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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
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | December 7, 2022
First Nations Financial Management Board executive chair Harold Calla supports the financial autonomy of many First Nations by providing stable funding and good financial governance practices. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | December 7, 2022
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | December 7, 2022
First Nations Financial Management Board executive chair Harold Calla supports the financial autonomy of many First Nations by providing stable funding and good financial governance practices. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | December 7, 2022
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Canada remains the only Arctic nation without an Arctic science plan and even non-Arctic nations are all purported to be investing more in Arctic science over the next decade than Canada, writes Jackie Dawson. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | December 7, 2022
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | December 7, 2022
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Canada remains the only Arctic nation without an Arctic science plan and even non-Arctic nations are all purported to be investing more in Arctic science over the next decade than Canada, writes Jackie Dawson. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Climate action built within a system that sees ourselves as disconnected from the land and each other is unhealthy and unjust for all humans, write Shauna Yeomans-Lindstrom and Jewel Davies. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Umnak
Climate action built within a system that sees ourselves as disconnected from the land and each other is unhealthy and unjust for all humans, write Shauna Yeomans-Lindstrom and Jewel Davies. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Umnak
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY DEAN | November 23, 2022
A CF-188 Hornet fighter jet lands on the runway at Iqaluit Airport in Nunavut as part of Exercise Vigilant Shield 16 in October 2015. Investments in defence capabilities also have mutual benefits for social infrastructure, writes ISG Senator Tony Dean. DND photograph by MCpl Pat Blanchard
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY DEAN | November 23, 2022
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY DEAN | November 23, 2022
A CF-188 Hornet fighter jet lands on the runway at Iqaluit Airport in Nunavut as part of Exercise Vigilant Shield 16 in October 2015. Investments in defence capabilities also have mutual benefits for social infrastructure, writes ISG Senator Tony Dean. DND photograph by MCpl Pat Blanchard
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 24, 2022
Compass Rose Group founder and principal Jacquie LaRocque has been named one of Canada’s top 100 most powerful women by the Women’s Executive Network. Photograph courtesy of Compass Rose Group
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 24, 2022
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 24, 2022
Compass Rose Group founder and principal Jacquie LaRocque has been named one of Canada’s top 100 most powerful women by the Women’s Executive Network. Photograph courtesy of Compass Rose Group
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 19, 2022
A CF-18 Hornet aircraft at Thule Air Base in Greenland in March 2021. With added questions over Arctic security, there are also questions about what role Canada will play in European Arctic security, especially as Finland and Sweden look to join NATO. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Armed Forces/Master Corporal Gary Calvé
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 19, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 19, 2022
A CF-18 Hornet aircraft at Thule Air Base in Greenland in March 2021. With added questions over Arctic security, there are also questions about what role Canada will play in European Arctic security, especially as Finland and Sweden look to join NATO. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Armed Forces/Master Corporal Gary Calvé
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2022
What holds glaciers back is the friction between the ice and the bottom of the ocean. Warmer ocean currents are eating away at the base of the glaciers and effectively detaching them from the bottom, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2022
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2022
What holds glaciers back is the friction between the ice and the bottom of the ocean. Warmer ocean currents are eating away at the base of the glaciers and effectively detaching them from the bottom, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 12, 2022
From Aug. 25-27, NATO’s top bureaucrat, Jens Stoltenberg, pictured in 2018, was fêted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the manner normally reserved for visiting heads of state, full of ceremonial-style military inspections, photo-ops, and joint press conferences. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 12, 2022
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 12, 2022
From Aug. 25-27, NATO’s top bureaucrat, Jens Stoltenberg, pictured in 2018, was fêted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the manner normally reserved for visiting heads of state, full of ceremonial-style military inspections, photo-ops, and joint press conferences. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
In less than half a century the average annual temperature of the Arctic has warmed by more than 3 C, which is three times as fast as the rest of the planet, writes Diane Beckett. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
In less than half a century the average annual temperature of the Arctic has warmed by more than 3 C, which is three times as fast as the rest of the planet, writes Diane Beckett. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SUSAN KUTZ | June 13, 2022
Northerners are concerned about the future of wildlife and their health risks from consuming wildlife, writes Dr. Susan Kutz, a professor at the University of Calgary Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SUSAN KUTZ | June 13, 2022
Opinion | BY SUSAN KUTZ | June 13, 2022
Northerners are concerned about the future of wildlife and their health risks from consuming wildlife, writes Dr. Susan Kutz, a professor at the University of Calgary Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 16, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured May 5, 2022, says Canada supports the rapid accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 16, 2022
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 16, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured May 5, 2022, says Canada supports the rapid accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROHAN HAZELTON | May 4, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 budget committed $1.5-billion in investment over seven years for infrastructure and supply chain projects to help realize critical mineral mining projects in Canada, writes Rohan Hazelton. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ROHAN HAZELTON | May 4, 2022
Opinion | BY ROHAN HAZELTON | May 4, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 budget committed $1.5-billion in investment over seven years for infrastructure and supply chain projects to help realize critical mineral mining projects in Canada, writes Rohan Hazelton. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia