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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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Health care: taxpayers taking an interest

  • The most important question is not whether medical care should be public or private, but whether public dollars are being put to the best
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | February 6, 2023
As the prime minister, pictured, and the premiers meet on Feb. 7, they would do well to remember that The most critical change that is required is a commitment to opening up the books so taxpayers can judge whether their money is being spent wisely, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health care: taxpayers taking an interest

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | February 6, 2023
  • The most important question is not whether medical care should be public or private, but whether public dollars are being put to the best

Health care: taxpayers taking an interest

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | February 6, 2023
  • The most important question is not whether medical care should be public or private, but whether public dollars are being put to the best
As the prime minister, pictured, and the premiers meet on Feb. 7, they would do well to remember that The most critical change that is required is a commitment to opening up the books so taxpayers can judge whether their money is being spent wisely, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Increasing Indigenous access: the need for Canadian certified counsellors in the NIHB program

  • Inequitable access to health and mental health care negates essential opportunities and services necessary for the recovery of colonization.
Opinion | BY ANGELA GRIER | February 6, 2023
The Canadian Certified Counsellors is a professional designation offered by Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association for counsellors and psychotherapists to practice across the country, regardless of a lack of regulation of the profession in a province, writes Angela Grier, a registered provisional psychologist in Alberta. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Increasing Indigenous access: the need for Canadian certified counsellors in the NIHB program

Opinion | BY ANGELA GRIER | February 6, 2023
  • Inequitable access to health and mental health care negates essential opportunities and services necessary for the recovery of colonization.

Increasing Indigenous access: the need for Canadian certified counsellors in the NIHB program

Opinion | BY ANGELA GRIER | February 6, 2023
  • Inequitable access to health and mental health care negates essential opportunities and services necessary for the recovery of colonization.
The Canadian Certified Counsellors is a professional designation offered by Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association for counsellors and psychotherapists to practice across the country, regardless of a lack of regulation of the profession in a province, writes Angela Grier, a registered provisional psychologist in Alberta. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Reforming health care in Canada, one community organization at a time

  • Increased funding is long overdue for the mental health-care system in Canada, but government can’t just throw the money at a problem and hope
Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | February 6, 2023
There needs to be more coordination between primary health-care systems and community mental health organizations in all of our regions, writes Dave Gallson, the national executive director of the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Reforming health care in Canada, one community organization at a time

Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | February 6, 2023
  • Increased funding is long overdue for the mental health-care system in Canada, but government can’t just throw the money at a problem and hope

Reforming health care in Canada, one community organization at a time

Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | February 6, 2023
  • Increased funding is long overdue for the mental health-care system in Canada, but government can’t just throw the money at a problem and hope
There needs to be more coordination between primary health-care systems and community mental health organizations in all of our regions, writes Dave Gallson, the national executive director of the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Support for aging-in-place is key to improving care for seniors

  • By 2031, almost a quarter of Canada’s population will be over the age of 65 and demand for long-term care will grow further.
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | February 6, 2023
In the long term, Canada must re-allocate efforts and resources into the programs and services that will allow seniors to remain in their homes as they age, writes Senator Judith Seidman. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Matej

Support for aging-in-place is key to improving care for seniors

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | February 6, 2023
  • By 2031, almost a quarter of Canada’s population will be over the age of 65 and demand for long-term care will grow further.

Support for aging-in-place is key to improving care for seniors

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | February 6, 2023
  • By 2031, almost a quarter of Canada’s population will be over the age of 65 and demand for long-term care will grow further.
In the long term, Canada must re-allocate efforts and resources into the programs and services that will allow seniors to remain in their homes as they age, writes Senator Judith Seidman. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Matej

Patchwork solutions won’t fix the fraying health system

  • Pan-Canadian licensure would allow a licensed physician to work in every province and territory in the country.
Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | February 6, 2023
Pan-Canadian licensure can help to resolve some problems in the health-care system, but it will take more than that to fulfill the main objective of the Canada Health Act, writes Senator Sharon Burey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Patchwork solutions won’t fix the fraying health system

Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | February 6, 2023
  • Pan-Canadian licensure would allow a licensed physician to work in every province and territory in the country.

Patchwork solutions won’t fix the fraying health system

Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | February 6, 2023
  • Pan-Canadian licensure would allow a licensed physician to work in every province and territory in the country.
Pan-Canadian licensure can help to resolve some problems in the health-care system, but it will take more than that to fulfill the main objective of the Canada Health Act, writes Senator Sharon Burey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Beyond funding, meaningful reform in health care needed

  • Collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories, across jurisdictional silos, is needed to provide Canadians with the health care they deserve.
Opinion | BY FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | February 6, 2023
Health care reform should include redefining what constitutes a 'medically necessary' health care service, and hence what is covered by provincial and territorial health insurance plans, writes Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Beyond funding, meaningful reform in health care needed

Opinion | BY FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | February 6, 2023
  • Collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories, across jurisdictional silos, is needed to provide Canadians with the health care they deserve.

Beyond funding, meaningful reform in health care needed

Opinion | BY FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | February 6, 2023
  • Collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories, across jurisdictional silos, is needed to provide Canadians with the health care they deserve.
Health care reform should include redefining what constitutes a 'medically necessary' health care service, and hence what is covered by provincial and territorial health insurance plans, writes Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Speech is free, but lies cost: misinformation and health systems reform

  • As federal, provincial/territorial discussions on health care proceed over the next months, it is necessary that they include how to effectively identify and address
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | February 6, 2023
Canada must rapidly create, develop and deploy a politically independent and trusted pan-Canadian health information authority 'that has been informed by our infodemic health misinformation experience,' writes Senator Stan Kutcher. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Speech is free, but lies cost: misinformation and health systems reform

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | February 6, 2023
  • As federal, provincial/territorial discussions on health care proceed over the next months, it is necessary that they include how to effectively identify and address

Speech is free, but lies cost: misinformation and health systems reform

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | February 6, 2023
  • As federal, provincial/territorial discussions on health care proceed over the next months, it is necessary that they include how to effectively identify and address
Canada must rapidly create, develop and deploy a politically independent and trusted pan-Canadian health information authority 'that has been informed by our infodemic health misinformation experience,' writes Senator Stan Kutcher. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

We need common sense steps to improve health outcomes

  • Honestly labeling alcohol products and focusing on suicide prevention efforts are simple actions that can be taken to improve health outcomes in Canada.
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU | February 6, 2023
The time has come to stop kowtowing to the alcohol industry and require honest labels on bottles, writes Senator Patrick Brazeau. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

We need common sense steps to improve health outcomes

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU | February 6, 2023
  • Honestly labeling alcohol products and focusing on suicide prevention efforts are simple actions that can be taken to improve health outcomes in Canada.

We need common sense steps to improve health outcomes

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU | February 6, 2023
  • Honestly labeling alcohol products and focusing on suicide prevention efforts are simple actions that can be taken to improve health outcomes in Canada.
The time has come to stop kowtowing to the alcohol industry and require honest labels on bottles, writes Senator Patrick Brazeau. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canadian innovation in ovarian cancer research can save the lives of women in Canada and around the world

  • Women across Canada are depending on us to keep this research moving forward. They are depending on you as well. Join us in this
Opinion | BY TANIA VRIONIS | February 6, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbault, right, who represents Laurier- Saint-Marie, Que., visits an OCC OVCan-funded research project at the Centre de recherche du CHUM in Montreal in December 2022. Photograph courtesy of Ovarian Cancer Canada

Canadian innovation in ovarian cancer research can save the lives of women in Canada and around the world

Opinion | BY TANIA VRIONIS | February 6, 2023
  • Women across Canada are depending on us to keep this research moving forward. They are depending on you as well. Join us in this

Canadian innovation in ovarian cancer research can save the lives of women in Canada and around the world

Opinion | BY TANIA VRIONIS | February 6, 2023
  • Women across Canada are depending on us to keep this research moving forward. They are depending on you as well. Join us in this
Environment Minister Steven Guilbault, right, who represents Laurier- Saint-Marie, Que., visits an OCC OVCan-funded research project at the Centre de recherche du CHUM in Montreal in December 2022. Photograph courtesy of Ovarian Cancer Canada

Keep your hands off our Greenbelt, Mr. Ford, writes Toronto reader Tom McElroy

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should “butt” out on his plans to develop the Ontario Greenbelt. His pre-election promise in 2018
Opinion | February 6, 2023
There are much wider implications for Ontario and all of Canada as Ford demonstrates a serious weakness in our democracy when a single individual implements a personal agenda without oversight. The right thing is to look after the citizens of Ontario and Canada, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keep your hands off our Greenbelt, Mr. Ford, writes Toronto reader Tom McElroy

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should “butt” out on his plans to develop the Ontario Greenbelt. His pre-election promise in 2018

Keep your hands off our Greenbelt, Mr. Ford, writes Toronto reader Tom McElroy

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should “butt” out on his plans to develop the Ontario Greenbelt. His pre-election promise in 2018
There are much wider implications for Ontario and all of Canada as Ford demonstrates a serious weakness in our democracy when a single individual implements a personal agenda without oversight. The right thing is to look after the citizens of Ontario and Canada, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MP’s call to condemn Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s remarks that U.S. ‘liberate Canada’ with ‘armed force’ fails to receive unanimous consent in House

  • Plus, Whit Fraser's memoir republished, Politics and the Pen happens in May, Tom Clark named Canada’s envoy in New York, and Emily Haws gets
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
Fox News' Tucker Carlson, left, and NDP MP Matthew Green. Carlson recently asked 'why are we not sending an armed force north to liberate Canada from Trudeau' while on air. Green tried to get the House to unanimously condemn Carlson's remarks last week, but the House did not give its unanimous consent. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MP’s call to condemn Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s remarks that U.S. ‘liberate Canada’ with ‘armed force’ fails to receive unanimous consent in House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
  • Plus, Whit Fraser's memoir republished, Politics and the Pen happens in May, Tom Clark named Canada’s envoy in New York, and Emily Haws gets

NDP MP’s call to condemn Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s remarks that U.S. ‘liberate Canada’ with ‘armed force’ fails to receive unanimous consent in House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
  • Plus, Whit Fraser's memoir republished, Politics and the Pen happens in May, Tom Clark named Canada’s envoy in New York, and Emily Haws gets
Fox News' Tucker Carlson, left, and NDP MP Matthew Green. Carlson recently asked 'why are we not sending an armed force north to liberate Canada from Trudeau' while on air. Green tried to get the House to unanimously condemn Carlson's remarks last week, but the House did not give its unanimous consent. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Trudeau to host first ministers’ meeting on health care in Ottawa on Feb. 7

  • MONDAY, FEB. 6 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Feb. 17. It will break on Friday, Feb. 17, and will return on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 27, 2023, answering questions from reporters outside the Liberal caucus retreat in the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Trudeau to host first ministers’ meeting on health care in Ottawa on Feb. 7

  • MONDAY, FEB. 6 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Feb. 17. It will break on Friday, Feb. 17, and will return on

Prime Minister Trudeau to host first ministers’ meeting on health care in Ottawa on Feb. 7

  • MONDAY, FEB. 6 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Feb. 17. It will break on Friday, Feb. 17, and will return on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 27, 2023, answering questions from reporters outside the Liberal caucus retreat in the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hussen sends wrong message on contract linked to staffer’s sister, writes Alan Williams

  • And there you have it: more clear evidence of a Member of Parliament’s inability to grasp the essence of public procurement. When spending the public’s
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Ahmed Hussen, pictured Jan. 27, 2023, speaks at the Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hussen sends wrong message on contract linked to staffer’s sister, writes Alan Williams

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • And there you have it: more clear evidence of a Member of Parliament’s inability to grasp the essence of public procurement. When spending the public’s

Hussen sends wrong message on contract linked to staffer’s sister, writes Alan Williams

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • And there you have it: more clear evidence of a Member of Parliament’s inability to grasp the essence of public procurement. When spending the public’s
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Ahmed Hussen, pictured Jan. 27, 2023, speaks at the Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Truckers arrested in Freedom Convoy should have bail revoked, too, writes Edmonton reader

  • If Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says we need to be tougher on crime, and specifically on the need to end the revolving door on
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Truckers arrested in Freedom Convoy should have bail revoked, too, writes Edmonton reader

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • If Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says we need to be tougher on crime, and specifically on the need to end the revolving door on

Truckers arrested in Freedom Convoy should have bail revoked, too, writes Edmonton reader

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • If Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says we need to be tougher on crime, and specifically on the need to end the revolving door on
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No ‘fix for a generation?’ Past health-care deals offer lessons to first ministers preparing to meet on Feb. 7

  • A federal source told The Hill Times that Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has been consulting with negotiators closely involved in one of the last
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 5, 2023
Paul Martin, pictured in a Hill scrum on May 3, 2005, led the negotiation of a new heath accord with the provinces, which he said would be a 'fix for a generation.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

No ‘fix for a generation?’ Past health-care deals offer lessons to first ministers preparing to meet on Feb. 7

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 5, 2023
  • A federal source told The Hill Times that Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has been consulting with negotiators closely involved in one of the last

No ‘fix for a generation?’ Past health-care deals offer lessons to first ministers preparing to meet on Feb. 7

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 5, 2023
  • A federal source told The Hill Times that Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has been consulting with negotiators closely involved in one of the last
Paul Martin, pictured in a Hill scrum on May 3, 2005, led the negotiation of a new heath accord with the provinces, which he said would be a 'fix for a generation.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing

  • Because of the hotly contested nomination, Portage-Lisgar could have one of the highest memberships in the country by the end of contest, says Conservative
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 3, 2023
Lawrence Toet, left, former Conservative MP; Cameron Friesen, Manitoba Finance Minister; Branden Leslie, a former ministerial staffer; Réjeanne Caron, a former Conservative candidate and currently a Winnipeg Police Officer; and former provincial Tory staffer Liz Reimer are seeking the Conservative nomination in Portage-Lisgar, Man. Photographs courtesy of House of Commons, Cameron Friesen, Twitter, Linkein and handout.

With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 3, 2023
  • Because of the hotly contested nomination, Portage-Lisgar could have one of the highest memberships in the country by the end of contest, says Conservative

With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 3, 2023
  • Because of the hotly contested nomination, Portage-Lisgar could have one of the highest memberships in the country by the end of contest, says Conservative
Lawrence Toet, left, former Conservative MP; Cameron Friesen, Manitoba Finance Minister; Branden Leslie, a former ministerial staffer; Réjeanne Caron, a former Conservative candidate and currently a Winnipeg Police Officer; and former provincial Tory staffer Liz Reimer are seeking the Conservative nomination in Portage-Lisgar, Man. Photographs courtesy of House of Commons, Cameron Friesen, Twitter, Linkein and handout.

MPs happy to be back in action

Liberal MPs Ryan Turnbull, left, and Greg Fergus at the Procedure and House Affairs meeting examining the Federal Election Boundaries Commission reports on Jan. 31, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs happy to be back in action

MPs happy to be back in action

Liberal MPs Ryan Turnbull, left, and Greg Fergus at the Procedure and House Affairs meeting examining the Federal Election Boundaries Commission reports on Jan. 31, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Black History Month is celebrated in the Senate Foyer, and Prime Time conference returns to Ottawa

  • The African Canadian Senate Group exhibit ‘Tales’ in honour of Black History Month will be on display in the Senate Foyer until Feb. 28
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 3, 2023
The crowd at the Senate African Canadian Caucus' vernissage for its Black History Month exhibit on Feb. 1, in the Senate Foyer. The exhibit will be on display the entire month of February. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Black History Month is celebrated in the Senate Foyer, and Prime Time conference returns to Ottawa

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 3, 2023
  • The African Canadian Senate Group exhibit ‘Tales’ in honour of Black History Month will be on display in the Senate Foyer until Feb. 28

Black History Month is celebrated in the Senate Foyer, and Prime Time conference returns to Ottawa

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 3, 2023
  • The African Canadian Senate Group exhibit ‘Tales’ in honour of Black History Month will be on display in the Senate Foyer until Feb. 28
The crowd at the Senate African Canadian Caucus' vernissage for its Black History Month exhibit on Feb. 1, in the Senate Foyer. The exhibit will be on display the entire month of February. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | February 3, 2023
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 3, 2023, to speak about the government’s plan to scrap proposed controversial amendments to Bill C-21, the Liberal firearms legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | February 3, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | February 3, 2023
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 3, 2023, to speak about the government’s plan to scrap proposed controversial amendments to Bill C-21, the Liberal firearms legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Finance ministers huddle in TO

  • Plus, MPs will get a private briefing on national security threats.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 3, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is hosting a meeting of Canada's finance ministers in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Finance ministers huddle in TO

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 3, 2023
  • Plus, MPs will get a private briefing on national security threats.

Politics This Morning: Finance ministers huddle in TO

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 3, 2023
  • Plus, MPs will get a private briefing on national security threats.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is hosting a meeting of Canada's finance ministers in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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