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Trudeau vies for Europe’s backing in trade war

  • Plus, Blair meets NATO officials in Brussels.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 12, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet European Union President Ursula Von Der Leyen in Brussels today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau vies for Europe’s backing in trade war

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 12, 2025
  • Plus, Blair meets NATO officials in Brussels.

Trudeau vies for Europe’s backing in trade war

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 12, 2025
  • Plus, Blair meets NATO officials in Brussels.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet European Union President Ursula Von Der Leyen in Brussels today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Concerned about Canada? Then think outside the border

  • Canadians are rightfully caught up in the machinations of politics down south. Our once-amenable neighbour is currently being led by a president seemingly hell
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 12, 2025
Ahmed Hussen
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Concerned about Canada? Then think outside the border

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 12, 2025
  • Canadians are rightfully caught up in the machinations of politics down south. Our once-amenable neighbour is currently being led by a president seemingly hell

Concerned about Canada? Then think outside the border

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 12, 2025
  • Canadians are rightfully caught up in the machinations of politics down south. Our once-amenable neighbour is currently being led by a president seemingly hell
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t count your ballot-box questions before they’ve hatched

  • Despite the best efforts of political parties, aided by media narratives, one simple question doesn’t influence the entirety of the electorate.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland has positioned herself as being the best foil for the U.S. president, but that may be too premature a posture, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t count your ballot-box questions before they’ve hatched

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2025
  • Despite the best efforts of political parties, aided by media narratives, one simple question doesn’t influence the entirety of the electorate.

Don’t count your ballot-box questions before they’ve hatched

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2025
  • Despite the best efforts of political parties, aided by media narratives, one simple question doesn’t influence the entirety of the electorate.
Chrystia Freeland
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland has positioned herself as being the best foil for the U.S. president, but that may be too premature a posture, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must strengthen border security in face of Trump threats

  • Without adequate staffing, we risk creating bottlenecks that could further strain our economic relationships, and compromise our national security.
Opinion | BY SHARON DESOUSA, MARK WEBER | February 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, left. No automated system can match a border officer’s ability to exercise critical judgment in complex situations. Machines cannot replace people, write Sharon DeSousa and Mark Weber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must strengthen border security in face of Trump threats

Opinion | BY SHARON DESOUSA, MARK WEBER | February 12, 2025
  • Without adequate staffing, we risk creating bottlenecks that could further strain our economic relationships, and compromise our national security.

Canada must strengthen border security in face of Trump threats

Opinion | BY SHARON DESOUSA, MARK WEBER | February 12, 2025
  • Without adequate staffing, we risk creating bottlenecks that could further strain our economic relationships, and compromise our national security.
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, left. No automated system can match a border officer’s ability to exercise critical judgment in complex situations. Machines cannot replace people, write Sharon DeSousa and Mark Weber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s winners and losers in the Trump tariff war

  • Those on the ‘wrong side’ of the debate have been vilified, while those promoting Canada are suddenly in vogue.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
In the plus column: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top left, Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the minus column, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Canada’s winners and losers in the Trump tariff war

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
  • Those on the ‘wrong side’ of the debate have been vilified, while those promoting Canada are suddenly in vogue.

Canada’s winners and losers in the Trump tariff war

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
  • Those on the ‘wrong side’ of the debate have been vilified, while those promoting Canada are suddenly in vogue.
In the plus column: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top left, Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the minus column, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Trade wars? He knows a thing or two: former top negotiator Steve Verheul offers insight into uncertain times on Feb. 18

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 Canada’s Premiers to Washington, D.C.—Ontario Premier Doug Ford, as chair of the Council of the Federation, will lead a joint mission
Steve Verheul
Steve Verheul
Canada’s former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul will deliver remarks on 'Trade Wars and Canada: Finding Solutions in Uncertain Times,' at a lunch event hosted by the C. D. Howe Institute in Toronto on Feb. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade wars? He knows a thing or two: former top negotiator Steve Verheul offers insight into uncertain times on Feb. 18

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 Canada’s Premiers to Washington, D.C.—Ontario Premier Doug Ford, as chair of the Council of the Federation, will lead a joint mission

Trade wars? He knows a thing or two: former top negotiator Steve Verheul offers insight into uncertain times on Feb. 18

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 Canada’s Premiers to Washington, D.C.—Ontario Premier Doug Ford, as chair of the Council of the Federation, will lead a joint mission
Steve Verheul
Canada’s former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul will deliver remarks on 'Trade Wars and Canada: Finding Solutions in Uncertain Times,' at a lunch event hosted by the C. D. Howe Institute in Toronto on Feb. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Driving Canadian innovation in cancer treatment: a win for patients and the economy

  • Canada can deliver groundbreaking therapies to patients more quickly, reduce health-care costs, and drive economic growth by fostering a robust domestic life sciences sector.
Opinion | BY KEN NEWPORT, JOHN BELL | February 12, 2025
By bridging the gap between discovery and treatment, we can create a healthier, more prosperous future for all Canadians, Ken Newport and John Bell. Pexels photograph by Thirdman

Driving Canadian innovation in cancer treatment: a win for patients and the economy

Opinion | BY KEN NEWPORT, JOHN BELL | February 12, 2025
  • Canada can deliver groundbreaking therapies to patients more quickly, reduce health-care costs, and drive economic growth by fostering a robust domestic life sciences sector.

Driving Canadian innovation in cancer treatment: a win for patients and the economy

Opinion | BY KEN NEWPORT, JOHN BELL | February 12, 2025
  • Canada can deliver groundbreaking therapies to patients more quickly, reduce health-care costs, and drive economic growth by fostering a robust domestic life sciences sector.
By bridging the gap between discovery and treatment, we can create a healthier, more prosperous future for all Canadians, Ken Newport and John Bell. Pexels photograph by Thirdman

MP, Senate groups to convene during prorogation to talk Hill reno plans

  • Spending on the Centre Block project, which includes construction of the new underground Parliament Welcome Centre, recently passed the billion-dollar mark.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 12, 2025
Centre Block
Centre Block
Centre Block is currently surrounded by cranes, two of which sit on either side of the building to hoist materials in and out of its west and east courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MP, Senate groups to convene during prorogation to talk Hill reno plans

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 12, 2025
  • Spending on the Centre Block project, which includes construction of the new underground Parliament Welcome Centre, recently passed the billion-dollar mark.

MP, Senate groups to convene during prorogation to talk Hill reno plans

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 12, 2025
  • Spending on the Centre Block project, which includes construction of the new underground Parliament Welcome Centre, recently passed the billion-dollar mark.
Centre Block
Centre Block is currently surrounded by cranes, two of which sit on either side of the building to hoist materials in and out of its west and east courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Provinces and territories must work together to eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities: report

  • Fragmented disability policies impede people from accessing necessary programs and services, and lead to inequities.
Opinion | BY BRITTANY FINLAY, JENNIFER ZWICKER | February 12, 2025
The situation is so bad, children are sometimes on waiting lists for years and age out of programs before they can access them, write Brittany Finlay and Jennifer D. Zwicker. Unsplash photograph by Tina Floersch

Provinces and territories must work together to eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities: report

Opinion | BY BRITTANY FINLAY, JENNIFER ZWICKER | February 12, 2025
  • Fragmented disability policies impede people from accessing necessary programs and services, and lead to inequities.

Provinces and territories must work together to eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities: report

Opinion | BY BRITTANY FINLAY, JENNIFER ZWICKER | February 12, 2025
  • Fragmented disability policies impede people from accessing necessary programs and services, and lead to inequities.
The situation is so bad, children are sometimes on waiting lists for years and age out of programs before they can access them, write Brittany Finlay and Jennifer D. Zwicker. Unsplash photograph by Tina Floersch

Solving the health-care workforce shortage

  • Canadians deserve to feel confident that their government is listening and improving their access to health care.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | February 12, 2025
Retaining health professionals is absolutely crucial, but we also need to boost recruitment, writes MP Yasir Naqvi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Solving the health-care workforce shortage

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | February 12, 2025
  • Canadians deserve to feel confident that their government is listening and improving their access to health care.

Solving the health-care workforce shortage

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | February 12, 2025
  • Canadians deserve to feel confident that their government is listening and improving their access to health care.
Retaining health professionals is absolutely crucial, but we also need to boost recruitment, writes MP Yasir Naqvi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

New Canada Health Act interpretation letter misses the mark on virtual care

  • Publicly funding medically necessary virtual care would improve access for all Canadians, not just those fortunate enough to have stable jobs with benefits.
Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, CHATEN JESSEL, BERNARD HO | February 12, 2025
Minister of Health Mark Holland makes an announcement about the Canadian Dental Care Program at Dentistry at Bank St in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2024.
Minister of Health Mark Holland makes an announcement about the Canadian Dental Care Program at Dentistry at Bank St in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2024.
Health Minister Mark Holland’s Jan. 10 letter ultimately allows some jurisdictions to continue to skirt the intent of the law, write Monika Dutt, Chaten Jessel, and Bernard Ho. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Canada Health Act interpretation letter misses the mark on virtual care

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, CHATEN JESSEL, BERNARD HO | February 12, 2025
  • Publicly funding medically necessary virtual care would improve access for all Canadians, not just those fortunate enough to have stable jobs with benefits.

New Canada Health Act interpretation letter misses the mark on virtual care

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, CHATEN JESSEL, BERNARD HO | February 12, 2025
  • Publicly funding medically necessary virtual care would improve access for all Canadians, not just those fortunate enough to have stable jobs with benefits.
Minister of Health Mark Holland makes an announcement about the Canadian Dental Care Program at Dentistry at Bank St in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2024.
Health Minister Mark Holland’s Jan. 10 letter ultimately allows some jurisdictions to continue to skirt the intent of the law, write Monika Dutt, Chaten Jessel, and Bernard Ho. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beyond long-term care: Canada’s missing link in seniors’ care

  • Not all seniors need long-term care, so the federal government must act now to fill this critical housing gap.
Opinion | BY HEATHER MCDONALD, JACOB GORENKOFF | February 12, 2025
When people have stable housing with the right supports, they live healthier, more independent lives, and stay out of crisis, write Heather McDonald and Jacob Gorenkoff. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Beyond long-term care: Canada’s missing link in seniors’ care

Opinion | BY HEATHER MCDONALD, JACOB GORENKOFF | February 12, 2025
  • Not all seniors need long-term care, so the federal government must act now to fill this critical housing gap.

Beyond long-term care: Canada’s missing link in seniors’ care

Opinion | BY HEATHER MCDONALD, JACOB GORENKOFF | February 12, 2025
  • Not all seniors need long-term care, so the federal government must act now to fill this critical housing gap.
When people have stable housing with the right supports, they live healthier, more independent lives, and stay out of crisis, write Heather McDonald and Jacob Gorenkoff. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

A way forward for Liberal leadership candidates on electoral reform: Fair Vote Canada

  • Re: “What about a 2026 election instead?” (The Hill Times, Jan. 29). Nelson Wiseman’s argument that the federal election should be delayed until 2026 to
Opinion | February 12, 2025
There could be an opening for progress on electoral reform as part of the Liberal leadership race, write Anita Nickerson and Réal Lavergne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A way forward for Liberal leadership candidates on electoral reform: Fair Vote Canada

Opinion | February 12, 2025
  • Re: “What about a 2026 election instead?” (The Hill Times, Jan. 29). Nelson Wiseman’s argument that the federal election should be delayed until 2026 to

A way forward for Liberal leadership candidates on electoral reform: Fair Vote Canada

Opinion | February 12, 2025
  • Re: “What about a 2026 election instead?” (The Hill Times, Jan. 29). Nelson Wiseman’s argument that the federal election should be delayed until 2026 to
There could be an opening for progress on electoral reform as part of the Liberal leadership race, write Anita Nickerson and Réal Lavergne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justice Minister Virani, Trade Minister Ng, Tory MP Shields join growing list of incumbents sitting out next election

  • Plus, a retired Mountie, an economist, and a farmer are named to the Senate; ex-U.S. ambassador David Cohen talks Canada in his first interview
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 12, 2025
Justice Minister Arif Virani, left, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, and Conservative MP Martin Shields have each announced that they won’t run again in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Sam Garcia

Justice Minister Virani, Trade Minister Ng, Tory MP Shields join growing list of incumbents sitting out next election

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 12, 2025
  • Plus, a retired Mountie, an economist, and a farmer are named to the Senate; ex-U.S. ambassador David Cohen talks Canada in his first interview

Justice Minister Virani, Trade Minister Ng, Tory MP Shields join growing list of incumbents sitting out next election

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 12, 2025
  • Plus, a retired Mountie, an economist, and a farmer are named to the Senate; ex-U.S. ambassador David Cohen talks Canada in his first interview
Justice Minister Arif Virani, left, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, and Conservative MP Martin Shields have each announced that they won’t run again in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Sam Garcia

CBC, foreign ministry both deny considering ‘transfer’ of international broadcaster as outlined in department memo

  • A CBC spokesperson says the briefing note prepared for a 2023 meeting with the Global Affairs Canada deputy minister is 'incorrect,' while GAC says
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
CBC/Radio-Canada considered a reimagining of Radio Canada International in 2023 with annual funding of $20-million to $30-million, which isn't going ahead. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CBC, foreign ministry both deny considering ‘transfer’ of international broadcaster as outlined in department memo

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
  • A CBC spokesperson says the briefing note prepared for a 2023 meeting with the Global Affairs Canada deputy minister is 'incorrect,' while GAC says

CBC, foreign ministry both deny considering ‘transfer’ of international broadcaster as outlined in department memo

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
  • A CBC spokesperson says the briefing note prepared for a 2023 meeting with the Global Affairs Canada deputy minister is 'incorrect,' while GAC says
CBC/Radio-Canada considered a reimagining of Radio Canada International in 2023 with annual funding of $20-million to $30-million, which isn't going ahead. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Madly off in all directions: making sense of Trump’s war on allies

  • The U.S. is waking up to the fact that being a hegemonic power requires a lot of effort.
Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO | February 11, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump Trump’s strategy aims to insulate his country from the vagaries of a multipolar world, but does not guarantee a more stable or prosperous one, write David Carment and Dani Belo. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Madly off in all directions: making sense of Trump’s war on allies

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO | February 11, 2025
  • The U.S. is waking up to the fact that being a hegemonic power requires a lot of effort.

Madly off in all directions: making sense of Trump’s war on allies

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO | February 11, 2025
  • The U.S. is waking up to the fact that being a hegemonic power requires a lot of effort.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump Trump’s strategy aims to insulate his country from the vagaries of a multipolar world, but does not guarantee a more stable or prosperous one, write David Carment and Dani Belo. White House photograph by Tia Dufour

Post-1945 order in flux as superpowers challenge borders

  • United States President Donald Trump demanding to take over Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada, and the Gaza Strip is empire-building of the crudest sort.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2025
UN Security Council
UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council, pictured on Jan. 25. The keystone of the international system is under attack with countries sabotaging the barriers put in place to limit the spread of war, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of United Nations/Evan Schneider

Post-1945 order in flux as superpowers challenge borders

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2025
  • United States President Donald Trump demanding to take over Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada, and the Gaza Strip is empire-building of the crudest sort.

Post-1945 order in flux as superpowers challenge borders

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2025
  • United States President Donald Trump demanding to take over Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada, and the Gaza Strip is empire-building of the crudest sort.
UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council, pictured on Jan. 25. The keystone of the international system is under attack with countries sabotaging the barriers put in place to limit the spread of war, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of United Nations/Evan Schneider

Poilievre pitches beefier Arctic force

  • Plus, Trudeau on day two of AI summit.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 11, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre proposed expanding Canada's military presence in the Arctic at a press conference in Iqaluit yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre pitches beefier Arctic force

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 11, 2025
  • Plus, Trudeau on day two of AI summit.

Poilievre pitches beefier Arctic force

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 11, 2025
  • Plus, Trudeau on day two of AI summit.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre proposed expanding Canada's military presence in the Arctic at a press conference in Iqaluit yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Minister Erskine-Smith lines up a fresh housing team

  • Most of former minister Sean Fraser’s team have exited, with only three remaining among the 14 staffers confirmed so far in new Housing Minister
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 10, 2025
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith has brought a few staff from his MP office over to his new ministerial team. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Minister Erskine-Smith lines up a fresh housing team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 10, 2025
  • Most of former minister Sean Fraser’s team have exited, with only three remaining among the 14 staffers confirmed so far in new Housing Minister

New Minister Erskine-Smith lines up a fresh housing team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 10, 2025
  • Most of former minister Sean Fraser’s team have exited, with only three remaining among the 14 staffers confirmed so far in new Housing Minister
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith has brought a few staff from his MP office over to his new ministerial team. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting back through defence innovation

  • We owe it to ourselves to have sovereign defence capabilities that meet our needs, and can help contribute to the security of our allies
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | February 10, 2025
Bill Blair
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. As long as our governments continue to have low tolerance to mistakes and refuse to reward outside-the-box thinking, we will fall behind, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting back through defence innovation

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | February 10, 2025
  • We owe it to ourselves to have sovereign defence capabilities that meet our needs, and can help contribute to the security of our allies

Fighting back through defence innovation

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | February 10, 2025
  • We owe it to ourselves to have sovereign defence capabilities that meet our needs, and can help contribute to the security of our allies
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. As long as our governments continue to have low tolerance to mistakes and refuse to reward outside-the-box thinking, we will fall behind, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Talking Trump’s truth

  • Canadian leaders have begun finding creative solutions to solve a problem that does not exist.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 10, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's blaming of Canada for the entire drug-overdose tragedy in his country defies all logic, writes Scott Taylor. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Talking Trump’s truth

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 10, 2025
  • Canadian leaders have begun finding creative solutions to solve a problem that does not exist.

Talking Trump’s truth

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 10, 2025
  • Canadian leaders have begun finding creative solutions to solve a problem that does not exist.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's blaming of Canada for the entire drug-overdose tragedy in his country defies all logic, writes Scott Taylor. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Paradoxically, Trump has given Canada the opportunity for serious change

  • Donald Trump has re-energized the feeling of Canadians for their country—their patriotism—and restored pride in our accomplishments. This gives us a great opportunity now
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 10, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's insults have done us a big favour: he has re-energized the feeling of Canadians for their country, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Paradoxically, Trump has given Canada the opportunity for serious change

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 10, 2025
  • Donald Trump has re-energized the feeling of Canadians for their country—their patriotism—and restored pride in our accomplishments. This gives us a great opportunity now

Paradoxically, Trump has given Canada the opportunity for serious change

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 10, 2025
  • Donald Trump has re-energized the feeling of Canadians for their country—their patriotism—and restored pride in our accomplishments. This gives us a great opportunity now
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's insults have done us a big favour: he has re-energized the feeling of Canadians for their country, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Trudeau attends AI summit co-chaired by India’s Modi

  • Plus, Trump to announce a 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminium imports from all countries.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 10, 2025
Modi and Trudeau mashup. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons and Andrew Meade
Modi and Trudeau mashup. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons and Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is appearing at the AI Action Summit in Paris hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, will also be attending the event as its co-chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trudeau attends AI summit co-chaired by India’s Modi

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 10, 2025
  • Plus, Trump to announce a 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminium imports from all countries.

Trudeau attends AI summit co-chaired by India’s Modi

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 10, 2025
  • Plus, Trump to announce a 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminium imports from all countries.
Modi and Trudeau mashup. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons and Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is appearing at the AI Action Summit in Paris hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, will also be attending the event as its co-chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Manufacturing sector and others lobbying hard for federal government support during 30-day tariff pause

  • Investments are frozen and long-term planning decisions are largely on hold in the manufacturing sector ‘as everybody tries to figure out where this is
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 10, 2025
On Feb. 3, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, agreed to put a 30-day pause on tariffs against Canada. In a social media post Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would take measures intended stop the flow of fentanyl across the border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Manufacturing sector and others lobbying hard for federal government support during 30-day tariff pause

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 10, 2025
  • Investments are frozen and long-term planning decisions are largely on hold in the manufacturing sector ‘as everybody tries to figure out where this is

Manufacturing sector and others lobbying hard for federal government support during 30-day tariff pause

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 10, 2025
  • Investments are frozen and long-term planning decisions are largely on hold in the manufacturing sector ‘as everybody tries to figure out where this is
On Feb. 3, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, agreed to put a 30-day pause on tariffs against Canada. In a social media post Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would take measures intended stop the flow of fentanyl across the border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada land and spirit

  • When Canadians have pride in each other, we are unstoppable because of the strength of our shared sense of spirit.  
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 10, 2025
This is a call for us to protect each other across the differences—because of the differences, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada land and spirit

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 10, 2025
  • When Canadians have pride in each other, we are unstoppable because of the strength of our shared sense of spirit.  

Canada land and spirit

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 10, 2025
  • When Canadians have pride in each other, we are unstoppable because of the strength of our shared sense of spirit.  
This is a call for us to protect each other across the differences—because of the differences, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Captain Canada’s got a hot mic

  • Up until Doug Ford's hot mic comments about Donald Trump, he was smooth sailing as Captain Canada, but he's hit some rough waters.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 10, 2025
Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford
Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the First Ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Captain Canada’s got a hot mic

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 10, 2025
  • Up until Doug Ford's hot mic comments about Donald Trump, he was smooth sailing as Captain Canada, but he's hit some rough waters.

Captain Canada’s got a hot mic

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 10, 2025
  • Up until Doug Ford's hot mic comments about Donald Trump, he was smooth sailing as Captain Canada, but he's hit some rough waters.
Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the First Ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s tariffs could require pandemic-style public service mobilization, say observers

  • Donald Trump's month-long delay pushes talks closer to the date of the Liberal leadership contest, the end to prorogation, and a potential federal election.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Canada is 'fortunate' to have Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford, pictured, and his background as a 'former trade deputy minister and experienced Washington hand,' says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s tariffs could require pandemic-style public service mobilization, say observers

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
  • Donald Trump's month-long delay pushes talks closer to the date of the Liberal leadership contest, the end to prorogation, and a potential federal election.

Trump’s tariffs could require pandemic-style public service mobilization, say observers

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
  • Donald Trump's month-long delay pushes talks closer to the date of the Liberal leadership contest, the end to prorogation, and a potential federal election.
John Hannaford
Canada is 'fortunate' to have Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford, pictured, and his background as a 'former trade deputy minister and experienced Washington hand,' says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Poilievre’s de facto promotion of Carney

  • Good Monday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning:  “Life is a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get,” FORREST
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 27, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote a letter addressed to Mark Carney yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s de facto promotion of Carney

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 27, 2025
  • Good Monday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning:  “Life is a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get,” FORREST

Poilievre’s de facto promotion of Carney

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 27, 2025
  • Good Monday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning:  “Life is a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get,” FORREST
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote a letter addressed to Mark Carney yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In a world of darkness, Canadians want hope, strength, and change

  • Canada's next prime minister has be someone who can best deal with Trump and his consequences, who has a clear strategy, and has to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 27, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, said Canada would respond in kind to tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, left, with 'robust, rapid' and 'very strong' retaliatory measures. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In a world of darkness, Canadians want hope, strength, and change

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 27, 2025
  • Canada's next prime minister has be someone who can best deal with Trump and his consequences, who has a clear strategy, and has to

In a world of darkness, Canadians want hope, strength, and change

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 27, 2025
  • Canada's next prime minister has be someone who can best deal with Trump and his consequences, who has a clear strategy, and has to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, said Canada would respond in kind to tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, left, with 'robust, rapid' and 'very strong' retaliatory measures. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election priorities shifting to U.S. trade war, say pollsters, strategists: ‘it’s an existential crisis to our country’

  • The carbon tax is 'yesterday’s issue,' according to Nik Nanos, founder and chief data scientist of Nanos Research.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 27, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, and U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, pictured. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Commons Wikimedia, and illustration by The Hill Times' Neena Singhal

Election priorities shifting to U.S. trade war, say pollsters, strategists: ‘it’s an existential crisis to our country’

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 27, 2025
  • The carbon tax is 'yesterday’s issue,' according to Nik Nanos, founder and chief data scientist of Nanos Research.

Election priorities shifting to U.S. trade war, say pollsters, strategists: ‘it’s an existential crisis to our country’

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 27, 2025
  • The carbon tax is 'yesterday’s issue,' according to Nik Nanos, founder and chief data scientist of Nanos Research.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, and U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, pictured. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Commons Wikimedia, and illustration by The Hill Times' Neena Singhal

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

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

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

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

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

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

The choice of our next prime minister really matters

  • It will take a strong will to defend our interests, particularly since there may be strong pressure here at home to cave in to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 27, 2025
An illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump. It is hard to think of a time when the quality of Canadian leadership mattered so much. We face four years of formidable pressure to become a vassal state with severely limited capacity to act in our own interest, writes David Crane. Illustration courtesy of Pixabay/Gabriel Douglas

The choice of our next prime minister really matters

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 27, 2025
  • It will take a strong will to defend our interests, particularly since there may be strong pressure here at home to cave in to

The choice of our next prime minister really matters

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 27, 2025
  • It will take a strong will to defend our interests, particularly since there may be strong pressure here at home to cave in to
An illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump. It is hard to think of a time when the quality of Canadian leadership mattered so much. We face four years of formidable pressure to become a vassal state with severely limited capacity to act in our own interest, writes David Crane. Illustration courtesy of Pixabay/Gabriel Douglas

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

  • With Donald Trump’s accession to power, a fact-free zone paralyzed by ego and propaganda, the U.S. has entered liar’s heaven and democracy’s hell.  
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald Trump, pictured, claimed that he would be willing to wreck the economies of allies like Canada and Mexico ostensibly because their lax border policies were allowing illegal drugs like fentanyl to enter the U.S., writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2025
  • With Donald Trump’s accession to power, a fact-free zone paralyzed by ego and propaganda, the U.S. has entered liar’s heaven and democracy’s hell.  

Even Jesus must be shaking his head

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 27, 2025
  • With Donald Trump’s accession to power, a fact-free zone paralyzed by ego and propaganda, the U.S. has entered liar’s heaven and democracy’s hell.  
Donald Trump
Donald Trump, pictured, claimed that he would be willing to wreck the economies of allies like Canada and Mexico ostensibly because their lax border policies were allowing illegal drugs like fentanyl to enter the U.S., writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump’s tariff threat and growth promises ‘don’t jive,’ says Charest as PM’s council meets on Canada-U.S. relations

  • 'The sum total of all this is that we're all going to suffer,' Jean Charest said of the effects of threatened tariffs on both
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2025
Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations
Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has convened an 18-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations to advise on measures during U.S. President Donald Trump's second term. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

Trump’s tariff threat and growth promises ‘don’t jive,’ says Charest as PM’s council meets on Canada-U.S. relations

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2025
  • 'The sum total of all this is that we're all going to suffer,' Jean Charest said of the effects of threatened tariffs on both

Trump’s tariff threat and growth promises ‘don’t jive,’ says Charest as PM’s council meets on Canada-U.S. relations

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2025
  • 'The sum total of all this is that we're all going to suffer,' Jean Charest said of the effects of threatened tariffs on both
Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has convened an 18-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations to advise on measures during U.S. President Donald Trump's second term. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

Trump defends continent’s sacred right to choke on our own smoke

  • A triumphant U.S. president set out a damaging and costly scenario last week: the reversal of all attempts to stop climate change and a
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 27, 2025
Donald Trump doesn't care about climate change, but Canada does have one important card to play. We could significantly reduce the 100-per-cent tariff it imposed on Chinese-made electric vehicles, and induce China to build some of their EV cars here, to get a toehold on a huge continent market, writes Susan Riley. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Trump defends continent’s sacred right to choke on our own smoke

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 27, 2025
  • A triumphant U.S. president set out a damaging and costly scenario last week: the reversal of all attempts to stop climate change and a

Trump defends continent’s sacred right to choke on our own smoke

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 27, 2025
  • A triumphant U.S. president set out a damaging and costly scenario last week: the reversal of all attempts to stop climate change and a
Donald Trump doesn't care about climate change, but Canada does have one important card to play. We could significantly reduce the 100-per-cent tariff it imposed on Chinese-made electric vehicles, and induce China to build some of their EV cars here, to get a toehold on a huge continent market, writes Susan Riley. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Trump ushers in an oligarchy

  • As the world braces for more global freeze-outs prompted by Donald Trump, remember one thing: Canada knows how to survive the cold.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in this file photo, marked his first day in office with executive orders on everything, including pardons for the instigators of the Jan. 6, 2021, riots. He also ordered that non-binary people cannot be identified as such, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump ushers in an oligarchy

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 27, 2025
  • As the world braces for more global freeze-outs prompted by Donald Trump, remember one thing: Canada knows how to survive the cold.

Trump ushers in an oligarchy

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 27, 2025
  • As the world braces for more global freeze-outs prompted by Donald Trump, remember one thing: Canada knows how to survive the cold.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in this file photo, marked his first day in office with executive orders on everything, including pardons for the instigators of the Jan. 6, 2021, riots. He also ordered that non-binary people cannot be identified as such, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Time to redefine liberalism

  • With Trump's return and the Liberals’ sagging poll numbers, that brand of progressivism seems to be a spent force. This is why the party will
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 27, 2025
Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured on Jan. 10, 2024, once said: 'When ... the left says of you you’re a right winger, and when the people on the right say you’re a left winger, you’re a good Canadian Liberal.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to redefine liberalism

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 27, 2025
  • With Trump's return and the Liberals’ sagging poll numbers, that brand of progressivism seems to be a spent force. This is why the party will

Time to redefine liberalism

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 27, 2025
  • With Trump's return and the Liberals’ sagging poll numbers, that brand of progressivism seems to be a spent force. This is why the party will
Jean Chrétien
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured on Jan. 10, 2024, once said: 'When ... the left says of you you’re a right winger, and when the people on the right say you’re a left winger, you’re a good Canadian Liberal.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s going to be a long four years

  • Both as journalists and as a nation, we need to remember whatever lessons we learned from Trump's first four years: We're going to
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | January 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance. Our best hope now is to simply lie low, respond to any moves from the U.S. calmly, and avoid drawing any attention onto ourselves that we can avoid. Maybe Chrystia Freeland should rethink running against Trump in her videos, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

It’s going to be a long four years

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | January 27, 2025
  • Both as journalists and as a nation, we need to remember whatever lessons we learned from Trump's first four years: We're going to

It’s going to be a long four years

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | January 27, 2025
  • Both as journalists and as a nation, we need to remember whatever lessons we learned from Trump's first four years: We're going to
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance. Our best hope now is to simply lie low, respond to any moves from the U.S. calmly, and avoid drawing any attention onto ourselves that we can avoid. Maybe Chrystia Freeland should rethink running against Trump in her videos, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

So far, 46 MPs not running in next election, or 13.6 per cent of House; Helena Jaczek changes her mind, and Wayne Long will run if Carney wins

  • Also, new poll shows Albertans feel disrespected by the rest of Canada, MP Arielle Kayabaga says bilingualism is a Liberal tenet, and Anthony Blinken's
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 27, 2025
Conservative MP Earl Dreeshen, left, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Liberal MP Jenica Atwin each announced last week they will not run again in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

So far, 46 MPs not running in next election, or 13.6 per cent of House; Helena Jaczek changes her mind, and Wayne Long will run if Carney wins

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 27, 2025
  • Also, new poll shows Albertans feel disrespected by the rest of Canada, MP Arielle Kayabaga says bilingualism is a Liberal tenet, and Anthony Blinken's

So far, 46 MPs not running in next election, or 13.6 per cent of House; Helena Jaczek changes her mind, and Wayne Long will run if Carney wins

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 27, 2025
  • Also, new poll shows Albertans feel disrespected by the rest of Canada, MP Arielle Kayabaga says bilingualism is a Liberal tenet, and Anthony Blinken's
Conservative MP Earl Dreeshen, left, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Liberal MP Jenica Atwin each announced last week they will not run again in the next federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

PacifiCan has new president after Jones departs

  • Plus, PCO deputy secretary Mollie Johnson adds clean growth responsibilities to her existing role.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 27, 2025
Harjit Sajjan is the minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PacifiCan has new president after Jones departs

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 27, 2025
  • Plus, PCO deputy secretary Mollie Johnson adds clean growth responsibilities to her existing role.

PacifiCan has new president after Jones departs

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 27, 2025
  • Plus, PCO deputy secretary Mollie Johnson adds clean growth responsibilities to her existing role.
Harjit Sajjan is the minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

OPG plays guessing game with its ‘predictions’: Greening

  • (Re. Letter to the editor, Jan. 15, 2025) In a recent letter to The Hill Times on the topic of the proposed siting of
Opinion | January 27, 2025
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OPG plays guessing game with its ‘predictions’: Greening

Opinion | January 27, 2025
  • (Re. Letter to the editor, Jan. 15, 2025) In a recent letter to The Hill Times on the topic of the proposed siting of

OPG plays guessing game with its ‘predictions’: Greening

Opinion | January 27, 2025
  • (Re. Letter to the editor, Jan. 15, 2025) In a recent letter to The Hill Times on the topic of the proposed siting of
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Was expecting facts, not attacks: O’Connor

  • Re: “An industry fact-check on nuclear waste,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, Jan. 15). One would expect professionals of a high calibre
Opinion | January 27, 2025
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Was expecting facts, not attacks: O’Connor

Opinion | January 27, 2025
  • Re: “An industry fact-check on nuclear waste,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, Jan. 15). One would expect professionals of a high calibre

Was expecting facts, not attacks: O’Connor

Opinion | January 27, 2025
  • Re: “An industry fact-check on nuclear waste,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, Jan. 15). One would expect professionals of a high calibre
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Foreign Interference Commission to release report on Jan. 28

  • MONDAY, JAN. 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony—Parliamentarians, the ambassadors of Israel and Poland, Ottawa’s mayor, and leading members of the Jewish community will join
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024.
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024.
Marie-Josée Hogue, head of the Foreign Interference Commission, will release the commission's report on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Interference Commission to release report on Jan. 28

  • MONDAY, JAN. 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony—Parliamentarians, the ambassadors of Israel and Poland, Ottawa’s mayor, and leading members of the Jewish community will join

Foreign Interference Commission to release report on Jan. 28

  • MONDAY, JAN. 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony—Parliamentarians, the ambassadors of Israel and Poland, Ottawa’s mayor, and leading members of the Jewish community will join
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024.
Marie-Josée Hogue, head of the Foreign Interference Commission, will release the commission's report on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Liberal MPs defend proposed policy walk-backs from leadership candidates as party meets on election readiness

  • Liberals faced questions about losing touch with voters, but some MPs said the leadership race is an 'opportunity' to reconnect with Canadians.
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
The Liberal caucus gathered on Jan. 24 for a second day of meetings, including, pictured top left and clockwise, Taleeb Noormohamed, Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Indigenous Services Minister Patti Hajdu, Francis Drouin, Charles Sousa, and Pam Damoff. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs defend proposed policy walk-backs from leadership candidates as party meets on election readiness

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
  • Liberals faced questions about losing touch with voters, but some MPs said the leadership race is an 'opportunity' to reconnect with Canadians.

Liberal MPs defend proposed policy walk-backs from leadership candidates as party meets on election readiness

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
  • Liberals faced questions about losing touch with voters, but some MPs said the leadership race is an 'opportunity' to reconnect with Canadians.
The Liberal caucus gathered on Jan. 24 for a second day of meetings, including, pictured top left and clockwise, Taleeb Noormohamed, Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Indigenous Services Minister Patti Hajdu, Francis Drouin, Charles Sousa, and Pam Damoff. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Getting back on track with childhood vaccinations

  • To ensure the next generation is strong and healthy, it is imperative that we immunize our youth today. Vaccines save lives, and the next
Opinion | BY CHARU KAUSHIC, CHRISTINE CHAMBERS | January 24, 2025
Widespread vaccination reduces health-care costs by preventing outbreaks and the need for medical treatments, hospitalizations, or long-term care for chronic conditions resulting from preventable diseases, Charu Kaushic and Christine Chambers. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Getting back on track with childhood vaccinations

Opinion | BY CHARU KAUSHIC, CHRISTINE CHAMBERS | January 24, 2025
  • To ensure the next generation is strong and healthy, it is imperative that we immunize our youth today. Vaccines save lives, and the next

Getting back on track with childhood vaccinations

Opinion | BY CHARU KAUSHIC, CHRISTINE CHAMBERS | January 24, 2025
  • To ensure the next generation is strong and healthy, it is imperative that we immunize our youth today. Vaccines save lives, and the next
Widespread vaccination reduces health-care costs by preventing outbreaks and the need for medical treatments, hospitalizations, or long-term care for chronic conditions resulting from preventable diseases, Charu Kaushic and Christine Chambers. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Liberal leadership race a chance for Tories to dominate political ad space, say experts

  • However, a former federal Liberal candidate says the leadership race can provide the party with a captive audience for their messaging.
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, and illustration by Joey Sabourin The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Liberal leadership race a chance for Tories to dominate political ad space, say experts

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
  • However, a former federal Liberal candidate says the leadership race can provide the party with a captive audience for their messaging.

Liberal leadership race a chance for Tories to dominate political ad space, say experts

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
  • However, a former federal Liberal candidate says the leadership race can provide the party with a captive audience for their messaging.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, and illustration by Joey Sabourin The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

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