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Health-care workforce crisis and housing affordability top pre-budget advocacy on the Hill

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The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Health-care workforce crisis and housing affordability top pre-budget advocacy on the Hill

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Health-care workforce crisis and housing affordability top pre-budget advocacy on the Hill

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
Conservative MP Stephen Ellis pictured addressing the House of Commons on April Finance Minister Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2022 federal budget on April 7, which included funding to address housing affordability, the rollout of a dental care program, and a proposal for a refundable investment tax credit for companies with carbon capture The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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Poilievre has ‘captured the attention of Canadians,’ but it’s unclear if it will translate into a win, say politicos

Let's kiss: Conservative MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured kissing his wife, Anaida, on March 31, 2022, at an Ottawa rally. His leadership election campaign has been getting a lot of traction with Canadians at this time but it's still possible he might not be able to win on the first ballot, say politicos. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Poilievre has ‘captured the attention of Canadians,’ but it’s unclear if it will translate into a win, say politicos

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • Political observers say it’s still unclear whether the large crowds Pierre Poilievre is drawing to his rallies and his traction on social media will

Bennett to speak at fundraiser, Flora’s Walk, on World Maternal Health Day

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
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Bennett to speak at fundraiser, Flora’s Walk, on World Maternal Health Day

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
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Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY
  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, and Canadians who have 'beneficial' engagements with them.
  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and
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Politics This Morning: House committee meets to assess ‘differential outcomes’ in Canada’s immigration process

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Federal budget a failure when it comes to addressing the water crisis

Opinion

It’s populism or bust as Poilievre vies to bring Canada its own Trumpian moment

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NEWS

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier takes part in a news conference on Feb. 15, the same day she tabled the main estimates for the 2023-24 fiscal year in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds seek parliamentary approval for $198.1-billion in budgetary spending for next fiscal year

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
  • The main estimates for 2023-24 detail $432.9-billion in planned spending, although Budget 2023 will introduce further cash commitments for the fiscal year.

Feds seek parliamentary approval for $198.1-billion in budgetary spending for next fiscal year

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
  • The main estimates for 2023-24 detail $432.9-billion in planned spending, although Budget 2023 will introduce further cash commitments for the fiscal year.

Sport ministers team up to tackle ‘huge gap’ in safe sport against tight timeline, ‘frustrations’ of federalism

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Parliamentary Calendar

House returns for one week, after two-week break

Podcast

Estimates? Appropriation? PBO Yves Giroux explains how government spends

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BOOKS & BIG IDEAS

Michael Wernick served as the clerk of the Privy Council, the top executive in Canada's public service, before his retirement in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Michael Wernick on the ‘wicked problems’ and hard conversations en route to public service reform

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW
  • You can't fix a problem if you aren't willing to talk about it. That's why the former clerk of the Privy Council is speaking and writing about some of the taboo conversations that should be had about improving the federal public service.

Michael Wernick on the ‘wicked problems’ and hard conversations en route to public service reform

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW
  • You can't fix a problem if you aren't willing to talk about it. That's why the former clerk of the Privy Council is speaking and writing about some of the taboo conversations that should be had about improving the federal public service.

POLITICS

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Monday, December 5, 2022

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Israel’s 21st-century version of pogrom

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
  • The current sequence of atrocities and counter-atrocities began with a big Israeli raid in the Palestinian city of Nablus last week.
The method by which recently retired House of Commons clerk Charles Robert was selected in 2017 should not be repeated, writes Robert Marleau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House clerk selection process needs a non-partisan refresh

OpinionBY ROBERT MARLEAU
  • The clerk is, by law, the secretary to the BOIE. What kind of management board would accept that their most-trusted officer be appointed without their participation or consent?

House clerk selection process needs a non-partisan refresh

OpinionBY ROBERT MARLEAU
  • The clerk is, by law, the secretary to the BOIE. What kind of management board would accept that their most-trusted officer be appointed without their participation or consent?

EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

  • De Adder’s Take: 12-05-2022
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  • de Adder’s Take: 11-28-2022

Environment & Climate Change

COP 27 and a glass half full

  • After the inevitable all-night negotiations at the United Nations climate conference, countries managed to agree on a new fund that will recompense poor countries that suffer 'loss and damage' from extreme climate events.

FOREIGN POLICY

Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly should be careful and clear-headed in what she wants out of India, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly’s India trip nothing like Canadian trade missions of the past

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU
  • The two day trip looks to be less about trade and more about pressing the Canadian-American desire to turn India away from Russia, weaken China, and strengthen the Quad.

Joly’s India trip nothing like Canadian trade missions of the past

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU
  • The two day trip looks to be less about trade and more about pressing the Canadian-American desire to turn India away from Russia, weaken China, and strengthen the Quad.

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Play it again, Charlie: NDP MP, author and musician Charlie Angus will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day in style when he takes the stage at Whiskeyjack Beer Company in Haileybury, Ont., on March 17. Photograph courtesy of Raul Rincon

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book, and the Broadbent Institute to host its Progress Summit.

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book, and the Broadbent Institute to host its Progress Summit.

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Policy

Policy

Motivation is there to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, says new Estonian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS
  • 'We will do our part and I’m sure the other allies will do their part as well,' Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava says about Canada reaching its NATO spending commitments.
Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava began his latest head of mission post in September. He previously was an ambassador to France and an envoy to Greece, Cyprus, and Albania. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Motivation is there to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, says new Estonian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS
  • 'We will do our part and I’m sure the other allies will do their part as well,' Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava says about Canada reaching its NATO spending commitments.

Motivation is there to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, says new Estonian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS
  • 'We will do our part and I’m sure the other allies will do their part as well,' Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava says about Canada reaching its NATO spending commitments.
Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava began his latest head of mission post in September. He previously was an ambassador to France and an envoy to Greece, Cyprus, and Albania. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade