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Aidan Chamandy

Aidan Chamandy is a reporter covering federal policy and parties for The Hill Times.

Opposition MPs say they’re worried about lack of defence spending in budget, as experts to future of NORAD

  • A lack of defence spending in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget has some experts and MPs worried about the future of Canada’s military
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 24, 2021
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured Feb. 23, 2021, after their virtual first bilateral meeting where they agreed to prioritize NORAD renewal. Screenshot courtesy of White House Youtube

Opposition MPs say they’re worried about lack of defence spending in budget, as experts to future of NORAD

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 24, 2021
  • A lack of defence spending in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget has some experts and MPs worried about the future of Canada’s military

Opposition MPs say they’re worried about lack of defence spending in budget, as experts to future of NORAD

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 24, 2021
  • A lack of defence spending in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget has some experts and MPs worried about the future of Canada’s military
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured Feb. 23, 2021, after their virtual first bilateral meeting where they agreed to prioritize NORAD renewal. Screenshot courtesy of White House Youtube

Opposition MPs say they’re worried about lack of defence spending in budget, as experts to future of NORAD

  • A lack of defence spending in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget has some experts and MPs worried about the future of Canada’s military
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 24, 2021
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured Feb. 23, 2021, after their virtual first bilateral meeting where they agreed to prioritize NORAD renewal. Screenshot courtesy of White House Youtube

Opposition MPs say they’re worried about lack of defence spending in budget, as experts to future of NORAD

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 24, 2021
  • A lack of defence spending in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget has some experts and MPs worried about the future of Canada’s military

Opposition MPs say they’re worried about lack of defence spending in budget, as experts to future of NORAD

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 24, 2021
  • A lack of defence spending in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget has some experts and MPs worried about the future of Canada’s military
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured Feb. 23, 2021, after their virtual first bilateral meeting where they agreed to prioritize NORAD renewal. Screenshot courtesy of White House Youtube

A tale of two Canadas: Atlantic premiers popular, Ford and Kenney in big trouble

  • Canadians are giving very different reviews of how their provincial governments have managed the COVID-19 pandemic, and pollsters say some premiers could face a
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 17, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have the lowest approval ratings in the country, at just 15 and 19 per cent respectively. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A tale of two Canadas: Atlantic premiers popular, Ford and Kenney in big trouble

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 17, 2021
  • Canadians are giving very different reviews of how their provincial governments have managed the COVID-19 pandemic, and pollsters say some premiers could face a

A tale of two Canadas: Atlantic premiers popular, Ford and Kenney in big trouble

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 17, 2021
  • Canadians are giving very different reviews of how their provincial governments have managed the COVID-19 pandemic, and pollsters say some premiers could face a
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have the lowest approval ratings in the country, at just 15 and 19 per cent respectively. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

2017 Naylor Report recommendations just as relevant now as ever, panellists say

  • Four years after releasing Canada’s Fundamental Science Review, also known as the Naylor Report, its author David Naylor says Canada is still not making
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 10, 2021
Former science minister Kirsty Duncan, pictured here in September 2017, launched the 2017 Fundamental Science Review and oversaw the implementation of some of its key recommendations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

2017 Naylor Report recommendations just as relevant now as ever, panellists say

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 10, 2021
  • Four years after releasing Canada’s Fundamental Science Review, also known as the Naylor Report, its author David Naylor says Canada is still not making

2017 Naylor Report recommendations just as relevant now as ever, panellists say

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 10, 2021
  • Four years after releasing Canada’s Fundamental Science Review, also known as the Naylor Report, its author David Naylor says Canada is still not making
Former science minister Kirsty Duncan, pictured here in September 2017, launched the 2017 Fundamental Science Review and oversaw the implementation of some of its key recommendations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Motion to establish House Science and Research Committee has cross-partisan support

  • Canada’s former minister of science says there should be a full-fledged House Science and Research Committee in the next Parliament and says it could
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 10, 2021
Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan, pictured April 16, 2018, on the Hill, is no longer minister of science but is still advocating for a bigger role for science in government and said 'science and research have largely been ignored, unexplored and merely tacked on to the House of Commons parliamentary committees in Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Motion to establish House Science and Research Committee has cross-partisan support

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 10, 2021
  • Canada’s former minister of science says there should be a full-fledged House Science and Research Committee in the next Parliament and says it could

Motion to establish House Science and Research Committee has cross-partisan support

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 10, 2021
  • Canada’s former minister of science says there should be a full-fledged House Science and Research Committee in the next Parliament and says it could
Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan, pictured April 16, 2018, on the Hill, is no longer minister of science but is still advocating for a bigger role for science in government and said 'science and research have largely been ignored, unexplored and merely tacked on to the House of Commons parliamentary committees in Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Committee jurisdiction unresolved as MPs await study on privacy bill

  • Nearly six months after it was first introduced, the federal government’s proposed legislation to reform Canada’s decades-old privacy regime is still waiting to pass
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 5, 2021
Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, was introduced by then minister of innovation, science, and industry Navdeep Bains on Nov. 17, 2020. The bill was part of a core Liberal campaign promise in the 2019 election, but might die if an election is called before the bill makes its way through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Committee jurisdiction unresolved as MPs await study on privacy bill

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 5, 2021
  • Nearly six months after it was first introduced, the federal government’s proposed legislation to reform Canada’s decades-old privacy regime is still waiting to pass

Committee jurisdiction unresolved as MPs await study on privacy bill

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 5, 2021
  • Nearly six months after it was first introduced, the federal government’s proposed legislation to reform Canada’s decades-old privacy regime is still waiting to pass
Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, was introduced by then minister of innovation, science, and industry Navdeep Bains on Nov. 17, 2020. The bill was part of a core Liberal campaign promise in the 2019 election, but might die if an election is called before the bill makes its way through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Experts question role of data commissioner as feds finally earmark funds

  • Buried in the 2021 federal budget is little more than a paragraph on creating a new regulator aimed at balancing the interests of personal
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 5, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland present the 2021 federal budget, which included money for a data commissioner two years after the 2019 Liberal platform promised the new role. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Experts question role of data commissioner as feds finally earmark funds

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 5, 2021
  • Buried in the 2021 federal budget is little more than a paragraph on creating a new regulator aimed at balancing the interests of personal

Experts question role of data commissioner as feds finally earmark funds

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 5, 2021
  • Buried in the 2021 federal budget is little more than a paragraph on creating a new regulator aimed at balancing the interests of personal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland present the 2021 federal budget, which included money for a data commissioner two years after the 2019 Liberal platform promised the new role. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

StatsCan data suggests private sector PPE procurement out of step with science

  • Personal protective equipment is in high demand from Canadian businesses, but Statistics Canada data shows that much of the PPE businesses are after is
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 26, 2021
A pedestrian walks past a sign for a business selling protective masks on Bank Street in downtown Ottawa on May 15, 2020. Despite early issues with PPE shortages, most businesses don't expect to face a shortage in the near future, StatsCan data shows. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

StatsCan data suggests private sector PPE procurement out of step with science

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 26, 2021
  • Personal protective equipment is in high demand from Canadian businesses, but Statistics Canada data shows that much of the PPE businesses are after is

StatsCan data suggests private sector PPE procurement out of step with science

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 26, 2021
  • Personal protective equipment is in high demand from Canadian businesses, but Statistics Canada data shows that much of the PPE businesses are after is
A pedestrian walks past a sign for a business selling protective masks on Bank Street in downtown Ottawa on May 15, 2020. Despite early issues with PPE shortages, most businesses don't expect to face a shortage in the near future, StatsCan data shows. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada will need ‘intensive collaboration’ between provinces, territories, and federal government for next pandemic, say experts

  • In the fall of 1918, thousands of Canadians were dying on the battlefields of Europe in the First World War. Once the war ended
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 19, 2021
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured Sept. 29, 2020, on the Hill, are responsible for two files that are crucial to the government pandemic response and building the capacity to fight the next one, experts say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada will need ‘intensive collaboration’ between provinces, territories, and federal government for next pandemic, say experts

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 19, 2021
  • In the fall of 1918, thousands of Canadians were dying on the battlefields of Europe in the First World War. Once the war ended

Canada will need ‘intensive collaboration’ between provinces, territories, and federal government for next pandemic, say experts

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 19, 2021
  • In the fall of 1918, thousands of Canadians were dying on the battlefields of Europe in the First World War. Once the war ended
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured Sept. 29, 2020, on the Hill, are responsible for two files that are crucial to the government pandemic response and building the capacity to fight the next one, experts say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ infrastructure assessment plan welcomed, but experts caution bumpy road ahead

  • Experts are welcoming the federal government’s first-ever nationwide infrastructure assessment as a way to get better insight into the state of Canada’s public works
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 14, 2021
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured on Sept. 11, 2020, is soliciting feedback from stakeholders and the public on the nationwide infrastructure assessment plan until June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ infrastructure assessment plan welcomed, but experts caution bumpy road ahead

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 14, 2021
  • Experts are welcoming the federal government’s first-ever nationwide infrastructure assessment as a way to get better insight into the state of Canada’s public works

Feds’ infrastructure assessment plan welcomed, but experts caution bumpy road ahead

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 14, 2021
  • Experts are welcoming the federal government’s first-ever nationwide infrastructure assessment as a way to get better insight into the state of Canada’s public works
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured on Sept. 11, 2020, is soliciting feedback from stakeholders and the public on the nationwide infrastructure assessment plan until June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Five issues that Liberals, NDP plan to go head to head on at the duelling conventions

  • The Liberal and NDP conventions are set to go head to head this week, as they look to present and debate a handful of
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 7, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the 2018 Halifax Liberal Convention. The 2021 Liberal convention is being held entirely online because of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Munster

Five issues that Liberals, NDP plan to go head to head on at the duelling conventions

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 7, 2021
  • The Liberal and NDP conventions are set to go head to head this week, as they look to present and debate a handful of

Five issues that Liberals, NDP plan to go head to head on at the duelling conventions

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 7, 2021
  • The Liberal and NDP conventions are set to go head to head this week, as they look to present and debate a handful of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the 2018 Halifax Liberal Convention. The 2021 Liberal convention is being held entirely online because of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Munster

Innovation and incentives needed to spur aviation emission reductions

  • There are big opportunities for Canada’s aviation sector to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions coming out of the pandemic if the government steps in
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 5, 2021
Sustainable aviation fuel isn't in widespread use, largely due to price and availability concerns, but stakeholders are hoping a little government help could go a long way. Flickr photo courtesy of Jason O'Halloran

Innovation and incentives needed to spur aviation emission reductions

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 5, 2021
  • There are big opportunities for Canada’s aviation sector to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions coming out of the pandemic if the government steps in

Innovation and incentives needed to spur aviation emission reductions

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 5, 2021
  • There are big opportunities for Canada’s aviation sector to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions coming out of the pandemic if the government steps in
Sustainable aviation fuel isn't in widespread use, largely due to price and availability concerns, but stakeholders are hoping a little government help could go a long way. Flickr photo courtesy of Jason O'Halloran

Restart plan taking precedence over bailout in aviation sector’s recovery strategy

  • The Canadian airline industry is in dire straits a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, but some experts are questioning whether the long-promised bailout package
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 5, 2021
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has said on numerous occasions that help for the aviation sector is on the way. Negotiations are being led by the Department of Finance. Screenshot courtesy of Omar Alghabra's Twitter

Restart plan taking precedence over bailout in aviation sector’s recovery strategy

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 5, 2021
  • The Canadian airline industry is in dire straits a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, but some experts are questioning whether the long-promised bailout package

Restart plan taking precedence over bailout in aviation sector’s recovery strategy

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 5, 2021
  • The Canadian airline industry is in dire straits a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, but some experts are questioning whether the long-promised bailout package
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has said on numerous occasions that help for the aviation sector is on the way. Negotiations are being led by the Department of Finance. Screenshot courtesy of Omar Alghabra's Twitter

Canada’s critical mineral wealth a gem for domestic advanced manufacturing, say experts and stakeholders

  • Canada has a vast array of critical minerals waiting to be tapped into to supply an increasingly important global demand that’s currently dominated by
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 24, 2021
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured in February 2020, just oversaw the publication of a list of critical minerals the department said it sees as 'critical for the sustainable economic success of Canada and our allies.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s critical mineral wealth a gem for domestic advanced manufacturing, say experts and stakeholders

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 24, 2021
  • Canada has a vast array of critical minerals waiting to be tapped into to supply an increasingly important global demand that’s currently dominated by

Canada’s critical mineral wealth a gem for domestic advanced manufacturing, say experts and stakeholders

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 24, 2021
  • Canada has a vast array of critical minerals waiting to be tapped into to supply an increasingly important global demand that’s currently dominated by
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured in February 2020, just oversaw the publication of a list of critical minerals the department said it sees as 'critical for the sustainable economic success of Canada and our allies.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rogers-Shaw merger potentially a bad sign for 5G rollout in Canada, experts and advocates say

  • The recently announced $26-billion merger between two telecom giants is likely a bad sign for 5G rollout in Canada, experts say, because of already
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 24, 2021
Minster of Innovation, Science, and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne, pictured on Sept. 14, 2020, is in charge the departments tasked with reviewing the Rogers-Shaw merger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rogers-Shaw merger potentially a bad sign for 5G rollout in Canada, experts and advocates say

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 24, 2021
  • The recently announced $26-billion merger between two telecom giants is likely a bad sign for 5G rollout in Canada, experts say, because of already

Rogers-Shaw merger potentially a bad sign for 5G rollout in Canada, experts and advocates say

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 24, 2021
  • The recently announced $26-billion merger between two telecom giants is likely a bad sign for 5G rollout in Canada, experts say, because of already
Minster of Innovation, Science, and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne, pictured on Sept. 14, 2020, is in charge the departments tasked with reviewing the Rogers-Shaw merger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Health Committee MPs vow to continue to press for vaccine contracts

  • Opposition MPs on the House Health Committee say the committee has been essential to ensuring government accountability during the pandemic, and are pushing the
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 22, 2021
NDP MP Don Davies and Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner say the bipartisan work of the House Health Committee has been essential to ensuring government accountability during the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Health Committee MPs vow to continue to press for vaccine contracts

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 22, 2021
  • Opposition MPs on the House Health Committee say the committee has been essential to ensuring government accountability during the pandemic, and are pushing the

House Health Committee MPs vow to continue to press for vaccine contracts

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 22, 2021
  • Opposition MPs on the House Health Committee say the committee has been essential to ensuring government accountability during the pandemic, and are pushing the
NDP MP Don Davies and Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner say the bipartisan work of the House Health Committee has been essential to ensuring government accountability during the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Risk management to take centre stage at agriculture partnership consultations

  • Uncertainty over a risk management program for farmers is looming over the agricultural sector’s relationship with the federal government. The Canadian agriculture sector hasn’t
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 15, 2021
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured May 5, 2020 on the Hill. Negotiations over a stop-gap fix to AgriStability have stalled and are causing concern for future negotiations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Risk management to take centre stage at agriculture partnership consultations

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 15, 2021
  • Uncertainty over a risk management program for farmers is looming over the agricultural sector’s relationship with the federal government. The Canadian agriculture sector hasn’t

Risk management to take centre stage at agriculture partnership consultations

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 15, 2021
  • Uncertainty over a risk management program for farmers is looming over the agricultural sector’s relationship with the federal government. The Canadian agriculture sector hasn’t
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured May 5, 2020 on the Hill. Negotiations over a stop-gap fix to AgriStability have stalled and are causing concern for future negotiations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian agriculture lobby groups keeping close eye on pair of private members’ bills

  • Canadian agriculture stakeholders are backing a pair of private members’ bills now before the House of Commons. The lobby groups and the MPs behind
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 15, 2021
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured here on May. 5, 2020. Two private members' bills related to agriculture have been sent to committee on party line votes, over the objections of the Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian agriculture lobby groups keeping close eye on pair of private members’ bills

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 15, 2021
  • Canadian agriculture stakeholders are backing a pair of private members’ bills now before the House of Commons. The lobby groups and the MPs behind

Canadian agriculture lobby groups keeping close eye on pair of private members’ bills

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 15, 2021
  • Canadian agriculture stakeholders are backing a pair of private members’ bills now before the House of Commons. The lobby groups and the MPs behind
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured here on May. 5, 2020. Two private members' bills related to agriculture have been sent to committee on party line votes, over the objections of the Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds urged to boost electric vehicle incentive program, allow used cars to qualify

  • Experts and stakeholders are urging the federal government to not only top up the electric vehicle incentive program, but also expand the eligibility criteria
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 10, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured at a press conference at the Ford Connectivity and Innovation Centre in Kanata, Ont., on Oct. 8, 2020, to announce the retooling of the Oakville Ford assembly plant to produce electric vehicles. The Liberal government aims to have all vehicles in Canada be electric by 2040. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds urged to boost electric vehicle incentive program, allow used cars to qualify

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 10, 2021
  • Experts and stakeholders are urging the federal government to not only top up the electric vehicle incentive program, but also expand the eligibility criteria

Feds urged to boost electric vehicle incentive program, allow used cars to qualify

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 10, 2021
  • Experts and stakeholders are urging the federal government to not only top up the electric vehicle incentive program, but also expand the eligibility criteria
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured at a press conference at the Ford Connectivity and Innovation Centre in Kanata, Ont., on Oct. 8, 2020, to announce the retooling of the Oakville Ford assembly plant to produce electric vehicles. The Liberal government aims to have all vehicles in Canada be electric by 2040. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘This is the new order, don’t be shy’: Indigenous advisory group charts new path for Canada Energy Regulator 

  • The Canada Energy Regulator’s Indigenous Advisory Committee will provide “clarity” on how to approach consulting and working with Indigenous communities to any industry that
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 10, 2021
Construction work on the Trans Mountain pipeline is pictured outside Valemount, B.C. in September 2020. Bill C-69 was brought in, in part, to rework the Crown consultation process with energy projects. Flickr photograph by Adam Jones

‘This is the new order, don’t be shy’: Indigenous advisory group charts new path for Canada Energy Regulator 

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 10, 2021
  • The Canada Energy Regulator’s Indigenous Advisory Committee will provide “clarity” on how to approach consulting and working with Indigenous communities to any industry that

‘This is the new order, don’t be shy’: Indigenous advisory group charts new path for Canada Energy Regulator 

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 10, 2021
  • The Canada Energy Regulator’s Indigenous Advisory Committee will provide “clarity” on how to approach consulting and working with Indigenous communities to any industry that
Construction work on the Trans Mountain pipeline is pictured outside Valemount, B.C. in September 2020. Bill C-69 was brought in, in part, to rework the Crown consultation process with energy projects. Flickr photograph by Adam Jones

MPs vote to recognize China’s persecution of Uyghurs as a genocide

  • MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of labelling China’s persecution of the Uyghur community a genocide on Monday in response to Conservative MP Michael Chong’s
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 22, 2021
Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu, pictured here on March 12, 2020, warned Canada would faces consequences if the House voted in favour of the motion. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs vote to recognize China’s persecution of Uyghurs as a genocide

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 22, 2021
  • MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of labelling China’s persecution of the Uyghur community a genocide on Monday in response to Conservative MP Michael Chong’s

MPs vote to recognize China’s persecution of Uyghurs as a genocide

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 22, 2021
  • MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of labelling China’s persecution of the Uyghur community a genocide on Monday in response to Conservative MP Michael Chong’s
Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu, pictured here on March 12, 2020, warned Canada would faces consequences if the House voted in favour of the motion. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Experts, stakeholders worried about pandemic’s impact on aviation workforce

  • Experts and stakeholders say they’re worried that the COVID-19 pandemic will do lasting damage to Canada’s aviation industry, exacerbating a labour shortage in the
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 22, 2021
Newly-appointed Transport Minister Omar Alghabra was promoted to cabinet in the midst of ongoing discussions with the Canadian airline industry over a potential financial relief package. The Hill Times file photograph

Experts, stakeholders worried about pandemic’s impact on aviation workforce

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 22, 2021
  • Experts and stakeholders say they’re worried that the COVID-19 pandemic will do lasting damage to Canada’s aviation industry, exacerbating a labour shortage in the

Experts, stakeholders worried about pandemic’s impact on aviation workforce

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 22, 2021
  • Experts and stakeholders say they’re worried that the COVID-19 pandemic will do lasting damage to Canada’s aviation industry, exacerbating a labour shortage in the
Newly-appointed Transport Minister Omar Alghabra was promoted to cabinet in the midst of ongoing discussions with the Canadian airline industry over a potential financial relief package. The Hill Times file photograph

New transit funding welcome, but experts wary of execution

  • On the heels of the federal government announcing billions of dollars for a new transportation transfer starting in 2026, and more money for “shovel-ready
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 22, 2021
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured Oct. 1, 2020 on the Hill, said during a Feb. 10 funding announcement that the government was 'helping to stimulate the economic recovery of Canada's communities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New transit funding welcome, but experts wary of execution

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 22, 2021
  • On the heels of the federal government announcing billions of dollars for a new transportation transfer starting in 2026, and more money for “shovel-ready

New transit funding welcome, but experts wary of execution

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 22, 2021
  • On the heels of the federal government announcing billions of dollars for a new transportation transfer starting in 2026, and more money for “shovel-ready
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured Oct. 1, 2020 on the Hill, said during a Feb. 10 funding announcement that the government was 'helping to stimulate the economic recovery of Canada's communities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic highlights needed change in broadband funding regime, says critic, access expert

  • As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches its one-year anniversary, with Canadians flocking to Zoom, Call of Duty, and Netflix to manage work and life under
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 17, 2021
The mandate letter of Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured on Nov. 9, 2020, tasks her with increasing 'high-speed broadband coverage in rural Canada by leading the rollout of existing investments.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic highlights needed change in broadband funding regime, says critic, access expert

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 17, 2021
  • As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches its one-year anniversary, with Canadians flocking to Zoom, Call of Duty, and Netflix to manage work and life under

Pandemic highlights needed change in broadband funding regime, says critic, access expert

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 17, 2021
  • As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches its one-year anniversary, with Canadians flocking to Zoom, Call of Duty, and Netflix to manage work and life under
The mandate letter of Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured on Nov. 9, 2020, tasks her with increasing 'high-speed broadband coverage in rural Canada by leading the rollout of existing investments.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dedicated B.C. regional development agency to bring bigger focus to tech sector, innovation: MPs and stakeholders

  • Parliamentarians and stakeholders from British Columbia are welcoming the government’s efforts to establish a new regional development agency for the Pacific province, saying it
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 17, 2021
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Melanie Joly, pictured on Oct. 2, 2020, will be participating in a number of roundtables on the new development agency in B.C. in the coming months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dedicated B.C. regional development agency to bring bigger focus to tech sector, innovation: MPs and stakeholders

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 17, 2021
  • Parliamentarians and stakeholders from British Columbia are welcoming the government’s efforts to establish a new regional development agency for the Pacific province, saying it

Dedicated B.C. regional development agency to bring bigger focus to tech sector, innovation: MPs and stakeholders

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 17, 2021
  • Parliamentarians and stakeholders from British Columbia are welcoming the government’s efforts to establish a new regional development agency for the Pacific province, saying it
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Melanie Joly, pictured on Oct. 2, 2020, will be participating in a number of roundtables on the new development agency in B.C. in the coming months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supply delay offers opportunity to get mass vaccination campaign right, experts say

  • Issues with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing in Europe has left Canada receiving fewer doses in recent weeks than the federal government initially predicted, but the
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 8, 2021
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, right, and Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo, pictured on Dec. 8, 2020, speaking with reporters about the government’s vaccine rollout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supply delay offers opportunity to get mass vaccination campaign right, experts say

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 8, 2021
  • Issues with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing in Europe has left Canada receiving fewer doses in recent weeks than the federal government initially predicted, but the

Supply delay offers opportunity to get mass vaccination campaign right, experts say

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 8, 2021
  • Issues with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing in Europe has left Canada receiving fewer doses in recent weeks than the federal government initially predicted, but the
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, right, and Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo, pictured on Dec. 8, 2020, speaking with reporters about the government’s vaccine rollout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sinclair says next GG should be Indigenous, ‘would contribute to reconciliation in a significant way’

  • Murray Sinclair is a trail blazer. Appointed associate chief judge of the Manitoba provincial court in 1988, he was later the first Indigenous judge
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 1, 2021
Senator Murray Sinclair, pictured in Hill office on March 22, 2018, is leaving the Senate five years early to focus on spending more time with his family, mentoring young Indigenous lawyers, and writing his memoirs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sinclair says next GG should be Indigenous, ‘would contribute to reconciliation in a significant way’

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 1, 2021
  • Murray Sinclair is a trail blazer. Appointed associate chief judge of the Manitoba provincial court in 1988, he was later the first Indigenous judge

Sinclair says next GG should be Indigenous, ‘would contribute to reconciliation in a significant way’

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 1, 2021
  • Murray Sinclair is a trail blazer. Appointed associate chief judge of the Manitoba provincial court in 1988, he was later the first Indigenous judge
Senator Murray Sinclair, pictured in Hill office on March 22, 2018, is leaving the Senate five years early to focus on spending more time with his family, mentoring young Indigenous lawyers, and writing his memoirs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carr’s cabinet post praised by Prairie stakeholders, but experts and MP wary of road ahead

  • After recovering from a blood cancer diagnosis that forced him out of cabinet after the 2019 election, Jim Carr is back in the new
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | January 25, 2021
Jim Carr, pictured here on July 18, 2018, taking over the position of minister of international trade diversification during a 2018 cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall. Mr. Carr is now in his third cabinet post, also previously serving as minister of natural resources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carr’s cabinet post praised by Prairie stakeholders, but experts and MP wary of road ahead

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | January 25, 2021
  • After recovering from a blood cancer diagnosis that forced him out of cabinet after the 2019 election, Jim Carr is back in the new

Carr’s cabinet post praised by Prairie stakeholders, but experts and MP wary of road ahead

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | January 25, 2021
  • After recovering from a blood cancer diagnosis that forced him out of cabinet after the 2019 election, Jim Carr is back in the new
Jim Carr, pictured here on July 18, 2018, taking over the position of minister of international trade diversification during a 2018 cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall. Mr. Carr is now in his third cabinet post, also previously serving as minister of natural resources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Challenge trials face too many ethical and logistical hurdles to go forward, experts say

  • The race to develop the COVID-19 vaccine, or a series of vaccines, is well underway and at the time of writing, three clinical trials are
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Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam, pictured June 15, 2020, arriving at the West Block to hold a press conference to update Canadians on the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Tam has said that vaccines won't be a silver bullet in fighting COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Challenge trials face too many ethical and logistical hurdles to go forward, experts say

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  • The race to develop the COVID-19 vaccine, or a series of vaccines, is well underway and at the time of writing, three clinical trials are

Challenge trials face too many ethical and logistical hurdles to go forward, experts say

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | September 14, 2020
  • The race to develop the COVID-19 vaccine, or a series of vaccines, is well underway and at the time of writing, three clinical trials are
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam, pictured June 15, 2020, arriving at the West Block to hold a press conference to update Canadians on the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Tam has said that vaccines won't be a silver bullet in fighting COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New StatsCan data ‘indispensable’ for understanding systemic anti-Black racism, says professor

  • Data released by Statistics Canada over the past year and a half could help to dispel the myth of a single, uniform Black population
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
Thousands gathered on the Parliament Hill for a rally to call attention to anti-black racism and police violence against Black people on June 5, 2020. Prof. Afua Cooper said symbolic action, like the Prime Minister kneeling at the rally, is not good enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New StatsCan data ‘indispensable’ for understanding systemic anti-Black racism, says professor

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
  • Data released by Statistics Canada over the past year and a half could help to dispel the myth of a single, uniform Black population

New StatsCan data ‘indispensable’ for understanding systemic anti-Black racism, says professor

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
  • Data released by Statistics Canada over the past year and a half could help to dispel the myth of a single, uniform Black population
Thousands gathered on the Parliament Hill for a rally to call attention to anti-black racism and police violence against Black people on June 5, 2020. Prof. Afua Cooper said symbolic action, like the Prime Minister kneeling at the rally, is not good enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Contact-tracing app faces big technological problems in urban environments, studies say

  • A pair of research studies from June suggest there could be serious flaws in the COVID-19 exposure notification app promoted by Canada’s federal government. COVID
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 24, 2020
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam speaks with reporters at a media availability in West Block to update Canadians about the most recent modelling for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Aug. 14, 2020. PHAC, which Dr. Tam heads, is able to amend parts of the exposure notification app without Google and Apple. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Contact-tracing app faces big technological problems in urban environments, studies say

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 24, 2020
  • A pair of research studies from June suggest there could be serious flaws in the COVID-19 exposure notification app promoted by Canada’s federal government. COVID

Contact-tracing app faces big technological problems in urban environments, studies say

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 24, 2020
  • A pair of research studies from June suggest there could be serious flaws in the COVID-19 exposure notification app promoted by Canada’s federal government. COVID
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam speaks with reporters at a media availability in West Block to update Canadians about the most recent modelling for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Aug. 14, 2020. PHAC, which Dr. Tam heads, is able to amend parts of the exposure notification app without Google and Apple. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tech sector eyes procurement as way to stimulate business

  • As Canada’s tech sector grapples with the fallout of COVID-19, more nimble federal procurement practices are being eyed as a lever to stimulate the
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 13, 2020
The work of Procurement Minister Anita Anand, pictured June 2, 2020, speaking with reporters in the West Block, during the pandemic has demonstrated federal procurement can be more agile, says University of Ottawa professor Barbara Orser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tech sector eyes procurement as way to stimulate business

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 13, 2020
  • As Canada’s tech sector grapples with the fallout of COVID-19, more nimble federal procurement practices are being eyed as a lever to stimulate the

Tech sector eyes procurement as way to stimulate business

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 13, 2020
  • As Canada’s tech sector grapples with the fallout of COVID-19, more nimble federal procurement practices are being eyed as a lever to stimulate the
The work of Procurement Minister Anita Anand, pictured June 2, 2020, speaking with reporters in the West Block, during the pandemic has demonstrated federal procurement can be more agile, says University of Ottawa professor Barbara Orser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Potential privacy threat to Android owners using COVID exposure notification app won’t be fixed until ‘later in the third quarter’

  • Despite its Canadian launch, Google says it still doesn’t have a fix ready for a national COVID-19 exposure notification app that could force some
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 31, 2020
Commissioner Therrien at a Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence meeting on April 29, 2019. Mr. Therrien released his review of the app shortly after it launched, noting that he will use it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Potential privacy threat to Android owners using COVID exposure notification app won’t be fixed until ‘later in the third quarter’

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 31, 2020
  • Despite its Canadian launch, Google says it still doesn’t have a fix ready for a national COVID-19 exposure notification app that could force some

Potential privacy threat to Android owners using COVID exposure notification app won’t be fixed until ‘later in the third quarter’

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 31, 2020
  • Despite its Canadian launch, Google says it still doesn’t have a fix ready for a national COVID-19 exposure notification app that could force some
Commissioner Therrien at a Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence meeting on April 29, 2019. Mr. Therrien released his review of the app shortly after it launched, noting that he will use it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Businesses, non-profits urging feds toward ‘bold green recovery,’ but domestic context could push Canada down different path, says expert

  • As the federal government continues to spend unprecedented sums to float the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, politicians, advocacy organizations, private companies, and experts
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 24, 2020
Protesters, pictured on Parliament Hill on Sept. 27, 2019, to demand more action on climate change. Two recently released reports try to provide a roadmap for a green recovery in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Businesses, non-profits urging feds toward ‘bold green recovery,’ but domestic context could push Canada down different path, says expert

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 24, 2020
  • As the federal government continues to spend unprecedented sums to float the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, politicians, advocacy organizations, private companies, and experts

Businesses, non-profits urging feds toward ‘bold green recovery,’ but domestic context could push Canada down different path, says expert

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 24, 2020
  • As the federal government continues to spend unprecedented sums to float the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, politicians, advocacy organizations, private companies, and experts
Protesters, pictured on Parliament Hill on Sept. 27, 2019, to demand more action on climate change. Two recently released reports try to provide a roadmap for a green recovery in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP calls for wealth tax bill ‘immediately,’ PBO pegs revenue at $5.6-billion

  • NDP finance critic Peter Julian is calling on the federal government to immediately introduce legislation to bring in a wealth tax, which a new
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 13, 2020
NDP MP Peter Julian, left, and Leader Jagmeet Singh have again called for a tax on Canada's wealthiest residents, with the government expected to run a $343-billion deficit this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP calls for wealth tax bill ‘immediately,’ PBO pegs revenue at $5.6-billion

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 13, 2020
  • NDP finance critic Peter Julian is calling on the federal government to immediately introduce legislation to bring in a wealth tax, which a new

NDP calls for wealth tax bill ‘immediately,’ PBO pegs revenue at $5.6-billion

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 13, 2020
  • NDP finance critic Peter Julian is calling on the federal government to immediately introduce legislation to bring in a wealth tax, which a new
NDP MP Peter Julian, left, and Leader Jagmeet Singh have again called for a tax on Canada's wealthiest residents, with the government expected to run a $343-billion deficit this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lack of privacy oversight could hurt buy-in for COVID contact-tracing app, say critics

  • As a new national app to help trace the contacts of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 prepares for a test rollout in
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 2, 2020
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner and NDP MP Charlie Angus say they are wary of the federal government's approach to the new contact-tracing app. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Lack of privacy oversight could hurt buy-in for COVID contact-tracing app, say critics

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 2, 2020
  • As a new national app to help trace the contacts of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 prepares for a test rollout in

Lack of privacy oversight could hurt buy-in for COVID contact-tracing app, say critics

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | July 2, 2020
  • As a new national app to help trace the contacts of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 prepares for a test rollout in
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner and NDP MP Charlie Angus say they are wary of the federal government's approach to the new contact-tracing app. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Federal, provincial watchdogs still waiting for full privacy assessment on national contact-tracing app

  • The federal privacy commissioner says Health Canada only submitted documentation on the new voluntary national contact-tracing app to its office last Friday, June 19—a
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 29, 2020
B.C. Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy and federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured on April 25, 2019, at a joint news conference in Ottawa to talk about their Facebook investigation involving Cambridge Analytica. Mr. McEvoy says he would like more information from the federal government on the proposed contact-tracing app. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal, provincial watchdogs still waiting for full privacy assessment on national contact-tracing app

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 29, 2020
  • The federal privacy commissioner says Health Canada only submitted documentation on the new voluntary national contact-tracing app to its office last Friday, June 19—a

Federal, provincial watchdogs still waiting for full privacy assessment on national contact-tracing app

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 29, 2020
  • The federal privacy commissioner says Health Canada only submitted documentation on the new voluntary national contact-tracing app to its office last Friday, June 19—a
B.C. Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy and federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured on April 25, 2019, at a joint news conference in Ottawa to talk about their Facebook investigation involving Cambridge Analytica. Mr. McEvoy says he would like more information from the federal government on the proposed contact-tracing app. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hard-hit Indigenous businesses looking to recoup past gains post-pandemic

  • Indigenous businesses made up a fast-growing part of the economy before the COVID-19 pandemic, but were often hit harder than most by the resulting
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 22, 2020
Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller, pictured April 2, 2020, speaking at the daily press conference from West Block in Ottawa to update Canadians about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On April 18, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an additional $306-million to support Indigenous businesses. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hard-hit Indigenous businesses looking to recoup past gains post-pandemic

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 22, 2020
  • Indigenous businesses made up a fast-growing part of the economy before the COVID-19 pandemic, but were often hit harder than most by the resulting

Hard-hit Indigenous businesses looking to recoup past gains post-pandemic

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 22, 2020
  • Indigenous businesses made up a fast-growing part of the economy before the COVID-19 pandemic, but were often hit harder than most by the resulting
Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller, pictured April 2, 2020, speaking at the daily press conference from West Block in Ottawa to update Canadians about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On April 18, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an additional $306-million to support Indigenous businesses. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Second wave of virus could cut GDP by nearly 10 per cent, experts looks to future of relief programs

  • A recent Léger poll suggests the public is picking up on what public health officials have been warning for months: a second wave of
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 15, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 11, 2020, touring the Régimbal Awards and Promotions assembly line in Ottawa with owner Luc Régimbal and Ottawa-Vanier Liberal MP Mona Fortier all wearing face masks. Founded in 1926, the company's main services include lazer computerized engraving, etching, silkscreen printing, and sublimation colour transfer, but it's also now making face masks. As provinces begin to reopen, personal protective equipment will become increasingly important to stem the spread of COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Second wave of virus could cut GDP by nearly 10 per cent, experts looks to future of relief programs

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 15, 2020
  • A recent Léger poll suggests the public is picking up on what public health officials have been warning for months: a second wave of

Second wave of virus could cut GDP by nearly 10 per cent, experts looks to future of relief programs

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 15, 2020
  • A recent Léger poll suggests the public is picking up on what public health officials have been warning for months: a second wave of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 11, 2020, touring the Régimbal Awards and Promotions assembly line in Ottawa with owner Luc Régimbal and Ottawa-Vanier Liberal MP Mona Fortier all wearing face masks. Founded in 1926, the company's main services include lazer computerized engraving, etching, silkscreen printing, and sublimation colour transfer, but it's also now making face masks. As provinces begin to reopen, personal protective equipment will become increasingly important to stem the spread of COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic underlines need for better northern housing: Vandal

  • Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal has been busy during the pandemic. Phone calls start around 8 a.m. and stop whenever they stop. Mr. Vandal
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
Dan Vandal is the first person to hold the standalone title of minister of northern affairs. The coronavirus pandemic 'threw a monkey wrench' into the work he was tackling in his mandate letter, he says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic underlines need for better northern housing: Vandal

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
  • Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal has been busy during the pandemic. Phone calls start around 8 a.m. and stop whenever they stop. Mr. Vandal

Pandemic underlines need for better northern housing: Vandal

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
  • Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal has been busy during the pandemic. Phone calls start around 8 a.m. and stop whenever they stop. Mr. Vandal
Dan Vandal is the first person to hold the standalone title of minister of northern affairs. The coronavirus pandemic 'threw a monkey wrench' into the work he was tackling in his mandate letter, he says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wind and solar groups unite in new national renewable energy association ‘during this period of historical global transformation’

  • As the coronavirus restrictions continue to ease across the country, a new national renewable energy association is getting ready to push to ensure “renewable
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 8, 2020
Robert Hornung has been an influential voice in renewable energy for years. Now, as head of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association, his role will bigger than ever before. Photo courtesy of the Canadian Wind Energy Association

Wind and solar groups unite in new national renewable energy association ‘during this period of historical global transformation’

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 8, 2020
  • As the coronavirus restrictions continue to ease across the country, a new national renewable energy association is getting ready to push to ensure “renewable

Wind and solar groups unite in new national renewable energy association ‘during this period of historical global transformation’

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 8, 2020
  • As the coronavirus restrictions continue to ease across the country, a new national renewable energy association is getting ready to push to ensure “renewable
Robert Hornung has been an influential voice in renewable energy for years. Now, as head of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association, his role will bigger than ever before. Photo courtesy of the Canadian Wind Energy Association

Thousands gather at Parliament Hill in a show of solidarity against racism, police violence in Canada

  • Thousands took to the streets of downtown Ottawa on Friday for the “No Peace Until Justice” march to protest racism, police brutality, and systemic
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2020
Thousands gathered on Parliament Hill and nearby streets on June 5 for the ‘No Peace Until Justice’ march. The Hill imes photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands gather at Parliament Hill in a show of solidarity against racism, police violence in Canada

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2020
  • Thousands took to the streets of downtown Ottawa on Friday for the “No Peace Until Justice” march to protest racism, police brutality, and systemic

Thousands gather at Parliament Hill in a show of solidarity against racism, police violence in Canada

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2020
  • Thousands took to the streets of downtown Ottawa on Friday for the “No Peace Until Justice” march to protest racism, police brutality, and systemic
Thousands gathered on Parliament Hill and nearby streets on June 5 for the ‘No Peace Until Justice’ march. The Hill imes photograph by Andrew Meade

Post-pandemic world presents real opportunity to change U.S.-Canada relationship, experts say

  • As the November U.S. presidential election approaches, with the prospect of a second-Trump term a real possibility, and the COVID-19 pandemic upending life on
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have divergent political interests that will lead to tough talks on reopening the border, said Chris Sands, director of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade. Donald Trump. White House Flickr photograph.

Post-pandemic world presents real opportunity to change U.S.-Canada relationship, experts say

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 27, 2020
  • As the November U.S. presidential election approaches, with the prospect of a second-Trump term a real possibility, and the COVID-19 pandemic upending life on

Post-pandemic world presents real opportunity to change U.S.-Canada relationship, experts say

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 27, 2020
  • As the November U.S. presidential election approaches, with the prospect of a second-Trump term a real possibility, and the COVID-19 pandemic upending life on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have divergent political interests that will lead to tough talks on reopening the border, said Chris Sands, director of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade. Donald Trump. White House Flickr photograph.

Defence spending likely to face post-COVID cuts, military experts say

  • As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into its third month and with the federal government’s response growing alongside it, defence experts anticipate the Department of
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 25, 2020
Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, pictured April 30, 2020, speaking at a press briefing on the Hill about the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence spending likely to face post-COVID cuts, military experts say

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 25, 2020
  • As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into its third month and with the federal government’s response growing alongside it, defence experts anticipate the Department of

Defence spending likely to face post-COVID cuts, military experts say

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 25, 2020
  • As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into its third month and with the federal government’s response growing alongside it, defence experts anticipate the Department of
Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, pictured April 30, 2020, speaking at a press briefing on the Hill about the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Auditor general nominee to inherit underfunded office with big challenges ahead

  • The Trudeau government’s nominee for auditor general is set to inherit an office that’s facing funding shortfalls and the daunting task of auditing hundreds
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 15, 2020
The late Michael Ferguson, former auditor general in 2018, repeatedly raised the issue of funding shortfalls during his tenure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Auditor general nominee to inherit underfunded office with big challenges ahead

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 15, 2020
  • The Trudeau government’s nominee for auditor general is set to inherit an office that’s facing funding shortfalls and the daunting task of auditing hundreds

Auditor general nominee to inherit underfunded office with big challenges ahead

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 15, 2020
  • The Trudeau government’s nominee for auditor general is set to inherit an office that’s facing funding shortfalls and the daunting task of auditing hundreds
The late Michael Ferguson, former auditor general in 2018, repeatedly raised the issue of funding shortfalls during his tenure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How the scientific community started its own COVID-19 response

  • Tara Moriarty, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Toronto, knew something bad was coming. In late December she started paying close attention
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 11, 2020
Mona Nemer, chief science adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on March 23, 2020, speaking with reporters at a COVID-19 media briefing in the West Block on the Hill. Dr. Nemer mandated the creation of the CanCOVID expert network on March 23, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How the scientific community started its own COVID-19 response

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 11, 2020
  • Tara Moriarty, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Toronto, knew something bad was coming. In late December she started paying close attention

How the scientific community started its own COVID-19 response

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 11, 2020
  • Tara Moriarty, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Toronto, knew something bad was coming. In late December she started paying close attention
Mona Nemer, chief science adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on March 23, 2020, speaking with reporters at a COVID-19 media briefing in the West Block on the Hill. Dr. Nemer mandated the creation of the CanCOVID expert network on March 23, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds haven’t consulted privacy commissioner on contact-tracing app details

  • Despite the first Canadian contact-tracing app, ABTraceTogether, launching in Alberta on May 1 and being downloaded by tens of thousands of residents, federal Privacy
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 6, 2020
Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien at a press conference in 2017. Mr. Therrien said the government should consult with his office before launching a contact-tracing app. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds haven’t consulted privacy commissioner on contact-tracing app details

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 6, 2020
  • Despite the first Canadian contact-tracing app, ABTraceTogether, launching in Alberta on May 1 and being downloaded by tens of thousands of residents, federal Privacy

Feds haven’t consulted privacy commissioner on contact-tracing app details

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 6, 2020
  • Despite the first Canadian contact-tracing app, ABTraceTogether, launching in Alberta on May 1 and being downloaded by tens of thousands of residents, federal Privacy
Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien at a press conference in 2017. Mr. Therrien said the government should consult with his office before launching a contact-tracing app. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McKinnon in talks with WHO’s Aylward to appear before health committee

  • MPs on the House Health Committee are hoping to have Dr. Bruce Aylward, head of the WHO-China joint mission on COVID-19, testify before committee
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 27, 2020
MPs on the House Health Committee are hoping to have Dr. Bruce Aylward, pictured in 2015 and head of the WHO-China joint mission on COVID-19, testify remotely before committee by Wednesday, April 29. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UNMEER

McKinnon in talks with WHO’s Aylward to appear before health committee

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 27, 2020
  • MPs on the House Health Committee are hoping to have Dr. Bruce Aylward, head of the WHO-China joint mission on COVID-19, testify before committee

McKinnon in talks with WHO’s Aylward to appear before health committee

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 27, 2020
  • MPs on the House Health Committee are hoping to have Dr. Bruce Aylward, head of the WHO-China joint mission on COVID-19, testify before committee
MPs on the House Health Committee are hoping to have Dr. Bruce Aylward, pictured in 2015 and head of the WHO-China joint mission on COVID-19, testify remotely before committee by Wednesday, April 29. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UNMEER

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