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Snowmobiles light the drop zone before a Canadian Armed Forces battalion parachute drop near Resolute Bay, Nunavut. DND photograph by Louis Brunet
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 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
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 2, 2024
At first glance it would seem ludicrous to think we could deter the Russian or Chinese navies with a 7,000 ton Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship which mounts a single 25mm cannon, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal David Veldman
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 2, 2024
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 2, 2024
At first glance it would seem ludicrous to think we could deter the Russian or Chinese navies with a 7,000 ton Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship which mounts a single 25mm cannon, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal David Veldman
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 2, 2024
N.W.T Premier R.J. Simpson, left, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in West Block on Oct. 7. A delegation of territorial government representatives and 26 Indigenous leaders visited Ottawa to discuss issues facing people in northern Canada. Photograph courtesy of Cynthia Münster
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 2, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 2, 2024
N.W.T Premier R.J. Simpson, left, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in West Block on Oct. 7. A delegation of territorial government representatives and 26 Indigenous leaders visited Ottawa to discuss issues facing people in northern Canada. Photograph courtesy of Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YVONNE JONES | October 31, 2018
The government has put $52-million toward 350 projects in northern and Indigenous communities for things like assessing the impacts of glacial melt. Photograph courtesy of Christopher Michel
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YVONNE JONES | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YVONNE JONES | October 31, 2018
The government has put $52-million toward 350 projects in northern and Indigenous communities for things like assessing the impacts of glacial melt. Photograph courtesy of Christopher Michel
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | October 31, 2018
Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured earlier this month, recently announced a joint funding collaboration with the Yukon government to support three Indigenous women's organizations with skills training. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | October 31, 2018
Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured earlier this month, recently announced a joint funding collaboration with the Yukon government to support three Indigenous women's organizations with skills training. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
Since 2013, Canada has been conducting scientific mapping in order to submit its claim over its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
Since 2013, Canada has been conducting scientific mapping in order to submit its claim over its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY JULIAN SCHOFIELD | October 31, 2018
A CC-130 Hercules aircraft lands at CFB Alert, Nunavut after a fuel run during Operation Boxtop on Oct. 4, 2016. Almost all recent Canadian Armed Forces operations, like Operation Boxtop are defensively focused on Canada’s archipelago, writes Julian Schofield. Canadian Armed Forces photo courtesy of Cpl. Ryan Moulton
Opinion | BY JULIAN SCHOFIELD | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY JULIAN SCHOFIELD | October 31, 2018
A CC-130 Hercules aircraft lands at CFB Alert, Nunavut after a fuel run during Operation Boxtop on Oct. 4, 2016. Almost all recent Canadian Armed Forces operations, like Operation Boxtop are defensively focused on Canada’s archipelago, writes Julian Schofield. Canadian Armed Forces photo courtesy of Cpl. Ryan Moulton
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 31, 2018
Intergovernmental and North Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is pictured being sworn in at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on July 18 when he was moved into his current role after a mid-summer shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 31, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 31, 2018
Intergovernmental and North Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is pictured being sworn in at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on July 18 when he was moved into his current role after a mid-summer shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | October 31, 2018
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed told a global climate summit last year about global temperature increases: '1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels is not only ambitious, but necessary for the survival of our people.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | October 31, 2018
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed told a global climate summit last year about global temperature increases: '1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels is not only ambitious, but necessary for the survival of our people.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod says his conversations with new Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs, and Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, show that he shares the premier’s commitment to sustainable northern development. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod says his conversations with new Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs, and Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, show that he shares the premier’s commitment to sustainable northern development. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GRAEME LEE ROWLANDS | October 26, 2018
With the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty, there’s an opportunity to bring the salmon back home to the upper Columbia through a collaborative international-restoration program, writes Graeme Lee Rowlands, a researcher at Quest University Canada, a private university in Squamish, B.C. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY GRAEME LEE ROWLANDS | October 26, 2018
Opinion | BY GRAEME LEE ROWLANDS | October 26, 2018
With the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty, there’s an opportunity to bring the salmon back home to the upper Columbia through a collaborative international-restoration program, writes Graeme Lee Rowlands, a researcher at Quest University Canada, a private university in Squamish, B.C. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Oct. 11 that no binding constitutional duty exists for Indigenous consultation to occur before a law is passed. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Oct. 11 that no binding constitutional duty exists for Indigenous consultation to occur before a law is passed. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 18, 2018
There has never been an Inuk who has sat on any of the governing bodies of the three federal research funding agencies. This exclusion is unacceptable, writes Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 18, 2018
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 18, 2018
There has never been an Inuk who has sat on any of the governing bodies of the three federal research funding agencies. This exclusion is unacceptable, writes Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 10, 2018