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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 | February 15, 2023
Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi attends a Black History Month event at the National Arts Centre on Feb. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | February 15, 2023
Opinion | February 15, 2023
Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi attends a Black History Month event at the National Arts Centre on Feb. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | February 15, 2023
Opinion | February 15, 2023
Opinion | February 15, 2023
Opinion | February 13, 2023
The oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | February 13, 2023
Opinion | February 13, 2023
The oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | February 13, 2023
The Department of National Defence building, pictured in Ottawa. Alan Williams, a former assistant deputy minister of materiel at DND, says he is concerned about DND's 'out-of-control' program spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 13, 2023
Opinion | February 13, 2023
The Department of National Defence building, pictured in Ottawa. Alan Williams, a former assistant deputy minister of materiel at DND, says he is concerned about DND's 'out-of-control' program spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 13, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Giving tanks to the Palestinians in either scenario is just as absurd as letter-writer John Gilmore’s disingenuous comparison of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine to Israel’s enduring fight for peace, writes Noah J. Lewis. Image courtesy of Donkey Hotel/Pixabay
Opinion | February 13, 2023
Opinion | February 13, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Giving tanks to the Palestinians in either scenario is just as absurd as letter-writer John Gilmore’s disingenuous comparison of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine to Israel’s enduring fight for peace, writes Noah J. Lewis. Image courtesy of Donkey Hotel/Pixabay
Opinion | February 8, 2023
Nine Canadian provinces and territories have already recognized March as Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. Pexels photograph by Darina Belonogova
Opinion | February 8, 2023
Opinion | February 8, 2023
Nine Canadian provinces and territories have already recognized March as Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. Pexels photograph by Darina Belonogova
Opinion | February 8, 2023
Opinion | February 8, 2023
Opinion | February 8, 2023
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Ahmed Hussen, pictured Jan. 27, 2023, speaks at the Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Ahmed Hussen, pictured Jan. 27, 2023, speaks at the Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 6, 2023
There are much wider implications for Ontario and all of Canada as Ford demonstrates a serious weakness in our democracy when a single individual implements a personal agenda without oversight. The right thing is to look after the citizens of Ontario and Canada, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Opinion | February 6, 2023
There are much wider implications for Ontario and all of Canada as Ford demonstrates a serious weakness in our democracy when a single individual implements a personal agenda without oversight. The right thing is to look after the citizens of Ontario and Canada, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade