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In December, the Liberals signalled an 'intent to explore' a potential switch to a national excise stamp for licensed cannabis products, but the looming election is threatening to extinguish the industry's hopes of receiving that small amount of relief. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 5, 2023
Demonstrators gather for a 4/20 rally on Parliament Hill on April 20, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 5, 2023
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 5, 2023
Demonstrators gather for a 4/20 rally on Parliament Hill on April 20, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GEORGE SMITHERMAN | February 13, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has a chance to change the tax and regulatory structure conceived for cannabis that has made it nearly impossible for any company of any size to have a consistently positive cash flow, writes George Smitherman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GEORGE SMITHERMAN | February 13, 2023
Opinion | BY GEORGE SMITHERMAN | February 13, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has a chance to change the tax and regulatory structure conceived for cannabis that has made it nearly impossible for any company of any size to have a consistently positive cash flow, writes George Smitherman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 2, 2022
As with so many other times government has been involved in trying to regulate an industry in the ‘public good,’ it failed to take into account the problems that might arise from the legalization of cannabis, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by David Gabrić
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 2, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 2, 2022
As with so many other times government has been involved in trying to regulate an industry in the ‘public good,’ it failed to take into account the problems that might arise from the legalization of cannabis, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by David Gabrić
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 19, 2022
Prior to the legalization of marijuana in 2018, pot smokers made a yearly pilgrimage to Parliament Hill each April 20 for an annual '4/20' celebration and protest against the federal government's criminalization of marijuana possession. In the years since advocates have called on Ottawa to do more to suspend the criminal convictions of Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 19, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 19, 2022
Prior to the legalization of marijuana in 2018, pot smokers made a yearly pilgrimage to Parliament Hill each April 20 for an annual '4/20' celebration and protest against the federal government's criminalization of marijuana possession. In the years since advocates have called on Ottawa to do more to suspend the criminal convictions of Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 10, 2022
Canadian artist and political cartoonist Michael de Adder, left, and his Oct. 3 cartoon for The Hill Times depicting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as the lead in the 1976 horror film, "The Omen," directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. Photograph, image courtesy of Twitter
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 10, 2022
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 10, 2022
Canadian artist and political cartoonist Michael de Adder, left, and his Oct. 3 cartoon for The Hill Times depicting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as the lead in the 1976 horror film, "The Omen," directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. Photograph, image courtesy of Twitter
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, right, and her parliamentary secretary, Bill Blair, left, are helping to lead the federal government's cannabis-legalization push. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, right, and her parliamentary secretary, Bill Blair, left, are helping to lead the federal government's cannabis-legalization push. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 17, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is appearing before the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples at 8:00 a.m. to discuss the cannabis bill's impact on Indigenous communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 17, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 17, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is appearing before the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples at 8:00 a.m. to discuss the cannabis bill's impact on Indigenous communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 9, 2018
Senator Peter Harder, the government’s representative in the Senate, said the Senate should pass C-45 out of respect for the long-standing tradition of passing legislation that is part of the government’s campaign platform, in an opinion piece published in Policy Options Magazine on April 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 9, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 9, 2018
Senator Peter Harder, the government’s representative in the Senate, said the Senate should pass C-45 out of respect for the long-standing tradition of passing legislation that is part of the government’s campaign platform, in an opinion piece published in Policy Options Magazine on April 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
Liberal Senator Art Eggleton, left, Ind. Senator Yuen Pau Woo, Independent Senator Tony Dean, and Conservative Senator Larry Smith . The Hill Times file photograph, photographs by Andrew Meade, Steve Gerecke, and photograph courtesy of the office of Tony Dean
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
Liberal Senator Art Eggleton, left, Ind. Senator Yuen Pau Woo, Independent Senator Tony Dean, and Conservative Senator Larry Smith . The Hill Times file photograph, photographs by Andrew Meade, Steve Gerecke, and photograph courtesy of the office of Tony Dean
Opinion | BY JEAN THIFFAULT | March 23, 2018
A marijuana growing facility in Smith Falls, Ont. run by Tweed Inc., now Canopy Growth, is pictured. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JEAN THIFFAULT | March 23, 2018
Opinion | BY JEAN THIFFAULT | March 23, 2018
A marijuana growing facility in Smith Falls, Ont. run by Tweed Inc., now Canopy Growth, is pictured. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | February 7, 2018
Opinion | February 7, 2018
Opinion | February 7, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 7, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor fields a question during her appearance at a meeting of the Senate Committee of the Whole on Feb. 6, 2017. CPAC screenshot photograph
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 7, 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 7, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor fields a question during her appearance at a meeting of the Senate Committee of the Whole on Feb. 6, 2017. CPAC screenshot photograph
Opinion | January 31, 2018
Opinion | January 31, 2018
Opinion | January 31, 2018
Opinion | BY DENNIS GARCES | January 31, 2018
The ways Health Canada, under Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured, tracks product under its current medical cannabis regime fall short, argues Dennis Garces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DENNIS GARCES | January 31, 2018
Opinion | BY DENNIS GARCES | January 31, 2018
The ways Health Canada, under Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured, tracks product under its current medical cannabis regime fall short, argues Dennis Garces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 29, 2018
Labour Minister Patty Hajdu is the sponsor of Bill C-65, which will amend laws governing federal and parliamentary employees with the aim of better protecting them from sexual harassment and workplace violence. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 29, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 29, 2018
Labour Minister Patty Hajdu is the sponsor of Bill C-65, which will amend laws governing federal and parliamentary employees with the aim of better protecting them from sexual harassment and workplace violence. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DUSTIN MCDONALD | January 29, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Bill Blair, parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice and the minister of health, pictured on Nov. 21, 2107, on the Hill. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DUSTIN MCDONALD | January 29, 2018
Opinion | BY DUSTIN MCDONALD | January 29, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Bill Blair, parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice and the minister of health, pictured on Nov. 21, 2107, on the Hill. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | January 24, 2018
Opinion | January 24, 2018
Opinion | January 24, 2018