Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate

Since banning imported goods made with forced labour in 2020, Canada has yet to stop a single shipment.

The 2024 budget renewed Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan's plan to table legislaton targeting forced labour by the end of this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Since banning imported goods made with forced labour in 2020, Canada has yet to stop a single shipment.

Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Since banning imported goods made with forced labour in 2020, Canada has yet to stop a single shipment.

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Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.

Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.

Transforming cancer care through the Pan-Canadian Cancer Data Strategy

Pandemic ‘supply shocks’ could indicate need for more agile monetary policy, says former BoC deputy

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

The current monetary policy framework agreement between the federal government and the Bank of Canada, which lays out the mandate of the central bank, is set to expire at the end of 2026.

The current monetary policy framework agreement between the federal government and the Bank of Canada, which lays out the mandate of the central bank,

Liberal budget comms ‘a miss’ at catching young voters, unlikely to achieve ‘narrative shift,’ say pollsters

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Like with traditional media, there’s no guarantee about the kinds of coverage when courting earned media from influencers, and there will be some ‘growing pains,’ says former PMO staffer Alex Kohut.

Like with traditional media, there’s no guarantee about the kinds of coverage when courting earned media from influencers, and there will be some ‘growing

‘Under-the-surface favouritism’: Procurement watchdog finds no evidence of political meddling in McKinsey contracts

NewsBY IREM KOCA

'If we were to see something that would give rise to a suspicion of criminality, we would refer that to the RCMP,' says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic. 'We have not referenced anything to the RCMP.'

'If we were to see something that would give rise to a suspicion of criminality, we would refer that to the RCMP,' says Procurement

POLITICS THIS MORNING

Politics This Morning: Freeland’s budget goes to a vote

Plus, Anand’s office mum on return-to-office increase.

BY PETER MAZEREEUW, CHELSEA NASH

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

Student encampments protesting the genocide in Gaza will surely pack a political punch that will rankle the sensitivities of the Laurentian elites.

BY ERICA IFILL

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The populist charade

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Opinion

There’s a reason the budget didn’t help the Liberals

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The call of Canadian decency

BY TIM POWERS

Editorial

The Senate shouldn’t stand in the way of its own progress

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NEWS

Public hearings provided ‘no great revelations’ for upcoming foreign interference report, says national security expert Wesley Wark

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Former CSIS intelligence analyst Stephanie Carvin says the commission is ‘another inconvenient warning’ from an exasperated intelligence community with an outdated mandate.

Public hearings provided ‘no great revelations’ for upcoming foreign interference report, says national security expert Wesley Wark

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Former CSIS intelligence analyst Stephanie Carvin says the commission is ‘another inconvenient warning’ from an exasperated intelligence community with an outdated mandate.

Public service unions sound alarm over feds’ plan to trim bureaucracy by 5,000 jobs through ‘natural attrition’

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Trudeau tells Grit MPs not to expect any dramatic boost in public support until next year

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Former ministerial staffer Church and Global Affairs official Richardson seek coveted Liberal nomination of Toronto-St. Paul’s

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Canada Should Lead in the Circular Economy

Justice Hogue to deliver interim inquiry report May 3

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Nancy Cruz, Vice-President, Public Affairs

Exposing the risk of breast implants in Canada

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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Flying high: super travel agent Scott McCord celebrated by politicos

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For 25 years, Scott McCord has been booking flights for Ottawa's politico players, so they threw a big party in his honour.

Flying high: super travel agent Scott McCord celebrated by politicos

FeatureBY ZACK LADOUCEUR

For 25 years, Scott McCord has been booking flights for Ottawa's politico players, so they threw a big party in his honour.

Parliamentary basketball tourney is a slam dunk for Christie Lake Kids

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

War raging on Earth threatens co-operation among the stars

FeatureBY MICHAEL BYERS, AARON BOLEY

FedDev Ontario Minister Tassi, Emergency Preparedness Minister Sajjan add to their teams

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Environment commissioner to release five audits on April 30

POLITICS

The Bridge’s take: LeBlanc, among others, discussing ‘Plan B’ scenario if Trudeau steps down

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

We need more than three-word slogans from Poilievre: reader

Opinion

We need more than three-word slogans from Poilievre: reader

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

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A structured, predictable, and transparent approach to seizing Russian state assets to help Ukraine

BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR RATNA OMIDVAR

Opinion

A look at inflation, banking, and monetary policy in Canada

BY MEHMET DALKIR

Opinion

Canadians need more assurance and enablement in financial services

BY SCOTT TALBOTT

The art of monetary policymaking

OpinionBY CHARLES ST-ARNAUD

Whether an explicit broadening of the BoC's mandate is needed is far from clear, but current circumstances support the need for flexibility in monetary policy frameworks.

Politicians should let the Bank of Canada do its job

OpinionBY STEPHEN WILLIAMSON

Latest budget a big step for Canada’s financial services ecosystem

OpinionBY STEVEN BOMS

The government will finally advance Canada towards consumer-driven finance when it tables legislation signalled in April’s budget.

Latest budget a big step for Canada’s financial services ecosystem

OpinionBY STEVEN BOMS

The government will finally advance Canada towards consumer-driven finance when it tables legislation signalled in April’s budget.

Spring lessons from Canada’s recent economic winter

OpinionBY SIMON GAUDREAULT

Central bank independence must remain a priority

OpinionBY MICHAEL BURT, PEDRO ANTUNES

EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

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Environment & Climate Change

Why wait for disasters to strike to draw on research evidence?

We need to strengthen the evidence-support system by taking stock of what we already have and building on these strengths. Political staffers from all parties and public servants have key roles to play in these efforts.

BY JOHN N. LAVIS AND KERRY WADDELL

Environmental groups urge an end to fossil fuel subsidies in two reports outlining Canada’s oil and gas financing

The government gave at least $18.553-billion in financial support in 2023 to fossil fuel and petrochemical firms, including $8-billion worth of loan guarantees for the TransMountain pipeline, $7.339-billion in public financing through Export Development Canada, and over $1.3-billion for carbon capture and storage projects, according to the reports.

BY MIKE LAPOINTE

To curb pollution, government should put a price on it, says letter writer

The federal carbon-pricing plan’s broken promise to small business

Almost none of the billions of dollars collected in carbon tax revenues have found their way back to SMEs since 2019, leaving them disillusioned and struggling to keep up with the rising cost of doing business.

BY JAIRO YUNIS

A closer look at the federal carbon tax

As of April 1, the federal carbon tax that applies in nine provinces and two territories rose from $65 a tonne to $80 a tonne.

BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

FOREIGN POLICY

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Hogue inquiry prompts questions for Canada’s spy agency

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

A doomsday scenario in Sudan as war rages in parts of Africa

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada urgently needs an equitable immigration system

OpinionBY YOGENDRA SHAKYA, AXELLE JANCZUR

Redefining the frontlines: the battle for democracy in an era of transnational interference

OpinionBY PHILIP LEECH-NGO, NADIA ABU-ZAHRA, JOHN PACKER

Military mutiny or political collapse: Ukraine is running out of options

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Ukrainian morale has already taken a battering because of the capricious stop-and-start character of U.S. military and financial aid.

Military mutiny or political collapse: Ukraine is running out of options

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Ukrainian morale has already taken a battering because of the capricious stop-and-start character of U.S. military and financial aid.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

Exploring the legacy of COVID pandemic panic

FeatureBY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN

The following is an excerpt from Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to COVID-19 Changed Civil Liberties Forever, one of the five books shortlisted for this year's $60,000 Donner Prize.

Exploring the legacy of COVID pandemic panic

FeatureBY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN

The following is an excerpt from Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to COVID-19 Changed Civil Liberties Forever, one of the five books shortlisted for this year's $60,000 Donner Prize.

Getting everyone a ‘front door into the health system’: Jane Philpott weighs in on fixing health care, and her future in politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY, STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

OpinionBY ARTHUR MILNES

Lessons in fighting inflation from the post-pandemic economic aftermath

OpinionBY CARLOS YéPEZ

Central banks, particularly those with a stated goal of price stability, must act decisively and swiftly in response to inflation to preserve their credibility.

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. The BoC's lack of foresight in tackling rising inflation early meant that when it decided to put the brakes on inflation, it had to do so more aggressively, leading to higher interest rates, writes Carlos Yépez. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons in fighting inflation from the post-pandemic economic aftermath

OpinionBY CARLOS YéPEZ

Central banks, particularly those with a stated goal of price stability, must act decisively and swiftly in response to inflation to preserve their credibility.

Lessons in fighting inflation from the post-pandemic economic aftermath

OpinionBY CARLOS YéPEZ

Central banks, particularly those with a stated goal of price stability, must act decisively and swiftly in response to inflation to preserve their credibility.

Budget capital gains reform will boost investment

OpinionBY ERIN WEIR

Collecting more revenue from the largest gains on sales of existing assets while offering greater incentives to create new assets is a smart economic strategy.

Canada can solve its productivity ‘emergency’—we just need politicians on board

OpinionBY JAKE FUSS

Governments have other options, like scrapping interprovincial trade barriers and allowing allowing foreign competition.

Patient involvement in pharmacare is critical to its success

OpinionBY LOUISE BINDER AND FILOMENA SERVIDIO-ITALIANO

Pharmacare is the most innovative and important health policy legislation in decades. To get it right, the federal government must directly engage with patients. Their expertise is crucial to pharmacare’s success.

Close to 20 per cent of Canadians have inadequate or no drug coverage at all, forcing some to skip or cut doses of medicine, or forgo other necessities, such as food or heat, to be able to afford those medicines. Image courtesy of Pexels

Patient involvement in pharmacare is critical to its success

OpinionBY LOUISE BINDER AND FILOMENA SERVIDIO-ITALIANO

Pharmacare is the most innovative and important health policy legislation in decades. To get it right, the federal government must directly engage with patients. Their expertise is crucial to pharmacare’s success.

Patient involvement in pharmacare is critical to its success

OpinionBY LOUISE BINDER AND FILOMENA SERVIDIO-ITALIANO

Pharmacare is the most innovative and important health policy legislation in decades. To get it right, the federal government must directly engage with patients. Their expertise is crucial to pharmacare’s success.

Next step in universal drug coverage should prioritize ‘essential medicines,’ says pharmacare expert

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Focusing on a list of the most commonly prescribed clinically-important drugs could save billions of dollars, both directly in terms of drug budget, and indirectly in terms of improvements in health care, says Steve Morgan, a professor of health policy at the University of British Columbia.

Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

The Liberals know they need to ‘crawl before they run’ when getting provincial deals done, says former Liberal staffer Muhammed Ali. But it's ‘a pipe dream’ they will be able to ‘show benefits before the 2025 election’ says former Ontario PC staffer Carly Bergamini.

What’s in the budget for federal procurement? More money for housing, less for long-term projects

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Key highlights of the budget concerning procurement include 'strengthening integrity in the public service,' as the ArriveCan scandal unfolds.

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Plus, nominations are open for the next Parliamentary Poet Laureate, Nunavut's premier is coming to Ottawa, and former TRC commissioner Marie Wilson has a new book.

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Rally to end plastic pollution

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

Finance & Budget

Pandemic ‘supply shocks’ could indicate need for more agile monetary policy, says former BoC deputy

The current monetary policy framework agreement between the federal government and the Bank of Canada, which lays out the mandate of the central bank, is set to expire at the end of 2026.

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Public service unions sound alarm over feds’ plan to trim bureaucracy by 5,000 jobs through ‘natural attrition’

As the population grows, 'you have to invest and grow the public service,' said Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward.

BY MIKE LAPOINTE

The art of monetary policymaking

Whether an explicit broadening of the BoC's mandate is needed is far from clear, but current circumstances support the need for flexibility in monetary policy frameworks.

BY CHARLES ST-ARNAUD

Canada is struggling and government is part of the problem

Federal government spending, public service employment, and the national debt are soaring, but delivery of essential government services is sputtering, and the Bank of Canada has been left to fight inflation single-handedly.

BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL

Freeland’s budget seen as last hope to turn Trudeau’s electoral fortunes around, say politicos

A key metric to gauge the budget's effectiveness will be whether it reverses Canadians’ appetite for change in government, says David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data.

BY ABBAS RANA

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the national supply chain office “will enhance the resilience, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation systems,” in a Transport Canada press release on Dec. 1, 2023.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.