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Labour and employment

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

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

• The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.

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

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

• The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.

‘Don’t go in with a sledgehammer’: public service caps or cuts should be rational, targeted, says Savoie

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Military applications up amid Trump threats, global uncertainty, new recruiting strategies

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

‘Unprecedented national crisis’: relaxed hybrid work rules urged as public servants stare down tariff response workload

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

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

OpinionBY BRITTANY FINLAY, JENNIFER ZWICKER

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

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Efficiency reviews, higher CAF salaries, procurement czars: Liberal leadership hopefuls’ public service promises

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

‘We’ve seen this movie before’: hold IRCC cuts until House resumes, union urges

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Federal changes threaten post-secondary system

OpinionBY CYNDI MCLEOD

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Housing, climate, and human rights: a critical opportunity in Canada’s next federal election

OpinionBY JESSICA TAN

• Parties that truly prioritize a rights-based approach will have the opportunity to deliver concrete policies that address the twin crises of housing and climate change.

Housing, climate, and human rights: a critical opportunity in Canada’s next federal election

OpinionBY JESSICA TAN

• Parties that truly prioritize a rights-based approach will have the opportunity to deliver concrete policies that address the twin crises of housing and climate change.

A solution to homelessness is within our grasp

OpinionBY STEPHEN HWANG

Housing crisis, or opportunity?

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR TONI VARONE

Supply alone won’t solve the housing crisis

OpinionBY SARA BEYER, MARGARET FLYNN

Liberals need middle-class housing plan to match Conservatives, says housing expert

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

OpinionBY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS

Dear future prime minister, here’s a common-sense solution to food insecurity 

OpinionBY LORI NIKKEL

Canadian horses’ suffering continues beyond anniversary of ministerial mandate letter

OpinionBY KAITLYN MITCHELL

AGRICULTURE

Canola industry urges more support for domestic biofuels sector in November, amid trade tensions with China

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Liberals hear health, budget, environment concerns from July to October, with Conservatives targeted for finance, transport

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Passing the supply management law would only maintain inflated dairy prices

OpinionBY JEROME GESSAROLI

‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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Biotechnology

Biotechnology momentum in Canada needs infusion of talent and anchor firms, say industry reps

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada needs to catch up in the biotech sector

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

Unlocking Canada’s greatest economic potential: life sciences

OpinionBY ALISON SYMINGTON, JASON FIELD

Canada’s biotech carpe diem

OpinionBY ANDREW CASEY

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Canada must ‘open our doors’ to other markets, diversify military procurement supply chains amid tariffs, says Minister Blair

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Election without foreign interference is much more important than early election

OpinionBY DUFF CONACHER

Time for Canada to strengthen its digital sovereignty

OpinionBY ANDREW CLEMENT

Are cracks forming in Canada’s military relationship with America?

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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Environment

Farewell, consumer carbon tax

OpinionBY DON DRUMMOND

Facing tariffs, Canada has a clever, cleaner trade-compliant tool to support its steel and aluminum industries

OpinionBY OLLIE SHELDRICK-MOYLE

Competition Bureau’s proposed anti-greenwashing guidelines are all bark, no bite

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ALEXANDRA TOUTANT

Trump is coming: quick, build a pipeline!

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

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FINANCE

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

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Trade war could permanently shrink Canada’s GDP by two per cent: PBO

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Economic resilience starts now: solutions for a stronger future

OpinionBY EVAN FRASER, BRENDAN HALEY

Trump does not rule the world

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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Fisheries and oceans

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

Federal resource management decisions undermine collective power of community-based fisheries 

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

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FOREIGN POLICY

Canada must push towards a just peace in Ukraine

OpinionBY JONATHAN BERKSHIRE MILLER

Q&A | Offer no concessions to U.S. ‘bullies,’ says Flavio Volpe 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Australia and Canada natural allies to bring stability in uncertain times

OpinionBY GOLDY HYDER, BRAN BLACK

Fortress North America?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

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health

The growing threat of forever chemicals

OpinionBY BLAISE SALMON

Canada’s health-care system ‘in a tough spot,’ says Singh

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF

No, becoming the 51st state wouldn’t give us better health care—but Trump knows he’s hitting a nerve

OpinionBY BERT BLUNDON

Expanding the Canada Health Act must include mental health and substance use health

OpinionBY MARY BARTRAM, KATHLEEN LESLIE

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Industry and Manufacturing

Future-proofing our manufacturing sector

OpinionBY GREG MOFFATT

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

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Enhancing and protecting the historic Canada-U.S. relationship

OpinionBY FRANçOIS DESMARAIS

Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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infrastructure and transport

Breaking down Trudeau’s high-speed rail pledge

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Don’t overlook productivity in bid to return resilience to Western Canada’s supply chains

OpinionBY MARZIA RIZVI

Closing housing gap ‘not going to happen’ by 2030, but steps being taken in right direction, says Canadian Home Builders’ Association CEO

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Climate change, housing needs of Northern Canada require tailored funding model based on more than population, say Idlout and Simpson

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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innovation

Trump’s Uno reverse

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

A decade later: did the Liberals deliver on science?

OpinionBY SARAH LAFRAMBOISE, TREVOR POTTS

Liberals unveil their vision for CBC/Radio-Canada’s future as looming snap election jeopardizes their plans

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Canada can’t afford to be left behind as the world makes a quantum leap

OpinionBY LISA LAMBERT

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intergovernmental

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

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

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justice

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

Expanding AI in government operations, modernizing Service Canada sites among feds’ fiscal update’s public service-related measures

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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Labour & employment

Canada’s political parties need to get back to the basics on human rights

OpinionBY NEIL HETHERINGTON

Bringing stability home: what Canada can learn from U.S. housing policies 

OpinionBY JOHN HUTCHINSON

Hiring IT contractors cost feds 22 per cent more than using public servants, PBO finds

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The feds found money fast for a GST holiday—why not for the years-promised Canada Disability Benefit?

OpinionBY MICHELLE HEWITT, LUCA PATUELLI

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Lobbying

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

Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs pose ‘existential crisis’ for Canada, with risks even if not enacted, says Unifor president

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

U.S. trade war speeds up need to prioritize Canadian clean energy, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

OpinionBY IBRAHIM DINCER

Bolstering domestic manufacturing can make us resilient to tariffs, and help meet our sustainability goals

OpinionBY ALEX TAVASOLI, HOLLY CAGGIANO

Diversifying carbon capture tech will help keep Canada competitive

OpinionBY BONNIE DROZDOWSKI

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Forging a path for women’s leadership 

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR ROSEMARY MOODIE, STEPHANIE HOSANG, SHALAKA DIXIT

New research explores presence, experiences of Black Canadians in politics

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Words won’t eliminate Islamophobia—we need action from everyone

OpinionBY GINELLA MASSA

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are not threats to research quality—they are essential to achieving it

OpinionBY BUKOLA SALAMI, OVIE ONAGBEBOMA, NNAMDI NDUBUKA

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Indigenous Relations

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

‘Buy Indigenous’ is ‘Buy Canada’

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR PJ PROSPER

Rising costs, and the looming threat of tariffs disproportionately affecting Métis

OpinionBY VICTORIA PRUDEN

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Conservatives dominate federal party fundraising

Who’s in the race? Tracking the field of Liberal leadership candidates

Who’s in the race? Tracking the field of Liberal leadership candidates

Who’s backing the Liberal leadership contenders?

Who’s backing the Liberal leadership contenders?

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23

Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, October 2024

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, October 2024