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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 DAVID CRANE | February 28, 2022
We should do what we can to be part of the battery-powered future. But our bigger strengths and greater potential are in hydrogen and fuel cells technologies, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 28, 2022
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 28, 2022
We should do what we can to be part of the battery-powered future. But our bigger strengths and greater potential are in hydrogen and fuel cells technologies, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 23, 2022
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured during a press conference on Feb. 1, has vowed to fight to ensure Quebec does not lose a seat in the House of Commons through the redistribution process that is now underway. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 23, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 23, 2022
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured during a press conference on Feb. 1, has vowed to fight to ensure Quebec does not lose a seat in the House of Commons through the redistribution process that is now underway. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 21, 2022
Opinion | February 21, 2022
Opinion | February 21, 2022
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | February 21, 2022
Tyson Ross, manager of community outreach for Conservative MP Rick Perkins in South Shore-Sst. Margarets, N.S.), was the one to open the package, hurtling him into a chaotic scene of hazmat suits and decontamination showers like a scene out of a post-apocalyptic movie. Photograph courtesy of Tyson Ross
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | February 21, 2022
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | February 21, 2022
Tyson Ross, manager of community outreach for Conservative MP Rick Perkins in South Shore-Sst. Margarets, N.S.), was the one to open the package, hurtling him into a chaotic scene of hazmat suits and decontamination showers like a scene out of a post-apocalyptic movie. Photograph courtesy of Tyson Ross
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 31, 2022
Alberta’s Fair Deal Panel recycled the suggestion for a provincial police service, to which the Jason Kenney government committed only to study further, which is a way of saying they will not act on the proposal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 31, 2022
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 31, 2022
Alberta’s Fair Deal Panel recycled the suggestion for a provincial police service, to which the Jason Kenney government committed only to study further, which is a way of saying they will not act on the proposal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 26, 2022
The uproar over ‘partygate’ has reminded Britons of Boris Johnson’s childish, ineffective approach to the enduring economic disruptions of Brexit and led U.K. observers to say that people should have known all along that it would come to this when they put a self-promoting flimflammer in charge of the nation, writes Les Whittington. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 26, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 26, 2022
The uproar over ‘partygate’ has reminded Britons of Boris Johnson’s childish, ineffective approach to the enduring economic disruptions of Brexit and led U.K. observers to say that people should have known all along that it would come to this when they put a self-promoting flimflammer in charge of the nation, writes Les Whittington. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 21, 2022
Alexa McDonough, seated, surrounded by the NDP women's caucus in 2006. Top row from left: Denise Savoie (Victoria), Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), Alexa McDonough (Halifax), Libby Davies (Vancouver East), Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park), Irene Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe). Middle row, from left: Catherine J. Bell (Vancouver Island North), Chris Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), Jean Crowder (Nanaimo-Cowichan). Bottom, from left: Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina), Dawn Black (New Westminster-Coquitlam), and Penny Priddy (Surrey North). Photograph courtesy of Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 21, 2022
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 21, 2022
Alexa McDonough, seated, surrounded by the NDP women's caucus in 2006. Top row from left: Denise Savoie (Victoria), Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), Alexa McDonough (Halifax), Libby Davies (Vancouver East), Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park), Irene Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe). Middle row, from left: Catherine J. Bell (Vancouver Island North), Chris Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), Jean Crowder (Nanaimo-Cowichan). Bottom, from left: Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina), Dawn Black (New Westminster-Coquitlam), and Penny Priddy (Surrey North). Photograph courtesy of Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 19, 2022
While there clearly was some showcasing for political benefit in Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Jan. 17 Good Samaritan gig, there was also some authenticity in it, too, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CityNews
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 19, 2022
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 19, 2022
While there clearly was some showcasing for political benefit in Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Jan. 17 Good Samaritan gig, there was also some authenticity in it, too, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of CityNews
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 19, 2022
The emerging idol of the credulous is Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, now dubbed ‘Novaxx’ for his stand against immunization. In another era, flat-earthers or prophets of impending doom would have paraded with signs in public, and people would simply ignore them, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Carine06
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 19, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 19, 2022
The emerging idol of the credulous is Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, now dubbed ‘Novaxx’ for his stand against immunization. In another era, flat-earthers or prophets of impending doom would have paraded with signs in public, and people would simply ignore them, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Carine06
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 19, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault announced a tax on the unvaccinated last week, while counterparts Doug Ford and Jason Kenney have made their provincial health-care systems more brittle since taking office, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 19, 2022
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 19, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault announced a tax on the unvaccinated last week, while counterparts Doug Ford and Jason Kenney have made their provincial health-care systems more brittle since taking office, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 17, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault is planning to introduce a new levy on citizens who are hesitant to get COVID vaccination for non-medical reasons. It's supposed to come into effect on Jan. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 17, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 17, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault is planning to introduce a new levy on citizens who are hesitant to get COVID vaccination for non-medical reasons. It's supposed to come into effect on Jan. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 17, 2022
Multiple premiers said they would not be following the lead of Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured, in levying a health fee on those who refused to be vaccinated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 17, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 17, 2022
Multiple premiers said they would not be following the lead of Quebec Premier François Legault, pictured, in levying a health fee on those who refused to be vaccinated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade