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Projecting a significant Arctic presence is important due to the rapid expansion of Russian Arctic military bases, writes Peter Rautenbach. Department of National Defence photograph by Kenneth Galbraith
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JENNIFER BRENNAN | January 2, 2025
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) president Nathan Obed. ITK is developing Inuit Nunangat University, which holds the promise to fundamentally transform the education system guided by the vision and values of Inuit, writes Jennifer Brennan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JENNIFER BRENNAN | January 2, 2025
Opinion | BY JENNIFER BRENNAN | January 2, 2025
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) president Nathan Obed. ITK is developing Inuit Nunangat University, which holds the promise to fundamentally transform the education system guided by the vision and values of Inuit, writes Jennifer Brennan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | December 31, 2024
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Defence Minister Bill Blair. By adopting a focused and pragmatic strategy to protect its undersea cables, Canada can safeguard its national interests and contribute to the stability of the global order, writes Andrew Latham. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | December 31, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | December 31, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. By adopting a focused and pragmatic strategy to protect its undersea cables, Canada can safeguard its national interests and contribute to the stability of the global order, writes Andrew Latham. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | December 9, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. Ottawa must find the right fleet composition and capacity so the Navy can make more tactically informed decisions about its operations, writes Andrew Erskine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | December 9, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | December 9, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. Ottawa must find the right fleet composition and capacity so the Navy can make more tactically informed decisions about its operations, writes Andrew Erskine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOHN POMEROY | December 4, 2024
Canada must prepare for minimal sea ice in the Arctic Ocean in the summer and sea level rise on all coasts as glacier melt raises sea levels, writes John W. Pomeroy, a snow and ice hydrologist at the University of Saskatchewan. Photograph courtesy of pasja1000, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY JOHN POMEROY | December 4, 2024
Opinion | BY JOHN POMEROY | December 4, 2024
Canada must prepare for minimal sea ice in the Arctic Ocean in the summer and sea level rise on all coasts as glacier melt raises sea levels, writes John W. Pomeroy, a snow and ice hydrologist at the University of Saskatchewan. Photograph courtesy of pasja1000, Pixabay.com
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 16, 2019
Protesters rallying in support of the Unist’ot’en camp blockade in B.C. demonstrate inside the John G. Diefenbaker Building in Ottawa on Jan. 8, prompting a change of venue for a planned appearance by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 16, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 16, 2019
Protesters rallying in support of the Unist’ot’en camp blockade in B.C. demonstrate inside the John G. Diefenbaker Building in Ottawa on Jan. 8, prompting a change of venue for a planned appearance by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 14, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 19, 2018, in Ottawa on his way to the National Press Theatre where he held a year end press conference highlighint his government's accomplishments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 14, 2019
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 14, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 19, 2018, in Ottawa on his way to the National Press Theatre where he held a year end press conference highlighint his government's accomplishments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | January 8, 2019
Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) president Monica Ell-Kanayuk, left, and National Inuit Youth Canada president Suwaksiork Ruth Kaviok speak to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna at the COP24 climate change meeting in December in Katowice, Poland. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | January 8, 2019
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | January 8, 2019
Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) president Monica Ell-Kanayuk, left, and National Inuit Youth Canada president Suwaksiork Ruth Kaviok speak to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna at the COP24 climate change meeting in December in Katowice, Poland. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP SHANNON STUBBS | December 3, 2018
Natural Resources Minister Armarjeet Sohi, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP SHANNON STUBBS | December 3, 2018
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP SHANNON STUBBS | December 3, 2018
Natural Resources Minister Armarjeet Sohi, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 3, 2018
The Trans Alaska pipeline is pictured. The Eagle Spirit proposes a 1,500-kilometre pipeline through similar terrain, starting in Fort McMurray, Alta. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 3, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 3, 2018
The Trans Alaska pipeline is pictured. The Eagle Spirit proposes a 1,500-kilometre pipeline through similar terrain, starting in Fort McMurray, Alta. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
Canada’s space sector is overseen by antiquated regulations and an equally out-of-step law called the Remote Sensing Space Systems Act, also known as the RSSSA, writes Conservative Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Canada’s space sector is overseen by antiquated regulations and an equally out-of-step law called the Remote Sensing Space Systems Act, also known as the RSSSA, writes Conservative Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY BRENDAN MARSHALL | November 7, 2018
A winter ice road to the Ekati and Diavik diamond mines. Photograph courtesy of the Mining Association of Canada
Opinion | BY BRENDAN MARSHALL | November 7, 2018
Opinion | BY BRENDAN MARSHALL | November 7, 2018
A winter ice road to the Ekati and Diavik diamond mines. Photograph courtesy of the Mining Association of Canada
Opinion | BY JENNIFER SPENCE | October 31, 2018
The Dempster Highway is pictured crossing the Richardson Mountains in the Yukon. The federal government is well positioned to bring together all levels of governments, the private sector, experts, and interest groups to establish a vision for infrastructure development in the North, says Jennifer Spence. Photograph courtesy of PierreWiki
Opinion | BY JENNIFER SPENCE | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY JENNIFER SPENCE | October 31, 2018
The Dempster Highway is pictured crossing the Richardson Mountains in the Yukon. The federal government is well positioned to bring together all levels of governments, the private sector, experts, and interest groups to establish a vision for infrastructure development in the North, says Jennifer Spence. Photograph courtesy of PierreWiki
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 31, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett announced in November, along with her cabinet colleagues, that a new Arctic Policy Framework would guide the federal government’s northern priorities until 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 31, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett announced in November, along with her cabinet colleagues, that a new Arctic Policy Framework would guide the federal government’s northern priorities until 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Members of the Senate’s Special Arctic Committee, chaired by Dennis Patterson, right, pictured with deputy chair Patricia Bovey, middle, went on a fact-finding mission in the North in September to hear from people on the ground. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada
Members of the Senate’s Special Arctic Committee, chaired by Dennis Patterson, right, pictured with deputy chair Patricia Bovey, middle, went on a fact-finding mission in the North in September to hear from people on the ground. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD | October 31, 2018
Yellowknife is home to these transmission towers at the Northwest Territories Power Corporation power plant. Twenty-five of the N.W.T.’s 33 communities currently get their power from diesel generation stations. Clean electricity would result in a major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, says Liberal MP Michael McLeod. Photograph courtesy of WinterCity296
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD | October 31, 2018
Yellowknife is home to these transmission towers at the Northwest Territories Power Corporation power plant. Twenty-five of the N.W.T.’s 33 communities currently get their power from diesel generation stations. Clean electricity would result in a major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, says Liberal MP Michael McLeod. Photograph courtesy of WinterCity296
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 31, 2018
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed is pictured at a first ministers' meeting in December 2016. Mr. Obed says he and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc have pledged to set a new course on Nutrition North's redesign. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 31, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 31, 2018
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed is pictured at a first ministers' meeting in December 2016. Mr. Obed says he and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc have pledged to set a new course on Nutrition North's redesign. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia