Legislation

Quebec’s new ‘constitution’ bill is an affront to democracy

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

• The Legault government’s document is a fantasy, especially when it comes to Quebec’s non-francophone population.

Quebec’s new ‘constitution’ bill is an affront to democracy

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

• The Legault government’s document is a fantasy, especially when it comes to Quebec’s non-francophone population.

Canada Strong and Free fundraising emails using ‘crisis rhetoric,’ to stoke distrust in government and media, say comms experts, pollsters

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

New border bill cuts controversial measures, keeps powers to tighten immigration

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Canada must keep its promises to protect animals

OpinionBY EWA DEMIANOWICZ

Military justice reform bill ‘a major step forward,’ but needs work at committee, say Bloc MPs as Tories favour more debate

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Bill C-8’s moment of truth: draw the line on what’s ‘critical’

OpinionBY TYSON MACAULAY

Steel Helps Build Canada’s Homes

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Carney’s so-called Combatting Hate Act is an attack on pro-Palestine expression

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Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

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‘It’s not right’: interim PBO calls for legislative changes to avoid repeating the circumstances of his hiring

The politics of fear: what ‘tough on crime’ gets wrong about public safety

OpinionBY DERICO SYMONDS

• This approach may generate compelling soundbites, but decades of evidence show it does little to improve public safety while deepening systemic inequities.

The politics of fear: what ‘tough on crime’ gets wrong about public safety

OpinionBY DERICO SYMONDS

• This approach may generate compelling soundbites, but decades of evidence show it does little to improve public safety while deepening systemic inequities.

‘Not-an-option’ changes to freelance contracts may worsen shortage of Hill interpreters, says association

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Federal procurement watchdog finds risk of ‘bait and switch’ in government contracts

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Feds’ new industrial strategy falls short on ambition, needs clearer objectives for defence procurement, say experts

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Farmers urge informed, responsible dialogue around seasonal workers

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Parliamentary Calendar

CSE chief Xavier to deliver keynote on cyber resilience at Vancouver Security Summit on Oct. 17

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Heather McPherson on her campaign to lead the NDP

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

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This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

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Canada has the legislative tool to break through seizing Russian assets—it’s time to use it

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL

• If amended in this fall’s budget, the Special Economic Measures Act would give the feds the power to issue an executive order to seize all Russian state assets within Canada.

Canada has the legislative tool to break through seizing Russian assets—it’s time to use it

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL

• If amended in this fall’s budget, the Special Economic Measures Act would give the feds the power to issue an executive order to seize all Russian state assets within Canada.

The feds’ newest go-to attack on workers’ rights must be repealed  

OpinionBY SHARON DESOUSA

AI can’t save farming if our soils keep dying

OpinionBY ASIM BISWAS

AI literacy as a Canadian policy imperative

OpinionBY DAVID MATSINHE

Why Canada can no longer trust U.S. regulatory agencies

OpinionBY NATASHA TUSIKOV

‘The honeymoon period will be over’: politicos expect high bar for Carney’s first budget, and omnibus-bill headaches

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Observers eye fall sitting for bills to implement still-secret trade pacts with Indonesia and Ecuador 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Parliamentary Calendar

Chief of Defence Staff Carignan to speak at Ottawa Mayor’s Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 14

Podcast

Reviving the NDP, with Peter Julian

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The notwithstanding clause, and the Supreme Court’s big decision

A new session of Parliament is a time to recommit to some basic principles

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR SCOTT TANNAS

• Every bill should get separate, substantive, and sequential review because our lawmaking process is profoundly important to our democracy.

A new session of Parliament is a time to recommit to some basic principles

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR SCOTT TANNAS

• Every bill should get separate, substantive, and sequential review because our lawmaking process is profoundly important to our democracy.

Shoring up supports for people and communities in a turbulent trade climate

OpinionBY SHAIMAA YASSIN

Public opinion is the real opposition

OpinionBY DARRELL BRICKER

Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories all open to pharmacare talks, but say they’re not taking place

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Time for a public national first ministers’ meeting with First Nations

OpinionBY KYRA WILSON

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Bill C-5 revealing itself as a Trojan horse designed to appease Alberta’s fossil fuel interests

OpinionBY JOHANNE WHITMORE, FRANçOIS DELORME

Bill C-5 revealing itself as a Trojan horse designed to appease Alberta’s fossil fuel interests

OpinionBY JOHANNE WHITMORE, FRANçOIS DELORME

Senator Harder wants to legislate how the feds handle the notwithstanding clause—his colleagues have some concerns

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Senator Harder wants to legislate how the feds handle the notwithstanding clause—his colleagues have some concerns

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

We’re still here. We still say ‘no’

OpinionBY NIKKI SKUCE

We’re still here. We still say ‘no’

OpinionBY NIKKI SKUCE

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Politics This Morning

Premier Ford takes his woes to PM Carney

Next stop: Singapore

Canada eyes more agriculture trade with Mexico

Anand to visit India and China next week

all politics poll: best & worst of the year in politics

Housing Minister Fraser a 2023 fan favourite on Parliament Hill: All Politics Poll

Poilievre doubles as most valuable, least valuable politician in 2022 in The Hill Times’ All Politics Poll

Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll

Freeland named most valuable politician, NAFTA voted biggest story in The Hill Times’ 22nd Annual All Politics Poll

Election

Conservatives float electoral reform to combat ‘political prank’ protest group from flooding ballots with names

Advance voting in Canada continues to rise—and it’s changing campaigning

At least three safe Liberal seats poised to open as high-profile contenders line up

The NDP race is on

Politics

Canadian foreign policy as performance art

Youth are not a monolith: Canada’s chance to lead in global democracy

Anand’s trip to India and China part of ‘diplomatic reset’ as Canada pursues new trading partners

MP Genuis pitches youth jobs plan

Foreign Policy

Handling Canada-China relations in an age of weaponized supply chains

American contempt for Latin America on full display

Canada can lead global efforts in tackling hunger

Slovakia marks artful national day

Finance and Budget

It’s always do or die on budget day

Fall budget cycle ‘great news’ for ‘more timely’ northern project planning, says N.W.T. finance minister

Liberal government’s decision to deliver all future budgets in the fall is significant

The battery that can supercharge Canada’s economic future

Lobbying

Easter Seals, CFIB lobbying feds to end Canada Post’s strike

Hodgson, Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet ministers last month as energy, environment lead the lobby charts

Struggling auto sector promises deep engagement as wheels set to turn on CUSMA consultations

Carney ‘did the right thing’: feds’ new support for national pharmacare ‘positive,’ but evolving stance surprises advocates

Legislation

Civil liberties groups urge Liberals to withdraw ‘vague’ anti-hate bill that opposition MPs say is ‘trying to lower the bar’ for prosecution

Where to begin: restarting a failed access-to-information system 

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Public Service

MPs press officials on underused office space as feds struggle to standardize tracking 

Committees opt to hear secret testimony on border security, sexual misconduct in the military

Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’

Top bureaucrats say AI is ‘art of the possible’ in the public service

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