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‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible to vote in the contest, according to a Feb. 23 notice sent by the Conservative Party to members in the riding.
Former Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, left, objects to the public support of an Ontario nomination contest candidate by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times file photograph, and by Andrew Meade

‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible to vote in the contest, according to a Feb. 23 notice sent by the Conservative Party to members in the riding.

‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible to vote in the contest, according to a Feb. 23 notice sent by the Conservative Party to members in the riding.
Former Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, left, objects to the public support of an Ontario nomination contest candidate by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times file photograph, and by Andrew Meade

THE LATEST

In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch

Rose Tran, owner of Red Pepper Thai-Viet II on Queen Street, says the restaurant hasn’t seen a full house since before the pandemic. At lunchtime, even with the return of public servants to the workplace two to three days a week, there’s a 'maximum of 20 people, if you’re lucky,' she said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON
  • From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a lot of transition going on' in downtown Ottawa, says Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi.

In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON
  • From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a

Government seeks $10.3-billion in extra spending to close out the fiscal year

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier takes part in a news conference on Wednesday to announce an investment at the University Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2023, that will help the university create a number of French language programs of study. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government seeks $10.3-billion in extra spending to close out the fiscal year

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier takes part in a news conference on Wednesday to announce an investment at the University Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2023, that will help the university create a number of French language programs of study. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland must ‘say no a lot’: strategic spending needed to craft ‘challenging’ budget, say former finance officials

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL
  • The finance minister needs to have ‘some difficult conversations' with her colleagues that will likely require strong 'internal messaging' and good 'caucus management,' says Liberal strategist Elliot Hughes.
  • The finance minister needs to have ‘some difficult conversations' with her colleagues that will likely require strong 'internal messaging' and good 'caucus management,' says
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Politics This Morning: Marking a sombre anniversary

  • Plus, cabinet ministers fan out.

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Ukraine war’s first anniversary comes and goes with no end in sight

  • Russia's 2022 invasion represented a blatant violation of the established global standard on the inviolability of states.
Opinion

Conservatives turn attacks into cash

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NEWS

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is holding a townhall meeting in Newfoundland today, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will star in a similar event in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Pre-campaigning underway

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW
  • Plus, Freeland goes to India.

Politics This Morning: Pre-campaigning underway

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW
  • Plus, Freeland goes to India.
Interpreters are pictured at work in sound booths during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in February 2021. Andrew Meade

‘No miracle recipe’: new freelance interpreters not adding capacity to House, Senate services as injuries, attrition affect hours available

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Progress lags in Canada-India trade talks

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Parliamentary Calendar

Ukrainians, allies mark Russian invasion anniversary on Feb. 24

Podcast

The wrongful convictions bill, with Ron Dalton

Inside Directories 2023

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Seniors Minister Kamal Khera, pictured during a press conference in the West Block in June 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New regional adviser among recent staff moves in Seniors Minister Khera’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • Plus, policy adviser Maria Campbell left the seniors minister’s team in late January after almost two years.

New regional adviser among recent staff moves in Seniors Minister Khera’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • Plus, policy adviser Maria Campbell left the seniors minister’s team in late January after almost two years.
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POLITICS

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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino scrums with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Feb. 16, 2023, where he thanked retiring RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki for her service. Mendicino rebuffed questions about the the timing of her departure, and noted her decision to leave before her five-year term was up was a personal one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

THE HILL TIMES NEWSPAPER

THE HILL TIMES NEWSPAPER

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Bailing out the bail system

OpinionBY DON HEAD
  • There have been enough reports revealing gaps in the system. Politicians need to heed the call for reform and immediately start addressing them.
While the Emergencies Act was needed to resolve the situation of the convoy protests and blockades, the emergency itself was the result of a failure of policing and a 'failure of federalism,' Justice Paul Rouleau concluded in his report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rouleau clears Trudeau for invoking Emergencies Act, but also calls out governments for putting politics ahead of people

Opinion
  • 'Responding to situations of threat and urgency in a federal system requires governments at all levels, and those who lead them, to rise above politics and collaborate for the common good. Unfortunately, in January and February 2022, this did not always happen,' Commissioner Paul Rouleau concluded in his report.

Rouleau clears Trudeau for invoking Emergencies Act, but also calls out governments for putting politics ahead of people

Opinion
  • 'Responding to situations of threat and urgency in a federal system requires governments at all levels, and those who lead them, to rise above politics and collaborate for the common good. Unfortunately, in January and February 2022, this did not always happen,' Commissioner Paul Rouleau concluded in his report.
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EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

  • de Adder’s Take: 02-22-2023
  • de Adder’s Take: 02-20-2023
  • de Adder’s Take: 02-15-2023

Environment & Climate Change

COP 27 and a glass half full

  • After the inevitable all-night negotiations at the United Nations climate conference, countries managed to agree on a new fund that will recompense poor countries that suffer 'loss and damage' from extreme climate events.

FOREIGN POLICY

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BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

Flavio Volpe lobbies and advocates on behalf of Canada's autoparts manufacturers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Project Arrow and the switch to electric vehicles: a Q&A with Flavio Volpe

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW
  • The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association weighs in on the switch to zero-emission vehicles.

Project Arrow and the switch to electric vehicles: a Q&A with Flavio Volpe

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW
  • The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association weighs in on the switch to zero-emission vehicles.

Bill Fox digs into how social media, online journalism have completely transformed the way we do politics

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN
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Policy

Policy

Canada Growth Fund skeptics wary of exemption from typical oversight requirement

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
  • The $15-billion fund will be the Liberals’ latest attempt to use public money to entice pension funds and private capital to invest in the government’s priorities.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here on Nov. 24, 2022, first announced the Canada Growth Fund as part of Budget 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Growth Fund skeptics wary of exemption from typical oversight requirement

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
  • The $15-billion fund will be the Liberals’ latest attempt to use public money to entice pension funds and private capital to invest in the government’s priorities.

Canada Growth Fund skeptics wary of exemption from typical oversight requirement

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
  • The $15-billion fund will be the Liberals’ latest attempt to use public money to entice pension funds and private capital to invest in the government’s priorities.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here on Nov. 24, 2022, first announced the Canada Growth Fund as part of Budget 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade