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Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN LAKEY | October 30, 2024
Arif Virani
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, and Justice Minister Arif Virani. We must legislate stiffer penalties in order to prosecute, and—ideally—deter copper thieves, writes Brian Lakey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN LAKEY | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY BRIAN LAKEY | October 30, 2024
Arif Virani
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, and Justice Minister Arif Virani. We must legislate stiffer penalties in order to prosecute, and—ideally—deter copper thieves, writes Brian Lakey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERIK BOHLIN | October 30, 2024
Research over the last 20 years has established that broadband plays a significant role in enhancing productivity and economic growth, writes Erik Bohlin. Pexels photograph by Manuel Geissinger
Opinion | BY ERIK BOHLIN | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY ERIK BOHLIN | October 30, 2024
Research over the last 20 years has established that broadband plays a significant role in enhancing productivity and economic growth, writes Erik Bohlin. Pexels photograph by Manuel Geissinger
Opinion | BY MICHEL MERSEREAU | October 30, 2024
Data indicates that while progress has been made in overall levels of household broadband adoption, affordability remains a problem in low-income households, writes Michel Mersereau. Unsplash photograph by Compare Fibre
Opinion | BY MICHEL MERSEREAU | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY MICHEL MERSEREAU | October 30, 2024
Data indicates that while progress has been made in overall levels of household broadband adoption, affordability remains a problem in low-income households, writes Michel Mersereau. Unsplash photograph by Compare Fibre
Opinion | BY LEN ST-AUBIN, PHILIP PALMER | October 30, 2024
Vicky Eatrides
CRTC chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides. The CRTC’s decision to impose contributions on streaming services before addressing the definition of Canadian content reflects its capture by legacy broadcasters, write Len St-Aubin and Philip Palmer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LEN ST-AUBIN, PHILIP PALMER | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY LEN ST-AUBIN, PHILIP PALMER | October 30, 2024
Vicky Eatrides
CRTC chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides. The CRTC’s decision to impose contributions on streaming services before addressing the definition of Canadian content reflects its capture by legacy broadcasters, write Len St-Aubin and Philip Palmer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | February 13, 2019
Members of the House Industry Committee, including NDP MP Brian Masse, second from left, talk to journalists about their unanimous report, Broadband Connectivity in Rural Canada: Overcoming the Digital Divide, on April 17, 2018 at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | February 13, 2019
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | February 13, 2019
Members of the House Industry Committee, including NDP MP Brian Masse, second from left, talk to journalists about their unanimous report, Broadband Connectivity in Rural Canada: Overcoming the Digital Divide, on April 17, 2018 at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan was sworn in to her newly created cabinet post on Jan. 14. Critics say her file is political cover for the Liberals’ lagging rural agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan was sworn in to her newly created cabinet post on Jan. 14. Critics say her file is political cover for the Liberals’ lagging rural agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 28, 2019
The flag of the People's Republic of China outside the Chinese embassy in Ottawa on Jan. 17. Ambassador Lu Shaye held a press conference for Canadian journalists that day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 28, 2019
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 28, 2019
The flag of the People's Republic of China outside the Chinese embassy in Ottawa on Jan. 17. Ambassador Lu Shaye held a press conference for Canadian journalists that day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 31, 2018
Air Nunavut is a registered Inuit firm. In May 2015, the federal government was ordered by the courts to have procurement policies in place to support Inuit-owned businesses by July 31, 2016. Canadians are still waiting, writes Independent MP Hunter Tootoo. Photograph courtesy of CambridgeBayWeather
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 31, 2018
Air Nunavut is a registered Inuit firm. In May 2015, the federal government was ordered by the courts to have procurement policies in place to support Inuit-owned businesses by July 31, 2016. Canadians are still waiting, writes Independent MP Hunter Tootoo. Photograph courtesy of CambridgeBayWeather
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICIA BOVEY | October 31, 2018
The Winnipeg-Churchill train is seen at the Churchill railway station in 1997. The train, a vital supply link to the North, hasn’t run for more than a year due to flood damage. Photograph courtesy of Peter Van den Bossche
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICIA BOVEY | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICIA BOVEY | October 31, 2018
The Winnipeg-Churchill train is seen at the Churchill railway station in 1997. The train, a vital supply link to the North, hasn’t run for more than a year due to flood damage. Photograph courtesy of Peter Van den Bossche
Opinion | BY GEORG SERENTSCHY | October 1, 2018
On the road to 5G, Canadians need to ride in the fast lane in order to maintain competitiveness and catch up to leading 5G countries, writes Georg Serentschy. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY GEORG SERENTSCHY | October 1, 2018
Opinion | BY GEORG SERENTSCHY | October 1, 2018
On the road to 5G, Canadians need to ride in the fast lane in order to maintain competitiveness and catch up to leading 5G countries, writes Georg Serentschy. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | June 15, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, left, and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announce a new national cyber security strategy on June 12. The Canadian government has long promised a cyber security foreign policy to guide Canada's efforts to influence the development of international policy on cyberspace, but the plan released June 12 takes a broader view. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | June 15, 2018
Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | June 15, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, left, and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announce a new national cyber security strategy on June 12. The Canadian government has long promised a cyber security foreign policy to guide Canada's efforts to influence the development of international policy on cyberspace, but the plan released June 12 takes a broader view. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 30, 2018
Toronto police Const. Ken Lam, right, pictured on April 23, confronting Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., who was arrested after a white van killed 10 and injured people on a busy stretch of Yonge Street in north Toronto. Screenshot
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 30, 2018
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 30, 2018
Toronto police Const. Ken Lam, right, pictured on April 23, confronting Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., who was arrested after a white van killed 10 and injured people on a busy stretch of Yonge Street in north Toronto. Screenshot
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, pictured recently in his ministerial office, says he has attempted to reframe the federal approach to infrastructure to provide greater long-term certainty to municipal partners. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, pictured recently in his ministerial office, says he has attempted to reframe the federal approach to infrastructure to provide greater long-term certainty to municipal partners. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 2, 2018
NDP MP Charlie Angus, pictured speaking with reporters before Question Period on Feb. 11, said he wants to call whistleblower Christopher Wylie and others to testify before the House Ethics Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 2, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 2, 2018
NDP MP Charlie Angus, pictured speaking with reporters before Question Period on Feb. 11, said he wants to call whistleblower Christopher Wylie and others to testify before the House Ethics Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARY ANN YULE | March 14, 2018
‘We’re trying to use 20th century tools to deal with 21st century privacy problems, and it’s clear those tools are increasingly insufficient,’ says federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured right at a Senate National Security Committee meeting in December. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARY ANN YULE | March 14, 2018
Opinion | BY MARY ANN YULE | March 14, 2018
‘We’re trying to use 20th century tools to deal with 21st century privacy problems, and it’s clear those tools are increasingly insufficient,’ says federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured right at a Senate National Security Committee meeting in December. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATHRYN BROWN | February 26, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed Canada’s support for the multi-stakeholder model when, at the North American Leaders’ Summit in 2016, he affirmed 'the importance of an open, interoperable, resilient, and secure internet, underpinned by the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATHRYN BROWN | February 26, 2018
Opinion | BY KATHRYN BROWN | February 26, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed Canada’s support for the multi-stakeholder model when, at the North American Leaders’ Summit in 2016, he affirmed 'the importance of an open, interoperable, resilient, and secure internet, underpinned by the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade