After nearly three decades on the Hill, ‘fearless’ CBC reporter Julie Van Dusen takes a step back
With more than 25 years under her belt as a CBC reporter on Parliament Hill, Julie Van Dusen has lived and breathed politics like few others, having covered political conventions and elections, leadership races and state visits, and spending countless hours in Centre Block chasing down MPs and scrumming policy-makers of all stripes. Until recently, […]
Observers lament ‘sobering’ Torstar sale as new owners pledge to uphold ‘progressive nature’ of Canada’s largest newspaper
Amid ongoing turmoil within the Canadian news media landscape—problems more acute now with drastically declining advertising revenues caused by COVID-19—the impending sale of Canada’s largest daily newspaper to private owners is a “sobering moment,” says Liberal MP and former journalist Adam Vaughan. Some former journalists and MPs who spoke to The Hill Times said the deal […]
‘Sharp and relentless’: Julie Van Dusen retires from Hill reporting after more than 30 years
A staple among the halls of Parliament Hill for decades, Julie Van Dusen could always been seen chasing down politicians asking about the latest scandal. In a surprise CBC personal essay, Ms. Van Dusen announced her retirement on May 29. “I consider myself one of the luckiest reporters in Canada. I have had a career on […]
Cross-party Parliamentarians to urge feds to take strong response to new Hong Kong security law
As Chinese lawmakers have moved forward with national security legislation that threatens Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” bedrock, Parliamentarians across the partisan spectrum will be participating in a virtual press conference to urge the federal government to take strong action in opposition to the new law. Alongside human rights activists, such as Alex Neve […]
Paul Thomas named new director of Parliamentary Internship Programme
An alumni of the Parliamentary Internship Programme will be taking the organization’s reins in July. Paul E.J. Thomas was named the program’s new director earlier this month. Mr. Thomas was an intern with the program from 2005 to 2006. Alums also include some current Parliamentarians—Liberal MP Arif Virani and Conservative MP Brad Vis—and a member […]
Maple syrup, maple chocolate, maple lollipops: a look inside Canada’s gifts to UN diplomats
When keeping up the tradition of diplomatic gift-giving, Canada’s mission to the United Nations takes cues from its flag—handing out an assortment of maple-related items to envoys from across the world. Maple syrup, maple cookies, maple butter, maple chocolate, and maple lollipops are some of the items that Canadian diplomats in New York City gift […]
Push to reopen the economy fuelled by disinformation, political gaslighting
OTTAWA—Donald Trump’s gaslighting of America is rapidly turning into Canadian policy. This is being orchestrated through an aggressive disinformation campaign, controlled and co-ordinated by the White House. On May 11, thousands of children in Quebec returned to school after an eight-week absence as a result of measures undertaken to stop the spread of COVID-19. […]
Newspaper industry must ‘speak with one voice,’ say publishers pushing feds to ‘level the playing field’
As the Canadian newspaper industry continues to feel the crunch from lost advertising revenues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic downturn, publishers of Canada’s major newspapers came together in a rare demonstration of coordination to deliver a dire message to the federal government earlier this month. Titled “An urgent message […]
Globe and Mail team wins National Newspaper Award for SNC-Lavalin reporting
A team of reporters headlined by Globe and Mail parliamentary bureau chief Robert Fife and reporters Steven Chase and Daniel Leblanc won the National Newspaper Award for political reporting for their coverage of the pressure from Justin Trudeau‘s Prime Minister’s Office to give SNC-Lavalin a deferred prosecution agreement. The team of reporters who won the […]
Environment and Climate Change Canada wins Code of Silence (dis)honour
For its departmental secrecy and a slow response to an access to information request, four journalism advocacy groups have awarded Environment and Climate Change Canada the 2019 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy. With last October’s federal election just months away, Ottawa Citizen reporter Tom Spears filed an access to information […]
