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Auditor General launches probe into federal payments to main ArriveCan contractor 

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

Auditor General launches probe into federal payments to main ArriveCan contractor 

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

Auditor General launches probe into federal payments to main ArriveCan contractor 

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

Auditor General launches probe into federal payments to main ArriveCan contractor 

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

Auditor General launches probe into federal payments to main ArriveCan contractor 

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

Auditor General launches probe into federal payments to main ArriveCan contractor 

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

The gender gap and the comprehension gap

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

The gender gap and the comprehension gap

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

The gender gap and the comprehension gap

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

Oct. 22-23, 2014, in photos

  • The next day, Oct. 23, 2014 The Hill Times
Police run towards the Chateau Laurier, guns drawn amid the active scene on Oct. 22, 2014. The Hill Times photograph by Mark Burgess

Oct. 22-23, 2014, in photos

  • The next day, Oct. 23, 2014 The Hill Times

Oct. 22-23, 2014, in photos

  • The next day, Oct. 23, 2014 The Hill Times
Police run towards the Chateau Laurier, guns drawn amid the active scene on Oct. 22, 2014. The Hill Times photograph by Mark Burgess

Weekday update

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

Weekday update

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

Weekday update

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

Frustration mounts in House as privilege debate gridlock continues

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

Frustration mounts in House as privilege debate gridlock continues

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

Frustration mounts in House as privilege debate gridlock continues

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

Poor procurement won’t keep our soldiers warm at night

  • Army personnel are being left out in the cold after new sleeping bags fail to live up to the standards of their 1960s predecessors.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 21, 2024
The military’s General Purpose Sleeping Bag System missed the mark when soldiers tried it out during a November 2023 exercise in Alberta, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Poor procurement won’t keep our soldiers warm at night

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 21, 2024
  • Army personnel are being left out in the cold after new sleeping bags fail to live up to the standards of their 1960s predecessors.

Poor procurement won’t keep our soldiers warm at night

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 21, 2024
  • Army personnel are being left out in the cold after new sleeping bags fail to live up to the standards of their 1960s predecessors.
The military’s General Purpose Sleeping Bag System missed the mark when soldiers tried it out during a November 2023 exercise in Alberta, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Industrial policy may be the missing link for Canadian productivity

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

Industrial policy may be the missing link for Canadian productivity

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

Industrial policy may be the missing link for Canadian productivity

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

Creating a workplace worth returning to

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

Creating a workplace worth returning to

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

Creating a workplace worth returning to

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

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

  • Canada needs a museum that tells the Indigenous history no-holds-barred, and shares the Indigenous art and culture with pride.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2024
The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. We don’t have anything like this museum in Canada for Indigenous history and culture, writes Rose LeMay. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/ajay_suresh

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2024
  • Canada needs a museum that tells the Indigenous history no-holds-barred, and shares the Indigenous art and culture with pride.

What a museum on residential schools could do for us

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 21, 2024
  • Canada needs a museum that tells the Indigenous history no-holds-barred, and shares the Indigenous art and culture with pride.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. We don’t have anything like this museum in Canada for Indigenous history and culture, writes Rose LeMay. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/ajay_suresh

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump told 30,573 lies during his four years in office, but it just doesn’t matter in today’s low-road politics

  • When did the low road become the busiest thoroughfare in politics? When did notoriety eclipse character in public life? And how did psychopathic lying so
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 21, 2024
If the polls have it right, former Republic president Donald Trump, left, and U.S. Democratic Vice-President Harris are in a dead heat. If true, that is astonishing, writes Michale Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia/Flickr

Trump told 30,573 lies during his four years in office, but it just doesn’t matter in today’s low-road politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 21, 2024
  • When did the low road become the busiest thoroughfare in politics? When did notoriety eclipse character in public life? And how did psychopathic lying so

Trump told 30,573 lies during his four years in office, but it just doesn’t matter in today’s low-road politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 21, 2024
  • When did the low road become the busiest thoroughfare in politics? When did notoriety eclipse character in public life? And how did psychopathic lying so
If the polls have it right, former Republic president Donald Trump, left, and U.S. Democratic Vice-President Harris are in a dead heat. If true, that is astonishing, writes Michale Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia/Flickr

Trump’s support among young men in Canada is troubling

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

Trump’s support among young men in Canada is troubling

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

Trump’s support among young men in Canada is troubling

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

Cultivating growth: Canada’s bio-economy opportunity

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

Cultivating growth: Canada’s bio-economy opportunity

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

Cultivating growth: Canada’s bio-economy opportunity

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

Solving Canada’s innovation paradox

  • It’s time for a new way of thinking about how to support innovation so we can dismantle the innovation paradox.
Opinion | BY TED HEWITT | October 21, 2024
Understanding social demand and responsibility for transformational technologies like AI, quantum, and genomics will help commercialize these technologies while ensuring they benefit people in Canada and around the world, writes Ted Hewitt. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Solving Canada’s innovation paradox

Opinion | BY TED HEWITT | October 21, 2024
  • It’s time for a new way of thinking about how to support innovation so we can dismantle the innovation paradox.

Solving Canada’s innovation paradox

Opinion | BY TED HEWITT | October 21, 2024
  • It’s time for a new way of thinking about how to support innovation so we can dismantle the innovation paradox.
Understanding social demand and responsibility for transformational technologies like AI, quantum, and genomics will help commercialize these technologies while ensuring they benefit people in Canada and around the world, writes Ted Hewitt. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Will innovation support or undermine rural and Northern Canada?

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

Will innovation support or undermine rural and Northern Canada?

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

Will innovation support or undermine rural and Northern Canada?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jake Fuss is the one who’s dead wrong: Tom McElroy

  • Re: “Trudeau is dead wrong about Canada’s debt,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9). Jake Fuss, director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute, is
Opinion | October 21, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Jake Fuss is the one who’s dead wrong: Tom McElroy

Opinion | October 21, 2024
  • Re: “Trudeau is dead wrong about Canada’s debt,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9). Jake Fuss, director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute, is

Jake Fuss is the one who’s dead wrong: Tom McElroy

Opinion | October 21, 2024
  • Re: “Trudeau is dead wrong about Canada’s debt,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9). Jake Fuss, director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute, is
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trudeau government should reject Bloc plan, and raise OAS age of eligibility

  • Boosting Old Age Security through Bill C-319 would be a massive income transfer from younger Canadians to older Canadians.
Opinion | BY BEN EISEN | October 19, 2024
Ensuring income security for older Canadians is an important policy goal, but it’s equally important to achieve this goal in a way that does not unfairly burden working-age Canadians, writes Ben Eisen. Unsplash photograph by Clay Banks

Trudeau government should reject Bloc plan, and raise OAS age of eligibility

Opinion | BY BEN EISEN | October 19, 2024
  • Boosting Old Age Security through Bill C-319 would be a massive income transfer from younger Canadians to older Canadians.

Trudeau government should reject Bloc plan, and raise OAS age of eligibility

Opinion | BY BEN EISEN | October 19, 2024
  • Boosting Old Age Security through Bill C-319 would be a massive income transfer from younger Canadians to older Canadians.
Ensuring income security for older Canadians is an important policy goal, but it’s equally important to achieve this goal in a way that does not unfairly burden working-age Canadians, writes Ben Eisen. Unsplash photograph by Clay Banks

Canada’s public safety woes with India under committee scanner

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

Canada’s public safety woes with India under committee scanner

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

Canada’s public safety woes with India under committee scanner

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

MPs grill department officials on Indigenous procurement issues

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

MPs grill department officials on Indigenous procurement issues

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

MPs grill department officials on Indigenous procurement issues

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

Poilievre’s real ‘hidden’ agenda?

  • Conservatives talk like conservatives while in opposition, but govern like liberals when they’re in power. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 17, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, flanked by Conservative MPs Melissa Lantsman, left, Raquel Dancho and Don Stewart. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s real ‘hidden’ agenda?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 17, 2024
  • Conservatives talk like conservatives while in opposition, but govern like liberals when they’re in power. 

Poilievre’s real ‘hidden’ agenda?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 17, 2024
  • Conservatives talk like conservatives while in opposition, but govern like liberals when they’re in power. 
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, flanked by Conservative MPs Melissa Lantsman, left, Raquel Dancho and Don Stewart. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is the abolition of nuclear weapons really an impossible dream?

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

Is the abolition of nuclear weapons really an impossible dream?

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

Is the abolition of nuclear weapons really an impossible dream?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mission to Europa

  • Beneath the ice on one of Jupiter’s four big moons is at least as much liquid water as there is on Earth. Going there
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 17, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
The scientific event of the year was the launch of the Europa Clipper mission in one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets on Oct. 14, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photo illustration, photograph courtesy of Flickr/NVIDIA Corporation

Mission to Europa

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 17, 2024
  • Beneath the ice on one of Jupiter’s four big moons is at least as much liquid water as there is on Earth. Going there

Mission to Europa

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 17, 2024
  • Beneath the ice on one of Jupiter’s four big moons is at least as much liquid water as there is on Earth. Going there
Elon Musk
The scientific event of the year was the launch of the Europa Clipper mission in one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets on Oct. 14, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photo illustration, photograph courtesy of Flickr/NVIDIA Corporation
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Pressure works

  • Plus, the PM tries to have a non-scandalous vacation.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during Biden's state visit to Ottawa. The 81-year-old will no longer run for re-election in November. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Pressure works

  • Plus, the PM tries to have a non-scandalous vacation.

Pressure works

  • Plus, the PM tries to have a non-scandalous vacation.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during Biden's state visit to Ottawa. The 81-year-old will no longer run for re-election in November. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives could pick up seats in Quebec by targeting Bloc and Liberal ridings where Tories came in second, say experts

  • Pocketbook issues 'play pretty well in Quebec with the Bloc voters, as they are in the rest of the country,' says David Boudeweel-Lefebvre, founder
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2024
Experts say the Conservatives, under leader Pierre Poilievre, have had some trouble breaking into Quebec, but that the next general election may offer some inroads in close ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could pick up seats in Quebec by targeting Bloc and Liberal ridings where Tories came in second, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2024
  • Pocketbook issues 'play pretty well in Quebec with the Bloc voters, as they are in the rest of the country,' says David Boudeweel-Lefebvre, founder

Conservatives could pick up seats in Quebec by targeting Bloc and Liberal ridings where Tories came in second, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2024
  • Pocketbook issues 'play pretty well in Quebec with the Bloc voters, as they are in the rest of the country,' says David Boudeweel-Lefebvre, founder
Experts say the Conservatives, under leader Pierre Poilievre, have had some trouble breaking into Quebec, but that the next general election may offer some inroads in close ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada broken? The IMF says no, but we do need to boost our productivity

  • A new IMF report provides a balanced view of where Canada is at than the mangled exchanges and accusations between our supposedly adult parliamentarians.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2024
Peace Towe
Peace Towe
Each year, the IMF—under Article IV of the IMF Articles of Agreement—sends a staff team to Canada to collect financial and economic information, talks to officials and others, and makes an assessment of our performance and policies. It latest report on Canada—Staff Report for the 2024 Article IV Consultation—has just been published. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada broken? The IMF says no, but we do need to boost our productivity

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2024
  • A new IMF report provides a balanced view of where Canada is at than the mangled exchanges and accusations between our supposedly adult parliamentarians.

Is Canada broken? The IMF says no, but we do need to boost our productivity

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2024
  • A new IMF report provides a balanced view of where Canada is at than the mangled exchanges and accusations between our supposedly adult parliamentarians.
Peace Towe
Each year, the IMF—under Article IV of the IMF Articles of Agreement—sends a staff team to Canada to collect financial and economic information, talks to officials and others, and makes an assessment of our performance and policies. It latest report on Canada—Staff Report for the 2024 Article IV Consultation—has just been published. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Provincial-federal blame game helps nobody

  • Everybody will suffer if our leaders don’t stop pontificating about teamwork and actually start working together.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 22, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The incumbent Saskatchewan Party looks ready to fight a provincial election later this year with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, not Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck, framed as their primary opponent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Provincial-federal blame game helps nobody

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 22, 2024
  • Everybody will suffer if our leaders don’t stop pontificating about teamwork and actually start working together.

Provincial-federal blame game helps nobody

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 22, 2024
  • Everybody will suffer if our leaders don’t stop pontificating about teamwork and actually start working together.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The incumbent Saskatchewan Party looks ready to fight a provincial election later this year with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, not Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck, framed as their primary opponent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We have to adapt’: Canadian politicians grapple with trade challenges of potential second Trump presidency

  • An Economist Intelligence Unit report shows Canada would be the third-most exposed country to trade policy changes if Donald Trump were to return to
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 22, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump was officially declared the Republican Party candidate for the White House last week, and has been leading in the polls against incumbent Joe Biden. Wikimedia Commons photograph

‘We have to adapt’: Canadian politicians grapple with trade challenges of potential second Trump presidency

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 22, 2024
  • An Economist Intelligence Unit report shows Canada would be the third-most exposed country to trade policy changes if Donald Trump were to return to

‘We have to adapt’: Canadian politicians grapple with trade challenges of potential second Trump presidency

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 22, 2024
  • An Economist Intelligence Unit report shows Canada would be the third-most exposed country to trade policy changes if Donald Trump were to return to
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump was officially declared the Republican Party candidate for the White House last week, and has been leading in the polls against incumbent Joe Biden. Wikimedia Commons photograph

Emissions cap concerns among top environment issues in federal lobbying for six months of 2024

  • 'There's a real sense of urgency on the part of the government to get [environment policy measures] finished,' says Tim Gray, executive director of
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 22, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said all sectors of Canada's economy need to reduce carbon emissions, 'and that includes oil and gas companies,' according to an Environment press release on Dec. 7, 2023. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Emissions cap concerns among top environment issues in federal lobbying for six months of 2024

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 22, 2024
  • 'There's a real sense of urgency on the part of the government to get [environment policy measures] finished,' says Tim Gray, executive director of

Emissions cap concerns among top environment issues in federal lobbying for six months of 2024

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 22, 2024
  • 'There's a real sense of urgency on the part of the government to get [environment policy measures] finished,' says Tim Gray, executive director of
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said all sectors of Canada's economy need to reduce carbon emissions, 'and that includes oil and gas companies,' according to an Environment press release on Dec. 7, 2023. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Donald Trump now appears unbeatable

  • The Republican convention scenario could not have been scripted better if it had been written in Hollywood. 
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 22, 2024
Former U.S. president Donald Trump at a rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 6, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Donald Trump now appears unbeatable

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 22, 2024
  • The Republican convention scenario could not have been scripted better if it had been written in Hollywood. 

Donald Trump now appears unbeatable

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 22, 2024
  • The Republican convention scenario could not have been scripted better if it had been written in Hollywood. 
Former U.S. president Donald Trump at a rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 6, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Is the Liberal house divided?

  • In places of political power, loyalty is usually a scarce commodity. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland might be learning this right now since media reports
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 22, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Parliament Hill on Canada Day, July 1, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Is the Liberal house divided?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 22, 2024
  • In places of political power, loyalty is usually a scarce commodity. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland might be learning this right now since media reports

Is the Liberal house divided?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 22, 2024
  • In places of political power, loyalty is usually a scarce commodity. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland might be learning this right now since media reports
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Parliament Hill on Canada Day, July 1, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Herb Dhaliwal donates $50,000 to Maison Aline-Chrétien palliative care residence in Shawinigan

  • Plus, Carol Off has a new book coming out, Canada's ambassador to Israel to retire, and changes in The Hill Times newsroom.
Herb Dhaliwal, left, and Jean Chrétien in Shawinigan, Que. Dhaliwal recently donated $50,000 to the Maison Aline-Chrétien Palliative Care Home. Photograph courtesy of Steven Hogue

Herb Dhaliwal donates $50,000 to Maison Aline-Chrétien palliative care residence in Shawinigan

  • Plus, Carol Off has a new book coming out, Canada's ambassador to Israel to retire, and changes in The Hill Times newsroom.

Herb Dhaliwal donates $50,000 to Maison Aline-Chrétien palliative care residence in Shawinigan

  • Plus, Carol Off has a new book coming out, Canada's ambassador to Israel to retire, and changes in The Hill Times newsroom.
Herb Dhaliwal, left, and Jean Chrétien in Shawinigan, Que. Dhaliwal recently donated $50,000 to the Maison Aline-Chrétien Palliative Care Home. Photograph courtesy of Steven Hogue

Woodley’s letter to the editor contained some factual errors on Online Harms Act: Canadian Heritage

  • Re: “Bill C-63 a poorly written bill, should be ditched or rewritten, from scratch,” (The Hill Times, July 8). The letter to the editor
Opinion | July 22, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Woodley’s letter to the editor contained some factual errors on Online Harms Act: Canadian Heritage

Opinion | July 22, 2024
  • Re: “Bill C-63 a poorly written bill, should be ditched or rewritten, from scratch,” (The Hill Times, July 8). The letter to the editor

Woodley’s letter to the editor contained some factual errors on Online Harms Act: Canadian Heritage

Opinion | July 22, 2024
  • Re: “Bill C-63 a poorly written bill, should be ditched or rewritten, from scratch,” (The Hill Times, July 8). The letter to the editor
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Bottom line? We’re procuring ships for two-to-three times their real costs

  • In addition to the ships’ more than doubled price tag, delivery will take twice as long. Worse, to date no one has been held
Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | July 22, 2024
Bill Blair
Bill Blair
National Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured at CANSEC in Ottawa on May 29, 2024, announced on June 28 that construction will begin on a test module for the first Canadian Surface Combatant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bottom line? We’re procuring ships for two-to-three times their real costs

Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | July 22, 2024
  • In addition to the ships’ more than doubled price tag, delivery will take twice as long. Worse, to date no one has been held

Bottom line? We’re procuring ships for two-to-three times their real costs

Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | July 22, 2024
  • In addition to the ships’ more than doubled price tag, delivery will take twice as long. Worse, to date no one has been held
Bill Blair
National Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured at CANSEC in Ottawa on May 29, 2024, announced on June 28 that construction will begin on a test module for the first Canadian Surface Combatant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM’s waning political fortunes necessitate calls to quit

  • After nine years as prime minister. Justin Trudeau’s prolonged stay and delayed departure risks everything, including his party's future.
Opinion | BY SAMUEL GETACHEW | July 22, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has always been underestimated, but perhaps not this time, writes Samuel Getachew. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM’s waning political fortunes necessitate calls to quit

Opinion | BY SAMUEL GETACHEW | July 22, 2024
  • After nine years as prime minister. Justin Trudeau’s prolonged stay and delayed departure risks everything, including his party's future.

PM’s waning political fortunes necessitate calls to quit

Opinion | BY SAMUEL GETACHEW | July 22, 2024
  • After nine years as prime minister. Justin Trudeau’s prolonged stay and delayed departure risks everything, including his party's future.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has always been underestimated, but perhaps not this time, writes Samuel Getachew. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bank of Canada to announce overnight rate on July 24 at 10 a.m.

  • MONDAY, JULY 22 House Not Sitting—The House is on its summer break. It resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem, pictured on the Hill. The Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate and publish the Monetary Policy Report. Wednesday, July 24, at 10 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bank of Canada to announce overnight rate on July 24 at 10 a.m.

  • MONDAY, JULY 22 House Not Sitting—The House is on its summer break. It resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks

Bank of Canada to announce overnight rate on July 24 at 10 a.m.

  • MONDAY, JULY 22 House Not Sitting—The House is on its summer break. It resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem, pictured on the Hill. The Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate and publish the Monetary Policy Report. Wednesday, July 24, at 10 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer in downtown Ottawa

  • —The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
A Canada’s Capital Region tourist guide speaks with a woman on Parliament Hill on July 17 The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer in downtown Ottawa

  • —The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Summer in downtown Ottawa

  • —The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
A Canada’s Capital Region tourist guide speaks with a woman on Parliament Hill on July 17 The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MacKinnon takes questions as new labour minister

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2024
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, 2024, after his appointment as labour and seniors minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MacKinnon takes questions as new labour minister

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2024

MacKinnon takes questions as new labour minister

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2024
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, 2024, after his appointment as labour and seniors minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, after his appointment to the new role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, after his appointment to the new role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO won’t speculate on rumours about itself

  • Plus, a fact-check on the origins of Trudeau’s housing policy.
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet before the cabinet retreat in Halifax at the end of August, though he'll name one new minister today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO won’t speculate on rumours about itself

  • Plus, a fact-check on the origins of Trudeau’s housing policy.

PMO won’t speculate on rumours about itself

  • Plus, a fact-check on the origins of Trudeau’s housing policy.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet before the cabinet retreat in Halifax at the end of August, though he'll name one new minister today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump assassination attempt a ‘wakeup call’ for politicians, say Canadian MPs, Senators 

  • The United States has ‘embraced violence in political discourse,’ said Liberal MP John McKay, who doubts that the attempt on Donald Trump’s life would
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 18, 2024
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in June, was shot on July 13 at a rally near Butler, Penn., in an attack that killed one in the crowd, and critically injured two more people. Photograph courtesy Gage Skidmore/ Flickr

Trump assassination attempt a ‘wakeup call’ for politicians, say Canadian MPs, Senators 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 18, 2024
  • The United States has ‘embraced violence in political discourse,’ said Liberal MP John McKay, who doubts that the attempt on Donald Trump’s life would

Trump assassination attempt a ‘wakeup call’ for politicians, say Canadian MPs, Senators 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 18, 2024
  • The United States has ‘embraced violence in political discourse,’ said Liberal MP John McKay, who doubts that the attempt on Donald Trump’s life would
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in June, was shot on July 13 at a rally near Butler, Penn., in an attack that killed one in the crowd, and critically injured two more people. Photograph courtesy Gage Skidmore/ Flickr

Our leaders have a moral imperative to champion Canada’s liberal-democratic values, the envy of the world

  • Canada as a post-national state is a recipe for a fractured federation marked by division, lack of respect among citizens, and outright intimidation and
Opinion | BY ANDREW PEREZ | July 18, 2024
The Canada Day evening concert on LeBreton Flats in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Our leaders have a moral imperative to champion Canada’s liberal-democratic values, the envy of the world

Opinion | BY ANDREW PEREZ | July 18, 2024
  • Canada as a post-national state is a recipe for a fractured federation marked by division, lack of respect among citizens, and outright intimidation and

Our leaders have a moral imperative to champion Canada’s liberal-democratic values, the envy of the world

Opinion | BY ANDREW PEREZ | July 18, 2024
  • Canada as a post-national state is a recipe for a fractured federation marked by division, lack of respect among citizens, and outright intimidation and
The Canada Day evening concert on LeBreton Flats in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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