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Feds spent a record $20.7-billion on outsourcing contracts last fiscal year

  • The federal government spent a record $20.7-billion on outsourcing contracts last fiscal year, despite calls to cut back on spending, criticism over its reliance
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 11, 2025
Jean-Yves Duclos
Jean-Yves Duclos
Last May, Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos addressed the need for stronger oversight and integrity in federal procurement, especially in professional services. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds spent a record $20.7-billion on outsourcing contracts last fiscal year

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 11, 2025
  • The federal government spent a record $20.7-billion on outsourcing contracts last fiscal year, despite calls to cut back on spending, criticism over its reliance

Feds spent a record $20.7-billion on outsourcing contracts last fiscal year

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 11, 2025
  • The federal government spent a record $20.7-billion on outsourcing contracts last fiscal year, despite calls to cut back on spending, criticism over its reliance
Jean-Yves Duclos
Last May, Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos addressed the need for stronger oversight and integrity in federal procurement, especially in professional services. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leadership race positions Liberals to own coming news cycles about Donald Trump

  • Tight timelines, rigid rules, and a big-ticket entry fee will force most Liberal leadership lightweights to bow out.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 10, 2025
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
By invoking U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has raised the stakes for the Liberal leadership race, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Leadership race positions Liberals to own coming news cycles about Donald Trump

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 10, 2025
  • Tight timelines, rigid rules, and a big-ticket entry fee will force most Liberal leadership lightweights to bow out.

Leadership race positions Liberals to own coming news cycles about Donald Trump

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 10, 2025
  • Tight timelines, rigid rules, and a big-ticket entry fee will force most Liberal leadership lightweights to bow out.
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
By invoking U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has raised the stakes for the Liberal leadership race, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy

  • As another possible pandemic looms, the discovery research engine that will help protect Canadians' health sputters, stalls, and may fall off the rails.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | January 9, 2025
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland. The federal government has not done enough to respond to recommendations from a report it commissioned on Canada's pandemic response, write Senator Stan Kutcher, John Bergeron, and Kathleen Dickson.

Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | January 9, 2025
  • As another possible pandemic looms, the discovery research engine that will help protect Canadians' health sputters, stalls, and may fall off the rails.

Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON | January 9, 2025
  • As another possible pandemic looms, the discovery research engine that will help protect Canadians' health sputters, stalls, and may fall off the rails.
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland. The federal government has not done enough to respond to recommendations from a report it commissioned on Canada's pandemic response, write Senator Stan Kutcher, John Bergeron, and Kathleen Dickson.

Are we fascist yet?

  • Ken McGoogan’s Shadows of Tyranny is a calm work born of panic, written before Trump was re-elected. If you’ve ever wondered how you would have behaved
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | January 9, 2025
In his new book, Shadows of Tyranny, left, Ken McGoogan argues we're at a historical juncture, where an ascendant right—personified by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, right—is fed up with this system of laws, regulations, and institutions and means to rewrite them, writes Christopher Dornan. Book cover courtesy of Douglas & McIntyre and Trump photo courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Are we fascist yet?

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | January 9, 2025
  • Ken McGoogan’s Shadows of Tyranny is a calm work born of panic, written before Trump was re-elected. If you’ve ever wondered how you would have behaved

Are we fascist yet?

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | January 9, 2025
  • Ken McGoogan’s Shadows of Tyranny is a calm work born of panic, written before Trump was re-elected. If you’ve ever wondered how you would have behaved
In his new book, Shadows of Tyranny, left, Ken McGoogan argues we're at a historical juncture, where an ascendant right—personified by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, right—is fed up with this system of laws, regulations, and institutions and means to rewrite them, writes Christopher Dornan. Book cover courtesy of Douglas & McIntyre and Trump photo courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

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

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

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

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

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

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

Non-profit cancer groups covering costs where ‘universal’ health system fails 

  • How do you tell a mother needing life-saving cancer treatment that you can’t help her because the funding simply isn’t there? Or the young
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN BARNARD, LOUISE BINDER | January 8, 2025
Our government health and social care systems do not fully cover some essential prescription drugs and innovative therapies, home care, travel-related expenses to receive treatments, and more, write Kathleen Barnard and Louise Binder. Unsplash photograph by the National Cancer Institute

Non-profit cancer groups covering costs where ‘universal’ health system fails 

Opinion | BY KATHLEEN BARNARD, LOUISE BINDER | January 8, 2025
  • How do you tell a mother needing life-saving cancer treatment that you can’t help her because the funding simply isn’t there? Or the young

Non-profit cancer groups covering costs where ‘universal’ health system fails 

Opinion | BY KATHLEEN BARNARD, LOUISE BINDER | January 8, 2025
  • How do you tell a mother needing life-saving cancer treatment that you can’t help her because the funding simply isn’t there? Or the young
Our government health and social care systems do not fully cover some essential prescription drugs and innovative therapies, home care, travel-related expenses to receive treatments, and more, write Kathleen Barnard and Louise Binder. Unsplash photograph by the National Cancer Institute

Justin Trudeau’s final act: a tragedy of his own making

  • History won’t only remember Justin Trudeau for the early triumphs or the transformative programs like pharmacare and dental care that Jagmeet Singh squeezed out
Opinion | BY GEORGE SOULE | January 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans to resign as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party once a new leader is elected at t press conference outside Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s final act: a tragedy of his own making

Opinion | BY GEORGE SOULE | January 8, 2025
  • History won’t only remember Justin Trudeau for the early triumphs or the transformative programs like pharmacare and dental care that Jagmeet Singh squeezed out

Justin Trudeau’s final act: a tragedy of his own making

Opinion | BY GEORGE SOULE | January 8, 2025
  • History won’t only remember Justin Trudeau for the early triumphs or the transformative programs like pharmacare and dental care that Jagmeet Singh squeezed out
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans to resign as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party once a new leader is elected at t press conference outside Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rogue presidents

  • In any coup attempt, there's a point at which mere talk crosses the line into irrevocable action, and it's a bright red line.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 8, 2025
Like Donald Trump, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro are populists who have little regard for the truth or the law, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the Office of the President of South Korea and Palácio do Planalto photograph by Marcos Corrêa/PR

Rogue presidents

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 8, 2025
  • In any coup attempt, there's a point at which mere talk crosses the line into irrevocable action, and it's a bright red line.

Rogue presidents

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 8, 2025
  • In any coup attempt, there's a point at which mere talk crosses the line into irrevocable action, and it's a bright red line.
Like Donald Trump, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro are populists who have little regard for the truth or the law, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the Office of the President of South Korea and Palácio do Planalto photograph by Marcos Corrêa/PR

PM Trudeau, Liberal HQ undecided on whether sitting cabinet ministers can run for leadership

  • Cabinet ministers should resign before entering a leadership race since they must solicit donations and memberships, says former Conservative cabinet minister and leadership candidate
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 7, 2025
The federal Liberal caucus will gather on the Hill for a six-hour meeting on Jan. 8 where it's expected they'll get a presentation from party headquarters about the rules for the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Trudeau, Liberal HQ undecided on whether sitting cabinet ministers can run for leadership

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 7, 2025
  • Cabinet ministers should resign before entering a leadership race since they must solicit donations and memberships, says former Conservative cabinet minister and leadership candidate

PM Trudeau, Liberal HQ undecided on whether sitting cabinet ministers can run for leadership

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 7, 2025
  • Cabinet ministers should resign before entering a leadership race since they must solicit donations and memberships, says former Conservative cabinet minister and leadership candidate
The federal Liberal caucus will gather on the Hill for a six-hour meeting on Jan. 8 where it's expected they'll get a presentation from party headquarters about the rules for the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to dig deep into a strategy for geothermal power

  • Strategic investments in innovation and a supportive policy context could build on a proven made-in-Canada model to position us at the forefront of geothermal.
Opinion | BY PETER MASSIE, EMILY SMEJKAL | January 7, 2025
Jonathan Wilkinson
Jonathan Wilkinson
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. Canada has the natural advantages that could help it catch up and lead with next-generation geothermal power, write Peter Massie and Emily Smejkal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to dig deep into a strategy for geothermal power

Opinion | BY PETER MASSIE, EMILY SMEJKAL | January 7, 2025
  • Strategic investments in innovation and a supportive policy context could build on a proven made-in-Canada model to position us at the forefront of geothermal.

Time to dig deep into a strategy for geothermal power

Opinion | BY PETER MASSIE, EMILY SMEJKAL | January 7, 2025
  • Strategic investments in innovation and a supportive policy context could build on a proven made-in-Canada model to position us at the forefront of geothermal.
Jonathan Wilkinson
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. Canada has the natural advantages that could help it catch up and lead with next-generation geothermal power, write Peter Massie and Emily Smejkal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From third party to PMO: Trudeau’s leadership in photos

  • The clock has officially started to tick down on Justin Trudeau’s status as the leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 7, 2025
Justin Trudeau addresses party members after winning the Liberal leadership race in Ottawa on April 14, 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

From third party to PMO: Trudeau’s leadership in photos

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 7, 2025
  • The clock has officially started to tick down on Justin Trudeau’s status as the leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada

From third party to PMO: Trudeau’s leadership in photos

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | January 7, 2025
  • The clock has officially started to tick down on Justin Trudeau’s status as the leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada
Justin Trudeau addresses party members after winning the Liberal leadership race in Ottawa on April 14, 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Prorogues

  • Plus, a look at Justin Trudeau’s legacy as prime minister.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 7, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plan to resign, and prorogue Canada's Parliament, in front of Rideau Cottage yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Prorogues

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 7, 2025
  • Plus, a look at Justin Trudeau’s legacy as prime minister.

The Prorogues

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 7, 2025
  • Plus, a look at Justin Trudeau’s legacy as prime minister.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plan to resign, and prorogue Canada's Parliament, in front of Rideau Cottage yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Businessman and former Grit MP Baylis first out of the gate to announce bid for Liberal leadership

  • Frank Baylis, a successful businessman and former Montreal Liberal MP, says he wants to run. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is also considering running for
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 6, 2025 | UPDATED January 6, 2025
Frank Baylis
Frank Baylis
Liberal MP Frank Baylis, pictured in May 2019, says he plans to run to become the next Liberal leader. The Hill Times photographs by Peter Mazereeuw, Sam Garcia

Businessman and former Grit MP Baylis first out of the gate to announce bid for Liberal leadership

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 6, 2025 | UPDATED January 6, 2025
  • Frank Baylis, a successful businessman and former Montreal Liberal MP, says he wants to run. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is also considering running for

Businessman and former Grit MP Baylis first out of the gate to announce bid for Liberal leadership

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 6, 2025 | UPDATED January 6, 2025
  • Frank Baylis, a successful businessman and former Montreal Liberal MP, says he wants to run. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is also considering running for
Frank Baylis
Liberal MP Frank Baylis, pictured in May 2019, says he plans to run to become the next Liberal leader. The Hill Times photographs by Peter Mazereeuw, Sam Garcia

Memo to Liberals: Canada needs another Trudeau, but without the baggage 

  • Liberal Party members have much to consider after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to resign as party leader and then as prime minister
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 6, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
After weeks of building pressure from his caucus to resign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his plan to step down as Liberal Party leader on Jan. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to Liberals: Canada needs another Trudeau, but without the baggage 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 6, 2025
  • Liberal Party members have much to consider after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to resign as party leader and then as prime minister

Memo to Liberals: Canada needs another Trudeau, but without the baggage 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 6, 2025
  • Liberal Party members have much to consider after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to resign as party leader and then as prime minister
Justin Trudeau
After weeks of building pressure from his caucus to resign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his plan to step down as Liberal Party leader on Jan. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Trudeau legacy

  • In the lead-up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Jan. 6, The Hill Times has gathered commentary, kept under embargo until now, from
News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 6, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party at a press conference outside Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Trudeau legacy

News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 6, 2025
  • In the lead-up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Jan. 6, The Hill Times has gathered commentary, kept under embargo until now, from

The Trudeau legacy

News | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 6, 2025
  • In the lead-up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Jan. 6, The Hill Times has gathered commentary, kept under embargo until now, from
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party at a press conference outside Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Staring down the barrel of 2025

  • The current uncertainty and lack of a well-anchored, unifying voice will put Canada at a severe disadvantage in the onrushing showdown with Donald Trump.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 6, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Like any bully, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump needs someone to pick on for the sake of his audience, and for that role he seems to have chosen Canada. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Staring down the barrel of 2025

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 6, 2025
  • The current uncertainty and lack of a well-anchored, unifying voice will put Canada at a severe disadvantage in the onrushing showdown with Donald Trump.

Staring down the barrel of 2025

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 6, 2025
  • The current uncertainty and lack of a well-anchored, unifying voice will put Canada at a severe disadvantage in the onrushing showdown with Donald Trump.
Donald Trump
Like any bully, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump needs someone to pick on for the sake of his audience, and for that role he seems to have chosen Canada. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Timing is right for Mark Carney to fill Canada’s leadership deficit

  • Given the huge threats to our future—of which Donald Trump is just one—Canada needs a leader with extensive economic experience, something which both Justin
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Mark Carney at the Liberal National Convention at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. 'My own suspicion is that Carney is thinking hard about vying for the country’s top job, and is leaning towards stepping up should Trudeau leave,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Timing is right for Mark Carney to fill Canada’s leadership deficit

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 6, 2025
  • Given the huge threats to our future—of which Donald Trump is just one—Canada needs a leader with extensive economic experience, something which both Justin

Timing is right for Mark Carney to fill Canada’s leadership deficit

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 6, 2025
  • Given the huge threats to our future—of which Donald Trump is just one—Canada needs a leader with extensive economic experience, something which both Justin
Mark Carney
Mark Carney at the Liberal National Convention at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. 'My own suspicion is that Carney is thinking hard about vying for the country’s top job, and is leaning towards stepping up should Trudeau leave,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberal leadership normally a three-to-six-month race, but under party constitution’s ‘political circumstances,’ it could be a 30-to-45-day contest

  • Thanks to the necessity of prime minister’s departure now, the only way to provide stability to this nation is allowing a new Liberal leader
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | January 6, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at 9:05 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2024, arriving for his cabinet meeting in West Block, the same morning Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal leadership normally a three-to-six-month race, but under party constitution’s ‘political circumstances,’ it could be a 30-to-45-day contest

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | January 6, 2025
  • Thanks to the necessity of prime minister’s departure now, the only way to provide stability to this nation is allowing a new Liberal leader

Liberal leadership normally a three-to-six-month race, but under party constitution’s ‘political circumstances,’ it could be a 30-to-45-day contest

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | January 6, 2025
  • Thanks to the necessity of prime minister’s departure now, the only way to provide stability to this nation is allowing a new Liberal leader
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at 9:05 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2024, arriving for his cabinet meeting in West Block, the same morning Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can help improve the lives of the world’s children

  • Canada has a chance to help transform millions of children’s lives by supporting a new treaty to expand the right to free public education
Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY AND ALLAN ROCK | January 6, 2025
The protocol is supported by children’s rights experts, scholars, child activists, and more than 500,000 global citizens who’ve signed an open letter from Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, pictured, calling on world leaders to act, write Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada can help improve the lives of the world’s children

Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY AND ALLAN ROCK | January 6, 2025
  • Canada has a chance to help transform millions of children’s lives by supporting a new treaty to expand the right to free public education

Canada can help improve the lives of the world’s children

Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY AND ALLAN ROCK | January 6, 2025
  • Canada has a chance to help transform millions of children’s lives by supporting a new treaty to expand the right to free public education
The protocol is supported by children’s rights experts, scholars, child activists, and more than 500,000 global citizens who’ve signed an open letter from Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, pictured, calling on world leaders to act, write Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

If Trudeau announces he’s stepping down, expect another cabinet shuffle, say Liberal sources

  • The Liberal caucus chair has allocated six hours for Wednesday's national meeting to address any potential developments, as they remain uncertain about Prime Minister
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 4, 2025
The national Liberal caucus will be holding a special meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The regional caucuses will meet Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning. All eyes will be on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Trudeau announces he’s stepping down, expect another cabinet shuffle, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 4, 2025
  • The Liberal caucus chair has allocated six hours for Wednesday's national meeting to address any potential developments, as they remain uncertain about Prime Minister

If Trudeau announces he’s stepping down, expect another cabinet shuffle, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 4, 2025
  • The Liberal caucus chair has allocated six hours for Wednesday's national meeting to address any potential developments, as they remain uncertain about Prime Minister
The national Liberal caucus will be holding a special meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The regional caucuses will meet Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning. All eyes will be on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Procurement Canada spent $5.4-billion in 2023-24, but plans to shrink workforce in coming years

  • The department forecasts staffing will keep growing in the current year before declining by thousands of full-time equivalent roles in 2025-26.
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 4, 2025
Jean-Yves Duclos
Jean-Yves Duclos
On Dec. 17, Public Services and Procurement Canada, led by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, released its 2024 departmental results report which showed a $92-million overall rise in spending from the previous fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Procurement Canada spent $5.4-billion in 2023-24, but plans to shrink workforce in coming years

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 4, 2025
  • The department forecasts staffing will keep growing in the current year before declining by thousands of full-time equivalent roles in 2025-26.

Procurement Canada spent $5.4-billion in 2023-24, but plans to shrink workforce in coming years

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 4, 2025
  • The department forecasts staffing will keep growing in the current year before declining by thousands of full-time equivalent roles in 2025-26.
Jean-Yves Duclos
On Dec. 17, Public Services and Procurement Canada, led by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, released its 2024 departmental results report which showed a $92-million overall rise in spending from the previous fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Mendicino to host New Year’s Levée in Toronto on Jan. 12

  • TUESDAY, JAN. 7 Book Launch: Hand in Hand?— The Balsillie School of International Affairs hosts a hybrid event to launch of the new book,
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Liberal MP Marco Mendicino is scheduled to host a New Year's Levée in his Toronto riding on Jan. 12.

Liberal MP Mendicino to host New Year’s Levée in Toronto on Jan. 12

  • TUESDAY, JAN. 7 Book Launch: Hand in Hand?— The Balsillie School of International Affairs hosts a hybrid event to launch of the new book,

Liberal MP Mendicino to host New Year’s Levée in Toronto on Jan. 12

  • TUESDAY, JAN. 7 Book Launch: Hand in Hand?— The Balsillie School of International Affairs hosts a hybrid event to launch of the new book,
Marco Mendicino
Liberal MP Marco Mendicino is scheduled to host a New Year's Levée in his Toronto riding on Jan. 12.

We can end the HIV epidemic, but Canada is falling behind global targets

  • Canada has the resources, the expertise, and the infrastructure to end HIV in our lifetime. Every action, big or small, brings us one step
Opinion | BY GRACE CHIUTSI, THARANI NAPPER | January 2, 2025
Ahmed Hussen
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 23, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We can end the HIV epidemic, but Canada is falling behind global targets

Opinion | BY GRACE CHIUTSI, THARANI NAPPER | January 2, 2025
  • Canada has the resources, the expertise, and the infrastructure to end HIV in our lifetime. Every action, big or small, brings us one step

We can end the HIV epidemic, but Canada is falling behind global targets

Opinion | BY GRACE CHIUTSI, THARANI NAPPER | January 2, 2025
  • Canada has the resources, the expertise, and the infrastructure to end HIV in our lifetime. Every action, big or small, brings us one step
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 23, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s atomic legacy

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would do well to listen to appeals that world leaders act to abolish nuclear weapons to
Opinion | BY ANTON WAGNER | January 2, 2025
Mushroom clouds over Hiroshima, Japan, left, and Nagasaki in August 1945. Canadians have forgotten the pivotal role Canada played in the development of atom bombs that now threaten the very existence of human civilization, writes Anton Wagner. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s atomic legacy

Opinion | BY ANTON WAGNER | January 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would do well to listen to appeals that world leaders act to abolish nuclear weapons to

Canada’s atomic legacy

Opinion | BY ANTON WAGNER | January 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would do well to listen to appeals that world leaders act to abolish nuclear weapons to
Mushroom clouds over Hiroshima, Japan, left, and Nagasaki in August 1945. Canadians have forgotten the pivotal role Canada played in the development of atom bombs that now threaten the very existence of human civilization, writes Anton Wagner. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada must set up a ‘war room’ to guide our response to Trump’s tariffs and other threats in next critical months

  • The goal is to have a united front at least until the results of the next election, and to show that Canada is able
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | January 2, 2025
If Justin Trudeau were to resign, Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, should be named interim party leader. He should convene all the opposition leaders and premiers to sit at a war table to come up with options to deal with the incoming U.S. president, writes Errol Mendes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must set up a ‘war room’ to guide our response to Trump’s tariffs and other threats in next critical months

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | January 2, 2025
  • The goal is to have a united front at least until the results of the next election, and to show that Canada is able

Canada must set up a ‘war room’ to guide our response to Trump’s tariffs and other threats in next critical months

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | January 2, 2025
  • The goal is to have a united front at least until the results of the next election, and to show that Canada is able
If Justin Trudeau were to resign, Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, should be named interim party leader. He should convene all the opposition leaders and premiers to sit at a war table to come up with options to deal with the incoming U.S. president, writes Errol Mendes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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A look at Centre Block under construction

  • For the second year in a row, PSPC hosted a large media tour of the Centre Block construction site on Nov. 14.
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 20, 2024
Centre Block towers over the pit where the new visitors’ centre will be built The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A look at Centre Block under construction

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 20, 2024
  • For the second year in a row, PSPC hosted a large media tour of the Centre Block construction site on Nov. 14.

A look at Centre Block under construction

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 20, 2024
  • For the second year in a row, PSPC hosted a large media tour of the Centre Block construction site on Nov. 14.
Centre Block towers over the pit where the new visitors’ centre will be built The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate finance should target resilient food systems

  • In the coming months, the government will release a new international climate finance package. We are asking for it to support small-scale food producers
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
Flooding has carved deep gullies at the bottom of these slopes in southern Ethiopia. A community effort to rehabilitate degraded watersheds is ongoing in the region as part of Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Nature+ program. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Climate finance should target resilient food systems

Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
  • In the coming months, the government will release a new international climate finance package. We are asking for it to support small-scale food producers

Climate finance should target resilient food systems

Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
  • In the coming months, the government will release a new international climate finance package. We are asking for it to support small-scale food producers
Flooding has carved deep gullies at the bottom of these slopes in southern Ethiopia. A community effort to rehabilitate degraded watersheds is ongoing in the region as part of Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Nature+ program. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank

New government spending request will be snared in parliamentary gridlock while privilege debate persists

  • The Liberals can carry on without a supply bill for a few months, but responding to new pressures will be ‘trickier,’ says PBO Yves
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 20, 2024
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
On Nov. 18, Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the government's latest spending request in Parliament. But as long as the House of Commons remains gridlocked in a privileged debate, there is no way for the Liberals to get Parliament's approval to use these funds. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New government spending request will be snared in parliamentary gridlock while privilege debate persists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 20, 2024
  • The Liberals can carry on without a supply bill for a few months, but responding to new pressures will be ‘trickier,’ says PBO Yves

New government spending request will be snared in parliamentary gridlock while privilege debate persists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 20, 2024
  • The Liberals can carry on without a supply bill for a few months, but responding to new pressures will be ‘trickier,’ says PBO Yves
Anita Anand
On Nov. 18, Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the government's latest spending request in Parliament. But as long as the House of Commons remains gridlocked in a privileged debate, there is no way for the Liberals to get Parliament's approval to use these funds. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne problems

  • Plus, checking in on the climate summit in Azerbaijan.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, IREM KOCA | November 20, 2024
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne will speak today at a gathering of businesspeople from across North America eyeing another NAFTA renegotiation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne problems

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, IREM KOCA | November 20, 2024
  • Plus, checking in on the climate summit in Azerbaijan.

Champagne problems

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, IREM KOCA | November 20, 2024
  • Plus, checking in on the climate summit in Azerbaijan.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne will speak today at a gathering of businesspeople from across North America eyeing another NAFTA renegotiation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence spending boost useless without clarity of purpose

  • Since Nov. 5, there has been plenty of hand-wringing in some circles over how the incoming United States president will react to Canada’s slow
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 20, 2024
It’s important to give the people who’ve pledged to stand at the ready to protect Canada what they need to do their job. But there has to be a plan of attack for spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence spending boost useless without clarity of purpose

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 20, 2024
  • Since Nov. 5, there has been plenty of hand-wringing in some circles over how the incoming United States president will react to Canada’s slow

Defence spending boost useless without clarity of purpose

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 20, 2024
  • Since Nov. 5, there has been plenty of hand-wringing in some circles over how the incoming United States president will react to Canada’s slow
It’s important to give the people who’ve pledged to stand at the ready to protect Canada what they need to do their job. But there has to be a plan of attack for spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.

Will the Liberals develop sharper labour pains?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 20, 2024
  • Governments pick winners and losers in labour disputes. Who do you think they align with? Hint: it’s not you.
Canada Post workers picket outside the postal service’s Station T location in Ottawa on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New AI safety institute limited by legislative vacuum: NDP innovation critic Brian Masse

  • After more than two years, and a year-long committee study, Bill C-27 is in a holding pattern awaiting government amendments.
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 20, 2024
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, announced the tabling of the Liberal's privacy and artificial intelligence legislation on June 16, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New AI safety institute limited by legislative vacuum: NDP innovation critic Brian Masse

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 20, 2024
  • After more than two years, and a year-long committee study, Bill C-27 is in a holding pattern awaiting government amendments.

New AI safety institute limited by legislative vacuum: NDP innovation critic Brian Masse

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 20, 2024
  • After more than two years, and a year-long committee study, Bill C-27 is in a holding pattern awaiting government amendments.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, announced the tabling of the Liberal's privacy and artificial intelligence legislation on June 16, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s ride out the Trump circus by giving him some mutually beneficial wins

  • Keep the incoming U.S. president focused on himself so that he stays away from things that could hurt us.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 20, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Canada should be taking another tack instead of reinvigorating the old cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations—chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland—from Trump’s first reign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s ride out the Trump circus by giving him some mutually beneficial wins

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 20, 2024
  • Keep the incoming U.S. president focused on himself so that he stays away from things that could hurt us.

Let’s ride out the Trump circus by giving him some mutually beneficial wins

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 20, 2024
  • Keep the incoming U.S. president focused on himself so that he stays away from things that could hurt us.
Chrystia Freeland
Canada should be taking another tack instead of reinvigorating the old cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations—chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland—from Trump’s first reign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A lesson for Canadians in Americans’ economic disconnect

  • As voters look for relief from the high cost of living, misguided nostalgia can play a major role in a campaign.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 20, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump won because people in the U.S. believe he will be better than the Democrats at improving the country’s economic conditions, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CSPAN

A lesson for Canadians in Americans’ economic disconnect

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 20, 2024
  • As voters look for relief from the high cost of living, misguided nostalgia can play a major role in a campaign.

A lesson for Canadians in Americans’ economic disconnect

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 20, 2024
  • As voters look for relief from the high cost of living, misguided nostalgia can play a major role in a campaign.
President-elect Donald Trump won because people in the U.S. believe he will be better than the Democrats at improving the country’s economic conditions, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CSPAN

Not if, but when: Foreign Affairs Committee keys in on question of Palestinian statehood

  • The House Foreign Affairs Committee has held four meetings looking into the recognition of a Palestinian state.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 20, 2024
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Officials from Global Affairs Canada, led by Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that recognizing a state is a political decision, and not a legal one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Not if, but when: Foreign Affairs Committee keys in on question of Palestinian statehood

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 20, 2024
  • The House Foreign Affairs Committee has held four meetings looking into the recognition of a Palestinian state.

Not if, but when: Foreign Affairs Committee keys in on question of Palestinian statehood

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 20, 2024
  • The House Foreign Affairs Committee has held four meetings looking into the recognition of a Palestinian state.
Mélanie Joly
Officials from Global Affairs Canada, led by Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that recognizing a state is a political decision, and not a legal one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP won’t be ‘baited’ as Tories attack Singh amid Liberal labour moves, says MP Green

  • NDP labour critic Matthew Green says his party won’t be pushed to vote down the Liberal government by Conservatives who ‘hide when workers are
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 20, 2024
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announced the federal government would be forcing a resumption of operations at B.C. and Quebec ports, and sending the disputes to binding arbitration on Nov. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP won’t be ‘baited’ as Tories attack Singh amid Liberal labour moves, says MP Green

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 20, 2024
  • NDP labour critic Matthew Green says his party won’t be pushed to vote down the Liberal government by Conservatives who ‘hide when workers are

NDP won’t be ‘baited’ as Tories attack Singh amid Liberal labour moves, says MP Green

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 20, 2024
  • NDP labour critic Matthew Green says his party won’t be pushed to vote down the Liberal government by Conservatives who ‘hide when workers are
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announced the federal government would be forcing a resumption of operations at B.C. and Quebec ports, and sending the disputes to binding arbitration on Nov. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump adds pressure to increase defence spending, but MPs and others consider U.S. NATO withdrawal unlikely

  • 'There's no question' Trump's return as U.S. president puts more focus on Canada to reach a NATO defence spending target, says Liberal MP John
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 20, 2024
In July, National Defence Minister Bill Blair issued a joint statement with the prime minister that Canada expects to reach a target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence by 2032. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump adds pressure to increase defence spending, but MPs and others consider U.S. NATO withdrawal unlikely

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 20, 2024
  • 'There's no question' Trump's return as U.S. president puts more focus on Canada to reach a NATO defence spending target, says Liberal MP John

Trump adds pressure to increase defence spending, but MPs and others consider U.S. NATO withdrawal unlikely

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 20, 2024
  • 'There's no question' Trump's return as U.S. president puts more focus on Canada to reach a NATO defence spending target, says Liberal MP John
In July, National Defence Minister Bill Blair issued a joint statement with the prime minister that Canada expects to reach a target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence by 2032. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s ‘America First’ plans may undermine global trade

  • A nightmarish world in which economic rules don’t apply, and trade is suffocated is in no one’s interest—especially not Canada’s.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 20, 2024
It’s hard to believe U.S. president-elect Donald Trump wants to plunge the world into recession, but he is impossible to predict, writes Andrew Caddell. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Trump’s ‘America First’ plans may undermine global trade

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 20, 2024
  • A nightmarish world in which economic rules don’t apply, and trade is suffocated is in no one’s interest—especially not Canada’s.

Trump’s ‘America First’ plans may undermine global trade

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 20, 2024
  • A nightmarish world in which economic rules don’t apply, and trade is suffocated is in no one’s interest—especially not Canada’s.
It’s hard to believe U.S. president-elect Donald Trump wants to plunge the world into recession, but he is impossible to predict, writes Andrew Caddell. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Cutting the government payroll is no easy budget fix: Kazdan

  • Re: “Public service job cuts loom as Ottawa misses spending and deficit targets,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13). The purge of the public service
Opinion | November 20, 2024

Cutting the government payroll is no easy budget fix: Kazdan

Opinion | November 20, 2024
  • Re: “Public service job cuts loom as Ottawa misses spending and deficit targets,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13). The purge of the public service

Cutting the government payroll is no easy budget fix: Kazdan

Opinion | November 20, 2024
  • Re: “Public service job cuts loom as Ottawa misses spending and deficit targets,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13). The purge of the public service

Political marketing isn’t magic, says Toronto letter writer

  • Re: “Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13, p. 7). How do highly unsuitable people—who care little
Opinion | November 20, 2024
It’s marketing, not sleight of hand, that politicians are using to advance their agendas, writes Tom McElroy. Pexels photograph by Vitezslav Vylicil

Political marketing isn’t magic, says Toronto letter writer

Opinion | November 20, 2024
  • Re: “Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13, p. 7). How do highly unsuitable people—who care little

Political marketing isn’t magic, says Toronto letter writer

Opinion | November 20, 2024
  • Re: “Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13, p. 7). How do highly unsuitable people—who care little
It’s marketing, not sleight of hand, that politicians are using to advance their agendas, writes Tom McElroy. Pexels photograph by Vitezslav Vylicil

Ex-Grit minister Lloyd Axworthy launches new memoir in Ottawa on Nov. 21

  • TUESDAY, NOV. 19—WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 2024 North American Manufacturing Conference—Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters hosts the invitation-only North American Manufacturing Conference. Manufacturers, key government representatives
Lloyd Axworthy
Lloyd Axworthy
Library and Archives Canada hosts a discussion with former Liberal cabinet minister Lloyd Axworthy for the launch of his new memoir, My Life in Politics, on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ex-Grit minister Lloyd Axworthy launches new memoir in Ottawa on Nov. 21

  • TUESDAY, NOV. 19—WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 2024 North American Manufacturing Conference—Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters hosts the invitation-only North American Manufacturing Conference. Manufacturers, key government representatives

Ex-Grit minister Lloyd Axworthy launches new memoir in Ottawa on Nov. 21

  • TUESDAY, NOV. 19—WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 2024 North American Manufacturing Conference—Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters hosts the invitation-only North American Manufacturing Conference. Manufacturers, key government representatives
Lloyd Axworthy
Library and Archives Canada hosts a discussion with former Liberal cabinet minister Lloyd Axworthy for the launch of his new memoir, My Life in Politics, on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘America First’ playbook comes to life and crystallizes uphill battle for the Trudeau Liberals

  • The prime minister has no goodwill amongst Canadians to squander in the event U.S. protectionist policies begin to take hold on this country’s economy
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | November 20, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is fighting a battle on three fronts, and has very few levers he can pull to effectively communicate and change the rising tide of negative public opinion coming his way, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘America First’ playbook comes to life and crystallizes uphill battle for the Trudeau Liberals

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | November 20, 2024
  • The prime minister has no goodwill amongst Canadians to squander in the event U.S. protectionist policies begin to take hold on this country’s economy

‘America First’ playbook comes to life and crystallizes uphill battle for the Trudeau Liberals

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | November 20, 2024
  • The prime minister has no goodwill amongst Canadians to squander in the event U.S. protectionist policies begin to take hold on this country’s economy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is fighting a battle on three fronts, and has very few levers he can pull to effectively communicate and change the rising tide of negative public opinion coming his way, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Telling the whole story about boosting Canada’s defence spending

  • Current polling should be viewed with a level of skepticism when questions relating to defence spending are not constructed with tradeoffs in mind.
Opinion | BY JACKSON WALLING, MATHIEU LANDRIAULT | November 20, 2024
Defence spending in Canada has always been a precarious policy challenge for both Liberal and Conservative governments, often dominated by hesitation and inaction, write Jackson Walling and Mathieu Landriault. DND photograph by Corporal Kastleen Strome

Telling the whole story about boosting Canada’s defence spending

Opinion | BY JACKSON WALLING, MATHIEU LANDRIAULT | November 20, 2024
  • Current polling should be viewed with a level of skepticism when questions relating to defence spending are not constructed with tradeoffs in mind.

Telling the whole story about boosting Canada’s defence spending

Opinion | BY JACKSON WALLING, MATHIEU LANDRIAULT | November 20, 2024
  • Current polling should be viewed with a level of skepticism when questions relating to defence spending are not constructed with tradeoffs in mind.
Defence spending in Canada has always been a precarious policy challenge for both Liberal and Conservative governments, often dominated by hesitation and inaction, write Jackson Walling and Mathieu Landriault. DND photograph by Corporal Kastleen Strome

NATO spending targets, and the government’s credibility gap

  • After successive unrealistic Liberal promises, there is no indication that the government will suddenly become interested in our Armed Forces.
Opinion | BY BLOC MP CHRISTINE NORMANDIN | November 20, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Achieving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to meet the NATO defence spending target by 2032 is a project that will likely never come to fruition, writes Christine Normandin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO spending targets, and the government’s credibility gap

Opinion | BY BLOC MP CHRISTINE NORMANDIN | November 20, 2024
  • After successive unrealistic Liberal promises, there is no indication that the government will suddenly become interested in our Armed Forces.

NATO spending targets, and the government’s credibility gap

Opinion | BY BLOC MP CHRISTINE NORMANDIN | November 20, 2024
  • After successive unrealistic Liberal promises, there is no indication that the government will suddenly become interested in our Armed Forces.
Justin Trudeau
Achieving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to meet the NATO defence spending target by 2032 is a project that will likely never come to fruition, writes Christine Normandin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump, China, Russia and national security threats to Canada

  • The election of Donald Trump as America's next president may finally shake Canadians out of their complacency.
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | November 20, 2024
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
A good bet is that Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping are watching events unfold with an intense interest, writes David Pratt. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

Trump, China, Russia and national security threats to Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | November 20, 2024
  • The election of Donald Trump as America's next president may finally shake Canadians out of their complacency.

Trump, China, Russia and national security threats to Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | November 20, 2024
  • The election of Donald Trump as America's next president may finally shake Canadians out of their complacency.
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
A good bet is that Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping are watching events unfold with an intense interest, writes David Pratt. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

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