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Just when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would like to focus the public’s attention on the government’s upcoming fall economic statement, the Liberals lose a cabinet minister in true soap-opera fashion, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 8, 2024
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger says it’s good her office is getting lots of questions about the code as it shows lobbyists want to meet ethical standards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 8, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 8, 2024
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger says it’s good her office is getting lots of questions about the code as it shows lobbyists want to meet ethical standards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 17, 2024
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. May said aspects of Canada's election process are vulnerable 'through lack of enforcement, lack of rigour, [and] lack of oversight.' Singh said he will continue to push for more transparency and wants to get to the bottom of foreign interference threats to Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 17, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 17, 2024
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. May said aspects of Canada's election process are vulnerable 'through lack of enforcement, lack of rigour, [and] lack of oversight.' Singh said he will continue to push for more transparency and wants to get to the bottom of foreign interference threats to Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 10, 2024
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault told the House Ethics Committee 'I have no relationship, no operational role with [Global Health Imports],' and that he does not know the identity of a 'Randy' in business-related text messages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 10, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 10, 2024
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault told the House Ethics Committee 'I have no relationship, no operational role with [Global Health Imports],' and that he does not know the identity of a 'Randy' in business-related text messages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 17, 2024
Liberal MPs Kody Blois, top left, Valerie Bradford, and George Chahal, and Conservative MPs Scott Aitchison, top right, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Shelby Kramp-Neuman, and Jasraj Singh Hallan are among those who received sponsored travel from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs last year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 17, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 17, 2024
Liberal MPs Kody Blois, top left, Valerie Bradford, and George Chahal, and Conservative MPs Scott Aitchison, top right, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Shelby Kramp-Neuman, and Jasraj Singh Hallan are among those who received sponsored travel from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs last year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 22, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has consistently denied any wrongdoing either on his part, or on the part of senior officials in his government since the SNC-Lavalin affair first made headlines in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 22, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 22, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has consistently denied any wrongdoing either on his part, or on the part of senior officials in his government since the SNC-Lavalin affair first made headlines in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 9, 2024
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada Representative Harry Ho-jen Tseng said ending sponsored travel means his nation 'will lose a very good opportunity to help [Canada] get a better understanding of the challenge we face.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 9, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 9, 2024
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada Representative Harry Ho-jen Tseng said ending sponsored travel means his nation 'will lose a very good opportunity to help [Canada] get a better understanding of the challenge we face.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHAD ROGERS | February 5, 2024
Chad Rogers visits the temporary home of Kfar Aza kibbutz in Israel, where 70 community members were killed on Oct. 7, 2023. The names depicted in Hebrew are of those still held captive in Gaza. Photograph courtesy of Chad Rogers
Opinion | BY CHAD ROGERS | February 5, 2024
Opinion | BY CHAD ROGERS | February 5, 2024
Chad Rogers visits the temporary home of Kfar Aza kibbutz in Israel, where 70 community members were killed on Oct. 7, 2023. The names depicted in Hebrew are of those still held captive in Gaza. Photograph courtesy of Chad Rogers
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 5, 2024
The House Ethics Committee unanimously passed NDP MP Matthew Green's, pictured, motion to recommend that two other committees ban MPs from accepting sponsored travel last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 5, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 5, 2024
The House Ethics Committee unanimously passed NDP MP Matthew Green's, pictured, motion to recommend that two other committees ban MPs from accepting sponsored travel last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 30, 2024
Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Oct. 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 30, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 30, 2024
Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Oct. 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 29, 2024
Interim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein is nearing the end of his six-month term, which began on Sept. 3, 2023. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 29, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 29, 2024
Interim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein is nearing the end of his six-month term, which began on Sept. 3, 2023. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent Jamaican jaunt looks clueless, if not cruel, to some, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 10, 2024
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent Jamaican jaunt looks clueless, if not cruel, to some, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 18, 2023
Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett has questioned whether the allegations of misconduct within Sustainable Development Technology Canada are worthy of RCMP investigation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 18, 2023
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 18, 2023
Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett has questioned whether the allegations of misconduct within Sustainable Development Technology Canada are worthy of RCMP investigation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 8, 2023
Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett, left, has called the allegations of misconduct at Sustainable Development Technologies Canada ‘corruption,’ as Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne awaits the results of the latest investigation into the agency’s work. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 8, 2023
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 8, 2023
Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett, left, has called the allegations of misconduct at Sustainable Development Technologies Canada ‘corruption,’ as Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne awaits the results of the latest investigation into the agency’s work. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 4, 2023
In January 2023, the RCMP reached a decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, following an assessment of whether or not he broke the law in 2018 by applying pressure to then-justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to stop the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 4, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 4, 2023
In January 2023, the RCMP reached a decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, following an assessment of whether or not he broke the law in 2018 by applying pressure to then-justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to stop the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 20, 2023
Interim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein, seen here, sent a letter to Conservative MP Scott Reid on Oct. 6 informing him that he should recuse himself from votes or debates in the House concerning retail grocery prices, because of Reid's private interests as chair of the board of Giant Tiger stores. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 20, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 20, 2023
Interim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein, seen here, sent a letter to Conservative MP Scott Reid on Oct. 6 informing him that he should recuse himself from votes or debates in the House concerning retail grocery prices, because of Reid's private interests as chair of the board of Giant Tiger stores. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 1, 2023
Interim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appeared before the House Ethics Committee on Oct. 16, where he discussed changes to how the federal ethics office administers the Conflict of Interest Act. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 1, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 1, 2023
Interim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein appeared before the House Ethics Committee on Oct. 16, where he discussed changes to how the federal ethics office administers the Conflict of Interest Act. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 27, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is 'depriving a parliamentary committee from investigating,' the RCMP assessment of the SNC-Lavalin affair during Question Period on Oct. 25. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 27, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 27, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is 'depriving a parliamentary committee from investigating,' the RCMP assessment of the SNC-Lavalin affair during Question Period on Oct. 25. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade