Politics

Budget consultation extended

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Budget consultation extended

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Canada’s defence pact with Indonesia a modest but necessary first step in the Indo-Pacific

OpinionBY JONATHAN BERKSHIRE MILLER

Carney and McGuinty meet the troops

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, IREM KOCA

Air Canada strike intervention shortens Carney’s domestic runway to land ‘Trump and trade’ deals, say strategists

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Bound to Alberta? Poilievre has yet to commit to reclaiming Carleton next election

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Freelance journalist Justin Ling’s new book chronicles the 45th election

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Distraction season is here—but Trump still demands attention

OpinionBY MICHELLE JOHNSTON

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Carney meets Merz in Germany

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PM Carney and Poland’s Tusk talk trade and Ukraine

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Q&A | The Tory path to finding ‘a new narrative’ with Gerry Nicholls 

Conservatives’ ad hoc nomination rules committee for next election to report back to national council in September, say sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

• Saskatchewan Conservative MP Warren Steinley is a non-voting member of the national council’s subcommittee on nomination rules, say Conservative sources.

Conservatives’ ad hoc nomination rules committee for next election to report back to national council in September, say sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

• Saskatchewan Conservative MP Warren Steinley is a non-voting member of the national council’s subcommittee on nomination rules, say Conservative sources.

Carney will need to show results for trade concessions, says Canada-U.S. council member 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canada needs ‘eyes wide open’ approach to China amid diversification efforts, say observers 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

‘Putting people first’: new Veterans Minister McKnight readies for fall as advocates push for change

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Can the opposition hold its own in a Trudeau-free Parliament?

OpinionBY MATT GURNEY

Parliamentary Calendar

Sen. Seidman’s official farewell to the Red Chamber happens as she marks her 75th birthday on Sept. 1

Podcast

‘Pierre has to be Pierre’: How the Conservatives will tackle the return of Parliament

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

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Plastics pollution treaty in jeopardy

 Are the Poilievres working on Operation Seduction?

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

• If Pierre Poilievre does not soften his sharp edges and move to the centre, he stands zero chance of gaining support of most Canadians, especially women. His partner, Anaida, is the person who can help him soften that edge.

 Are the Poilievres working on Operation Seduction?

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

• If Pierre Poilievre does not soften his sharp edges and move to the centre, he stands zero chance of gaining support of most Canadians, especially women. His partner, Anaida, is the person who can help him soften that edge.

Mexican embassy to launch new book on cultural diplomacy and free trade

Mexican embassy to launch new book on cultural diplomacy and free trade

It’s time to retire the one-liners

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

It’s time to retire the one-liners

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Carney and Trump to ‘reconvene shortly’ 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

Carney and Trump to ‘reconvene shortly’ 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

Parliamentary Calendar

Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin to sit down with Halifax Chamber on Aug. 22

Podcast

‘We’re living in a pretty dynamic time’: Inuit leader Natan Obed

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

Opinion

Ranking the best and worst federal departments, by public service survey results

Podcast

‘Just a slash and burn’: Bhagwant Sandhu on Carney’s public service cuts

A dozen Senators, MP Turnbull taking part in Victoria Forum

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

• Also, British Columbia Premier David Eby is coming to Ottawa on Sept. 18, ex-Liberal MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada will take part in a pre-mayoral race debate in Montreal, and veteran CBC correspondent Brian Stewart is publishing his memoir next month.

A dozen Senators, MP Turnbull taking part in Victoria Forum

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

• Also, British Columbia Premier David Eby is coming to Ottawa on Sept. 18, ex-Liberal MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada will take part in a pre-mayoral race debate in Montreal, and veteran CBC correspondent Brian Stewart is publishing his memoir next month.

Housing minister meets the Toronto mayor

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Peru flies its flag

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

No place for Poilievre’s old politics against Liberal centre-right pivot

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

De Gaulle’s ‘Vive le Quebec libre!’ haunts Canada

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

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‘The road to success is never a straight line’: politicos eye whether re-elected Poilievre tries a new tone in Parliament

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• After Pierre Poilievre’s ‘humbling experience’ losing both the federal election and his longtime Ontario seat, ‘has he learned a lesson?’ asks Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers.

‘The road to success is never a straight line’: politicos eye whether re-elected Poilievre tries a new tone in Parliament

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• After Pierre Poilievre’s ‘humbling experience’ losing both the federal election and his longtime Ontario seat, ‘has he learned a lesson?’ asks Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers.

NATO defence chiefs talk Russia-Ukraine

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

NATO defence chiefs talk Russia-Ukraine

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Anand to meet with Finnish president

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Anand to meet with Finnish president

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

‘The honeymoon period will be over’: politicos expect high bar for Carney’s first budget, and omnibus-bill headaches

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘The honeymoon period will be over’: politicos expect high bar for Carney’s first budget, and omnibus-bill headaches

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Politics This Morning

Poilievre’s parliamentary homecoming on the line

Trump. Putin. Round two in Alaska. Will they, won’t they? 

Poilievre speaks in Saskatchewan

McGuinty continues military tour

100 most influential in government and politics

The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

Top 100: the most influential people in government and politics in 2023

Post-election heavy hitters: the top 100 most influential people to watch in federal politics in 2022

Pandemic edition: Top 100 most influential people to watch in 2021

all politics poll: best & worst of the year in politics

Housing Minister Fraser a 2023 fan favourite on Parliament Hill: All Politics Poll

Poilievre doubles as most valuable, least valuable politician in 2022 in The Hill Times’ All Politics Poll

Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll

Freeland named most valuable politician, NAFTA voted biggest story in The Hill Times’ 22nd Annual All Politics Poll

The Politically Savvy Survey

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

Poilievre sweeps a suite of categories in the 27th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Freeland, LeBlanc, Morneau voted most influential ministers in 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Goodale voted Best Cabinet Minister in QP, Scrums in The Hill Times’ 25th annual Politically Savvy Survey

best political books

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books of 2023

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2022

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021

The Hill Times’ List of 100 Best Books in 2020

Indigenous Relations

Air Canada mess is a lesson for government

Cuts to Indigenous Services Canada sparking concerns of return to ‘Band-Aid solutions,’ and ‘mistakes of the past’

When will Canada embrace Indigenous-led wildfire solutions that we know work?

Natan Obed weighs in on the Major Projects law, Carney’s election, and what the North needs

political parties

Poilievre expands his message playbook as party preps for Parliament’s return

Pride attendance may no longer be a litmus test for LGBTQ support, but absence still sends a message, say politicos

Will the withered NDP disappear? No, it will not

Late report on 2024 finances ‘so outdated it’s useless,’ says Democracy Watch as most major parties ask for more time

Women, Gender and diversity

Carney becomes second sitting prime minister in Canadian history to march at Pride

WAGE isn’t in a funding crisis—it has a design flaw

Plan tackling gender-based violence needs funding renewed, say advocates amid concerns over budget cuts

‘It’s being levelled’: advocates worried about potential 81 per cent cut to Women and Gender Equality Canada’s budget by 2028

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