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U.S. Coast Guards in the Arctic. The Arctic needs better critical infrastructure for both military and civilian use, including deep seaports, roads, and runways, writes CSG Senator Rebecca Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 17, 2025
The Conservatives’ plan for the North includes doubling the size of the Canadian Arctic Rangers, but it will hardly serve as a deterrent to those ‘hostile powers’ they want to thwart, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Sgt Jean-François Lauzé
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 17, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 17, 2025
The Conservatives’ plan for the North includes doubling the size of the Canadian Arctic Rangers, but it will hardly serve as a deterrent to those ‘hostile powers’ they want to thwart, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Sgt Jean-François Lauzé
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
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
A family shops for food in the North. In Nunavut, the cost of living continues to be sky-high, writes the territory’s Senator, Conservative Dennis Patterson. Nutrition North program screenshot
A family shops for food in the North. In Nunavut, the cost of living continues to be sky-high, writes the territory’s Senator, Conservative Dennis Patterson. Nutrition North program screenshot
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says Arctic infrastructure is important to both asserting sovereignty and promoting economic development. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says Arctic infrastructure is important to both asserting sovereignty and promoting economic development. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett speaks at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on Federal Legislation in Gatineau, Que. on May 1. She’s appointed special representatives to help clear up self-government and land claims in the Northwest Territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett speaks at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on Federal Legislation in Gatineau, Que. on May 1. She’s appointed special representatives to help clear up self-government and land claims in the Northwest Territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | May 16, 2018
Yukon MP Larry Bagnell, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver announce up to $594-million in infrastructure funding for the territory May 3 at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | May 16, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | May 16, 2018
Yukon MP Larry Bagnell, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver announce up to $594-million in infrastructure funding for the territory May 3 at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett has indicated that a draft of the government’s new Arctic policy framework will be ready by the summer, following months of consultation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett has indicated that a draft of the government’s new Arctic policy framework will be ready by the summer, following months of consultation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 2, 2018
As the first Indigenous Services Minister, Jane Philpott is overseeing a department that has a planned budget three times bigger than her counterpart, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, and double the size of her previous portfolio as health minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 2, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 2, 2018
As the first Indigenous Services Minister, Jane Philpott is overseeing a department that has a planned budget three times bigger than her counterpart, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, and double the size of her previous portfolio as health minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 27, 2018
AFN national chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured in an interview with The Hill Times' editorial board in December, says he wants to ensure there’s enough time for consultation and involvement from all Indigenous groups in the creation of an Indigenous languages bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 27, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 27, 2018
AFN national chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured in an interview with The Hill Times' editorial board in December, says he wants to ensure there’s enough time for consultation and involvement from all Indigenous groups in the creation of an Indigenous languages bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | April 18, 2018
Delivery of care is structured for a health-care professional to see as many patients as possible, in which the 'symptom' becomes the priority, not the patient, writes Dr. Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Conor Lawless
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | April 18, 2018
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | April 18, 2018
Delivery of care is structured for a health-care professional to see as many patients as possible, in which the 'symptom' becomes the priority, not the patient, writes Dr. Mary Jane McCallum. Photograph courtesy of Conor Lawless
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
University of Calgary Professor Kent Fellows, pictured in Ottawa at a press conference on March 27, says infrastructure improvements can lower the cost of living in the north by 'reducing the cost of imports,' while also increasing economic activity by making exports 'more efficient.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
University of Calgary Professor Kent Fellows, pictured in Ottawa at a press conference on March 27, says infrastructure improvements can lower the cost of living in the north by 'reducing the cost of imports,' while also increasing economic activity by making exports 'more efficient.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 6, 2018
Gar Pardy says Canada needs more First Ministers’ Meetings like this one, in December 2016, that included representatives of Canada’s Métis (Métis National Council president Clément Chartier, far left) First Nations (Assembly of First Nations national chief Perry Bellegarde, far right), and Inuit (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, next to Mr. Bellegarde) leaders, alongside the prime minister, centre, and provincial and territorial premiers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 6, 2018
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 6, 2018
Gar Pardy says Canada needs more First Ministers’ Meetings like this one, in December 2016, that included representatives of Canada’s Métis (Métis National Council president Clément Chartier, far left) First Nations (Assembly of First Nations national chief Perry Bellegarde, far right), and Inuit (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, next to Mr. Bellegarde) leaders, alongside the prime minister, centre, and provincial and territorial premiers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 5, 2018
Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett announces Dec. 14 that Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, right, will be chair of the interim board of directors working to establish a National Council for Reconciliation. Words like reconciliation are being used a lot in national discussions involving Indigenous peoples, writes Gar Pardy, while thornier terms like sovereignty lurk in the background. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 5, 2018
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | April 5, 2018
Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett announces Dec. 14 that Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, right, will be chair of the interim board of directors working to establish a National Council for Reconciliation. Words like reconciliation are being used a lot in national discussions involving Indigenous peoples, writes Gar Pardy, while thornier terms like sovereignty lurk in the background. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2018
Independent Senator Murray Sinclair says he's worried what impact marijuana legalization will have on Indigenous communities where resources are already lacking, and is looking for amendments to the two cannabis-related bills before the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2018
Independent Senator Murray Sinclair says he's worried what impact marijuana legalization will have on Indigenous communities where resources are already lacking, and is looking for amendments to the two cannabis-related bills before the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade