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Opinion | May 24, 2023
Solar panels and wind turbines. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | May 24, 2023
Opinion | May 24, 2023
Solar panels and wind turbines. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | May 22, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on April 25, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | May 22, 2023
Opinion | May 22, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on April 25, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | May 22, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, made news again recently for all the wrong reasons, writes letter-writer Lloyd Atkins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | May 22, 2023
Opinion | May 22, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, made news again recently for all the wrong reasons, writes letter-writer Lloyd Atkins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | May 22, 2023
Opinion | May 22, 2023
Opinion | May 22, 2023
Opinion | May 3, 2023
Opinion | May 3, 2023
Opinion | May 3, 2023
Opinion | May 3, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in Ottawa on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | May 3, 2023
Opinion | May 3, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in Ottawa on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 26, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks with reporters in the West Block on Oct. 18, 2022. Millions of dollars in funding related to SMRs has been allocated to Natural Resources Canada in recent years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 26, 2023
Opinion | April 26, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks with reporters in the West Block on Oct. 18, 2022. Millions of dollars in funding related to SMRs has been allocated to Natural Resources Canada in recent years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 24, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured recently in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 24, 2023
Opinion | April 24, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured recently in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 24, 2023
Opinion | April 24, 2023
Opinion | April 24, 2023
Opinion | April 19, 2023
Opinion | April 19, 2023
Opinion | April 19, 2023
Opinion | April 19, 2023
A fair, public system means we don’t all have to wait behind the rich at the tap, writes Robert Park. Pexels photograph by Olga Lioncat
Opinion | April 19, 2023
Opinion | April 19, 2023
A fair, public system means we don’t all have to wait behind the rich at the tap, writes Robert Park. Pexels photograph by Olga Lioncat
Opinion | April 17, 2023
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. 'We are each but one of eight billion humans currently occupying this planet. Collectively, we have created conditions that put that at risk,' writes letter-writer Ron Robinson. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | April 17, 2023
Opinion | April 17, 2023
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. 'We are each but one of eight billion humans currently occupying this planet. Collectively, we have created conditions that put that at risk,' writes letter-writer Ron Robinson. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | April 17, 2023
Travellers at the Ottawa's Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 17, 2023
Opinion | April 17, 2023
Travellers at the Ottawa's Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 17, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured in a Hill scrum on Nov. 21, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 17, 2023
Opinion | April 17, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured in a Hill scrum on Nov. 21, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 12, 2023
An anti-nuclear sign on a farm in South Bruce, Ont., next to the proposed site of a deep geological repository for high-level nuclear waste. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Stein
Opinion | April 12, 2023
Opinion | April 12, 2023
An anti-nuclear sign on a farm in South Bruce, Ont., next to the proposed site of a deep geological repository for high-level nuclear waste. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Stein
Opinion | April 12, 2023
Opinion | April 12, 2023
Opinion | April 12, 2023
Opinion | April 10, 2023
A look at some of the MPs' Standing Order statements made in the House on March 31, 2023. Image courtesy of Pexels.com
Opinion | April 10, 2023
Opinion | April 10, 2023
A look at some of the MPs' Standing Order statements made in the House on March 31, 2023. Image courtesy of Pexels.com
Opinion | April 5, 2023
Opinion | April 5, 2023
Opinion | April 5, 2023
Opinion | April 5, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s March 16 meeting with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen raised concerns, writes Thomas Woodley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 5, 2023
Opinion | April 5, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s March 16 meeting with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen raised concerns, writes Thomas Woodley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 3, 2023
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. Strong action is needed to save the world's population from near-extinction and to end the continuing export of misery to those who were not responsible, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | April 3, 2023
Opinion | April 3, 2023
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. Strong action is needed to save the world's population from near-extinction and to end the continuing export of misery to those who were not responsible, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | April 3, 2023
March 20 was the 20th anniversary of what former UN secretary general Kofi Annan called the illegal invasion of Iraq by America, Britain, and the 'Coalition of the Willing.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | April 3, 2023
Opinion | April 3, 2023
March 20 was the 20th anniversary of what former UN secretary general Kofi Annan called the illegal invasion of Iraq by America, Britain, and the 'Coalition of the Willing.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | March 29, 2023
If Canada truly wants to be a world leader in sustainable agriculture, it should implement policies to help shift consumption patterns, writes Lynn Kavanagh. Pexels photograph by Engin Akyurt
Opinion | March 29, 2023
Opinion | March 29, 2023
If Canada truly wants to be a world leader in sustainable agriculture, it should implement policies to help shift consumption patterns, writes Lynn Kavanagh. Pexels photograph by Engin Akyurt
Opinion | March 29, 2023
Opinion | March 29, 2023
Opinion | March 29, 2023
Opinion | March 27, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 27, 2023
Opinion | March 27, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 27, 2023
Israel may not be perfect, but it’s a country governed by the rule of law and is the only free nation in the Middle East, according to a recent report by Freedom House, writes Mike Fegelman. Image courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | March 27, 2023
Opinion | March 27, 2023
Israel may not be perfect, but it’s a country governed by the rule of law and is the only free nation in the Middle East, according to a recent report by Freedom House, writes Mike Fegelman. Image courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | March 22, 2023
Opinion | March 22, 2023
Opinion | March 22, 2023
Opinion | March 22, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Overspending can be inflationary, but current inflation drivers are mainly global, writes Larry Kazdan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 22, 2023
Opinion | March 22, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Overspending can be inflationary, but current inflation drivers are mainly global, writes Larry Kazdan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 20, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, pictured Feb. 7, 2023, at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 20, 2023
Opinion | March 20, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, pictured Feb. 7, 2023, at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 20, 2023
Opinion | March 20, 2023
Opinion | March 20, 2023
Opinion | March 15, 2023
Opinion | March 15, 2023
Opinion | March 15, 2023
Opinion | March 15, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t deserve the ribbing he received in the March 8 editorial cartoon when comparing his performance to the official opposition, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 15, 2023
Opinion | March 15, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t deserve the ribbing he received in the March 8 editorial cartoon when comparing his performance to the official opposition, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 15, 2023
The government of Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pushing towards health-care privatization, writes Lola Ryan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 15, 2023
Opinion | March 15, 2023
The government of Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pushing towards health-care privatization, writes Lola Ryan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 13, 2023
Opinion | March 13, 2023
Opinion | March 13, 2023
Opinion | March 13, 2023
Manuel Arango, left, director of policy and advocacy at Heart & Stroke, and Tom Warshawski, chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. The government needs to follow through on its promise and implement comprehensive restrictions on marketing to kids if it wants to protect the health of children, they argue in their letter. Handout photographs
Opinion | March 13, 2023
Opinion | March 13, 2023
Manuel Arango, left, director of policy and advocacy at Heart & Stroke, and Tom Warshawski, chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. The government needs to follow through on its promise and implement comprehensive restrictions on marketing to kids if it wants to protect the health of children, they argue in their letter. Handout photographs
Opinion | March 8, 2023
Opinion | March 8, 2023
Opinion | March 8, 2023
Opinion | March 8, 2023
Canada needs to commit to increasing its international assistance envelope, overseen by International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, writes Randy Rudolph. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 8, 2023
Opinion | March 8, 2023
Canada needs to commit to increasing its international assistance envelope, overseen by International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, writes Randy Rudolph. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 8, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is just finger-pointing to take the heat off of itself and its incompetence, writes Wayne Robertson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 8, 2023
Opinion | March 8, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is just finger-pointing to take the heat off of itself and its incompetence, writes Wayne Robertson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade