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Ian Campbell is a reporter and the deputy digital editor for The Hill Times, covering party politics, finance, health policy, federal-provincial relations, and the impact of new digital technologies on democracy. He holds a master’s degree in journalism from Carleton University, and has previously worked as an online reporter with CBC Newfoundland & Labrador. Campbell has also worked as a theatre producer, director, and educator. You can reach him at icampbell@hilltimes.com.

‘It was very directive’: Trudeau leaves legacy of deploying federal cash to push provincial policies

  • Over nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau used bilateral deals, federal dollars, and strings attached to a much greater degree than past PMs
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 7, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions at 90 Elgin Street in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023, before meeting with Canada's premiers to discuss health-care funding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It was very directive’: Trudeau leaves legacy of deploying federal cash to push provincial policies

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 7, 2025
  • Over nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau used bilateral deals, federal dollars, and strings attached to a much greater degree than past PMs

‘It was very directive’: Trudeau leaves legacy of deploying federal cash to push provincial policies

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 7, 2025
  • Over nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau used bilateral deals, federal dollars, and strings attached to a much greater degree than past PMs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions at 90 Elgin Street in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023, before meeting with Canada's premiers to discuss health-care funding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nova Scotia delivers interprovincial trade ‘game changer’ while feds offer ‘symbolic’ gesture, say observers

  • The Hill Times reached out to all provincial and territorial governments asking if they would adopt Nova Scotia's proposal. Most did not reply, and
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2025
On Feb. 25, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston introduced a bill to promote internal trade by catalyzing Canada's provinces and territories to offer mutual recognition of each other's regulations for goods and services. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nova Scotia delivers interprovincial trade ‘game changer’ while feds offer ‘symbolic’ gesture, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2025
  • The Hill Times reached out to all provincial and territorial governments asking if they would adopt Nova Scotia's proposal. Most did not reply, and

Nova Scotia delivers interprovincial trade ‘game changer’ while feds offer ‘symbolic’ gesture, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2025
  • The Hill Times reached out to all provincial and territorial governments asking if they would adopt Nova Scotia's proposal. Most did not reply, and
On Feb. 25, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston introduced a bill to promote internal trade by catalyzing Canada's provinces and territories to offer mutual recognition of each other's regulations for goods and services. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa can tap businesses to foster trade uptick with CETA and CPTPP partners, say observers

  • If exporters are given accessible information about the upsides of these deals with the European Union and Trans-Pacific partners, ‘they will take the opportunity
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 1, 2025
International Trade Minister Mary Ng. The federal government should engage in more proactive outreach business about pre-existing trade deals, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa can tap businesses to foster trade uptick with CETA and CPTPP partners, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 1, 2025
  • If exporters are given accessible information about the upsides of these deals with the European Union and Trans-Pacific partners, ‘they will take the opportunity

Ottawa can tap businesses to foster trade uptick with CETA and CPTPP partners, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 1, 2025
  • If exporters are given accessible information about the upsides of these deals with the European Union and Trans-Pacific partners, ‘they will take the opportunity
International Trade Minister Mary Ng. The federal government should engage in more proactive outreach business about pre-existing trade deals, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump plays ‘starring role’ in latest Liberal and Conservative ads

  • New videos ads from the Grits and Tories are an ‘opening salvo’ as both parties look to ‘make sure their voice is heard’ between
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 21, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney are each targeted by their political opponents in new ads. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trump plays ‘starring role’ in latest Liberal and Conservative ads

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 21, 2025
  • New videos ads from the Grits and Tories are an ‘opening salvo’ as both parties look to ‘make sure their voice is heard’ between

Trump plays ‘starring role’ in latest Liberal and Conservative ads

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 21, 2025
  • New videos ads from the Grits and Tories are an ‘opening salvo’ as both parties look to ‘make sure their voice is heard’ between
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney are each targeted by their political opponents in new ads. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump’s rhetoric on Canada ‘cuts the air’ for Quebec sovereignty, but may also fuel sentiments of diehard Quebec nationalists, say observers

  • Donald Trump has done something that many Canadian federal politicians failed to achieve in recent years: ‘reignite the patriotic fibre of Quebecers,’ said former
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 14, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump has been threatening tariffs on all Canadian products entering the U.S., and has engaged in escalating rhetoric about Canada becoming the '51st state.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump’s rhetoric on Canada ‘cuts the air’ for Quebec sovereignty, but may also fuel sentiments of diehard Quebec nationalists, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 14, 2025
  • Donald Trump has done something that many Canadian federal politicians failed to achieve in recent years: ‘reignite the patriotic fibre of Quebecers,’ said former

Trump’s rhetoric on Canada ‘cuts the air’ for Quebec sovereignty, but may also fuel sentiments of diehard Quebec nationalists, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 14, 2025
  • Donald Trump has done something that many Canadian federal politicians failed to achieve in recent years: ‘reignite the patriotic fibre of Quebecers,’ said former
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump has been threatening tariffs on all Canadian products entering the U.S., and has engaged in escalating rhetoric about Canada becoming the '51st state.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Strong ‘political will’ provides ‘catalyst’ to breakdown stubborn internal trade barriers, says Anand

  • Some regions face 'unique geographic, environmental, or industry-specific challenges' making 'full harmonization difficult,' said Northwest Territories Minister Caitlin Cleveland.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 6, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
On break from a Jan. 31 meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade, Minister Anita Anand said 'the impetus and the momentum here today is palpable' to break down interprovincial barriers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Strong ‘political will’ provides ‘catalyst’ to breakdown stubborn internal trade barriers, says Anand

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 6, 2025
  • Some regions face 'unique geographic, environmental, or industry-specific challenges' making 'full harmonization difficult,' said Northwest Territories Minister Caitlin Cleveland.

Strong ‘political will’ provides ‘catalyst’ to breakdown stubborn internal trade barriers, says Anand

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 6, 2025
  • Some regions face 'unique geographic, environmental, or industry-specific challenges' making 'full harmonization difficult,' said Northwest Territories Minister Caitlin Cleveland.
Anita Anand
On break from a Jan. 31 meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade, Minister Anita Anand said 'the impetus and the momentum here today is palpable' to break down interprovincial barriers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘not out of the woods’ in tariff stand-off with president who ‘thrives on ambiguity,’ say Canada-U.S. experts

  • 'Even being mentioned in the same breath as China on trade relations is beyond bizarre,' says former foreign minister Peter MacKay.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH | February 3, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, spoke twice on Feb. 3 with U.S. President Donald Trump. Following the second call, both leaders announced a 30-day delay of tariffs that were expected to take effect on Feb 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada ‘not out of the woods’ in tariff stand-off with president who ‘thrives on ambiguity,’ say Canada-U.S. experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH | February 3, 2025
  • 'Even being mentioned in the same breath as China on trade relations is beyond bizarre,' says former foreign minister Peter MacKay.

Canada ‘not out of the woods’ in tariff stand-off with president who ‘thrives on ambiguity,’ say Canada-U.S. experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH | February 3, 2025
  • 'Even being mentioned in the same breath as China on trade relations is beyond bizarre,' says former foreign minister Peter MacKay.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, spoke twice on Feb. 3 with U.S. President Donald Trump. Following the second call, both leaders announced a 30-day delay of tariffs that were expected to take effect on Feb 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Federal government suggests some spending it claimed drove fall deficit overrun was already in spring budget

  • The concession comes in the wake of a Jan. 22 PBO report that found ‘a significant portion’ of that money ‘was included in the
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 1, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Dominic LeBlanc
A spokesperson for Finance Canada, which is led by Minister Dominic LeBlanc, said 'the Budget 2024 forecast assumed some contingent liabilities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government suggests some spending it claimed drove fall deficit overrun was already in spring budget

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 1, 2025
  • The concession comes in the wake of a Jan. 22 PBO report that found ‘a significant portion’ of that money ‘was included in the

Federal government suggests some spending it claimed drove fall deficit overrun was already in spring budget

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 1, 2025
  • The concession comes in the wake of a Jan. 22 PBO report that found ‘a significant portion’ of that money ‘was included in the
Dominic LeBlanc
A spokesperson for Finance Canada, which is led by Minister Dominic LeBlanc, said 'the Budget 2024 forecast assumed some contingent liabilities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anchors away? Grits to keep Freeland-era fiscal guardrails as Ottawa faces tariff shock: LeBlanc

  • Canadians 20 to 30 years down the line ‘shouldn't be paying off the debt that we incurred’ to weather an economic downturn, says C.D.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 31, 2025
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc is committed to two of the fiscal anchors used by his predecessor Chrystia Freeland, says a government spokesperson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anchors away? Grits to keep Freeland-era fiscal guardrails as Ottawa faces tariff shock: LeBlanc

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 31, 2025
  • Canadians 20 to 30 years down the line ‘shouldn't be paying off the debt that we incurred’ to weather an economic downturn, says C.D.

Anchors away? Grits to keep Freeland-era fiscal guardrails as Ottawa faces tariff shock: LeBlanc

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 31, 2025
  • Canadians 20 to 30 years down the line ‘shouldn't be paying off the debt that we incurred’ to weather an economic downturn, says C.D.
Dominic Leblanc
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc is committed to two of the fiscal anchors used by his predecessor Chrystia Freeland, says a government spokesperson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s in the race? Tracking the field of Liberal leadership candidates

  • It’s not uncommon for leadership races to end with a much narrower field of candidates than began the contest.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 27, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates
Liberal leadership candidates
Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, Karina Gould, Chandra Arya, Ruby Dhalla, Frank Baylis, and Jaime Battiste all made it to the starting blocks for the Liberal leadership race. Arya's application was rejected, Battiste pulled out on Jan. 30, and Dhalla was kicked out of the race on Feb. 21. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Twitter, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Who’s in the race? Tracking the field of Liberal leadership candidates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 27, 2025
  • It’s not uncommon for leadership races to end with a much narrower field of candidates than began the contest.

Who’s in the race? Tracking the field of Liberal leadership candidates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 27, 2025
  • It’s not uncommon for leadership races to end with a much narrower field of candidates than began the contest.
Liberal leadership candidates
Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, Karina Gould, Chandra Arya, Ruby Dhalla, Frank Baylis, and Jaime Battiste all made it to the starting blocks for the Liberal leadership race. Arya's application was rejected, Battiste pulled out on Jan. 30, and Dhalla was kicked out of the race on Feb. 21. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Twitter, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney makes ‘the right moves’ with quick launch, as leadership hopefuls aim to ‘bring alienated Liberals home,’ says pollster Lyle

  • Mark Carney’s early entry and growing support are good for his membership sales, says ex-Liberal staffer Alex Kohut. But many of those insider backers
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 25, 2025
Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, Karina Gould, Chandra Arya, Ruby Dhalla, Frank Baylis, and Jaime Battiste all said they submitted nomination packages for the race to become the next Liberal leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Twitter, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney makes ‘the right moves’ with quick launch, as leadership hopefuls aim to ‘bring alienated Liberals home,’ says pollster Lyle

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s early entry and growing support are good for his membership sales, says ex-Liberal staffer Alex Kohut. But many of those insider backers

Carney makes ‘the right moves’ with quick launch, as leadership hopefuls aim to ‘bring alienated Liberals home,’ says pollster Lyle

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s early entry and growing support are good for his membership sales, says ex-Liberal staffer Alex Kohut. But many of those insider backers
Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, Karina Gould, Chandra Arya, Ruby Dhalla, Frank Baylis, and Jaime Battiste all said they submitted nomination packages for the race to become the next Liberal leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Twitter, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Canada must adopt ‘independent mindset’ on internal trade, defence, amid Trump’s tariff tactics, says MP McKay

  • Carleton University business professor Ian Lee says a November 2024 paper by Donald Trump’s incoming economic adviser sheds insight into the U.S. president’s thinking.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, NEIL MOSS | January 22, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
On Jan. 20, United States President Donald Trump said he may levy tariffs on Canada as of Feb. 1, after having previously mused about invoking the tariffs on his first day in office. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada must adopt ‘independent mindset’ on internal trade, defence, amid Trump’s tariff tactics, says MP McKay

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, NEIL MOSS | January 22, 2025
  • Carleton University business professor Ian Lee says a November 2024 paper by Donald Trump’s incoming economic adviser sheds insight into the U.S. president’s thinking.

Canada must adopt ‘independent mindset’ on internal trade, defence, amid Trump’s tariff tactics, says MP McKay

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, NEIL MOSS | January 22, 2025
  • Carleton University business professor Ian Lee says a November 2024 paper by Donald Trump’s incoming economic adviser sheds insight into the U.S. president’s thinking.
Donald Trump
On Jan. 20, United States President Donald Trump said he may levy tariffs on Canada as of Feb. 1, after having previously mused about invoking the tariffs on his first day in office. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Next Liberal caucus should adopt power to remove leader, say some MPs, but most silent despite trouble ousting Trudeau

  • Liberal MP Ken Hardie says it was a ‘mistake’ not to adopt the Reform Act, and caucus has ‘learned a very valuable lesson,’ but
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 18, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans to resign as Liberal leader and prime minister after rebuffing months of mounting pressure to step down. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next Liberal caucus should adopt power to remove leader, say some MPs, but most silent despite trouble ousting Trudeau

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 18, 2025
  • Liberal MP Ken Hardie says it was a ‘mistake’ not to adopt the Reform Act, and caucus has ‘learned a very valuable lesson,’ but

Next Liberal caucus should adopt power to remove leader, say some MPs, but most silent despite trouble ousting Trudeau

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 18, 2025
  • Liberal MP Ken Hardie says it was a ‘mistake’ not to adopt the Reform Act, and caucus has ‘learned a very valuable lesson,’ but
Justin Trudeau
On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans to resign as Liberal leader and prime minister after rebuffing months of mounting pressure to step down. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Atlantic Grits open to ‘practical’ leadership candidate who gets rural Canada, say local Liberals

  • The carbon tax remains a non-starter in the region, says Abacus Data’s Kelly Bennett, as it's become ‘a symbol of broader discontent, and misunderstanding
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 16, 2025
Clockwise from top left: Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Jaime Battiste, Chandra Arya, and Frank Baylis have either declared their candidacy or are expected to enter the Liberal leadership race. Organizers in Atlantic Canada say the region is open to any candidate offering ‘practical' solutions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Peter Mazereeuw, and Stuart Benson

Atlantic Grits open to ‘practical’ leadership candidate who gets rural Canada, say local Liberals

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 16, 2025
  • The carbon tax remains a non-starter in the region, says Abacus Data’s Kelly Bennett, as it's become ‘a symbol of broader discontent, and misunderstanding

Atlantic Grits open to ‘practical’ leadership candidate who gets rural Canada, say local Liberals

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 16, 2025
  • The carbon tax remains a non-starter in the region, says Abacus Data’s Kelly Bennett, as it's become ‘a symbol of broader discontent, and misunderstanding
Clockwise from top left: Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Jaime Battiste, Chandra Arya, and Frank Baylis have either declared their candidacy or are expected to enter the Liberal leadership race. Organizers in Atlantic Canada say the region is open to any candidate offering ‘practical' solutions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Peter Mazereeuw, and Stuart Benson

Liberal leadership hopefuls face uphill battle to present themselves as ‘change’

  • It’s difficult to ‘firebomb’ the Trudeau legacy during the leadership campaign when many party members still approve of the prime minister, says pollster David
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 10, 2025
Former B.C. premier Christy Clark, left, former finance minister Chyrstia Freeland, and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney are considered potential Liberal leadership candidates. A Jan. 9 Abacus Data poll found 45, 57, and 52 per cent of respondents, respectively, perceived them as similar to outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Liberal leadership hopefuls face uphill battle to present themselves as ‘change’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 10, 2025
  • It’s difficult to ‘firebomb’ the Trudeau legacy during the leadership campaign when many party members still approve of the prime minister, says pollster David

Liberal leadership hopefuls face uphill battle to present themselves as ‘change’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 10, 2025
  • It’s difficult to ‘firebomb’ the Trudeau legacy during the leadership campaign when many party members still approve of the prime minister, says pollster David
Former B.C. premier Christy Clark, left, former finance minister Chyrstia Freeland, and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney are considered potential Liberal leadership candidates. A Jan. 9 Abacus Data poll found 45, 57, and 52 per cent of respondents, respectively, perceived them as similar to outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Questions remain about how Liberals missed deficit target by over $20-billion, says PBO

  • Disregarding fiscal anchors has become ‘a unique feature’ of the current government, says Chrétien-era Finance Canada official Eugene Lang.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 9, 2025
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and then-finance minister Chrystia Freeland stop for a photo before the 2024 budget is tabled in the House of Commons on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions remain about how Liberals missed deficit target by over $20-billion, says PBO

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 9, 2025
  • Disregarding fiscal anchors has become ‘a unique feature’ of the current government, says Chrétien-era Finance Canada official Eugene Lang.

Questions remain about how Liberals missed deficit target by over $20-billion, says PBO

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 9, 2025
  • Disregarding fiscal anchors has become ‘a unique feature’ of the current government, says Chrétien-era Finance Canada official Eugene Lang.
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and then-finance minister Chrystia Freeland stop for a photo before the 2024 budget is tabled in the House of Commons on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Resigning Trudeau admits Liberal caucus dissent, but fails to own his role in the breakdown, say observers

  • Justin Trudeau ‘showed a lot of honesty’ when outlining his plans to step down, says former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen. But former Conservative staffer
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 7, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters outside Rideau Cottage that ‘internal battles’ had made it impossible for him to continue as leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Resigning Trudeau admits Liberal caucus dissent, but fails to own his role in the breakdown, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 7, 2025
  • Justin Trudeau ‘showed a lot of honesty’ when outlining his plans to step down, says former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen. But former Conservative staffer

Resigning Trudeau admits Liberal caucus dissent, but fails to own his role in the breakdown, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 7, 2025
  • Justin Trudeau ‘showed a lot of honesty’ when outlining his plans to step down, says former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen. But former Conservative staffer
Justin Trudeau
On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters outside Rideau Cottage that ‘internal battles’ had made it impossible for him to continue as leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s departure leaves uncertainty about Liberal leadership selection process and timeline

  • Pollster Darrell Bricker says the lack of clarity is characteristic of the Trudeau-era Liberals whose ‘sole focus tends to be on the announcement,’ which
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 6, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans to step down after a new Liberal leader is chosen, but the key dates and process for that leadership contest remain unknown. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s departure leaves uncertainty about Liberal leadership selection process and timeline

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 6, 2025
  • Pollster Darrell Bricker says the lack of clarity is characteristic of the Trudeau-era Liberals whose ‘sole focus tends to be on the announcement,’ which

Trudeau’s departure leaves uncertainty about Liberal leadership selection process and timeline

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 6, 2025
  • Pollster Darrell Bricker says the lack of clarity is characteristic of the Trudeau-era Liberals whose ‘sole focus tends to be on the announcement,’ which
Justin Trudeau
On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans to step down after a new Liberal leader is chosen, but the key dates and process for that leadership contest remain unknown. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
At a Jan 6 press conference, Justin Trudeau announced his plan to step down as Liberal leader and prime minister following a Liberal leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as
Justin Trudeau
At a Jan 6 press conference, Justin Trudeau announced his plan to step down as Liberal leader and prime minister following a Liberal leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle fails to quiet doubts about his future

  • Former Liberal staffer Jeremy Ghio says Justin Trudeau is offering a 'perfect demonstration' of how letting things linger only makes them worse, and only
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 20, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, attends the Dec. 20 cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall, alongside Governor General Mary Simon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle fails to quiet doubts about his future

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 20, 2024
  • Former Liberal staffer Jeremy Ghio says Justin Trudeau is offering a 'perfect demonstration' of how letting things linger only makes them worse, and only

Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle fails to quiet doubts about his future

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 20, 2024
  • Former Liberal staffer Jeremy Ghio says Justin Trudeau is offering a 'perfect demonstration' of how letting things linger only makes them worse, and only
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, attends the Dec. 20 cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall, alongside Governor General Mary Simon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

  • After months of pressure to change his senior team, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally made changes to nearly one-third of the cabinet posts in
List | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Liberal Party supporters at a Laurier Club event on Dec. 16, the same day his finance minister resigned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

List | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2024
  • After months of pressure to change his senior team, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally made changes to nearly one-third of the cabinet posts in

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

List | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2024
  • After months of pressure to change his senior team, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally made changes to nearly one-third of the cabinet posts in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Liberal Party supporters at a Laurier Club event on Dec. 16, the same day his finance minister resigned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH, STUART BENSON | December 20, 2024
After months of pressure to change his senior team as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, appointed eight new MPs to cabinet, including Minister of Seniors Joanne Thompson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH, STUART BENSON | December 20, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH, STUART BENSON | December 20, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.
After months of pressure to change his senior team as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, appointed eight new MPs to cabinet, including Minister of Seniors Joanne Thompson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s cabinet exit sets ‘off a bomb,’ revealing Trudeau’s ‘inept’ leadership: observers

  • The government appears to be ‘improvising’ as it manages the on-the-fly appointment of a new finance minister, and an economic statement that shows the
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 16, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
On Dec. 16, Chrystia Freeland announced she was leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, after having served as finance minister and deputy prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s cabinet exit sets ‘off a bomb,’ revealing Trudeau’s ‘inept’ leadership: observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 16, 2024
  • The government appears to be ‘improvising’ as it manages the on-the-fly appointment of a new finance minister, and an economic statement that shows the

Freeland’s cabinet exit sets ‘off a bomb,’ revealing Trudeau’s ‘inept’ leadership: observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 16, 2024
  • The government appears to be ‘improvising’ as it manages the on-the-fly appointment of a new finance minister, and an economic statement that shows the
Chrystia Freeland
On Dec. 16, Chrystia Freeland announced she was leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, after having served as finance minister and deputy prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals present ballooning federal deficit of $61.9-billion in latest fiscal update

  • The mini-budget blew past former finance minister Chrystia Freeland’s April promise to keep to a $40-billion deficit target. Freeland exited cabinet the same day
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 16, 2024
The long-awaited fall economic update was tabled late on Dec. 16, the same day as Chrystia Freeland's surprise exit as finance minister. The Hill Times photograph by Ian Campbell

Liberals present ballooning federal deficit of $61.9-billion in latest fiscal update

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 16, 2024
  • The mini-budget blew past former finance minister Chrystia Freeland’s April promise to keep to a $40-billion deficit target. Freeland exited cabinet the same day

Liberals present ballooning federal deficit of $61.9-billion in latest fiscal update

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 16, 2024
  • The mini-budget blew past former finance minister Chrystia Freeland’s April promise to keep to a $40-billion deficit target. Freeland exited cabinet the same day
The long-awaited fall economic update was tabled late on Dec. 16, the same day as Chrystia Freeland's surprise exit as finance minister. The Hill Times photograph by Ian Campbell

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

  • After the next election, the new 343-member House will consist of 83 ridings classified as rural and 143 urban, with the majority a mix
List | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
Most of Canada's 343 ridings are considered urban at 43 per cent, followed by 24 per cent designated as rural, with the rest a mix of the two: 20 per cent urban-rural and 15 per cent rural-urban. The Hill Times photo illustration by Joey Sabourin

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

List | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
  • After the next election, the new 343-member House will consist of 83 ridings classified as rural and 143 urban, with the majority a mix

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

List | BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
  • After the next election, the new 343-member House will consist of 83 ridings classified as rural and 143 urban, with the majority a mix
Most of Canada's 343 ridings are considered urban at 43 per cent, followed by 24 per cent designated as rural, with the rest a mix of the two: 20 per cent urban-rural and 15 per cent rural-urban. The Hill Times photo illustration by Joey Sabourin

Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join

  • ‘If you don't allow yourself to be exposed to opposing viewpoints, that can actually increase polarization,’ says former Conservative staffer Jennifer Laewetz.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
Clockwise from top left: Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Leader Elizabeth May, NDP MP Taylor Bachrach, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, and Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus are among the at least 78 MPs who have joined the upstart social media platform Bluesky. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
  • ‘If you don't allow yourself to be exposed to opposing viewpoints, that can actually increase polarization,’ says former Conservative staffer Jennifer Laewetz.

Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 11, 2024
  • ‘If you don't allow yourself to be exposed to opposing viewpoints, that can actually increase polarization,’ says former Conservative staffer Jennifer Laewetz.
Clockwise from top left: Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Leader Elizabeth May, NDP MP Taylor Bachrach, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, and Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus are among the at least 78 MPs who have joined the upstart social media platform Bluesky. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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Provinces ‘flush with cash’ means Liberals can ‘hold their ground’ in fight to tie strings to health funding, says strategist

  • UBC researcher Paul Kershaw says a better approach is to spend more on prevention instead of investing in medical systems that were ‘never designed
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 7, 2022
Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Bennett
Associate Health Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right, remain in a strong position when it comes to transfer payment negotiations with the provinces, says Liberal strategist Carlene Variyan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Provinces ‘flush with cash’ means Liberals can ‘hold their ground’ in fight to tie strings to health funding, says strategist

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 7, 2022
  • UBC researcher Paul Kershaw says a better approach is to spend more on prevention instead of investing in medical systems that were ‘never designed

Provinces ‘flush with cash’ means Liberals can ‘hold their ground’ in fight to tie strings to health funding, says strategist

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 7, 2022
  • UBC researcher Paul Kershaw says a better approach is to spend more on prevention instead of investing in medical systems that were ‘never designed
Carolyn Bennett
Associate Health Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right, remain in a strong position when it comes to transfer payment negotiations with the provinces, says Liberal strategist Carlene Variyan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Stay the course’: reporters, editors discuss strategies for combating online hate with Mendicino

  • Catherine Tait of CBC said a survey by Reporters Without Borders had found three quarters of journalists had experience harassment.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 5, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, and Global News reporter Rachel Gilmore, pictured on Dec. 1, 2022, at Carleton University talking about the growing online hate towards journalists in Canada. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

‘Stay the course’: reporters, editors discuss strategies for combating online hate with Mendicino

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 5, 2022
  • Catherine Tait of CBC said a survey by Reporters Without Borders had found three quarters of journalists had experience harassment.

‘Stay the course’: reporters, editors discuss strategies for combating online hate with Mendicino

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 5, 2022
  • Catherine Tait of CBC said a survey by Reporters Without Borders had found three quarters of journalists had experience harassment.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, and Global News reporter Rachel Gilmore, pictured on Dec. 1, 2022, at Carleton University talking about the growing online hate towards journalists in Canada. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

Feds should view Alberta Sovereignty Act as ‘a warning’ that needs careful ‘wait-and-see’ response, say strategists

  • The bill puts 'lots on the page to be worried about' but there's no guarantee it ever 'comes to pass,' says political scientist Lori
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 2, 2022
On Nov. 29, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced her much-anticipated Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Feds should view Alberta Sovereignty Act as ‘a warning’ that needs careful ‘wait-and-see’ response, say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 2, 2022
  • The bill puts 'lots on the page to be worried about' but there's no guarantee it ever 'comes to pass,' says political scientist Lori

Feds should view Alberta Sovereignty Act as ‘a warning’ that needs careful ‘wait-and-see’ response, say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 2, 2022
  • The bill puts 'lots on the page to be worried about' but there's no guarantee it ever 'comes to pass,' says political scientist Lori
On Nov. 29, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced her much-anticipated Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives look to ‘slice’ off worker vote from NDP as economy puts Liberals in ‘a very tight spot,’ say strategists

  • The Conservative strategy is based on building a 'continual narrative' of getting officials 'on the record' agreeing to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s past statements
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 30, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilieve, left, has been continuing efforts to appeal to working-class voters, leading NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to focus on shoring up his party's support in that area, says Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservatives look to ‘slice’ off worker vote from NDP as economy puts Liberals in ‘a very tight spot,’ say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 30, 2022
  • The Conservative strategy is based on building a 'continual narrative' of getting officials 'on the record' agreeing to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s past statements

Conservatives look to ‘slice’ off worker vote from NDP as economy puts Liberals in ‘a very tight spot,’ say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 30, 2022
  • The Conservative strategy is based on building a 'continual narrative' of getting officials 'on the record' agreeing to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s past statements
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilieve, left, has been continuing efforts to appeal to working-class voters, leading NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to focus on shoring up his party's support in that area, says Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
Jonathan Pedneault, left, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May ran as a slate in the Green Party leadership race, seeking to move the party to a model of co-leadership. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he
Jonathan Pedneault, left, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May ran as a slate in the Green Party leadership race, seeking to move the party to a model of co-leadership. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
Independent Senator Chantal Petitclerc, left, says she is watching the work of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Conservative Senator Yonah Martin, centre, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, right, are members of the committee which wraps up witness testimony this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Samantha Wright Allen, and Aidan Chamandy

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'
Independent Senator Chantal Petitclerc, left, says she is watching the work of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Conservative Senator Yonah Martin, centre, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, right, are members of the committee which wraps up witness testimony this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Samantha Wright Allen, and Aidan Chamandy

‘A quiet killing of the Charter’: experts debate spirit and letter of notwithstanding clause’s pre-emptive use

  • Despite the federal government's rhetoric, the Liberals may be reluctant to seek limits on the section's pre-emptive use and leave Ottawa ‘out of a
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 20, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Ford used the notwithstanding clause in back-to-work legislation to prevent thousands of Ontario education workers from going on strike. After backlash, the government repealed the anti-strike law. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A quiet killing of the Charter’: experts debate spirit and letter of notwithstanding clause’s pre-emptive use

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 20, 2022
  • Despite the federal government's rhetoric, the Liberals may be reluctant to seek limits on the section's pre-emptive use and leave Ottawa ‘out of a

‘A quiet killing of the Charter’: experts debate spirit and letter of notwithstanding clause’s pre-emptive use

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 20, 2022
  • Despite the federal government's rhetoric, the Liberals may be reluctant to seek limits on the section's pre-emptive use and leave Ottawa ‘out of a
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Ford used the notwithstanding clause in back-to-work legislation to prevent thousands of Ontario education workers from going on strike. After backlash, the government repealed the anti-strike law. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act should seek to boost ‘certainty’ for investors, says advocacy group

  • The new American law could ‘attract a lot of capital’ that ‘might otherwise go to Canada,' because it offers companies investing south of the
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 17, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland walks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on her way to give the fall economic statement on Nov. 3. While the federal government took some steps to respond to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, there are more policy measures they can implement, says Canadians for Clean Prosperity's Michael Bernstein. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act should seek to boost ‘certainty’ for investors, says advocacy group

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 17, 2022
  • The new American law could ‘attract a lot of capital’ that ‘might otherwise go to Canada,' because it offers companies investing south of the

Canadian response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act should seek to boost ‘certainty’ for investors, says advocacy group

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 17, 2022
  • The new American law could ‘attract a lot of capital’ that ‘might otherwise go to Canada,' because it offers companies investing south of the
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland walks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on her way to give the fall economic statement on Nov. 3. While the federal government took some steps to respond to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, there are more policy measures they can implement, says Canadians for Clean Prosperity's Michael Bernstein. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Remarkable showing of co-operation’ from MPs on amendments to create ‘historic’ National Council for Reconciliation

  • Native Women’s Association of Canada president Carol McBride says she received a personal phone call from Minister Marc Miller telling her that an amendment
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 16, 2022
Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, left, NDP MP Lori Idlout, and Conservative MP Gary Vidal are members of the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, which is studying Bill C-29, an act to create a National Council for Reconciliation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Remarkable showing of co-operation’ from MPs on amendments to create ‘historic’ National Council for Reconciliation

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 16, 2022
  • Native Women’s Association of Canada president Carol McBride says she received a personal phone call from Minister Marc Miller telling her that an amendment

‘Remarkable showing of co-operation’ from MPs on amendments to create ‘historic’ National Council for Reconciliation

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 16, 2022
  • Native Women’s Association of Canada president Carol McBride says she received a personal phone call from Minister Marc Miller telling her that an amendment
Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, left, NDP MP Lori Idlout, and Conservative MP Gary Vidal are members of the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, which is studying Bill C-29, an act to create a National Council for Reconciliation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

At Centre Ice event, Liberal, Conservative, NDP pundits look to ‘build bridges’ in federal politics, don’t like ‘ugly divide’ right now

  • Given the balance of Conservatives at a recent Centre Ice Canadians event, panelist and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro says organizer will have to decide
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 14, 2022
Conservative strategist Tasha Kheiriddin, left, NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro appeared on an Oct. 28 panel in Halifax, titled 'How to work through politics to develop good policy,' presented by Centre Ice Canadians. Photos courtesy of Amanda Alvaro, Kathleen Monk, and Tasha Kheiriddin's LinkedIns

At Centre Ice event, Liberal, Conservative, NDP pundits look to ‘build bridges’ in federal politics, don’t like ‘ugly divide’ right now

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 14, 2022
  • Given the balance of Conservatives at a recent Centre Ice Canadians event, panelist and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro says organizer will have to decide

At Centre Ice event, Liberal, Conservative, NDP pundits look to ‘build bridges’ in federal politics, don’t like ‘ugly divide’ right now

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 14, 2022
  • Given the balance of Conservatives at a recent Centre Ice Canadians event, panelist and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro says organizer will have to decide
Conservative strategist Tasha Kheiriddin, left, NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro appeared on an Oct. 28 panel in Halifax, titled 'How to work through politics to develop good policy,' presented by Centre Ice Canadians. Photos courtesy of Amanda Alvaro, Kathleen Monk, and Tasha Kheiriddin's LinkedIns

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
Since concluding his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, Elon Musk's Twitter feed has been 'a roller-coaster' of new ideas and directions that he may take the company, say observers. Photograph by Daniel Oberhaus courtesy of Flickr

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'
Since concluding his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, Elon Musk's Twitter feed has been 'a roller-coaster' of new ideas and directions that he may take the company, say observers. Photograph by Daniel Oberhaus courtesy of Flickr

‘High expectations’ for upcoming National Reconciliation Council, but amendments on governance needed first, say MPs across party lines

  • The chair of the governing circle for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says that organization would like to play a larger role
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 9, 2022
NDP MP Lori Idlout, left, Conservative MP Gary Vidal, and Liberal MP Jenica Atwin are members of the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, which has been studying Bill C-29. The bill would establish a National Council for Reconciliation, which was called for under the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report. House of Commons photographs by Mélanie Provencher and Bernard Thibodeau

‘High expectations’ for upcoming National Reconciliation Council, but amendments on governance needed first, say MPs across party lines

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 9, 2022
  • The chair of the governing circle for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says that organization would like to play a larger role

‘High expectations’ for upcoming National Reconciliation Council, but amendments on governance needed first, say MPs across party lines

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 9, 2022
  • The chair of the governing circle for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says that organization would like to play a larger role
NDP MP Lori Idlout, left, Conservative MP Gary Vidal, and Liberal MP Jenica Atwin are members of the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, which has been studying Bill C-29. The bill would establish a National Council for Reconciliation, which was called for under the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report. House of Commons photographs by Mélanie Provencher and Bernard Thibodeau

Drummond applauds ‘realistic’ economic forecast, but urges spending restraint, while others praise mini-budget’s targeted affordability measures

  • Pollster Greg Lyle says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fiscal update gives opposition parties ‘all they need’ to attack the government, and affordability will remain
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 7, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on Nov. 3, before tabling her third fall economic statement in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Drummond applauds ‘realistic’ economic forecast, but urges spending restraint, while others praise mini-budget’s targeted affordability measures

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 7, 2022
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fiscal update gives opposition parties ‘all they need’ to attack the government, and affordability will remain

Drummond applauds ‘realistic’ economic forecast, but urges spending restraint, while others praise mini-budget’s targeted affordability measures

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 7, 2022
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fiscal update gives opposition parties ‘all they need’ to attack the government, and affordability will remain
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on Nov. 3, before tabling her third fall economic statement in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland says feds taking the ‘right approach’ as fiscal update projects deficit declining to $36.4-billion

  • ‘Despite the fact that recession is on everyone's mind,’ economist David Macdonald says the statement does not ‘implement the lessons learned during the pandemic.’
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 3, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at a Nov. 3 press conference ahead of tabling her third fiscal update in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland says feds taking the ‘right approach’ as fiscal update projects deficit declining to $36.4-billion

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 3, 2022
  • ‘Despite the fact that recession is on everyone's mind,’ economist David Macdonald says the statement does not ‘implement the lessons learned during the pandemic.’

Freeland says feds taking the ‘right approach’ as fiscal update projects deficit declining to $36.4-billion

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 3, 2022
  • ‘Despite the fact that recession is on everyone's mind,’ economist David Macdonald says the statement does not ‘implement the lessons learned during the pandemic.’
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at a Nov. 3 press conference ahead of tabling her third fiscal update in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘All in the manner of how it was posed’: MPs, experts split on Lucki testimony and whether a question constitutes political pressure

  • NDP MP Alistair MacGregor introduced a new private member's bill the day following the meeting, seeking to address a ‘vague’ section in the RCMP
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 3, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told the House Public Safety Committee on Oct. 31 that she did not believe a question she received from the office of then-public safety minister Bill Blair during the investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting constituted political interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘All in the manner of how it was posed’: MPs, experts split on Lucki testimony and whether a question constitutes political pressure

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 3, 2022
  • NDP MP Alistair MacGregor introduced a new private member's bill the day following the meeting, seeking to address a ‘vague’ section in the RCMP

‘All in the manner of how it was posed’: MPs, experts split on Lucki testimony and whether a question constitutes political pressure

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 3, 2022
  • NDP MP Alistair MacGregor introduced a new private member's bill the day following the meeting, seeking to address a ‘vague’ section in the RCMP
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told the House Public Safety Committee on Oct. 31 that she did not believe a question she received from the office of then-public safety minister Bill Blair during the investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting constituted political interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates embrace potential for ‘systemic changes’ stemming from House committee report on health and IP, but opponents question study’s ‘premise’

  • Advocates for reducing intellectual property rules to promote access to medicines see a report issued by the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week as
FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | November 2, 2022
Now that a House of Commons committee has issued a report on vaccine equity and intellectual property, the federal government will have 120 days to table a response to key recommendations, such as the possible extension of an IP waiver related to COVID-19. Trade Minister Mary Ng has previously kept the door open to supporting an extension of the waiver, but has not committed to it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates embrace potential for ‘systemic changes’ stemming from House committee report on health and IP, but opponents question study’s ‘premise’

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | November 2, 2022
  • Advocates for reducing intellectual property rules to promote access to medicines see a report issued by the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week as

Advocates embrace potential for ‘systemic changes’ stemming from House committee report on health and IP, but opponents question study’s ‘premise’

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | November 2, 2022
  • Advocates for reducing intellectual property rules to promote access to medicines see a report issued by the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week as
Now that a House of Commons committee has issued a report on vaccine equity and intellectual property, the federal government will have 120 days to table a response to key recommendations, such as the possible extension of an IP waiver related to COVID-19. Trade Minister Mary Ng has previously kept the door open to supporting an extension of the waiver, but has not committed to it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MP Gladu ‘cherry picked’ items ‘people could absolutely agree on’ to craft private member’s bill on pensions

  • When crafting a private member’s bill to protect pensioners when companies go bankrupt, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu said she looked at several attempts to
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 28, 2022
Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu is working on steering her private members' bill, C-228, the Pension Protection Act, through the House Finance committee, after gaining near unanimous support for it at second reading in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MP Gladu ‘cherry picked’ items ‘people could absolutely agree on’ to craft private member’s bill on pensions

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 28, 2022
  • When crafting a private member’s bill to protect pensioners when companies go bankrupt, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu said she looked at several attempts to

MP Gladu ‘cherry picked’ items ‘people could absolutely agree on’ to craft private member’s bill on pensions

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 28, 2022
  • When crafting a private member’s bill to protect pensioners when companies go bankrupt, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu said she looked at several attempts to
Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu is working on steering her private members' bill, C-228, the Pension Protection Act, through the House Finance committee, after gaining near unanimous support for it at second reading in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition parties can’t ignore Liberal ‘own goal’ in Nova Scotia shooting inquiry, but must show ‘discipline,’ says NDP strategist

  • Given Justin Trudeau's track record of standing by his ministers, Bill Blair may keep his job despite allegations of political interference, says Liberal strategist
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, pictured, has been called to appear before the House Public Safety Committee by Nov. 4, alongside RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition parties can’t ignore Liberal ‘own goal’ in Nova Scotia shooting inquiry, but must show ‘discipline,’ says NDP strategist

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
  • Given Justin Trudeau's track record of standing by his ministers, Bill Blair may keep his job despite allegations of political interference, says Liberal strategist

Opposition parties can’t ignore Liberal ‘own goal’ in Nova Scotia shooting inquiry, but must show ‘discipline,’ says NDP strategist

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
  • Given Justin Trudeau's track record of standing by his ministers, Bill Blair may keep his job despite allegations of political interference, says Liberal strategist
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, pictured, has been called to appear before the House Public Safety Committee by Nov. 4, alongside RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Committee report on vaccine equity calls for immediate review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

  • The federal government should move quickly to consult Canadians on the rules surrounding when generic drug makers can manufacture and send patented medicines to
FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, left, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, and NDP MP Heather McPherson, members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tabled reports and opinions on Oct. 25 related the committee's study on vaccine equity and intellectual property. Photograph courtesy of Ali Ehsassi, The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and Hill Times file photograph

Committee report on vaccine equity calls for immediate review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
  • The federal government should move quickly to consult Canadians on the rules surrounding when generic drug makers can manufacture and send patented medicines to

Committee report on vaccine equity calls for immediate review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
  • The federal government should move quickly to consult Canadians on the rules surrounding when generic drug makers can manufacture and send patented medicines to
Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, left, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, and NDP MP Heather McPherson, members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tabled reports and opinions on Oct. 25 related the committee's study on vaccine equity and intellectual property. Photograph courtesy of Ali Ehsassi, The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and Hill Times file photograph

Poilievre needs to do more to bring ‘definitive closure’ to #mgtow issue, say Hill observers

  • With the Liberals calling for an investigation into misogynist tags found in Pierre Poilievre’s YouTube videos, observers say this is an issue that may
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 24, 2022
A Global News investigation released on Oct. 6 found that Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's YouTube videos contained the misogynist #mgtow tag. On Oct. 20, the Liberals called for the Speaker to investigate the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre needs to do more to bring ‘definitive closure’ to #mgtow issue, say Hill observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 24, 2022
  • With the Liberals calling for an investigation into misogynist tags found in Pierre Poilievre’s YouTube videos, observers say this is an issue that may

Poilievre needs to do more to bring ‘definitive closure’ to #mgtow issue, say Hill observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 24, 2022
  • With the Liberals calling for an investigation into misogynist tags found in Pierre Poilievre’s YouTube videos, observers say this is an issue that may
A Global News investigation released on Oct. 6 found that Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's YouTube videos contained the misogynist #mgtow tag. On Oct. 20, the Liberals called for the Speaker to investigate the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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