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Beatrice Paez is the digital editor at The Hill Times.

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto
FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
Desmond Cole: 'That responsibility falls to our media, and to our political class, who are overwhelmingly white, and who insist on devaluing Black life in Canada, by telling activist Black people that we don’t have a cause. That we’re being too loud. That we’re emulating what we see in the United States, but that it’s not really happening here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto
Desmond Cole: 'That responsibility falls to our media, and to our political class, who are overwhelmingly white, and who insist on devaluing Black life in Canada, by telling activist Black people that we don’t have a cause. That we’re being too loud. That we’re emulating what we see in the United States, but that it’s not really happening here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto
FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
Desmond Cole: 'That responsibility falls to our media, and to our political class, who are overwhelmingly white, and who insist on devaluing Black life in Canada, by telling activist Black people that we don’t have a cause. That we’re being too loud. That we’re emulating what we see in the United States, but that it’s not really happening here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto
Desmond Cole: 'That responsibility falls to our media, and to our political class, who are overwhelmingly white, and who insist on devaluing Black life in Canada, by telling activist Black people that we don’t have a cause. That we’re being too loud. That we’re emulating what we see in the United States, but that it’s not really happening here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds formally step into legal dispute over fate of Line 5 pipeline

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada has filed a petition in U.S. court in a bid to prevent the decommissioning of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Its
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back against suggestions from Conservatives that the government's legal filing in the dispute over the fate of the Line 5 pipeline represented an admission that its lobbying of the Biden administration had failed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds formally step into legal dispute over fate of Line 5 pipeline

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada has filed a petition in U.S. court in a bid to prevent the decommissioning of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Its

Politics This Morning: Feds formally step into legal dispute over fate of Line 5 pipeline

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada has filed a petition in U.S. court in a bid to prevent the decommissioning of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Its
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back against suggestions from Conservatives that the government's legal filing in the dispute over the fate of the Line 5 pipeline represented an admission that its lobbying of the Biden administration had failed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ appointee to address military sexual misconduct aims to have mandate approval at ‘end of May’

  • The newly appointed senior officer responsible for leading an effort to root out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military says she intends to have
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 11, 2021
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, pictured May 11, 2021, says she will be ‘working very closely’ with former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour, assigned to review the military's handling of complaints, to ensure that her recommendations are adopted even before her yearlong study is finished. Screen capture via ParlVu

Feds’ appointee to address military sexual misconduct aims to have mandate approval at ‘end of May’

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 11, 2021
  • The newly appointed senior officer responsible for leading an effort to root out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military says she intends to have

Feds’ appointee to address military sexual misconduct aims to have mandate approval at ‘end of May’

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 11, 2021
  • The newly appointed senior officer responsible for leading an effort to root out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military says she intends to have
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, pictured May 11, 2021, says she will be ‘working very closely’ with former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour, assigned to review the military's handling of complaints, to ensure that her recommendations are adopted even before her yearlong study is finished. Screen capture via ParlVu

Politics This Morning: Heritage Committee hits pause on Bill C-10, calls on Guilbeault, Lametti to testify

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Heritage Committee unanimously agreed to press pause on its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-10, the controversial legislation granting increased
Justice Minister David Lametti and Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault are being asked to testify on the Bill C-10 this week, as the Heritage Committee pauses its clause-by-clause study of the legislation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Heritage Committee hits pause on Bill C-10, calls on Guilbeault, Lametti to testify

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Heritage Committee unanimously agreed to press pause on its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-10, the controversial legislation granting increased

Politics This Morning: Heritage Committee hits pause on Bill C-10, calls on Guilbeault, Lametti to testify

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Heritage Committee unanimously agreed to press pause on its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-10, the controversial legislation granting increased
Justice Minister David Lametti and Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault are being asked to testify on the Bill C-10 this week, as the Heritage Committee pauses its clause-by-clause study of the legislation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hajdu says take first dose on offer amid concerns over conflicting advice

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu sought to tamp down on concerns from some Canadians over the very rare but serious blood clots linked to
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured with Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canadians should take the first vaccine that is available to them as buyer's remorse sets in for some AstraZeneca recipients. Ms. Hajdu herself received an AstraZeneca jab late last month when she became eligible. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hajdu says take first dose on offer amid concerns over conflicting advice

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu sought to tamp down on concerns from some Canadians over the very rare but serious blood clots linked to

Politics This Morning: Hajdu says take first dose on offer amid concerns over conflicting advice

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu sought to tamp down on concerns from some Canadians over the very rare but serious blood clots linked to
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured with Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canadians should take the first vaccine that is available to them as buyer's remorse sets in for some AstraZeneca recipients. Ms. Hajdu herself received an AstraZeneca jab late last month when she became eligible. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top PMO aide got assurances ‘no one’s safety was at risk’ as probe into Vance allegation hit impasse

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide says she sought assurances from the bureaucracy that “no one’s safety was at risk” when it was unable
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 7, 2021
Chief of staff to the prime minister Katie Telford, pictured May 7, 2021, says she 'was troubled' that the probe couldn't move forward without more information. Screen capture via ParlVu

Top PMO aide got assurances ‘no one’s safety was at risk’ as probe into Vance allegation hit impasse

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 7, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide says she sought assurances from the bureaucracy that “no one’s safety was at risk” when it was unable

Top PMO aide got assurances ‘no one’s safety was at risk’ as probe into Vance allegation hit impasse

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 7, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide says she sought assurances from the bureaucracy that “no one’s safety was at risk” when it was unable
Chief of staff to the prime minister Katie Telford, pictured May 7, 2021, says she 'was troubled' that the probe couldn't move forward without more information. Screen capture via ParlVu

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford to testify before Defence Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the House Defence Committee as part of its probe into
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the Defence Committee over the government's handling of a misconduct allegation against now-former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford to testify before Defence Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the House Defence Committee as part of its probe into

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford to testify before Defence Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the House Defence Committee as part of its probe into
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the Defence Committee over the government's handling of a misconduct allegation against now-former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election speculation, party conventions likely boosted fundraising haul, say strategists

  • The possibility of a looming election likely boosted some opposition parties’ haul in the first few months of the new year, strategists say, with
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 6, 2021
The parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Annamie Paul all saw an increase in money raised in the first few months of 2021 compared to the same period year prior. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Election speculation, party conventions likely boosted fundraising haul, say strategists

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 6, 2021
  • The possibility of a looming election likely boosted some opposition parties’ haul in the first few months of the new year, strategists say, with

Election speculation, party conventions likely boosted fundraising haul, say strategists

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 6, 2021
  • The possibility of a looming election likely boosted some opposition parties’ haul in the first few months of the new year, strategists say, with
The parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Annamie Paul all saw an increase in money raised in the first few months of 2021 compared to the same period year prior. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds could face climate litigation over export-credit agency’s financing of fossil fuel projects, say advocates

  • The Trudeau government could be legally exposed due to its continued financing of carbon-intensive projects unless it takes steps to dramatically scale back this
Opinion | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 4, 2021
International Trade Minister Mary Ng received a letter from environmental groups calling on her to align Export Development Canada's mandate with the government's climate ambitions to reduce dependency on fossil fuel, both internationally and domestically. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds could face climate litigation over export-credit agency’s financing of fossil fuel projects, say advocates

Opinion | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 4, 2021
  • The Trudeau government could be legally exposed due to its continued financing of carbon-intensive projects unless it takes steps to dramatically scale back this

Feds could face climate litigation over export-credit agency’s financing of fossil fuel projects, say advocates

Opinion | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 4, 2021
  • The Trudeau government could be legally exposed due to its continued financing of carbon-intensive projects unless it takes steps to dramatically scale back this
International Trade Minister Mary Ng received a letter from environmental groups calling on her to align Export Development Canada's mandate with the government's climate ambitions to reduce dependency on fossil fuel, both internationally and domestically. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau faces calls from Conservatives to let top aide go over handling of military misconduct probe

  • Good Tuesday morning, Opposition Conservatives have set their sights on a new target, calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief aide Katie Telford over
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to fire his longtime chief of staff Katie Telford, pictured, over how his office handled the allegation against now-retired chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau faces calls from Conservatives to let top aide go over handling of military misconduct probe

  • Good Tuesday morning, Opposition Conservatives have set their sights on a new target, calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief aide Katie Telford over

Politics This Morning: Trudeau faces calls from Conservatives to let top aide go over handling of military misconduct probe

  • Good Tuesday morning, Opposition Conservatives have set their sights on a new target, calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief aide Katie Telford over
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to fire his longtime chief of staff Katie Telford, pictured, over how his office handled the allegation against now-retired chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds tap former Supreme Court justice to undertake review of military misconduct

  • Good Friday morning, Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been enlisted by the government to lead a yearlong, external review of the military’s handling
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the government has tapped former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to oversee the review of the military's handling of sexual misconduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds tap former Supreme Court justice to undertake review of military misconduct

  • Good Friday morning, Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been enlisted by the government to lead a yearlong, external review of the military’s handling

Politics This Morning: Feds tap former Supreme Court justice to undertake review of military misconduct

  • Good Friday morning, Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been enlisted by the government to lead a yearlong, external review of the military’s handling
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the government has tapped former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to oversee the review of the military's handling of sexual misconduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

StatsCan still on hunt for local enumerators in rural, remote areas

  • Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s still on the lookout for local enumerators in rural and remote areas to help administer the upcoming census,
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2021
Census Day kicks off May 3, the day when more than 15 million households will start to receive a yellow envelope to take survey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

StatsCan still on hunt for local enumerators in rural, remote areas

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2021
  • Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s still on the lookout for local enumerators in rural and remote areas to help administer the upcoming census,

StatsCan still on hunt for local enumerators in rural, remote areas

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2021
  • Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s still on the lookout for local enumerators in rural and remote areas to help administer the upcoming census,
Census Day kicks off May 3, the day when more than 15 million households will start to receive a yellow envelope to take survey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

‘Impulsive decision’ to share nude photo is ‘precedent setting,’ says strategist

  • While Parliamentarians inadvertently getting caught on camera may be “bound to happen” during virtual House proceedings, the incident involving Liberal MP Will Amos sets
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2021
Liberal MP John McKay, left, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro, centre right, all say the leaking of a nude image of Liberal MP Will Amos, far right, should not have happened. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of CBC News' YouTube, photograph courtesy of Will Amos' Twitter

‘Impulsive decision’ to share nude photo is ‘precedent setting,’ says strategist

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2021
  • While Parliamentarians inadvertently getting caught on camera may be “bound to happen” during virtual House proceedings, the incident involving Liberal MP Will Amos sets

‘Impulsive decision’ to share nude photo is ‘precedent setting,’ says strategist

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2021
  • While Parliamentarians inadvertently getting caught on camera may be “bound to happen” during virtual House proceedings, the incident involving Liberal MP Will Amos sets
Liberal MP John McKay, left, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro, centre right, all say the leaking of a nude image of Liberal MP Will Amos, far right, should not have happened. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of CBC News' YouTube, photograph courtesy of Will Amos' Twitter

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Ford in talks over feds’ sick-leave benefit, says PM

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated the job of figuring out how Ontario can boost access to the Ottawa’s sick-leave benefit to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 27, 2021, says the government is sending $10-million to the Canadian Red Cross' counterpart in India as the country grapples with the explosive spread of the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Ford in talks over feds’ sick-leave benefit, says PM

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated the job of figuring out how Ontario can boost access to the Ottawa’s sick-leave benefit to

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Ford in talks over feds’ sick-leave benefit, says PM

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated the job of figuring out how Ontario can boost access to the Ottawa’s sick-leave benefit to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 27, 2021, says the government is sending $10-million to the Canadian Red Cross' counterpart in India as the country grapples with the explosive spread of the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: U.S. to share AstraZeneca supply with world

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada hopes to see itself on the list of recipients the United States plans to send vaccines to after the White
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been among those pressing U.S. President Joe Biden to share the stockpile of AstraZeneca doses with countries like Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Flickr photograph by JLHervàs

Politics This Morning: U.S. to share AstraZeneca supply with world

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada hopes to see itself on the list of recipients the United States plans to send vaccines to after the White

Politics This Morning: U.S. to share AstraZeneca supply with world

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada hopes to see itself on the list of recipients the United States plans to send vaccines to after the White
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been among those pressing U.S. President Joe Biden to share the stockpile of AstraZeneca doses with countries like Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Flickr photograph by JLHervàs

Politics This Morning: Anand signals talks progressing with U.S. to procure more AstraZeneca doses

  • Good Monday morning, Procurement Minister Anita Anand hinted that talks with her American counterparts to boost Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca doses are progressing. She told CTV’s Question
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says she's been working the phones with her U.S. counterparts about sending more AstraZeneca doses to Canada. U.S. regulatory authorities have yet to approve that vaccine, but have a stockpile ready for use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Anand signals talks progressing with U.S. to procure more AstraZeneca doses

  • Good Monday morning, Procurement Minister Anita Anand hinted that talks with her American counterparts to boost Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca doses are progressing. She told CTV’s Question

Politics This Morning: Anand signals talks progressing with U.S. to procure more AstraZeneca doses

  • Good Monday morning, Procurement Minister Anita Anand hinted that talks with her American counterparts to boost Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca doses are progressing. She told CTV’s Question
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says she's been working the phones with her U.S. counterparts about sending more AstraZeneca doses to Canada. U.S. regulatory authorities have yet to approve that vaccine, but have a stockpile ready for use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Not a thing’ Trudeau could have ‘taken action on’ in Vance probe, says ex-PMO staffer

  • A former PMO adviser says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been limited in his ability to take action on the misconduct allegations against
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 23, 2021
Former PMO aide Elder Marques, pictured April 23, says the prime minister couldn’t have gotten involved in overseeing follow-through on an investigation, even if he had known about the allegations. Screen capture via CPAC

‘Not a thing’ Trudeau could have ‘taken action on’ in Vance probe, says ex-PMO staffer

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 23, 2021
  • A former PMO adviser says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been limited in his ability to take action on the misconduct allegations against

‘Not a thing’ Trudeau could have ‘taken action on’ in Vance probe, says ex-PMO staffer

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 23, 2021
  • A former PMO adviser says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been limited in his ability to take action on the misconduct allegations against
Former PMO aide Elder Marques, pictured April 23, says the prime minister couldn’t have gotten involved in overseeing follow-through on an investigation, even if he had known about the allegations. Screen capture via CPAC

Canada’s ‘fair share’: report calls for doubling emissions target as Trudeau preps for U.S. climate summit

  • Canada can afford to be far more aggressive in slashing emissions by doubling its previous target of 30 per cent below 2005 levels by
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 21, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be joining 39 other leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, who represent the world’s largest emitters at the U.S.-hosted summit, which starts Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s ‘fair share’: report calls for doubling emissions target as Trudeau preps for U.S. climate summit

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 21, 2021
  • Canada can afford to be far more aggressive in slashing emissions by doubling its previous target of 30 per cent below 2005 levels by

Canada’s ‘fair share’: report calls for doubling emissions target as Trudeau preps for U.S. climate summit

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 21, 2021
  • Canada can afford to be far more aggressive in slashing emissions by doubling its previous target of 30 per cent below 2005 levels by
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be joining 39 other leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, who represent the world’s largest emitters at the U.S.-hosted summit, which starts Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Provinces stake out position on childcare as feds look to hammer out bilateral deals

  • Good Wednesday morning, Several provinces have begun signalling what it would take to get them to negotiating table as the feds seek to make
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 19, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hold a copy of their 2021 budget, which calls for $101.4-billion in new funding over three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Provinces stake out position on childcare as feds look to hammer out bilateral deals

  • Good Wednesday morning, Several provinces have begun signalling what it would take to get them to negotiating table as the feds seek to make

Politics This Morning: Provinces stake out position on childcare as feds look to hammer out bilateral deals

  • Good Wednesday morning, Several provinces have begun signalling what it would take to get them to negotiating table as the feds seek to make
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 19, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hold a copy of their 2021 budget, which calls for $101.4-billion in new funding over three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Freeland debuts first budget featuring $30-billion over five years for child care

  • Good Tuesday morning, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland‘s first budget comes with a host of hefty spending measures, adding up to $101.4-billion over the next three
'After 50 years of talking about it and fighting for it, we’re finally going to get it done,' says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland of the feds' plan to establish a national child-care system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland debuts first budget featuring $30-billion over five years for child care

  • Good Tuesday morning, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland‘s first budget comes with a host of hefty spending measures, adding up to $101.4-billion over the next three

Politics This Morning: Freeland debuts first budget featuring $30-billion over five years for child care

  • Good Tuesday morning, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland‘s first budget comes with a host of hefty spending measures, adding up to $101.4-billion over the next three
'After 50 years of talking about it and fighting for it, we’re finally going to get it done,' says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland of the feds' plan to establish a national child-care system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds likely to be drawn into talks on standardizing use of vaccine passports, despite reticence to wade in

  • The Trudeau government may be intent on leaving it up to premiers to decide whether to implement systems for tracking proof of vaccination, but
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed ambivalence around the use of vaccine passports, saying they raise concerns around 'equity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds likely to be drawn into talks on standardizing use of vaccine passports, despite reticence to wade in

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2021
  • The Trudeau government may be intent on leaving it up to premiers to decide whether to implement systems for tracking proof of vaccination, but

Feds likely to be drawn into talks on standardizing use of vaccine passports, despite reticence to wade in

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2021
  • The Trudeau government may be intent on leaving it up to premiers to decide whether to implement systems for tracking proof of vaccination, but
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed ambivalence around the use of vaccine passports, saying they raise concerns around 'equity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives propose their own carbon price to rival Liberals’

  • Happy Friday, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled a climate plan that calls for a carbon price that’s lower than the Liberals’, reversing course on his
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole unveiled a climate proposal that calls for a substantially lower price on carbon at $20 per tonne, which would rise to $50 per tonne by 2030. The Liberals have set theirs to gradually increase each year, eventually reaching $170 per tonne by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives propose their own carbon price to rival Liberals’

  • Happy Friday, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled a climate plan that calls for a carbon price that’s lower than the Liberals’, reversing course on his

Politics This Morning: Conservatives propose their own carbon price to rival Liberals’

  • Happy Friday, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled a climate plan that calls for a carbon price that’s lower than the Liberals’, reversing course on his
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole unveiled a climate proposal that calls for a substantially lower price on carbon at $20 per tonne, which would rise to $50 per tonne by 2030. The Liberals have set theirs to gradually increase each year, eventually reaching $170 per tonne by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal support for Canada’s oil patch surged during pandemic, says new report

  • The pandemic has facilitated an increase in federal aid to the oil and gas sector in the last year amid the economic downturn, according
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2021
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan's office disputes the addition of the feds' wage subsidy to the group's tally of subsidies to the oil and gas sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal support for Canada’s oil patch surged during pandemic, says new report

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2021
  • The pandemic has facilitated an increase in federal aid to the oil and gas sector in the last year amid the economic downturn, according

Federal support for Canada’s oil patch surged during pandemic, says new report

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2021
  • The pandemic has facilitated an increase in federal aid to the oil and gas sector in the last year amid the economic downturn, according
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan's office disputes the addition of the feds' wage subsidy to the group's tally of subsidies to the oil and gas sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds taking stock of U.S.’ pause of J&J vaccine rollout over concerns about blood clots

  • Good Wednesday morning, Health Canada has reported one case of a rare blood clot linked to a Quebec woman who received the AstraZeneca vaccine;

Politics This Morning: Feds taking stock of U.S.’ pause of J&J vaccine rollout over concerns about blood clots

  • Good Wednesday morning, Health Canada has reported one case of a rare blood clot linked to a Quebec woman who received the AstraZeneca vaccine;

Politics This Morning: Feds taking stock of U.S.’ pause of J&J vaccine rollout over concerns about blood clots

  • Good Wednesday morning, Health Canada has reported one case of a rare blood clot linked to a Quebec woman who received the AstraZeneca vaccine;

Liberals endorse basic income, whistleblower protections, ‘green new deal’ at convention

  • Liberal Party members sailed through many of the policy proposals without much debate at the party’s convention Saturday, endorsing resolutions that ranged from calling
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 10, 2021
Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier served as co-chair of the Liberals' 2021 policy convention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals endorse basic income, whistleblower protections, ‘green new deal’ at convention

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 10, 2021
  • Liberal Party members sailed through many of the policy proposals without much debate at the party’s convention Saturday, endorsing resolutions that ranged from calling

Liberals endorse basic income, whistleblower protections, ‘green new deal’ at convention

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 10, 2021
  • Liberal Party members sailed through many of the policy proposals without much debate at the party’s convention Saturday, endorsing resolutions that ranged from calling
Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier served as co-chair of the Liberals' 2021 policy convention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs Fergus, Ien reflect on death of George Floyd nearly a year since his killing

  • The death of yet another Black man at the hands of police last spring propelled Liberal MP Marci Ien to run for political office
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 9, 2021
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, Justice Minister David Lametti, and Trade Minister Mary Ng were part of a panel discussion April 9 on systemic racism at the Liberal Party convention. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs Fergus, Ien reflect on death of George Floyd nearly a year since his killing

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 9, 2021
  • The death of yet another Black man at the hands of police last spring propelled Liberal MP Marci Ien to run for political office

Liberal MPs Fergus, Ien reflect on death of George Floyd nearly a year since his killing

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 9, 2021
  • The death of yet another Black man at the hands of police last spring propelled Liberal MP Marci Ien to run for political office
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, Justice Minister David Lametti, and Trade Minister Mary Ng were part of a panel discussion April 9 on systemic racism at the Liberal Party convention. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘They have a tipping point’: Alexandra Morton on her unrelenting fight to save B.C.’s wild salmon

  • Alexandra Morton isn’t your average scientist. She says she’s been tailed, surveilled, and taken to court for trespassing, all in an effort to dissuade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
Alexandra Morton says she has wanted to leave the fight behind ages ago, but is unable to extricate herself. 'When you look at this planet, and you're in a position where I am, where I know so much, I just really can't let it go,' she says. Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House/Sea Shepherd

‘They have a tipping point’: Alexandra Morton on her unrelenting fight to save B.C.’s wild salmon

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
  • Alexandra Morton isn’t your average scientist. She says she’s been tailed, surveilled, and taken to court for trespassing, all in an effort to dissuade

‘They have a tipping point’: Alexandra Morton on her unrelenting fight to save B.C.’s wild salmon

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
  • Alexandra Morton isn’t your average scientist. She says she’s been tailed, surveilled, and taken to court for trespassing, all in an effort to dissuade
Alexandra Morton says she has wanted to leave the fight behind ages ago, but is unable to extricate herself. 'When you look at this planet, and you're in a position where I am, where I know so much, I just really can't let it go,' she says. Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House/Sea Shepherd
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Politics This Morning: As infection rates soar, Trudeau plans to speak with premiers, offers vaccination help

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to speak with premiers today about efforts to ramp up the vaccination campaign as infection rates continue

Politics This Morning: As infection rates soar, Trudeau plans to speak with premiers, offers vaccination help

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to speak with premiers today about efforts to ramp up the vaccination campaign as infection rates continue

Politics This Morning: As infection rates soar, Trudeau plans to speak with premiers, offers vaccination help

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to speak with premiers today about efforts to ramp up the vaccination campaign as infection rates continue

Politics This Morning: As infection rates soar, Trudeau plans to speak with premiers, offers vaccination help

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to speak with premiers today about efforts to ramp up the vaccination campaign as infection rates continue

Politics This Morning: As infection rates soar, Trudeau plans to speak with premiers, offers vaccination help

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to speak with premiers today about efforts to ramp up the vaccination campaign as infection rates continue

Politics This Morning: As infection rates soar, Trudeau plans to speak with premiers, offers vaccination help

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to speak with premiers today about efforts to ramp up the vaccination campaign as infection rates continue

Former PCO clerk says his office had ‘responsibility’ to probe allegations against Vance

  • Former clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick says his office had a “responsibility” to look into the allegations of sexual misconduct against the
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 6, 2021
Former PCO clerk Michael Wernick says his office was unable to press forward with the probe into the allegations against now-retired chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance because they did not have enough information. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former PCO clerk says his office had ‘responsibility’ to probe allegations against Vance

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 6, 2021
  • Former clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick says his office had a “responsibility” to look into the allegations of sexual misconduct against the

Former PCO clerk says his office had ‘responsibility’ to probe allegations against Vance

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 6, 2021
  • Former clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick says his office had a “responsibility” to look into the allegations of sexual misconduct against the
Former PCO clerk Michael Wernick says his office was unable to press forward with the probe into the allegations against now-retired chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance because they did not have enough information. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Former PCO clerk Wernick to testify before committee on Vance allegations

  • Good Tuesday morning, Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick is slated to appear before the House Defence Committee as part of its ongoing probe into the
Former PCO clerk Michael Wernick is expected to testify before the Defence Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Former PCO clerk Wernick to testify before committee on Vance allegations

  • Good Tuesday morning, Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick is slated to appear before the House Defence Committee as part of its ongoing probe into the

Politics This Morning: Former PCO clerk Wernick to testify before committee on Vance allegations

  • Good Tuesday morning, Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick is slated to appear before the House Defence Committee as part of its ongoing probe into the
Former PCO clerk Michael Wernick is expected to testify before the Defence Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MP, Senator urge action amid rise in hate crimes predating pandemic

  • It’s Friday morning. Here’s a rundown of what’s been making headlines, and what’s up ahead: The House is on hiatus over the next week,
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured in October 2020, faces calls to work with Justice Minister David Lametti and their provincial counterparts to send a unified message that hate crimes have no place in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MP, Senator urge action amid rise in hate crimes predating pandemic

  • It’s Friday morning. Here’s a rundown of what’s been making headlines, and what’s up ahead: The House is on hiatus over the next week,

Politics This Morning: MP, Senator urge action amid rise in hate crimes predating pandemic

  • It’s Friday morning. Here’s a rundown of what’s been making headlines, and what’s up ahead: The House is on hiatus over the next week,
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured in October 2020, faces calls to work with Justice Minister David Lametti and their provincial counterparts to send a unified message that hate crimes have no place in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau Liberals surge ahead over Conservatives, as O’Toole’s favourability dips across the spectrum, poll suggests

  • The Trudeau Liberals are surging ahead of the Conservatives, with the governing party widening its lead as the national immunization campaign picks up, according
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 1, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, left, saw his popularity dip, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's party enjoyed favourable polling numbers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau Liberals surge ahead over Conservatives, as O’Toole’s favourability dips across the spectrum, poll suggests

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 1, 2021
  • The Trudeau Liberals are surging ahead of the Conservatives, with the governing party widening its lead as the national immunization campaign picks up, according

Trudeau Liberals surge ahead over Conservatives, as O’Toole’s favourability dips across the spectrum, poll suggests

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 1, 2021
  • The Trudeau Liberals are surging ahead of the Conservatives, with the governing party widening its lead as the national immunization campaign picks up, according
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, left, saw his popularity dip, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's party enjoyed favourable polling numbers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canadians should take whichever vaccine is offered to them first, says Trudeau

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians should be prepared to take the COVID-19 vaccine that is offered to them first amid renewed concerns about
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 30, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is expected to receive five million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine. Overall, through the vaccine deals signed, including for those yet to be approved, Canada has ordered up to 400 million doses. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians should take whichever vaccine is offered to them first, says Trudeau

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 30, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians should be prepared to take the COVID-19 vaccine that is offered to them first amid renewed concerns about

Canadians should take whichever vaccine is offered to them first, says Trudeau

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 30, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians should be prepared to take the COVID-19 vaccine that is offered to them first amid renewed concerns about
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is expected to receive five million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine. Overall, through the vaccine deals signed, including for those yet to be approved, Canada has ordered up to 400 million doses. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds’ vaccine panel calls for suspension of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 55

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada’s rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has hit another snag. After initially withholding its recommendation to extend eligibility to seniors
Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh, pictured Feb. 19, 2021, during an appearance before the Health Committee, leads the feds' National Advisory Committee on Immunization, which recommends that the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 be suspended for use for people under 55. Screen capture via ParlVu

Politics This Morning: Feds’ vaccine panel calls for suspension of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 55

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada’s rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has hit another snag. After initially withholding its recommendation to extend eligibility to seniors

Politics This Morning: Feds’ vaccine panel calls for suspension of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 55

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada’s rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has hit another snag. After initially withholding its recommendation to extend eligibility to seniors
Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh, pictured Feb. 19, 2021, during an appearance before the Health Committee, leads the feds' National Advisory Committee on Immunization, which recommends that the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 be suspended for use for people under 55. Screen capture via ParlVu

Facebook Canada suggests it reserves right to ‘exit the market’ if faced with ‘unworkable’ bill on paying for news

  • A Facebook Canada executive says he’s “confident” the federal government can create a workable legislative framework that supports local news publishers and holds tech
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 29, 2021
Facebook Canada's Kevin Chan, pictured May 28, 2019, talking to reporters in Ottawa after appearing before the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Facebook Canada suggests it reserves right to ‘exit the market’ if faced with ‘unworkable’ bill on paying for news

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 29, 2021
  • A Facebook Canada executive says he’s “confident” the federal government can create a workable legislative framework that supports local news publishers and holds tech

Facebook Canada suggests it reserves right to ‘exit the market’ if faced with ‘unworkable’ bill on paying for news

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 29, 2021
  • A Facebook Canada executive says he’s “confident” the federal government can create a workable legislative framework that supports local news publishers and holds tech
Facebook Canada's Kevin Chan, pictured May 28, 2019, talking to reporters in Ottawa after appearing before the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez rebuffs opposition’s call to summon senior PMO aide, offers himself up instead

  • Good Monday morning, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez intends to sub in for the PM’s policy director, pushing back against opposition parties’ call to summon
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez informed Conservatives' Chris Warkentin he would be subbing in for the PM's policy director, saying 'calling staff to testify at committee is at odds with the long-standing principle of ministerial responsibility.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez rebuffs opposition’s call to summon senior PMO aide, offers himself up instead

  • Good Monday morning, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez intends to sub in for the PM’s policy director, pushing back against opposition parties’ call to summon

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez rebuffs opposition’s call to summon senior PMO aide, offers himself up instead

  • Good Monday morning, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez intends to sub in for the PM’s policy director, pushing back against opposition parties’ call to summon
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez informed Conservatives' Chris Warkentin he would be subbing in for the PM's policy director, saying 'calling staff to testify at committee is at odds with the long-standing principle of ministerial responsibility.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives face tougher political terrain in push to convince voters party can deliver on climate action, say experts

  • Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is facing headwinds battling public perception that his party isn’t serious about reining in emissions, a challenge, some experts say,
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 26, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, scored a major political victory on the climate file with the Supreme Court ruling, over Erin O'Toole's Conservatives, who are rallying behind a pledge to repeal the carbon-pricing regime. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservatives face tougher political terrain in push to convince voters party can deliver on climate action, say experts

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 26, 2021
  • Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is facing headwinds battling public perception that his party isn’t serious about reining in emissions, a challenge, some experts say,

Conservatives face tougher political terrain in push to convince voters party can deliver on climate action, say experts

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 26, 2021
  • Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is facing headwinds battling public perception that his party isn’t serious about reining in emissions, a challenge, some experts say,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, scored a major political victory on the climate file with the Supreme Court ruling, over Erin O'Toole's Conservatives, who are rallying behind a pledge to repeal the carbon-pricing regime. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Effort to stall passage of bill to mandate judicial training on sexual assault may be afoot, says Senator Dalphond

  • Quebec Senator Pierre Dalphond says he’s concerned there may be an effort to stymie the passage of legislation aimed at ensuring judges receive sensitivity
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 25, 2021
Progressive Senator Pierre Dalphond says the Senate could have still held hearings during this week's adjournment, noting that other Senate and House committees have held meetings this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Effort to stall passage of bill to mandate judicial training on sexual assault may be afoot, says Senator Dalphond

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 25, 2021
  • Quebec Senator Pierre Dalphond says he’s concerned there may be an effort to stymie the passage of legislation aimed at ensuring judges receive sensitivity

Effort to stall passage of bill to mandate judicial training on sexual assault may be afoot, says Senator Dalphond

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 25, 2021
  • Quebec Senator Pierre Dalphond says he’s concerned there may be an effort to stymie the passage of legislation aimed at ensuring judges receive sensitivity
Progressive Senator Pierre Dalphond says the Senate could have still held hearings during this week's adjournment, noting that other Senate and House committees have held meetings this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In majority ruling, top court rules feds’ carbon-pricing scheme constitutional

  • The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in a 6-3 majority decision that the feds’ national carbon price is on solid constitutional footing, settling
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 25, 2021
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson oversees the feds' climate file. Last December, he announced the government would significantly increase the feds' carbon price by $15 per tonne each year over the next eight years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In majority ruling, top court rules feds’ carbon-pricing scheme constitutional

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 25, 2021
  • The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in a 6-3 majority decision that the feds’ national carbon price is on solid constitutional footing, settling

In majority ruling, top court rules feds’ carbon-pricing scheme constitutional

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 25, 2021
  • The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in a 6-3 majority decision that the feds’ national carbon price is on solid constitutional footing, settling
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson oversees the feds' climate file. Last December, he announced the government would significantly increase the feds' carbon price by $15 per tonne each year over the next eight years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Parallel pandemic of racism’: Asian-Canadian advocates call for House study on resurgence of anti-Asian hate

  • Asian-Canadian advocates are calling on Parliament to convene a committee study to examine the “disturbing rise” of racially motivated physical, verbal, and online attacks
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 23, 2021
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, pictured centre on Feb. 24, 2020, with NDP MPs Charlie Angus, left, Leah Gazan, and Niki Ashton at a protest in support of the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation against the Coastal Gasoline pipeline. Ms. Kwan wants a study 'into the roots of anti-Asian racism and strategies to prevent and deter anti-Asian racism.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Parallel pandemic of racism’: Asian-Canadian advocates call for House study on resurgence of anti-Asian hate

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 23, 2021
  • Asian-Canadian advocates are calling on Parliament to convene a committee study to examine the “disturbing rise” of racially motivated physical, verbal, and online attacks

‘Parallel pandemic of racism’: Asian-Canadian advocates call for House study on resurgence of anti-Asian hate

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 23, 2021
  • Asian-Canadian advocates are calling on Parliament to convene a committee study to examine the “disturbing rise” of racially motivated physical, verbal, and online attacks
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, pictured centre on Feb. 24, 2020, with NDP MPs Charlie Angus, left, Leah Gazan, and Niki Ashton at a protest in support of the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation against the Coastal Gasoline pipeline. Ms. Kwan wants a study 'into the roots of anti-Asian racism and strategies to prevent and deter anti-Asian racism.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada joins U.S., U.K. in issuing sanctions against Chinese officials over human rights abuses

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada joined its allies the United States and Britain in slapping sanctions on four Chinese officials and one state entity, citing

Politics This Morning: Canada joins U.S., U.K. in issuing sanctions against Chinese officials over human rights abuses

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada joined its allies the United States and Britain in slapping sanctions on four Chinese officials and one state entity, citing

Politics This Morning: Canada joins U.S., U.K. in issuing sanctions against Chinese officials over human rights abuses

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada joined its allies the United States and Britain in slapping sanctions on four Chinese officials and one state entity, citing

Politics This Morning: O’Toole calls on party faithful to embrace change, or risk another electoral loss

  • Good Monday morning, Change was the oft-cited word in Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole speech at the party’s first-ever (and possibly last—at least outside of a pandemic)
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole told supporters they must recognize 'Canada has changed; our Party must change, too.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: O’Toole calls on party faithful to embrace change, or risk another electoral loss

  • Good Monday morning, Change was the oft-cited word in Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole speech at the party’s first-ever (and possibly last—at least outside of a pandemic)

Politics This Morning: O’Toole calls on party faithful to embrace change, or risk another electoral loss

  • Good Monday morning, Change was the oft-cited word in Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole speech at the party’s first-ever (and possibly last—at least outside of a pandemic)
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole told supporters they must recognize 'Canada has changed; our Party must change, too.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada to receive 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses from U.S. as a ‘loan’

  • Good Friday morning, The Biden administration is planning to loan 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses  to Canada that have been stockpiled while the company’s COVID-19
U.S. President Joe Biden's press secretary Jen Psaki says Canada will be receiving some 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca as a 'loan.' The vaccine, whose rollout has hit some snags in Europe, has yet to be approved in the United States. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: Canada to receive 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses from U.S. as a ‘loan’

  • Good Friday morning, The Biden administration is planning to loan 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses  to Canada that have been stockpiled while the company’s COVID-19

Politics This Morning: Canada to receive 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses from U.S. as a ‘loan’

  • Good Friday morning, The Biden administration is planning to loan 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses  to Canada that have been stockpiled while the company’s COVID-19
U.S. President Joe Biden's press secretary Jen Psaki says Canada will be receiving some 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca as a 'loan.' The vaccine, whose rollout has hit some snags in Europe, has yet to be approved in the United States. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: Feds’ vaccine advisory panel approves AstraZeneca’s use for seniors

  • Good Wednesday morning, Ottawa’s vaccine task force officially cleared AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by those 65 and older, after it initially withheld approval
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada has not identified any cases of 'unexpected vaccine safety issues' similar to some reports in Europe about blood clots in some vaccine recipients and is 'continuously monitoring' the situation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds’ vaccine advisory panel approves AstraZeneca’s use for seniors

  • Good Wednesday morning, Ottawa’s vaccine task force officially cleared AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by those 65 and older, after it initially withheld approval

Politics This Morning: Feds’ vaccine advisory panel approves AstraZeneca’s use for seniors

  • Good Wednesday morning, Ottawa’s vaccine task force officially cleared AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by those 65 and older, after it initially withheld approval
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada has not identified any cases of 'unexpected vaccine safety issues' similar to some reports in Europe about blood clots in some vaccine recipients and is 'continuously monitoring' the situation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Kielburger brothers back in the hot seat

  • Good Monday morning, It’s constituency week, but a handful of committees are still scheduled to holding hearings. The Kielburger brothers are poised to go
The Kielburger brothers Marc and Craig are due for another round with MPs. The House Ethics Committee has been holding hearings on lobbying in the pandemic in the wake of the scandal over the beleaguered organization's ties to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Kielburger brothers back in the hot seat

  • Good Monday morning, It’s constituency week, but a handful of committees are still scheduled to holding hearings. The Kielburger brothers are poised to go

Politics This Morning: Kielburger brothers back in the hot seat

  • Good Monday morning, It’s constituency week, but a handful of committees are still scheduled to holding hearings. The Kielburger brothers are poised to go
The Kielburger brothers Marc and Craig are due for another round with MPs. The House Ethics Committee has been holding hearings on lobbying in the pandemic in the wake of the scandal over the beleaguered organization's ties to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Defence Committee set for four-hour hearing, with Sajjan among witnesses

  • Good Friday morning, The House Defence Committee has four hours worth of testimony to get through today, half of which will be with Defence
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is poised to testify before a parliamentary committee that's probing allegations into sexual misconduct facing two of the military's most senior members. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Defence Committee set for four-hour hearing, with Sajjan among witnesses

  • Good Friday morning, The House Defence Committee has four hours worth of testimony to get through today, half of which will be with Defence

Politics This Morning: Defence Committee set for four-hour hearing, with Sajjan among witnesses

  • Good Friday morning, The House Defence Committee has four hours worth of testimony to get through today, half of which will be with Defence
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is poised to testify before a parliamentary committee that's probing allegations into sexual misconduct facing two of the military's most senior members. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

India’s gesture of sending vaccine supplies to Canada suggests ‘long-range view’ of relations, despite irritants 

  • India’s apparent acquiescence to strike a deal with Canada to send two million coronavirus vaccine doses amid heightened competition and demand for vaccine supplies
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 11, 2021
Procurement Minister Anita Anand is in charge of brokering deals with pharmaceutical companies for COVID-19 vaccines and other pandemic supplies. She has defended Canada's procurement approach, saying Canada wanted to hedge its bets in locking in a variety of deals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

India’s gesture of sending vaccine supplies to Canada suggests ‘long-range view’ of relations, despite irritants 

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 11, 2021
  • India’s apparent acquiescence to strike a deal with Canada to send two million coronavirus vaccine doses amid heightened competition and demand for vaccine supplies

India’s gesture of sending vaccine supplies to Canada suggests ‘long-range view’ of relations, despite irritants 

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 11, 2021
  • India’s apparent acquiescence to strike a deal with Canada to send two million coronavirus vaccine doses amid heightened competition and demand for vaccine supplies
Procurement Minister Anita Anand is in charge of brokering deals with pharmaceutical companies for COVID-19 vaccines and other pandemic supplies. She has defended Canada's procurement approach, saying Canada wanted to hedge its bets in locking in a variety of deals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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