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Election process ‘robust,’ but security partners will be ‘on the lookout’ as Canada heads to the polls, says chief electoral officer

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• Stéphane Perrault shared changes to this year’s federal election voting process, including measures to expand Indigenous and student access across Canada.

Election process ‘robust,’ but security partners will be ‘on the lookout’ as Canada heads to the polls, says chief electoral officer

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• Stéphane Perrault shared changes to this year’s federal election voting process, including measures to expand Indigenous and student access across Canada.

‘Canada is cold but Turks on fire’: Turkish Canadians call on Ottawa to condemn the arrest of country’s opposition leader

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

Surging in the polls, PM Carney calls general election for April 28

NewsBY STUART BENSON, ABBAS RANA

Federal election one of ‘most consequential’ in Canadian history, say political players

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Ford-Carney relationship could provide federal Liberals with crucial boost in Ontario, says Coletto

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

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Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’

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• BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Liberal lead ‘built on toothpicks and very dry sand’ as party’s fortunes tied to perceptions of Carney rather than policy, polls suggest

Cancelling the F-35 deal would be ‘cutting our nose off to spite our face,’ says former senior military official

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• A former chief of the defence staff says 'the ramifications of cancelling the F-35 purchase threatens to hurt Canada more than it would hurt the U.S.'

Cancelling the F-35 deal would be ‘cutting our nose off to spite our face,’ says former senior military official

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• A former chief of the defence staff says 'the ramifications of cancelling the F-35 purchase threatens to hurt Canada more than it would hurt the U.S.'

Critics say new PM Carney ‘failed to turn the page’ with cabinet picks, but narrative link necessary, say Liberals

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

In Charlevoix, G7 ministers chose domestic audiences over taking message to the world

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Mexico’s ambassador to Canada to speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on March 25

Podcast

‘No magic math’—Why cutting waste won’t fund election promises

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

New riding map gives Tories slight boost compared to 2021 election

Podcast

Carney’s cabinet, Trump in trouble: Peter Mazereeuw gets you up to speed

New graduate programs to boost pool of potential federal government interpreters amid ongoing shortage, but hurdles remain

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• None of the 21 candidates who sat the Translation Bureau’s most recent accreditation exam this past October were successful.

New graduate programs to boost pool of potential federal government interpreters amid ongoing shortage, but hurdles remain

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• None of the 21 candidates who sat the Translation Bureau’s most recent accreditation exam this past October were successful.

‘If you’ve got the money, spend it’: three major parties boost digital ad buys to define Prime Minister Carney’s brand

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Trump’s pick for top diplomat in Ottawa ‘may be in trouble’ after Senate hearing, says former Canadian diplomat

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Carney Liberals reach out to prominent Tories and New Democrats to recruit ‘star’ candidates for next election

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Disclosure, transparency rules part of new federal public service AI strategy

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Italy’s top diplomat says ‘not my job’ to condemn Trump’s annexation threats as Germany takes tougher stand 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

New PM Carney unveils his election cabinet, cutting team to 23 ministers

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Parliamentary Calendar

Assembly of First Nations hosts forum on advancing Calls for Justice for MMIWG2S+ on March 20

Podcast

How to win the trade war, with Flavio Volpe

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Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

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

Podcast

Local leaders fighting the trade war

Liberals, Conservatives gripped in a tie, next election will be ‘like a knife fight in a telephone booth,’ with Trump as disruptor: Nanos

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

• In the March 9 Liberal leadership election, Prime Minister Carney secured a ‘crushing victory,’ winning all 343 ridings.

Liberals, Conservatives gripped in a tie, next election will be ‘like a knife fight in a telephone booth,’ with Trump as disruptor: Nanos

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

• In the March 9 Liberal leadership election, Prime Minister Carney secured a ‘crushing victory,’ winning all 343 ridings.

Trade anxiety creates ‘unprecedented’ risk to agriculture, requires bold advocacy, says sector experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Foreign interference risks must be addressed before voters go to polls, warns democracy watchdog, but Wark says holding off on election right now would be ‘ridiculous’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

G7 top diplomats open three-day meeting with all eyes on U.S. as trade war deepens

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

U.S. pressure ‘lighting a fire’ under Ottawa to get major defence procurement projects moving, says expert, as trade war escalates

NewsBY IREM KOCA

‘No money, no fanfare’: questions loom over scope of belated Africa strategy   

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Not having any cabinet ministers on hand to release the plan suggests the government doesn’t view it as a priority, says NDP MP Heather McPherson.

‘No money, no fanfare’: questions loom over scope of belated Africa strategy   

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Not having any cabinet ministers on hand to release the plan suggests the government doesn’t view it as a priority, says NDP MP Heather McPherson.

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Trudeau failed to live up to initial foreign policy promise, says past foreign minister Axworthy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Trudeau failed to live up to initial foreign policy promise, says past foreign minister Axworthy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Despite challenging first two years, Canada’s special rep on Islamophobia is undaunted

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Despite challenging first two years, Canada’s special rep on Islamophobia is undaunted

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Politics This Morning

And we’re off—election campaign 2025 is underway

Poilievre to get his election wish

Carney to meet Alberta’s Danielle Smith

Liberal majority in play

COVID-19

Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy

DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings

A reluctance for post-pandemic learning

Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark

Election

Fractured Canada-U.S. ties are the backdrop for new wedge issues and higher stakes in the next election

As the pendulum swings, Tories should be ready to pivot

Liberal caucus more focused on getting re-elected in a snap election than on who makes cabinet, say MPs

NDP should be ‘very concerned’ about strategic voting as progressive voters shift to Liberals, say pollsters

Politics

Where are they now? Catching up with more ex-staffers

Senate independence is a success that must continue

Why gender parity matters in cabinet

The Liberal Constanza strategy: do the opposite of usual practice

Foreign Policy

Does the military have room to get its elbows up?

A front-row seat to the end of an empire

The ‘artificial border’ and how it can be corrected

Canada: the indispensable nation or U.S. protectorate?

Finance and Budget

Carney’s right to make investment top economic priority

Basic income a proactive policy in difficult times

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

Mid Mark Carney may not meet the moment

Lobbying

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

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

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

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

Legislation

Time for Canada to strengthen its digital sovereignty

MP Serré reups call for extra funds, legislation to address northern Ontario seat loss

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

Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

Public Service

Fisher to lead new water agency, while ministers announce raft of new Crown corp board chairs

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

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

Is the public service ready for a big Trump policy shift?

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