menu_open Columnists

The Hill Times

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Never have the U.S. midterms meant so much to so many

Never have the U.S. midterms meant so much to so many

OTTAWA—Never have the American midterm elections meant so much to so many.  To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a...

yesterday 1

The Hill Times

Sheila Copps

Women need better health care. A national framework can help deliver it

Women need better health care. A national framework can help deliver it

Endometriosis isn’t “normal period pain” and menopausal symptoms aren’t “just stress,” yet these conditions are still widely...

yesterday 0

The Hill Times

Bolu Ogunyemi

Innovation is a way of governing, not a separate strategy

Innovation is a way of governing, not a separate strategy

For more than a century, Canadians have worried about this country's difficulty in turning good ideas into lasting commercial success. Innovative...

yesterday 10

The Hill Times

Daniel Schwanen

Halfway through the public service workforce reduction, program officers and clerks at CRA and ESDC face the axe, security-related departments are growing, and executives are largely spared

Halfway through the public service workforce reduction, program officers and clerks at CRA and ESDC face the axe, security-related departments are growing, and executives are largely spared

The government is about halfway through its effort to reduce the federal public service from a high of 368,000 positions in 2024 to its target of...

yesterday 10

The Hill Times

Campbell Morrison

The price of ‘certainty’ for projects of national interest

The price of ‘certainty’ for projects of national interest

If Canada’s push to safeguard its sovereignty and secure greater economic development is to succeed, Indigenous rights must be taken into account. ...

yesterday 10

The Hill Times

Mary Eberts

MPs should barred from taking second paid jobs

MPs should barred from taking second paid jobs

If the annual base salary of $217,700 is not enough for MPs, they should look for another job. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political...

yesterday 10

The Hill Times

Editorial

Canada is vulnerable to a cyber attack, and we better be prepared for it

Canada is vulnerable to a cyber attack, and we better be prepared for it

TORONTO—Though he may not feel like it some days, Mark Carney has thus far enjoyed some real luck during his tenure as prime minister. And not just...

yesterday 10

The Hill Times

Matt Gurney

Screw it: let’s just buy Stelco

Screw it: let’s just buy Stelco

OTTAWA—Screw it: let’s just buy Stelco.  I know: cue the choruses of bullshit from the Trumpian, maple MAGA crowd about Liberal communism, and a...

yesterday 10

The Hill Times

Jamie Carroll

Nothing more important in this country’s public life than the events unfolding in Alberta

Nothing more important in this country’s public life than the events unfolding in Alberta

HALIFAX—Nothing is more important in this country’s public life than events unfolding in Alberta.   Separatism is once again knocking on...

yesterday 10

The Hill Times

Michael Harris

Don’t just take environmentalists’ word for it, listen to the polling: letter writer

Don’t just take environmentalists’ word for it, listen to the polling: letter writer

Environmental and physician groups have repeatedly warned the government about expanding the fossil fuel industry. If the government won’t listen to...

15.10.2026 4

The Hill Times

Mary Eberts

India: cockroach uprising

India: cockroach uprising

LONDON, U.K.—India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is technically not upper caste, but he does have a high opinion of himself. “When my mother...

15.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Gwynne Dyer

The U.S. is no longer an ally of Western democracies

The U.S. is no longer an ally of Western democracies

HALIFAX—In typical Trumpian fashion, American foreign policy was proclaimed with a late-night tweet, in this case, that the United States president...

15.10.2026 6

The Hill Times

Stanley Kutcher

Make international aid a budget priority, says letter writer

Make international aid a budget priority, says letter writer

One of the things I struggle with the most is understanding how geography can determine something as basic as whether a young person gets to eat. To...

15.10.2026 6

The Hill Times

Douglas Roche

Navi Pillay is our new moment of hope

Navi Pillay is our new moment of hope

EDMONTON—A sunflower burst open in the jungle of international affairs on Oct. 9 when Navi Pillay—the gritty 85-year-old South African jurist who...

15.10.2026 7

The Hill Times

Douglas Roche

What gives with Canada, Palestine, and Israel?

What gives with Canada, Palestine, and Israel?

TORONTO—Last year, Mark Carney told Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas that Canada intended to recognize the state of Palestine. He...

15.10.2026 6

The Hill Times

Nelson Wiseman

The Middle East has changed. Canada needs to catch up

The Middle East has changed. Canada needs to catch up

OTTAWA—Israel and the United States have now spent more than eight months in conflict with Iran. What does it mean for Canada? ... To keep reading,...

15.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Bhagwant Sandhu

Claiming the second-generation cutoff disproportionally affects Indigenous women and girls dishonours MMIWG+

Claiming the second-generation cutoff disproportionally affects Indigenous women and girls dishonours MMIWG+

Bill S-2, an Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements), has been amended by the Senate to eliminate the second-generation cutoff...

14.10.2026 6

The Hill Times

Lillian E. Dyck

Why the climate transition needs a more prominent place in Carney’s agenda

Why the climate transition needs a more prominent place in Carney’s agenda

In March 2024, a Florentine foundation inspired by Renaissance humanism bestowed its “Renewed Humanism” award on Mark Carney, recognizing his...

14.10.2026 7

The Hill Times

Joseph Ingram

Canada needs to look beyond kids and social media to address online harms

Canada needs to look beyond kids and social media to address online harms

Canadians are right to worry about what happens to children online. But as Parliament considers Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, it should not...

14.10.2026 6

The Hill Times

Natalie Brender

C-39 study should take the time it needs

C-39 study should take the time it needs

Before leaving for the Thanksgiving break, MPs voted to send the Liberals' latest omnibus action to a special committee for review. To keep...

14.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Editorial

U.S. midterms threaten to eclipse Canada-Europe deal in perfect storm

U.S. midterms threaten to eclipse Canada-Europe deal in perfect storm

OTTAWA—The fall weather has brought with it a bumper crop of polls for the Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. Week after week, the...

14.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Josie Sabatino

Separatists’ not-so-strange bedfellows

Separatists’ not-so-strange bedfellows

CALGARY—Why are there immigration questions for Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum on separating from Canada? The answer is that immigration is the...

14.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Erica Ifill

The moral retreat of Quebec’s political class

The moral retreat of Quebec’s political class

CHELSEA, QUE.—Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of last week’s provincial election in Quebec was not the threat of constitutional turmoil, or...

13.10.2026 9

The Hill Times

Susan Riley

Omnibus bills put the boot to the greening of Canada

Omnibus bills put the boot to the greening of Canada

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Mark Carney’s omnibus bills C-5 and C-39 opt for a greyhound-race express-building approach for Canada. To keep reading,...

13.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Ken Rubin

Forcing a home for the F-35

Forcing a home for the F-35

OTTAWA—Canada’s ongoing “future fighter jet” saga is about to enter the next phase. On Sept. 23, the first CF-35A aircraft completed its...

13.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Scott Taylor

Is the moment of maximum danger closer than we think?

Is the moment of maximum danger closer than we think?

A long time ago, I was interviewing a professor at the University of Michigan (whose name I cannot recall) on various topics of no great interest. I...

13.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Gwynne Dyer

The challenge of Carney’s triumph

The challenge of Carney’s triumph

OAKVILLE, ONT.—If we practised the same customs as they did in Ancient Rome, I have no doubt Prime Minister Mark Carney would by now be honoured...

12.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Gerry Nicholls

Competing in the global talent auction

Competing in the global talent auction

Much of the world faces two converging challenges: rapidly aging populations, and accelerating technological change. To keep reading, subscribe and...

12.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Amit Kumar Sharma

Omnibus bills and the realities of governments moving slowly

Omnibus bills and the realities of governments moving slowly
12.10.2026 30

The Hill Times

Rose Lemay

Canada’s clean-energy sector languishes while oil and gas industry takes centre stage in Ottawa

Canada’s clean-energy sector languishes while oil and gas industry takes centre stage in Ottawa
12.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Shawn McCarthy

Quebec minority situation will be worth watching

Quebec minority situation will be worth watching
12.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Sheila Copps

Not sure if the world can take two more years of Trump

Not sure if the world can take two more years of Trump
12.10.2026 30

The Hill Times

Michael Harris

Canada has changed its trade strategy. Now we need to change how we build Canadian companies

Canada has changed its trade strategy. Now we need to change how we build Canadian companies
09.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Chris Bartlett

Celebrating the farmers behind a Canadian success story on World Egg Day

Celebrating the farmers behind a Canadian success story on World Egg Day

This Oct. 9, Canadians have an extra reason to celebrate World Egg Day: 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of this global celebration of one of the...

09.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Roger Pelissero

When building big, Canada must maintain existing infrastructure

When building big, Canada must maintain existing infrastructure
08.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Matti Siemiatycki

Feds forging ahead with bulldoze nature bill, putting endangered orcas at risk

Feds forging ahead with bulldoze nature bill, putting endangered orcas at risk

With Parliament now in full swing, the federal government keeps forging ahead with its reckless plans to bulldoze through major projects like the West...

08.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Julia Levin

An International Anti-Corruption Court is critical for the middle power order

An International Anti-Corruption Court is critical for the middle power order

There is “a rupture in the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a harsh reality, where geopolitics among the great powers...

08.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Allan Rock

Canada’s Black justice strategy must see all of us

Canada’s Black justice strategy must see all of us
08.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Tyler Boyce

Canada’s employment equity law is still using yesterday’s definition of disability

Canada’s employment equity law is still using yesterday’s definition of disability
08.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Lorin Macdonald

Israel and Palestine: 30 wasted years

Israel and Palestine: 30 wasted years

LONDON, U.K.—Here is how the high command of the Israel Defense Forces laid down the rules for ‘remotely’ killing suspected Palestinian...

08.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Gwynne Dyer

Gaza is testing Canada’s moral compass, and Carney’s credibility

Gaza is testing Canada’s moral compass, and Carney’s credibility

OTTAWA—The humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza and the wavering response of Canadian political leaders is a compelling case study of our...

08.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Bhagwant Sandhu

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

HALIFAX—Prime Minister Mark Carney made the right call on July 30 when he added Canada’s name to the list of countries around the world who have...

08.10.2026 30

The Hill Times

Michael Harris

Canada and Mongolia: putting middle-power diplomacy to work

Canada and Mongolia: putting middle-power diplomacy to work

Canada has spent considerable time defining what it wants from the Indo-Pacific. The next challenge is demonstrating what it can accomplish there. To...

08.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Bryon Wilfert

There is no nation-building without workers, no sovereignty without democracy

There is no nation-building without workers, no sovereignty without democracy

Pollsters across the industry report high approval ratings for Prime Minister Mark Carney in his handling of Canada’s economic turbulence. Yet,...

07.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Jen Hassum

You don’t build a stronger Canada by selling it off

You don’t build a stronger Canada by selling it off

There is something deeply wrong with the idea that the way to build a stronger Canada is to sell off the things Canadians already own. Yet, that is...

07.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Ndp Mp Jenny Kwan

Online spaces should be safe for all, but they’re not for women and girls

Online spaces should be safe for all, but they’re not for women and girls
07.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Mitzie Hunter

Cheaper homes, angry boomers?

Cheaper homes, angry boomers?
07.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Peter Copeland

More power, faster decisions: Bill C-39 needs more transparency

More power, faster decisions: Bill C-39 needs more transparency
07.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Sarah Laframboise

There’s a way to build fast and smart. Pacific Link is not it

Last week, the federal government designated the West Coast oil pipeline—now named Pacific Link—as a project of “national interest” under the...

07.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

Julia K. Baum

Canada doesn’t want to admit its transparency problem

Canada likes to see itself as a place with a fairly honest and accountable government devoid of much outright corruption. But that is far from the...

07.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Ken Rubin