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Finance

To address the affordability crisis, Parliamentarians should support Bill C-56 and back unions to counterbalance corporate power

OpinionBY DT COCHRANE

• Our recent lingering bout of high inflation is the most visible consequence of corporate power.

To address the affordability crisis, Parliamentarians should support Bill C-56 and back unions to counterbalance corporate power

OpinionBY DT COCHRANE

• Our recent lingering bout of high inflation is the most visible consequence of corporate power.

Missing the point of Freeland’s what-have-we-got-to-lose mini-budget

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Trudeau government keeps violating self-imposed fiscal rules

OpinionBY JAKE FUSS, GRADY MUNRO

It’s always the economy, and we’re not stupid

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

Freeland fails to address future of Canadian economy in forthright terms

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Fall economic statement falls short

OpinionBY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY

‘Salvation’ through ‘solutions’: Liberals must deliver results from economic statement in order to turn political tide, say observers

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Fixing Canada’s problems will remain an uphill struggle until voters start holding provinces accountable

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Liberals need to look for realistic wins in wake of fiscal update

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

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Freeland highlights plans to address affordability and build new homes, but only within context of a ‘responsible fiscal plan’

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

• The fall economic statement, tabled in the House of Commons on Nov. 21, included no mention of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP to act on pharmacare by the end of 2023, which could lead to much larger spending plans.

Freeland highlights plans to address affordability and build new homes, but only within context of a ‘responsible fiscal plan’

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

• The fall economic statement, tabled in the House of Commons on Nov. 21, included no mention of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP to act on pharmacare by the end of 2023, which could lead to much larger spending plans.

Government-sector job growth dwarfs rise in private-sector jobs across Canada

OpinionBY BEN EISEN

How to think about the carbon tax setback?

OpinionBY BRUNO ARCAND

Stop making those with the least bear the burden of tough economic times

OpinionBY BEA BRUSKE

A better Canada starts with better leadership

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

PBO analysis finds government slow to implement budget even as overall spending rises

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Government should focus on cultivating competition in the financial sector

OpinionBY MICHAEL HATCH

Revving up Canada’s energy independence: why biofuels incentives are vital

OpinionBY BOB LAROCQUE

Maintaining relationship with NDP of ‘utmost importance’ as struggling Liberals prep fall economic statement, say observers

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

AGRICULTURE

Bill C-275 overestimates risk of human-to-animal disease transmission

OpinionBY DAT NGUYEN

The real threat to our food supply and public health is lack of regulation

OpinionBY RIANA TOPAN

Animal rights activists threaten our health and food supply

OpinionBY ROBERT SOPUCK

Unjust, unwise, and unconstitutional: Bill C-275 has no place in Canada

OpinionBY RIANA TOPAN

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Biotechnology

Talent shortage a priority for biotech sector emerging from pandemic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada’s place in the world of biotechnology research and application is in jeopardy

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

Can biotechnology put patients’ needs ahead of profits?

OpinionBY SHARON BATT

Seizing the moment: building Canada’s academic leadership into a commercial powerhouse

OpinionBY GORDON C. MCCAULEY

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Keep the pressure on to ensure CAF misconduct isn’t swept under the rug

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Arctic security depends on follow-through on NORAD modernization promises, say defence experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Gun control is a women’s issue

OpinionBY SUZANNE ZACCOUR, AJA MASON

A lost opportunity for ‘pragmatic diplomacy’

OpinionBY PAUL MEYER

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Environment

It’s time to unleash Canada’s energy advantage

OpinionBY LISA BAITON

The Federal Court decision to overturn the single-use plastic ban is a step backwards for the planet—and our health

OpinionBY BRAD LISKI

What do pandemics and climate change have in common? They disrupt supply chains

OpinionBY JACKIE DAWSON

Environmental advocates push back against ‘loopholes’ and ‘false solutions’ at UN climate conference

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

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Fisheries and oceans

Salmon in the Yukon and Alaska is a disappearing way of life

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY

On World Ocean Day, let’s celebrate the thing that connects us all

OpinionBY LOUIE PORTA

Committee report sounds alarm bells about DFO science

OpinionBY SEAN JONES

When will Ottawa stop allowing cruise ships to treat B.C.’s coastline like their personal toilet bowl?

OpinionBY ANNA BARFORD

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FOREIGN POLICY

Indigenous human rights are not second-class rights

OpinionBY NATAN OBED

China: has the moment arrived?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

CUSMA and friends? Costa Rican trade minister makes pitch to join North American pact

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Shaken, then stirred: wardrobe malfunctions during a natural disaster

OpinionBY ANDREW ELLIOTT

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health

One investment in the 2024 federal budget would make a difference in the lives of 12 million Canadians

OpinionBY LAURA SYRON

The tuberculosis crisis in Canada’s North is a social justice issue

OpinionBY RACHEL KIDDELL-MONROE

Spread the word of 988 to save a life

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Who cares for the carers?

OpinionBY OWEN CHARTERS AND ALINE NIZIGAMA

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Industry and Manufacturing

‘Soon’ can’t come quickly enough for floundering Liberals

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Zero-emission vehicle industry can drive return on battery investments

OpinionBY MATTHEW FORTIER

Liberal proposals on competition and food price inflation draw mixed reviews from experts

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

ESG is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions

OpinionBY ROBERT SOPUCK

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infrastructure and transport

Catalyzing the opportunity of the North Pacific green corridor

OpinionBY IAN ANDERSON

How do we create cities where everyone can thrive?

OpinionBY AMY JUSCHKA, TESICCA TRUONG, AND SHAUNA SHORTT

Budget and community involvement among concerns facing high-frequency rail project between Ontario and Quebec

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Will high-frequency rail be the death knell for VIA?

OpinionBY NDP MP TAYLOR BACHRACH

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innovation

Contracting controversies not yet a political pain point for the Liberals, but could develop, say politicos

NewsBY IREM KOCA

An aerospace strategy for Canada is key to unlocking our full potential

OpinionBY MIKE MUELLER

Reducing aviation’s CO2 emissions challenging but not impossible

OpinionBY DAVID ZINGG

Bill C-27 lacking transparency for private-sector, AI privacy intrusions

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

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intergovernmental

Traditional knowledge usurped by politics: a missed opportunity

OpinionBY SUSAN KUTZ

Is this the beginning of the end for François Legault?

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Canada playing catch-up with northern technological futures

OpinionBY KEN COATES, CARIN HOLROYD

Reflections on the 125th anniversary of the Yukon Act

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR PAT DUNCAN

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justice

Canadian government must legislate to promote online safety, says Facebook whistleblower

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Canada needs to take strong stand against war crimes in Israel-Hamas conflict: aid group

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Evidence points to the future success of Bill C-21

OpinionBY NAJMA AHMED

Conservatives want committee study on RCMP decision not to pursue a criminal probe of Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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Labour & employment

Tenants describe ‘dramatic erosion’ of existing affordable housing, call on feds to take action

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

The cost of not caring

OpinionBY ALLISON WILLIAMS

Conservatives in no rush to pick at Liberal-NDP anti-scab legislation

NewsBY STUART BENSON

‘Everything is not going right for them’: feds’ confusing messaging on pause on home heating oil carbon pricing puts them ‘on the defensive,’ says Nanos

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

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Lobbying

RCMP commissioner to testify as House Ethics Committee probe into SNC-Lavalin decision begins

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Environment lobbying leads in October in advance of feds’ anticipated oil and gas cap

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘Vague’ decision by ethics office in conflict of interest case needs more details to guide MPs going forward, say public law experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Vehicle armour firm leads economic development advocacy in September

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Canadians should be afraid of radiation: Frank Greening

Opinion

Big costs sink flagship nuclear project and will sink future small modular reactor projects, too

OpinionBY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL

Young leaders question Canada on nuclear disarmament

OpinionBY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN AND AVINASHPALL SINGH

Newfoundland residents frustrated with carbon tax, have mixed reviews of their Liberal MPs, including Seamus O’Regan

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Remembrance is not enough: action needed to address gendered violence in Canada

OpinionBY NICOLE LETOURNEAU

NDP-backed petition on trans rights surges as Tory Leader Poilievre strikes out at ‘Trudeau’s radical gender ideology’

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Bureaucratic efforts are just ‘diversity’ icing on a white cake

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Canada’s opportunity to lead on sustainable menstrual equity

OpinionBY LINDA BIGGS, LEISA HIRTZ, MADELEINE SHAW

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Indigenous Relations

Is it better to talk about unity and not practise it, or not talk about it at all? 

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Assembly of First Nations elects Cindy Woodhouse as new national chief

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Indigenous Peoples are bearing the brunt of the North’s sky-high cost of living

OpinionBY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT

It’s time for feds to make amends for historical inadequacies of First Nation education

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM AND RON PHILLIPS

Exclusive lists

Fraser voted best minister in Question Period and best public speaker in The Hill Times’ Politically Savvy Survey 2023

Fraser voted best minister in Question Period and best public speaker in The Hill Times’ Politically Savvy Survey 2023

Telford three-peats at the top of the 20th Terrific 25 Staffers list, LRB’s Wendy Wu voted Best All-Round

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Top 100 Lobbyists in 2023: green tech and economy boosting set for top advocacy priorities in 2023, say lobbyists

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