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‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Centre Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Centre Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Centre Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A cost-effective solution to our family physician access crisis

  • Funding Practice Ready Assessment programs across Canada provides an accelerated pathway to license internationally-trained physicians.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA | April 28, 2025
The federal government should fund at least 4,500 Practice Ready Assessment program slots across Canada over a four-year period, write Senators Stanley Kutcher and Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia. Unsplash photograph by Luis Melendez

A cost-effective solution to our family physician access crisis

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA | April 28, 2025
  • Funding Practice Ready Assessment programs across Canada provides an accelerated pathway to license internationally-trained physicians.

A cost-effective solution to our family physician access crisis

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA | April 28, 2025
  • Funding Practice Ready Assessment programs across Canada provides an accelerated pathway to license internationally-trained physicians.
The federal government should fund at least 4,500 Practice Ready Assessment program slots across Canada over a four-year period, write Senators Stanley Kutcher and Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia. Unsplash photograph by Luis Melendez

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If the Liberals were to win, it would signal that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are the top concern for most Canadians, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If the Liberals were to win, it would signal that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are the top concern for most Canadians, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Farewell to the old order

  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
If the polls are right, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney emerges victorious on April 28, it would be a remarkable outcome after the Trudeau era, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Farewell to the old order

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,

Farewell to the old order

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,
Mark Carney
If the polls are right, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney emerges victorious on April 28, it would be a remarkable outcome after the Trudeau era, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
Michel Cormier, executive director of the Leaders Debate Commission Secretariat announced that the leaders' post-debate scrums were cancelled on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting
Michel Cormier, executive director of the Leaders Debate Commission Secretariat announced that the leaders' post-debate scrums were cancelled on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

  • At a time when the world seems fractured and uncertain, there are voices that rise above the noise—voices calling us back to what is
Opinion | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. More than 60,000 people came to St. Peter's Basilica last week to view the late pontiff's body and to pay their final respects before the funeral mass on Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Pope Francis, who died of a stroke, was the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

Opinion | April 28, 2025
  • At a time when the world seems fractured and uncertain, there are voices that rise above the noise—voices calling us back to what is

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

Opinion | April 28, 2025
  • At a time when the world seems fractured and uncertain, there are voices that rise above the noise—voices calling us back to what is
Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. More than 60,000 people came to St. Peter's Basilica last week to view the late pontiff's body and to pay their final respects before the funeral mass on Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Pope Francis, who died of a stroke, was the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia

Election ads: from Conservatives’ ‘dark,’ ‘dramatic’ approach to Liberal and NDP’s ‘classic’ and ‘tried and true’

  • Election Day is April 28. To sway voters, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have released ads ranging from 'classic' to 'cringe-worthy,' according to digital
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, Conservative Andrew Scheer, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The ad with Scheer, 'Don't text your ex,' was previously available on YouTube, but was removed by April 25 due to a copyright claim by Sony Music Entertainment. Screen capture images courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, and NDP

Election ads: from Conservatives’ ‘dark,’ ‘dramatic’ approach to Liberal and NDP’s ‘classic’ and ‘tried and true’

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
  • Election Day is April 28. To sway voters, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have released ads ranging from 'classic' to 'cringe-worthy,' according to digital

Election ads: from Conservatives’ ‘dark,’ ‘dramatic’ approach to Liberal and NDP’s ‘classic’ and ‘tried and true’

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
  • Election Day is April 28. To sway voters, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have released ads ranging from 'classic' to 'cringe-worthy,' according to digital
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, Conservative Andrew Scheer, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The ad with Scheer, 'Don't text your ex,' was previously available on YouTube, but was removed by April 25 due to a copyright claim by Sony Music Entertainment. Screen capture images courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, and NDP

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service

  • All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
The 10-year relationship between the public service and the government of Justin Trudeau has come to an end and both Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, can legitimately claim to be 'change' candidates, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
  • All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.

No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
  • All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.
The 10-year relationship between the public service and the government of Justin Trudeau has come to an end and both Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, can legitimately claim to be 'change' candidates, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Houston, Tim has no problem with the timing of this ad

  • Plus: Ralph Goodale gets an award from a U.K. magazine, Charlie Angus gets stylish, Steve Paikin to end 'The Agenda' on June 27, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 28, 2025
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston released a nearly three minute-long video on April 23 extolling his province and how "we will never be the 51st of anything." Screenshots courtesy of X

Houston, Tim has no problem with the timing of this ad

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 28, 2025
  • Plus: Ralph Goodale gets an award from a U.K. magazine, Charlie Angus gets stylish, Steve Paikin to end 'The Agenda' on June 27, and

Houston, Tim has no problem with the timing of this ad

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 28, 2025
  • Plus: Ralph Goodale gets an award from a U.K. magazine, Charlie Angus gets stylish, Steve Paikin to end 'The Agenda' on June 27, and
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston released a nearly three minute-long video on April 23 extolling his province and how "we will never be the 51st of anything." Screenshots courtesy of X

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions as most offer under Tory banner

  • With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | April 27, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
There are 24 bureaucrats on the ballot—for nine different parties, with the most running under Leader Pierre Poilievre's Conservative. The numbers are small in a workforce of 367,000, but public servants running federally are always sensitive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions as most offer under Tory banner

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | April 27, 2025
  • With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions as most offer under Tory banner

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | April 27, 2025
  • With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public
Pierre Poilievre
There are 24 bureaucrats on the ballot—for nine different parties, with the most running under Leader Pierre Poilievre's Conservative. The numbers are small in a workforce of 367,000, but public servants running federally are always sensitive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vote to end gender-based violence

  • Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must
Opinion | BY ERIN LEE, JULIE LALONDE, HEATHER MCGREGOR | April 27, 2025
Gender-based violence is fundamentally intertwined with public safety, write Erin Lee, Julie Lalonde, and Heather McGregor. Unsplash photograph by Jason Leung

Vote to end gender-based violence

Opinion | BY ERIN LEE, JULIE LALONDE, HEATHER MCGREGOR | April 27, 2025
  • Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must

Vote to end gender-based violence

Opinion | BY ERIN LEE, JULIE LALONDE, HEATHER MCGREGOR | April 27, 2025
  • Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must
Gender-based violence is fundamentally intertwined with public safety, write Erin Lee, Julie Lalonde, and Heather McGregor. Unsplash photograph by Jason Leung

If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant? 

  • The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh all unveiled their platforms after the final leadership debate and after advance ballots had been cast. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant? 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 26, 2025
  • The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way

If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant? 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 26, 2025
  • The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh all unveiled their platforms after the final leadership debate and after advance ballots had been cast. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Pundit panel: what closing messages should the leaders make to voters?

  • 'I’m not sure there has ever been an election in Canadian history where the ballot question lined up so perfectly in one candidate’s favour,'
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 25, 2025
At this late stage in the game, Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre need to 'lean into' their respective strengths, says former Conservative staffer Yaroslav Baran. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal

Pundit panel: what closing messages should the leaders make to voters?

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 25, 2025
  • 'I’m not sure there has ever been an election in Canadian history where the ballot question lined up so perfectly in one candidate’s favour,'

Pundit panel: what closing messages should the leaders make to voters?

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 25, 2025
  • 'I’m not sure there has ever been an election in Canadian history where the ballot question lined up so perfectly in one candidate’s favour,'
At this late stage in the game, Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre need to 'lean into' their respective strengths, says former Conservative staffer Yaroslav Baran. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal

Day 34: Poilievre returns to Vancouver Island, Carney speaks at First Nations conference on last campaign Friday

  • Plus, the pundit panel weighs in on the closing message the leaders will want to give to voters.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 25, 2025
As the federal election campaigns are set to wrap up, the Liberal and the Conservative leaders are squeezing in several stops in the remaining days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Day 34: Poilievre returns to Vancouver Island, Carney speaks at First Nations conference on last campaign Friday

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 25, 2025
  • Plus, the pundit panel weighs in on the closing message the leaders will want to give to voters.

Day 34: Poilievre returns to Vancouver Island, Carney speaks at First Nations conference on last campaign Friday

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 25, 2025
  • Plus, the pundit panel weighs in on the closing message the leaders will want to give to voters.
As the federal election campaigns are set to wrap up, the Liberal and the Conservative leaders are squeezing in several stops in the remaining days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

  • Designing a far-reaching innovation/productivity strategy must be the core priority for the new government, and one that must preoccupy our newly elected prime minister
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2025
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. Canada proclaims to be a world leader in AI, but Stanford University’s AI index ranking countries on various key indicators does not rank Canada in the top 10 AI nations, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2025
  • Designing a far-reaching innovation/productivity strategy must be the core priority for the new government, and one that must preoccupy our newly elected prime minister

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2025
  • Designing a far-reaching innovation/productivity strategy must be the core priority for the new government, and one that must preoccupy our newly elected prime minister
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. Canada proclaims to be a world leader in AI, but Stanford University’s AI index ranking countries on various key indicators does not rank Canada in the top 10 AI nations, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties’ housing platforms unlikely to significantly improve affordability: experts

  • Policy incentives, increasing supply, and cutting GST all fail to address the core issue of housing affordability—municipal governments
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 24, 2025
Both Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are pitching housing platforms aimed at speeding up development. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Parties’ housing platforms unlikely to significantly improve affordability: experts

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 24, 2025
  • Policy incentives, increasing supply, and cutting GST all fail to address the core issue of housing affordability—municipal governments

Parties’ housing platforms unlikely to significantly improve affordability: experts

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 24, 2025
  • Policy incentives, increasing supply, and cutting GST all fail to address the core issue of housing affordability—municipal governments
Both Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are pitching housing platforms aimed at speeding up development. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Trump top of mind in Ottawa Centre as Liberals fight to keep riding red

  • NDP challenger Joel Harden is emphasizing local representation in his second bid to unseat Liberal Yasir Naqvi—this time federally.
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 24, 2025
Liberal incumbent Yasir Naqvi speaks with a constituent while door-knocking on April 15. Naqvi is fighting to hold the seat he's represented federally since 2021, and previously represented provincially before being defeated by his once-again NDP challenger in 2018. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trump top of mind in Ottawa Centre as Liberals fight to keep riding red

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 24, 2025
  • NDP challenger Joel Harden is emphasizing local representation in his second bid to unseat Liberal Yasir Naqvi—this time federally.

Trump top of mind in Ottawa Centre as Liberals fight to keep riding red

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 24, 2025
  • NDP challenger Joel Harden is emphasizing local representation in his second bid to unseat Liberal Yasir Naqvi—this time federally.
Liberal incumbent Yasir Naqvi speaks with a constituent while door-knocking on April 15. Naqvi is fighting to hold the seat he's represented federally since 2021, and previously represented provincially before being defeated by his once-again NDP challenger in 2018. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Day 33: Sure, but are they funny?

  • Plus, Doug Ford headlines a policy summit in Toronto.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 24, 2025
Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney are expected to appear on the program This Hour Has 22 Minutes tonight. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Day 33: Sure, but are they funny?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 24, 2025
  • Plus, Doug Ford headlines a policy summit in Toronto.

Day 33: Sure, but are they funny?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 24, 2025
  • Plus, Doug Ford headlines a policy summit in Toronto.
Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney are expected to appear on the program This Hour Has 22 Minutes tonight. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Collaboration is Canada’s innovation superpower

  • This approach is hard. It’s slow. It challenges egos and requires patience. But it’s also the only way we’ll achieve systems-level change
Opinion | BY ANDREA NEMTIN | April 23, 2025
The next federal government must treat the social sector not as an afterthought, but as a core part of Canada’s innovation economy, writes Andrea Nemtin. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Collaboration is Canada’s innovation superpower

Opinion | BY ANDREA NEMTIN | April 23, 2025
  • This approach is hard. It’s slow. It challenges egos and requires patience. But it’s also the only way we’ll achieve systems-level change

Collaboration is Canada’s innovation superpower

Opinion | BY ANDREA NEMTIN | April 23, 2025
  • This approach is hard. It’s slow. It challenges egos and requires patience. But it’s also the only way we’ll achieve systems-level change
The next federal government must treat the social sector not as an afterthought, but as a core part of Canada’s innovation economy, writes Andrea Nemtin. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Trump-era elections in the Anglosphere

  • A measure of how Trumpism does in the export market will be found in the other parts of the ‘Anglosphere,' and happily there are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 23, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
There has certainly been outrage at U.S. Donald Trump’s threats to crush the Canadian economy and take over the country, which doubtless moved more votes to Liberal Leader Mark Carney, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/the White House

Trump-era elections in the Anglosphere

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 23, 2025
  • A measure of how Trumpism does in the export market will be found in the other parts of the ‘Anglosphere,' and happily there are

Trump-era elections in the Anglosphere

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 23, 2025
  • A measure of how Trumpism does in the export market will be found in the other parts of the ‘Anglosphere,' and happily there are
Donald Trump
There has certainly been outrage at U.S. Donald Trump’s threats to crush the Canadian economy and take over the country, which doubtless moved more votes to Liberal Leader Mark Carney, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/the White House

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

  • Plus, the Conservative leader made his case to the AFN.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2025
Pierre Poilievre, pictured campaigning with his wife, Anaida Poilievre. The Conservative Leader is heading to Sean Fraser's riding in Nova Scotia today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative leader made his case to the AFN.

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative leader made his case to the AFN.
Pierre Poilievre, pictured campaigning with his wife, Anaida Poilievre. The Conservative Leader is heading to Sean Fraser's riding in Nova Scotia today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump effect’ galvanizing Grit Guilbeault’s prospects in rematch against NDP’s Machouf

  • With little sign of the Conservatives or the Bloc, the NDP and Green candidates in Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que., are hoping to convince voters Parliament can
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 23, 2025
Liberal incumbent Steven Guilbeault sat down with The Hill Times in his Montreal riding of Laurier–Sainte-Marie to discuss 'the Trump effect' on his constituents, their disappointment with his record, and re-evaluation of his party's progress on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump effect’ galvanizing Grit Guilbeault’s prospects in rematch against NDP’s Machouf

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 23, 2025
  • With little sign of the Conservatives or the Bloc, the NDP and Green candidates in Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que., are hoping to convince voters Parliament can

‘Trump effect’ galvanizing Grit Guilbeault’s prospects in rematch against NDP’s Machouf

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 23, 2025
  • With little sign of the Conservatives or the Bloc, the NDP and Green candidates in Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que., are hoping to convince voters Parliament can
Liberal incumbent Steven Guilbeault sat down with The Hill Times in his Montreal riding of Laurier–Sainte-Marie to discuss 'the Trump effect' on his constituents, their disappointment with his record, and re-evaluation of his party's progress on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To err is human, to predict malign

  • If the polls are right, I will be proved very, very wrong on April 28 after previously predicting the decimation of the Liberals in
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 23, 2025
Mark Carney, left, and Pierre Poilievre
Mark Carney, left, and Pierre Poilievre
This is a referendum election on who—between Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—can deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

To err is human, to predict malign

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 23, 2025
  • If the polls are right, I will be proved very, very wrong on April 28 after previously predicting the decimation of the Liberals in

To err is human, to predict malign

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 23, 2025
  • If the polls are right, I will be proved very, very wrong on April 28 after previously predicting the decimation of the Liberals in
Mark Carney, left, and Pierre Poilievre
This is a referendum election on who—between Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—can deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights

  • What is currently happening in the world is worrying. We are witnessing the weakening of the rule of law and the potential abuses involved,
Opinion | April 23, 2025

Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights

Opinion | April 23, 2025
  • What is currently happening in the world is worrying. We are witnessing the weakening of the rule of law and the potential abuses involved,

Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights

Opinion | April 23, 2025
  • What is currently happening in the world is worrying. We are witnessing the weakening of the rule of law and the potential abuses involved,
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Middle East: a bigger war?

  • Conflict with Iran could serve the interests of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu very well. For Netanyahu is running out of road.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 10, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
A ceasefire would almost certainly involve the collapse of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition government, leaving him exposed to conviction in the corruption trial currently paused by the war. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Middle East: a bigger war?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 10, 2024
  • Conflict with Iran could serve the interests of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu very well. For Netanyahu is running out of road.

Middle East: a bigger war?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 10, 2024
  • Conflict with Iran could serve the interests of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu very well. For Netanyahu is running out of road.
Benjamin Netanyahu
A ceasefire would almost certainly involve the collapse of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition government, leaving him exposed to conviction in the corruption trial currently paused by the war. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP to argue new electoral reform bill should delay voter data court case

  • On March 20, the Liberal government tabled Bill C-65. Eight days later, the Liberal Party filed an application to adjourn the coming voter privacy
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 10, 2024
The parties led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are seeking another delay in a years-long battle over how their parties use the personal information of Canadian voters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP to argue new electoral reform bill should delay voter data court case

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 10, 2024
  • On March 20, the Liberal government tabled Bill C-65. Eight days later, the Liberal Party filed an application to adjourn the coming voter privacy

Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP to argue new electoral reform bill should delay voter data court case

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 10, 2024
  • On March 20, the Liberal government tabled Bill C-65. Eight days later, the Liberal Party filed an application to adjourn the coming voter privacy
The parties led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are seeking another delay in a years-long battle over how their parties use the personal information of Canadian voters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds pledge faster and better defence procurement strategy, but experts say it all comes down to execution

  • The April 8 policy update acknowledged that ‘defence procurement takes too long in Canada and needs to be faster and more effective,’ but the
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 10, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair was among the members of cabinet who unveiled the government's defence policy update on April 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds pledge faster and better defence procurement strategy, but experts say it all comes down to execution

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 10, 2024
  • The April 8 policy update acknowledged that ‘defence procurement takes too long in Canada and needs to be faster and more effective,’ but the

Feds pledge faster and better defence procurement strategy, but experts say it all comes down to execution

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 10, 2024
  • The April 8 policy update acknowledged that ‘defence procurement takes too long in Canada and needs to be faster and more effective,’ but the
Defence Minister Bill Blair was among the members of cabinet who unveiled the government's defence policy update on April 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Trudeau testifies on foreign interference

  • Plus, Boris Johnson and Tony Abbott speak to conservatives in Ottawa.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will testify before the Foreign Interference Commission this afternoon in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Trudeau testifies on foreign interference

  • Plus, Boris Johnson and Tony Abbott speak to conservatives in Ottawa.

Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Trudeau testifies on foreign interference

  • Plus, Boris Johnson and Tony Abbott speak to conservatives in Ottawa.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will testify before the Foreign Interference Commission this afternoon in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence policy update doesn’t meet the moment

  • Defence industry players and observers have been eagerly awaiting the Liberal government’s update to the 2017 Strong, Secure, Engaged policy for two years. First
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 10, 2024
Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, left, Defence Minister Bill Blair, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released the defence policy update at CFB Trenton on April 8. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Defence policy update doesn’t meet the moment

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 10, 2024
  • Defence industry players and observers have been eagerly awaiting the Liberal government’s update to the 2017 Strong, Secure, Engaged policy for two years. First

Defence policy update doesn’t meet the moment

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 10, 2024
  • Defence industry players and observers have been eagerly awaiting the Liberal government’s update to the 2017 Strong, Secure, Engaged policy for two years. First
Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, left, Defence Minister Bill Blair, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released the defence policy update at CFB Trenton on April 8. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Public inquiry’s spotlight on ‘absurd’ Liberal nomination rules already paying dividends, says former Grit riding hopeful

  • When he testifies on April 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to answer for why his party continues to allow international students to
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 10, 2024
Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on April 3. The inquiry will finish its Stage 1 hearings on April 10, hearing from top members of cabinet, such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, National Defence Minister Bill Blair, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public inquiry’s spotlight on ‘absurd’ Liberal nomination rules already paying dividends, says former Grit riding hopeful

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 10, 2024
  • When he testifies on April 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to answer for why his party continues to allow international students to

Public inquiry’s spotlight on ‘absurd’ Liberal nomination rules already paying dividends, says former Grit riding hopeful

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 10, 2024
  • When he testifies on April 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to answer for why his party continues to allow international students to
Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on April 3. The inquiry will finish its Stage 1 hearings on April 10, hearing from top members of cabinet, such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, National Defence Minister Bill Blair, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Horrendous death of three women brings some action on gender-based violence, but there’s a long way to go

  • The Ontario government has deeply disappointed anti-violence advocates by refusing to implement the key recommendation from the inquest jury on the murders of Nathalie
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 10, 2024
Doug Ford
Doug Ford
Left to his own devices, Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems inclined to ignore the problem of domestic violence, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Horrendous death of three women brings some action on gender-based violence, but there’s a long way to go

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 10, 2024
  • The Ontario government has deeply disappointed anti-violence advocates by refusing to implement the key recommendation from the inquest jury on the murders of Nathalie

Horrendous death of three women brings some action on gender-based violence, but there’s a long way to go

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 10, 2024
  • The Ontario government has deeply disappointed anti-violence advocates by refusing to implement the key recommendation from the inquest jury on the murders of Nathalie
Doug Ford
Left to his own devices, Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems inclined to ignore the problem of domestic violence, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are Canadians buying what the Liberals are selling in their pre-budget push?

  • The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister,
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s myriad pre-budget announcements since the end of March haven’t immediately appeared to move the needle in his party’s favour, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Are Canadians buying what the Liberals are selling in their pre-budget push?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 10, 2024
  • The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister,

Are Canadians buying what the Liberals are selling in their pre-budget push?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 10, 2024
  • The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s myriad pre-budget announcements since the end of March haven’t immediately appeared to move the needle in his party’s favour, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

As feds announce billions in new defence funding, opposition MPs pan backloaded plan that misses 2 per cent NATO target

  • Only 11 per cent of the new money announced in the much-anticipated defence policy update will be doled out in the first five years
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 10, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured right with Chief of Defence Staff Wayne Eyre, released a long-anticipated defence policy update on April 8, promising nearly $73-billion in new funding over the next 20 years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As feds announce billions in new defence funding, opposition MPs pan backloaded plan that misses 2 per cent NATO target

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 10, 2024
  • Only 11 per cent of the new money announced in the much-anticipated defence policy update will be doled out in the first five years

As feds announce billions in new defence funding, opposition MPs pan backloaded plan that misses 2 per cent NATO target

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 10, 2024
  • Only 11 per cent of the new money announced in the much-anticipated defence policy update will be doled out in the first five years
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured right with Chief of Defence Staff Wayne Eyre, released a long-anticipated defence policy update on April 8, promising nearly $73-billion in new funding over the next 20 years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ pre-budget ‘full-court press’ to win back younger voters a stress test for caucus election readiness, say politicos

  • Despite flooding the zone ahead of the budget, being aggressive will only take the Liberals so far, and budget announcements without proper execution would
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 10, 2024
Clockwise from top left: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Families Minister Jenna Sudds, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Housing Minister Sean Fraser have joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in daily press conferences across the country to highlight upcoming budget spending. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC

Liberals’ pre-budget ‘full-court press’ to win back younger voters a stress test for caucus election readiness, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 10, 2024
  • Despite flooding the zone ahead of the budget, being aggressive will only take the Liberals so far, and budget announcements without proper execution would

Liberals’ pre-budget ‘full-court press’ to win back younger voters a stress test for caucus election readiness, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 10, 2024
  • Despite flooding the zone ahead of the budget, being aggressive will only take the Liberals so far, and budget announcements without proper execution would
Clockwise from top left: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Families Minister Jenna Sudds, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Housing Minister Sean Fraser have joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in daily press conferences across the country to highlight upcoming budget spending. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC

With the world’s attention on Gaza and Ukraine, another conflict rages on forgotten

  • We are failing the people of Sudan, who have displayed remarkable resilience in the face of tremendous violence.
Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, DANNY GLENWRIGHT, LINDSAY GLASSCO, ONOME AKO | April 10, 2024
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. The Canadian government has committed more than $165-million in humanitarian funding to Sudan and its neighbouring countries affected by the crisis, but there is still much more to be done, write the heads of four international aid organizations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With the world’s attention on Gaza and Ukraine, another conflict rages on forgotten

Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, DANNY GLENWRIGHT, LINDSAY GLASSCO, ONOME AKO | April 10, 2024
  • We are failing the people of Sudan, who have displayed remarkable resilience in the face of tremendous violence.

With the world’s attention on Gaza and Ukraine, another conflict rages on forgotten

Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, DANNY GLENWRIGHT, LINDSAY GLASSCO, ONOME AKO | April 10, 2024
  • We are failing the people of Sudan, who have displayed remarkable resilience in the face of tremendous violence.
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. The Canadian government has committed more than $165-million in humanitarian funding to Sudan and its neighbouring countries affected by the crisis, but there is still much more to be done, write the heads of four international aid organizations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MP, House officer spending tops $132.2-million in first three quarters of 2023-24

  • In terms of MP office expenses, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was the highest-spender during the first three quarters of 2023-24, having spent almost all
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 10, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Bloc MP Marilène Gill, and Sport Minister and Liberal MP Carla Qualtrough were the top three highest-spending MPs during the first three quarters of 2023-24. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MP, House officer spending tops $132.2-million in first three quarters of 2023-24

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 10, 2024
  • In terms of MP office expenses, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was the highest-spender during the first three quarters of 2023-24, having spent almost all

MP, House officer spending tops $132.2-million in first three quarters of 2023-24

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 10, 2024
  • In terms of MP office expenses, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was the highest-spender during the first three quarters of 2023-24, having spent almost all
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Bloc MP Marilène Gill, and Sport Minister and Liberal MP Carla Qualtrough were the top three highest-spending MPs during the first three quarters of 2023-24. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Gatherings galore: Canada Strong and Free Conference, Progress Summit hit the capital April 10-12

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will sit until
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will speak at Canada Strong and Free’s annual networking conference, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will deliver remarks at the Broadbent Institute's annual Progress Summit, both of which run April 10-12 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Gatherings galore: Canada Strong and Free Conference, Progress Summit hit the capital April 10-12

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will sit until

Gatherings galore: Canada Strong and Free Conference, Progress Summit hit the capital April 10-12

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will sit until
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, will speak at Canada Strong and Free’s annual networking conference, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will deliver remarks at the Broadbent Institute's annual Progress Summit, both of which run April 10-12 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Electricity system shipwreck on the horizon: Clean Air Alliance rep

  • Re: “Becalmed: the sailing term as a metaphor for unreliable wind and solar power,” (The Hill Times, March 13). So two writers with deep
Opinion | April 10, 2024

Electricity system shipwreck on the horizon: Clean Air Alliance rep

Opinion | April 10, 2024
  • Re: “Becalmed: the sailing term as a metaphor for unreliable wind and solar power,” (The Hill Times, March 13). So two writers with deep

Electricity system shipwreck on the horizon: Clean Air Alliance rep

Opinion | April 10, 2024
  • Re: “Becalmed: the sailing term as a metaphor for unreliable wind and solar power,” (The Hill Times, March 13). So two writers with deep

Become queen—or rook, bishop, or pawn—for a day as ‘live’ chess comes to Parliament May 12

  • Plus, Jagmeet Singh to give the Bell Lecture on April 30, Goldy Hyder to co-chair 2025 AusCan Forum, and the Treasury Board ditches PDFs.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 10, 2024
On May 12, the lawn in front of Centre Block will transform into a giant chess board with people representing the game pieces as 'live' chess comes to Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Become queen—or rook, bishop, or pawn—for a day as ‘live’ chess comes to Parliament May 12

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 10, 2024
  • Plus, Jagmeet Singh to give the Bell Lecture on April 30, Goldy Hyder to co-chair 2025 AusCan Forum, and the Treasury Board ditches PDFs.

Become queen—or rook, bishop, or pawn—for a day as ‘live’ chess comes to Parliament May 12

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 10, 2024
  • Plus, Jagmeet Singh to give the Bell Lecture on April 30, Goldy Hyder to co-chair 2025 AusCan Forum, and the Treasury Board ditches PDFs.
On May 12, the lawn in front of Centre Block will transform into a giant chess board with people representing the game pieces as 'live' chess comes to Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

To curb pollution, government should put a price on it, says letter writer

  • Re: “Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hurt future generations,” (The Hill Times, March 27, p. 15). Author Kenneth Green claims that the carbon tax
Opinion | April 10, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels

To curb pollution, government should put a price on it, says letter writer

Opinion | April 10, 2024
  • Re: “Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hurt future generations,” (The Hill Times, March 27, p. 15). Author Kenneth Green claims that the carbon tax

To curb pollution, government should put a price on it, says letter writer

Opinion | April 10, 2024
  • Re: “Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hurt future generations,” (The Hill Times, March 27, p. 15). Author Kenneth Green claims that the carbon tax
Image courtesy of Pexels

Foreign Interference Commission: PMO staff say CSIS briefing notes do not match the briefings they heard, CSIS director will return for further questioning

  • Given the discrepancies, foreign interference Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue decided the commission will recall CSIS Director David Vigneault for further cross-examination on Friday.
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 9, 2024
Late on Tuesday, Foreign Interference Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue decided to recall CSIS director David Vigneault for further testimony. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Foreign Interference Commission: PMO staff say CSIS briefing notes do not match the briefings they heard, CSIS director will return for further questioning

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 9, 2024
  • Given the discrepancies, foreign interference Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue decided the commission will recall CSIS Director David Vigneault for further cross-examination on Friday.

Foreign Interference Commission: PMO staff say CSIS briefing notes do not match the briefings they heard, CSIS director will return for further questioning

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 9, 2024
  • Given the discrepancies, foreign interference Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue decided the commission will recall CSIS Director David Vigneault for further cross-examination on Friday.
Late on Tuesday, Foreign Interference Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue decided to recall CSIS director David Vigneault for further testimony. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals lose, Conservatives gain in new riding boundary breakdown of 2021 electoral results

  • Election Canada's transposition of vote analysis will help federal parties determine the battleground ridings for the next election, says pollster Greg Lyle.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 9, 2024
The Pierre Poilievre Conservatives could stand to benefit in the new electoral boundaries if everyone were to vote in the next election the way they did in 2021, according to the newly released analysis by Elections Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals lose, Conservatives gain in new riding boundary breakdown of 2021 electoral results

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 9, 2024
  • Election Canada's transposition of vote analysis will help federal parties determine the battleground ridings for the next election, says pollster Greg Lyle.

Liberals lose, Conservatives gain in new riding boundary breakdown of 2021 electoral results

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 9, 2024
  • Election Canada's transposition of vote analysis will help federal parties determine the battleground ridings for the next election, says pollster Greg Lyle.
The Pierre Poilievre Conservatives could stand to benefit in the new electoral boundaries if everyone were to vote in the next election the way they did in 2021, according to the newly released analysis by Elections Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Telford to centre stage

  • Plus, the House Finance Committee holds marathon meetings on the FES bill.
Katie Telford, the prime minister's chief of staff, will testify before the Foreign Interference Commission today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Telford to centre stage

  • Plus, the House Finance Committee holds marathon meetings on the FES bill.

Politics This Morning: Telford to centre stage

  • Plus, the House Finance Committee holds marathon meetings on the FES bill.
Katie Telford, the prime minister's chief of staff, will testify before the Foreign Interference Commission today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Profit is not the cure

  • Canada’s health-care crisis cannot be solved by opening the door to corporate greed.
Opinion | BY NATALIE MEHRA, JOHN CARTWRIGHT | April 8, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland holds a press conference at Ottawa’s Centretown Community Health Centre on Feb. 29. The role of the federal government in upholding standards and accountability under the Canada Health Act is at stake now and in the next election, write Natalie Mehra and John Cartwright. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Profit is not the cure

Opinion | BY NATALIE MEHRA, JOHN CARTWRIGHT | April 8, 2024
  • Canada’s health-care crisis cannot be solved by opening the door to corporate greed.

Profit is not the cure

Opinion | BY NATALIE MEHRA, JOHN CARTWRIGHT | April 8, 2024
  • Canada’s health-care crisis cannot be solved by opening the door to corporate greed.
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland holds a press conference at Ottawa’s Centretown Community Health Centre on Feb. 29. The role of the federal government in upholding standards and accountability under the Canada Health Act is at stake now and in the next election, write Natalie Mehra and John Cartwright. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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