better
Trans Mountain Pipeline
Trans Mountain's Westridge Marine Terminal, pictured. The final tally is estimated to be $34.2-billion. While some will blame the government for the cost overruns, the truth is the same private sector managers that would have built this for Kinder Morgan stayed in charge, and costs would have risen regardless of ownership, writes Thomas Gunton. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Codex

Disability Benefit regulations show feds don’t care about institutionalized Canadians 

  • After being abandoned through the pandemic, disabled people living in long-term care facilities and group homes are once again invisible to the Liberals in
Opinion | BY KENDAL DAVID, MEGAN LINTON | September 27, 2024
Kamal Khera
Kamal Khera
Diversity, Inclusion, and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera, centre, has defended the Canada Disability Benefit amid advocate outcry that the funding is not enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disability Benefit regulations show feds don’t care about institutionalized Canadians 

Opinion | BY KENDAL DAVID, MEGAN LINTON | September 27, 2024
  • After being abandoned through the pandemic, disabled people living in long-term care facilities and group homes are once again invisible to the Liberals in

Disability Benefit regulations show feds don’t care about institutionalized Canadians 

Opinion | BY KENDAL DAVID, MEGAN LINTON | September 27, 2024
  • After being abandoned through the pandemic, disabled people living in long-term care facilities and group homes are once again invisible to the Liberals in
Kamal Khera
Diversity, Inclusion, and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera, centre, has defended the Canada Disability Benefit amid advocate outcry that the funding is not enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They put a phone in your face and start filming you and insulting you’: MPs, cabinet ministers call out growing aggression, harassment by Hill protesters

  • Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was chased down the street, Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says a protester grabbed a colleague’s coat, and NDP MP Lori
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 27, 2024
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley wades through Freedom Convoy supporters as he arrives on the Hill on Sept. 16, 2024. Security measures on Parliament Hill have been 'significantly' tightened in the wake of increasingly aggressive protesters—some of which have been associated with the 'Freedom Convoy' movement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They put a phone in your face and start filming you and insulting you’: MPs, cabinet ministers call out growing aggression, harassment by Hill protesters

News | BY IREM KOCA | September 27, 2024
  • Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was chased down the street, Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says a protester grabbed a colleague’s coat, and NDP MP Lori

‘They put a phone in your face and start filming you and insulting you’: MPs, cabinet ministers call out growing aggression, harassment by Hill protesters

News | BY IREM KOCA | September 27, 2024
  • Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was chased down the street, Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says a protester grabbed a colleague’s coat, and NDP MP Lori
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley wades through Freedom Convoy supporters as he arrives on the Hill on Sept. 16, 2024. Security measures on Parliament Hill have been 'significantly' tightened in the wake of increasingly aggressive protesters—some of which have been associated with the 'Freedom Convoy' movement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Restoring Jasper

  • Plus, StatsCAN releases the latest data on the cultural sector economy. 
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | September 27, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's bill on Jasper's restoration will be discussed in Parliament today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Restoring Jasper

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | September 27, 2024
  • Plus, StatsCAN releases the latest data on the cultural sector economy. 

Restoring Jasper

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | September 27, 2024
  • Plus, StatsCAN releases the latest data on the cultural sector economy. 
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's bill on Jasper's restoration will be discussed in Parliament today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s make Canada wilder

  • The Wilder Institute will be pitching the case for making Canada wilder with the largest co-ordinated approach to managed species recovery in this country’s
Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | September 26, 2024
Wilder Institute
Wilder Institute
A baby whooping crane, also known as a chick, and its parents at the Wilder Institute’s Archibald Biodiversity Centre. Canada has ambitious plans to address Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: to protect 30 per cent of our landscape before 2030. However, for more than 270 species at risk, writes Gráinne McCabe. Photograph courtesy of the Wilder Institute

Let’s make Canada wilder

Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | September 26, 2024
  • The Wilder Institute will be pitching the case for making Canada wilder with the largest co-ordinated approach to managed species recovery in this country’s

Let’s make Canada wilder

Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | September 26, 2024
  • The Wilder Institute will be pitching the case for making Canada wilder with the largest co-ordinated approach to managed species recovery in this country’s
Wilder Institute
A baby whooping crane, also known as a chick, and its parents at the Wilder Institute’s Archibald Biodiversity Centre. Canada has ambitious plans to address Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: to protect 30 per cent of our landscape before 2030. However, for more than 270 species at risk, writes Gráinne McCabe. Photograph courtesy of the Wilder Institute

Celebrating Canada’s BIONATION at the NAC and Space goes to SJAM

  • Space Canada and BIOTECanada hosted a pair of receptions on Sept 23 and 24.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 26, 2024
Andrew Casey, left, President & CEO, BIOTECanada, and Oliver Technow, right, BIOTECanada Board Chair and CEO, BioVectra Inc. present Christine Ha, CFO, Ventis Therapeutics, with the 'Gold Leaf Award' for most promising company at the BIONATION 2024 reception on Sept. 24 hosted by BIOTECanada at the National Arts Centre.
Andrew Casey, left, President & CEO, BIOTECanada, and Oliver Technow, right, BIOTECanada Board Chair and CEO, BioVectra Inc. present Christine Ha, CFO, Ventis Therapeutics, with the 'Gold Leaf Award' for most promising company at the BIONATION 2024 reception on Sept. 24 hosted by BIOTECanada at the National Arts Centre.
Andrew Casey, left, President and CEO, BIOTECanada, presents Christine Ha, CFO, Ventis Therapeutics, with the 'Gold Leaf Award' for most promising company at the BIONATION 2024 reception on Sept. 24 hosted by BIOTECanada at the National Arts Centre, alongside Oliver Technow, BIOTECanada Board Chair and CEO of BIOVectra Inc. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Celebrating Canada’s BIONATION at the NAC and Space goes to SJAM

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 26, 2024
  • Space Canada and BIOTECanada hosted a pair of receptions on Sept 23 and 24.

Celebrating Canada’s BIONATION at the NAC and Space goes to SJAM

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 26, 2024
  • Space Canada and BIOTECanada hosted a pair of receptions on Sept 23 and 24.
Andrew Casey, left, President & CEO, BIOTECanada, and Oliver Technow, right, BIOTECanada Board Chair and CEO, BioVectra Inc. present Christine Ha, CFO, Ventis Therapeutics, with the 'Gold Leaf Award' for most promising company at the BIONATION 2024 reception on Sept. 24 hosted by BIOTECanada at the National Arts Centre.
Andrew Casey, left, President and CEO, BIOTECanada, presents Christine Ha, CFO, Ventis Therapeutics, with the 'Gold Leaf Award' for most promising company at the BIONATION 2024 reception on Sept. 24 hosted by BIOTECanada at the National Arts Centre, alongside Oliver Technow, BIOTECanada Board Chair and CEO of BIOVectra Inc. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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