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Pierre Poilievre
At a news conference in Kanata, Ont. on Oct. 28, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a future CPC government would remove sales tax from new homes sold under $1-million. He says he would cut the federal Housing Accelerator Fund to partly cover for his proposed tax changes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SARAH MCBAIN, THOMAS GUNTON | July 8, 2024
Steven Guilbeault.
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will meet with his counterparts in St. John’s, N.L., this week. If Canada's governments stay the course, we’re on track to significantly reduce emissions this decade, write Sarah McBain and Thomas Gunton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SARAH MCBAIN, THOMAS GUNTON | July 8, 2024
Opinion | BY SARAH MCBAIN, THOMAS GUNTON | July 8, 2024
Steven Guilbeault.
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will meet with his counterparts in St. John’s, N.L., this week. If Canada's governments stay the course, we’re on track to significantly reduce emissions this decade, write Sarah McBain and Thomas Gunton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIMMY YANG | July 3, 2024
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks with reporters in the West Block on March 19. Health-care spending makes up 13 per cent of our GDP, and Canada’s system must remain a competitive differentiator in the global race for talent and investment, writes Jimmy Yang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIMMY YANG | July 3, 2024
Opinion | BY JIMMY YANG | July 3, 2024
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks with reporters in the West Block on March 19. Health-care spending makes up 13 per cent of our GDP, and Canada’s system must remain a competitive differentiator in the global race for talent and investment, writes Jimmy Yang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 3, 2024
Newly elected Albert NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says he plans to proceed with divorce proceedings with his federal partners as soon as he can. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 3, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 3, 2024
Newly elected Albert NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says he plans to proceed with divorce proceedings with his federal partners as soon as he can. Photograph courtesy of X
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | May 22, 2024
The federal government has a good set of tools to help Ontarians fight back against the destructive and special-interest-serving sprawl the province supports, writes Tim Gray. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | May 22, 2024
Opinion | BY TIM GRAY | May 22, 2024
The federal government has a good set of tools to help Ontarians fight back against the destructive and special-interest-serving sprawl the province supports, writes Tim Gray. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 26, 2024
Then-Northwest Territoires Premier Caroline Cochrane, left, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and then-Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson met in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023, to reach a new health accord with Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 26, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 26, 2024
Then-Northwest Territoires Premier Caroline Cochrane, left, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and then-Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson met in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023, to reach a new health accord with Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY N.W.T. PREMIER BOB MCLEOD | June 10, 2019
Canada needs to know the North, not just know about it. As a northern nation, Canada should make it a priority to ensure that more of its citizens have an opportunity to experience and know the North first hand, writes N.W.T. Premier Bob McLeod. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY N.W.T. PREMIER BOB MCLEOD | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY N.W.T. PREMIER BOB MCLEOD | June 10, 2019
Canada needs to know the North, not just know about it. As a northern nation, Canada should make it a priority to ensure that more of its citizens have an opportunity to experience and know the North first hand, writes N.W.T. Premier Bob McLeod. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2019
Inuit girls wearing the traditional amautiit, pictured in Main, Nunatsiavut. There is a space in Confederation for Inuit governance with Inuit land claim agreements as a central part of the framework of that relationship. Acknowledging Inuit Nunangat’s unique political and cultural primacy and expertise within our existing democratic governance structure is paramount to us in the North, writes Natan Obed. Photograph courtesy of ITK
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2019
Inuit girls wearing the traditional amautiit, pictured in Main, Nunatsiavut. There is a space in Confederation for Inuit governance with Inuit land claim agreements as a central part of the framework of that relationship. Acknowledging Inuit Nunangat’s unique political and cultural primacy and expertise within our existing democratic governance structure is paramount to us in the North, writes Natan Obed. Photograph courtesy of ITK
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 10, 2019
Solar and wind power are being touted as possible solutions to energy insecurity in the North. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 10, 2019
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 10, 2019
Solar and wind power are being touted as possible solutions to energy insecurity in the North. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 10, 2019
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who has extensive contacts in ethnic communities across the country, will help out the Conservatives in the fall election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 10, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 10, 2019
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who has extensive contacts in ethnic communities across the country, will help out the Conservatives in the fall election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AMY JANZWOOD | June 6, 2019
While the pipeline industry wants the politics removed from the approval process, pipelines are inherently political because they often run through dozens of Indigenous nations’ territories, municipalities, and multiple provinces, writes Amy Janzwood, a research associate at the Munk School’s environmental governance lab. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY AMY JANZWOOD | June 6, 2019
Opinion | BY AMY JANZWOOD | June 6, 2019
While the pipeline industry wants the politics removed from the approval process, pipelines are inherently political because they often run through dozens of Indigenous nations’ territories, municipalities, and multiple provinces, writes Amy Janzwood, a research associate at the Munk School’s environmental governance lab. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2019
Less than 11 per cent of plastic in Canada is recycled. The remainder ends up in landfills or on beaches. Photograph courtesy of Pxhere
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2019
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2019
Less than 11 per cent of plastic in Canada is recycled. The remainder ends up in landfills or on beaches. Photograph courtesy of Pxhere
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2019
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna wouldn't provide an exact timeline on how the federal government will implement the carbon tax on Alberta, but said she will have more to say in the coming weeks Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2019
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2019
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna wouldn't provide an exact timeline on how the federal government will implement the carbon tax on Alberta, but said she will have more to say in the coming weeks Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 29, 2019
Labrador Liberal MP Yvonne Jones, pictured at a last year's Liberal convention in Halifax, says the government has brought 'continuous' improvements to Nutrition North. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 29, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 29, 2019
Labrador Liberal MP Yvonne Jones, pictured at a last year's Liberal convention in Halifax, says the government has brought 'continuous' improvements to Nutrition North. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | May 22, 2019
Opinion | May 22, 2019
Opinion | May 22, 2019
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 22, 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie, pictured earlier this year, verbally attacked Liberal Leader Dwight Ball on election night last week, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Scheer’s Flickr
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 22, 2019
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 22, 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie, pictured earlier this year, verbally attacked Liberal Leader Dwight Ball on election night last week, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Scheer’s Flickr
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 15, 2019
Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party won Alberta’s April provincial election with a majority 63 seats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 15, 2019
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 15, 2019
Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party won Alberta’s April provincial election with a majority 63 seats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade