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In rural Quebec, the wave looks red

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

• This region is not that influential in terms of policy, but its role as a bellwether is significant.

In rural Quebec, the wave looks red

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

• This region is not that influential in terms of policy, but its role as a bellwether is significant.

Ministers, ex-cabinet members and leadership aspirants seek to hold bellwethers for Liberals

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Are unions braced for the storm ahead?

OpinionBY STéPHANE LACROIX

Digesting the need to eliminate internal trade barriers on food

OpinionBY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN

Is Quebec becoming an authoritarian ‘nation’?

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

A free, mobile, and caring Canada, you say?  

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Using icebreakers and subs to protect against U.S. pressure  

OpinionBY PETER RAUTENBACH

Any Arctic strategy must ensure Canadian control

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Ontario results indicate federal election will be dominated by Trump threats, economic issues, say observers

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

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

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

• Over nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau used bilateral deals, federal dollars, and strings attached to a much greater degree than past PMs to enact a federal policy vision in areas of provincial jurisdiction.

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

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

• Over nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau used bilateral deals, federal dollars, and strings attached to a much greater degree than past PMs to enact a federal policy vision in areas of provincial jurisdiction.

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

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Furey has the right prescription for politics

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

In the heart of Montreal, Liberals look to maintain dominance and avoid repeat of byelection shock

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Arctic security needs a Team Canada commitment 

OpinionBY ERNIE REGEHR

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

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Keeping the true North strong and free requires ‘nation-building investment’ now, says Nunavut premier

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Poilievre’s Arctic follies

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Canada alone? What other world leaders have said publicly about Trump’s ’51st state’ threats

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

AGRICULTURE

Canada-U.S. farm ties in jeopardy

OpinionBY ASIM BISWAS

We need to build back Canada’s agricultural future

OpinionBY CONSERVATIVE MP JOHN BARLOW

Canada must step up support for farmers and their critical role in climate mitigation and adaptation

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

Problem-solving farmers need supportive government policies

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK

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Biotechnology

Canada’s biotech carpe diem

OpinionBY ANDREW CASEY

Harnessing the power of Canada’s growing biotechnology industry: a perspective from the West

OpinionBY STEPHANIE WILLERTH

Biotechnology: an opportunity balanced on a knife’s edge

OpinionBY ADAM DAMRY

Biotechnology must factor into a broader Canadian industrial policy

OpinionBY FRANK BAYLIS

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Arctic security takes spotlight as Canadian sovereignty remains key campaign issue

NewsBY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

Health security must be recognized as a pillar of national security

OpinionBY SENATOR REBECCA PATTERSON, SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS, SENATOR MARY ROBINSON, SENATOR FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER

Leadership and risk tolerance stymie fixing CAF recruitment, retention

OpinionBY DAN A. DORAN

‘This cannot stand in Canada’: advocates push Liberals to showcase ‘zero tolerance’ after downplaying former candidate’s China bounty comments

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Environment

Trump: a suite of global dangers

OpinionBY BILL HENDERSON

Electrify everything!

OpinionBY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY

Trade war could ‘upend’ EV sector, Canada must argue for integrated market, says CEO of vehicle manufacturing group

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Don’t let Maple MAGAs dictate Canada’s path

OpinionBY KEITH STEWART

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FINANCE

Let’s celebrate the Canada Disability Benefit—but it must be strengthened

OpinionBY RABIA KHEDR, ISG SENATOR CHANTAL PETITCLERC

Q&A | The politics of pitching fiscal restraint and public service cuts with Sahir Khan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Can Canada afford to cut the public service while Trump moves the goalposts?

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY

Carney’s right to make investment top economic priority

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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Fisheries and oceans

B.C. suit says feds used consultations to justify ‘bad-faith’ Discovery Island salmon farming ban

NewsBY STUART BENSON

To protect nature, Canada must ratify the High Seas Treaty

OpinionBY SUSANNA FULLER

Feds’ plan for fish-farm transition no catch, say wild salmon, industry advocates

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Reconciliation that works for all in Canada’s fisheries

OpinionBY GENNA CAREY

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FOREIGN POLICY

Tariffs ‘still devastating’ despite ‘reciprocal’ reprieve, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canada urgently needs a new growth strategy in response to Trump’s economic war

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

What Canada needs now is more robust, visionary diplomacy, not more military spending

OpinionBY ERNIE REGEHR, DOUGLAS ROCHE

The third wave of nuclear weapons countries is upon us

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

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health

Why retaliatory tariffs could cost lives and what we should do instead

OpinionBY JASON FIELD

Seizing the moment to grow Canada’s biomedical research enterprise as the U.S. falters

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, JOHN BERGERON, KATHLEEN DICKSON

Liberals to push ahead with pharmacare, but program’s fate under Conservatives is unclear

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Restrictions on living abroad: the inequality of Canada’s pension portability 

OpinionBY CATI COE

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Industry and Manufacturing

Future-proofing our manufacturing sector

OpinionBY GREG MOFFATT

Sister cities under strain: U.S. steel tariffs threaten to divide Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., from its American twin city

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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infrastructure and transport

More needed to protect communities from rail disasters

OpinionBY NDP MP TAYLOR BACHRACH

So, we all agree on what needs to happen next: let’s talk about how to get it done

OpinionBY RODRIGUE GILBERT

Building infrastructure to withstand the effects of climate change

OpinionBY JOSEPH DARAIO

Canada can solidify its position as a global trade leader by modernizing infrastructure

OpinionBY HOSSEIN BONAKDARI

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innovation

Beyond Trump’s tariffs: return of geoeconomics and Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy

OpinionBY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI

Science under pressure: a call to action

OpinionBY MONA NEMER, RéMI QUIRION

Critical mineral processing will protect Canada’s EV industry

OpinionBY TRAVIS SOUTHIN, DEREK EATON, SOSTHèNE UNG

Moving forward with Canada’s EV transition requires a holistic approach

OpinionBY SHELDON WILLIAMSON

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justice

Historic ‘Indian hospitals’ settlement a step forward for Canada

OpinionBY SOLOMON REECE

Black Justice Strategy’s 10-year plan ‘too little, too late,’ says NDP MP Green

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Time for Canada to step up as a human rights world leader

OpinionBY ODETTE MCCARTHY, JEAN-SéBASTIEN VALLéE

Top court could offer clarity on ‘open question’ of constitutional status of parliamentary privilege, say experts

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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Labour & employment

Anti-Black racism complaint bound for Canadian Human Rights Commission after court denies public service class action

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

‘Don’t make us compare you to Elon Musk’: public sector unions want job security assurances from feds as election looms

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Basic income a proactive policy in difficult times

OpinionBY MANDY KAY-RAINING BIRD, WIL ROBERTSON

Unions seek government to fix Phoenix problems ‘once and for all’

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

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Lobbying

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

Mexico and the U.S. play rough with public records and information regulators. What about Canada?

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Trade tensions with U.S. motivate economic lobbying in January

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Taiwan the top destination in quieter year for MPs’ sponsored travel

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

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natural resources and energy

Canada’s next move starts a few thousand feet below the ground

OpinionBY ALEX GRECO

Trump’s tariff barrage roils Canadian energy world

OpinionBY SHAWN MCCARTHY

What is suddenly, painfully clear: we need to get our own economic house in order

OpinionBY JAY KHOSLA, ARASH GOLSHAN

Hydrogen sector development: are we really on the right track?

OpinionBY IBRAHIM DINCER

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Invisible work: the unseen labour that powers Canada

OpinionBY LISE COURTEAU

Why gender parity matters in cabinet

OpinionBY ELIZABETH MCCALLION, REBECCA WALLACE

Incoming senator Tony Ince talks liberation from party apparatus, ‘whirlwind’ first days

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Carney’s cabinet a step backwards in the dark

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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Indigenous Relations

Pen to paper: recent letter of intent formalizes plan to create Indigenous Peoples Space

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The ‘artificial border’ and how it can be corrected

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Understanding the policy implications of Canada’s ‘hidden energy communities’

OpinionBY JULIE MACARTHUR, EMMANUEL ACKOM

Why Indigenous rights must be integrated into Canada’s regulatory process

OpinionBY BYRON LOUIS

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Exclusive lists

Election promise tracker: key pledges parties are making this campaign

Election promise tracker: key pledges parties are making this campaign

The federal public servants running in election 2025

The federal public servants running in election 2025

Daily snapshots of the key ridings leaders are targeting on the campaign trail

Daily snapshots of the key ridings leaders are targeting on the campaign trail

Tracking federal parties’ Meta spending in the campaign

Tracking federal parties’ Meta spending in the campaign

New riding map gives Tories slight boost compared to 2021 election

New riding map gives Tories slight boost compared to 2021 election

This federal election could cost $570-million: Elections Canada

This federal election could cost $570-million: Elections Canada

Toronto top donor city for Carney, Freeland, and Gould’s Liberal leadership campaigns

Toronto top donor city for Carney, Freeland, and Gould’s Liberal leadership campaigns

Poilievre’s riding among seats with highest turnout in Liberal leadership race

Poilievre’s riding among seats with highest turnout in Liberal leadership race