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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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Critics wary about feds’ COVID-inspired infrastructure push

  • Opposition critics are expressing skepticism over the government’s reported plan to push for smaller, “shovel-ready” projects as post-pandemic stimulus, saying the Liberals’ overall infrastructure
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 22, 2020
Infrastructure spending is set to play a key role in the post-COVID economic recovery, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, right, told The Globe and Mail. Opposition critics Luc Berthold, above, and Taylor Bachrach, below, however, are skeptical of the government's plans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Critics wary about feds’ COVID-inspired infrastructure push

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 22, 2020
  • Opposition critics are expressing skepticism over the government’s reported plan to push for smaller, “shovel-ready” projects as post-pandemic stimulus, saying the Liberals’ overall infrastructure

Critics wary about feds’ COVID-inspired infrastructure push

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 22, 2020
  • Opposition critics are expressing skepticism over the government’s reported plan to push for smaller, “shovel-ready” projects as post-pandemic stimulus, saying the Liberals’ overall infrastructure
Infrastructure spending is set to play a key role in the post-COVID economic recovery, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, right, told The Globe and Mail. Opposition critics Luc Berthold, above, and Taylor Bachrach, below, however, are skeptical of the government's plans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some MPs donate their automatic salary increase to charities in effort to help fight COVID-19

  • MPs from all political parties, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 13, 2020
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, Small Business and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, and Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna all say they will donate their $3,750 salary increases this year to charities and non-profits. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Some MPs donate their automatic salary increase to charities in effort to help fight COVID-19

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 13, 2020
  • MPs from all political parties, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth

Some MPs donate their automatic salary increase to charities in effort to help fight COVID-19

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 13, 2020
  • MPs from all political parties, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, Small Business and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, and Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna all say they will donate their $3,750 salary increases this year to charities and non-profits. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Slammed by COVID, Canada’s aviation industry looking to federal government for help

  • Faced with sharply declining revenues due to COVID-19, the Canadian aviation industry is taking a major hit. From airlines to airports and aerospace companies
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 6, 2020
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains, pictured on Nov. 7, 2017, at the associations conference in Ottawa. Mr. Bains recently announced measures to help the aerospace industry cope with the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Slammed by COVID, Canada’s aviation industry looking to federal government for help

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 6, 2020
  • Faced with sharply declining revenues due to COVID-19, the Canadian aviation industry is taking a major hit. From airlines to airports and aerospace companies

Slammed by COVID, Canada’s aviation industry looking to federal government for help

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 6, 2020
  • Faced with sharply declining revenues due to COVID-19, the Canadian aviation industry is taking a major hit. From airlines to airports and aerospace companies
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains, pictured on Nov. 7, 2017, at the associations conference in Ottawa. Mr. Bains recently announced measures to help the aerospace industry cope with the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘More of a social work role’: MPs on balancing constituency work with emotions of electorate during COVID-19

  • Some MPs and constituency staffers are balancing the need to share fast-moving daily updates on the government’s relief measures with reassuring and helping stressed-out
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY, PALAK MANGAT | March 27, 2020
Green Party MP Jenica Atwin says since the COVID-19 pandemic, her role has become one similar to a 'social worker.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘More of a social work role’: MPs on balancing constituency work with emotions of electorate during COVID-19

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY, PALAK MANGAT | March 27, 2020
  • Some MPs and constituency staffers are balancing the need to share fast-moving daily updates on the government’s relief measures with reassuring and helping stressed-out

‘More of a social work role’: MPs on balancing constituency work with emotions of electorate during COVID-19

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY, PALAK MANGAT | March 27, 2020
  • Some MPs and constituency staffers are balancing the need to share fast-moving daily updates on the government’s relief measures with reassuring and helping stressed-out
Green Party MP Jenica Atwin says since the COVID-19 pandemic, her role has become one similar to a 'social worker.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties, politicos split on fundraising approach in era of COVID-19

  • As the federal government continues to roll out relief measures in response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases, political parties are adapting their
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY, PALAK MANGAT | March 25, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to supporters at a Liberal Party fundraising event in Kanata on Aug. 21, 2019. The Liberal Party has suspended all in-person events and meetings in response to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties, politicos split on fundraising approach in era of COVID-19

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY, PALAK MANGAT | March 25, 2020
  • As the federal government continues to roll out relief measures in response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases, political parties are adapting their

Parties, politicos split on fundraising approach in era of COVID-19

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY, PALAK MANGAT | March 25, 2020
  • As the federal government continues to roll out relief measures in response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases, political parties are adapting their
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to supporters at a Liberal Party fundraising event in Kanata on Aug. 21, 2019. The Liberal Party has suspended all in-person events and meetings in response to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

COVID-19 relief aid for affected workers to come week of April 6, says Morneau

  • Finance Minister Bill Morneau says those who lack the financial resources and support to weather the pandemic and have been temporarily laid off can
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 25, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau gives an update on financial measures to help Canadians with the effects of COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on March 18. Mr. Morneau announced Wednesday that the new Canada emergency relief benefit will likely be dispensed the week of April 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

COVID-19 relief aid for affected workers to come week of April 6, says Morneau

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 25, 2020
  • Finance Minister Bill Morneau says those who lack the financial resources and support to weather the pandemic and have been temporarily laid off can

COVID-19 relief aid for affected workers to come week of April 6, says Morneau

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 25, 2020
  • Finance Minister Bill Morneau says those who lack the financial resources and support to weather the pandemic and have been temporarily laid off can
Finance Minister Bill Morneau gives an update on financial measures to help Canadians with the effects of COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on March 18. Mr. Morneau announced Wednesday that the new Canada emergency relief benefit will likely be dispensed the week of April 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s how AI can help, and is already helping, Canada fight COVID-19

  • The federal government has signed a contract with BlueDot, a Toronto-based digital health firm that was vaunted for its early identification of the COVID-19
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 25, 2020
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry Navdeep Bains speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting at West Block in Ottawa on Jan. 28. AI projects are part of a $275-million effort to enlist industry and the research community in the fight against COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s how AI can help, and is already helping, Canada fight COVID-19

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 25, 2020
  • The federal government has signed a contract with BlueDot, a Toronto-based digital health firm that was vaunted for its early identification of the COVID-19

Here’s how AI can help, and is already helping, Canada fight COVID-19

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 25, 2020
  • The federal government has signed a contract with BlueDot, a Toronto-based digital health firm that was vaunted for its early identification of the COVID-19
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry Navdeep Bains speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting at West Block in Ottawa on Jan. 28. AI projects are part of a $275-million effort to enlist industry and the research community in the fight against COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coronavirus, newest challenge facing Bibeau, adds impetus to risk management reform

  • Canada’s federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has been at the head of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for just over a year. She hardly had
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 23, 2020
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured in this file photo. Despite the multitude of challenges, she's gone from an 'unknown' in the industry to a well-respected minister at the helm of an important department. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Coronavirus, newest challenge facing Bibeau, adds impetus to risk management reform

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 23, 2020
  • Canada’s federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has been at the head of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for just over a year. She hardly had

Coronavirus, newest challenge facing Bibeau, adds impetus to risk management reform

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 23, 2020
  • Canada’s federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has been at the head of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for just over a year. She hardly had
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured in this file photo. Despite the multitude of challenges, she's gone from an 'unknown' in the industry to a well-respected minister at the helm of an important department. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No more Hill parties, after coronavirus pandemic forces Parliament Hill to shut down

  • As COVID-19 cases continue to exponentially grow in Canada and around the world, possibly the only thing spreading faster is cabin fever. Ottawans are
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 23, 2020
Guest, pictured on the terrace of the Chateau Laurier Hotel in 2018 at the Politics and the Pen fundraiser gala for the Writers' Trust. This year's Politics & the Pen has been postponed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No more Hill parties, after coronavirus pandemic forces Parliament Hill to shut down

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 23, 2020
  • As COVID-19 cases continue to exponentially grow in Canada and around the world, possibly the only thing spreading faster is cabin fever. Ottawans are

No more Hill parties, after coronavirus pandemic forces Parliament Hill to shut down

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 23, 2020
  • As COVID-19 cases continue to exponentially grow in Canada and around the world, possibly the only thing spreading faster is cabin fever. Ottawans are
Guest, pictured on the terrace of the Chateau Laurier Hotel in 2018 at the Politics and the Pen fundraiser gala for the Writers' Trust. This year's Politics & the Pen has been postponed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coronavirus couldn’t stop Canadian Cattlemen’s banger last Wednesday night, before Hill shutdown

  • The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s annual party on March 11 officially started at 6:30 p.m., but evidently the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s annual bash was so
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 16, 2020
Conservative MPs Warren Steinley, Lianne Rood, and John Nater. The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Chamandy

Coronavirus couldn’t stop Canadian Cattlemen’s banger last Wednesday night, before Hill shutdown

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 16, 2020
  • The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s annual party on March 11 officially started at 6:30 p.m., but evidently the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s annual bash was so

Coronavirus couldn’t stop Canadian Cattlemen’s banger last Wednesday night, before Hill shutdown

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 16, 2020
  • The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s annual party on March 11 officially started at 6:30 p.m., but evidently the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s annual bash was so
Conservative MPs Warren Steinley, Lianne Rood, and John Nater. The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Chamandy

O’Regan putting nuclear ‘front and centre’ raises eyebrows, industry hopes

  • Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan’s recent declaration that the federal government is “placing nuclear energy front and centre” came as a surprise, according to
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 11, 2020
Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan delivers the opening keynote at the Canadian Nuclear Association's annual conference in Ottawa on Feb. 27. Mr. O'Regan gave a statement that, according to those in the nuclear industry, is the strongest statement of support from the federal government in years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Regan putting nuclear ‘front and centre’ raises eyebrows, industry hopes

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 11, 2020
  • Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan’s recent declaration that the federal government is “placing nuclear energy front and centre” came as a surprise, according to

O’Regan putting nuclear ‘front and centre’ raises eyebrows, industry hopes

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 11, 2020
  • Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan’s recent declaration that the federal government is “placing nuclear energy front and centre” came as a surprise, according to
Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan delivers the opening keynote at the Canadian Nuclear Association's annual conference in Ottawa on Feb. 27. Mr. O'Regan gave a statement that, according to those in the nuclear industry, is the strongest statement of support from the federal government in years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Discrepancy between Elections Canada, StatsCan reports likely due to social desirability bias

  • Despite an 11-percentage-point discrepancy between self-reported and actual voter turnout, a recent Statistics Canada survey still provides valuable information on the electorate and voting
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 5, 2020
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault joins grade five students at Connaught Public School in Ottawa to discuss the Student Vote program and the importance of early engagement in the democratic process on Sept. 18, 2019. Elections Canada reported voter turnout at 66 per cent, compared to the StatsCan survey which showed 77 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Discrepancy between Elections Canada, StatsCan reports likely due to social desirability bias

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 5, 2020
  • Despite an 11-percentage-point discrepancy between self-reported and actual voter turnout, a recent Statistics Canada survey still provides valuable information on the electorate and voting

Discrepancy between Elections Canada, StatsCan reports likely due to social desirability bias

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 5, 2020
  • Despite an 11-percentage-point discrepancy between self-reported and actual voter turnout, a recent Statistics Canada survey still provides valuable information on the electorate and voting
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault joins grade five students at Connaught Public School in Ottawa to discuss the Student Vote program and the importance of early engagement in the democratic process on Sept. 18, 2019. Elections Canada reported voter turnout at 66 per cent, compared to the StatsCan survey which showed 77 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sorbara makes ’em howl at the Métropolitain

  • With a snowstorm set to pelt Ottawa last Wednesday night, many tried to rush home before they got LRTed. Some were fortunate, many were
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 2, 2020
Brian Clow, executive director of issues management in the Prime Minister's Office, left, the woman of the hour Pat Sorbara, and Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Chamandy

Sorbara makes ’em howl at the Métropolitain

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 2, 2020
  • With a snowstorm set to pelt Ottawa last Wednesday night, many tried to rush home before they got LRTed. Some were fortunate, many were

Sorbara makes ’em howl at the Métropolitain

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | March 2, 2020
  • With a snowstorm set to pelt Ottawa last Wednesday night, many tried to rush home before they got LRTed. Some were fortunate, many were
Brian Clow, executive director of issues management in the Prime Minister's Office, left, the woman of the hour Pat Sorbara, and Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Chamandy

Chinese ambassador touts Beijing’s coronavirus response in panel on Canada-China relations

  • Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu touted the Chinese Communist Party’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, suggesting other countries could learn from its handling
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 25, 2020
Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu says China is on track to meet its economic goals for the year, despite growing concerns about the impact COVID-19 will have on global markets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese ambassador touts Beijing’s coronavirus response in panel on Canada-China relations

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 25, 2020
  • Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu touted the Chinese Communist Party’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, suggesting other countries could learn from its handling

Chinese ambassador touts Beijing’s coronavirus response in panel on Canada-China relations

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 25, 2020
  • Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu touted the Chinese Communist Party’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, suggesting other countries could learn from its handling
Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu says China is on track to meet its economic goals for the year, despite growing concerns about the impact COVID-19 will have on global markets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ebay Canada celebrates 2019 entrepreneurs of the year

  • Ebay Canada and Greg MacEachern’s Proof Strategies celebrated Canadian e-commerce entrepreneurship at their 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Year party on Feb. 19 at Ottawa’s
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 24, 2020
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng and Andrea Stairs, president of eBay Canada, laughing at one of Party Central's jokes. That's not true, but let's pretend as much. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ebay Canada celebrates 2019 entrepreneurs of the year

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 24, 2020
  • Ebay Canada and Greg MacEachern’s Proof Strategies celebrated Canadian e-commerce entrepreneurship at their 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Year party on Feb. 19 at Ottawa’s

Ebay Canada celebrates 2019 entrepreneurs of the year

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 24, 2020
  • Ebay Canada and Greg MacEachern’s Proof Strategies celebrated Canadian e-commerce entrepreneurship at their 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Year party on Feb. 19 at Ottawa’s
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng and Andrea Stairs, president of eBay Canada, laughing at one of Party Central's jokes. That's not true, but let's pretend as much. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s Garneau’s second tour atop Transport Canada

  • Marc Garneau may be the first astronaut in cabinet, but serving as Canada’s federal transport since 2015 has grounded him. He’s already one of
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 24, 2020
Transport Minister Marc Garneau, pictured talking to reporters in the West Block on Oct. 2, 2018, is described by former staff as a voracious reader who is well informed about his files. "He’s a very direct manager. You never leave a room saying, 'I don’t know what he wanted,'' says Dan Dugas, who is the former director of communications at Transport Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s Garneau’s second tour atop Transport Canada

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 24, 2020
  • Marc Garneau may be the first astronaut in cabinet, but serving as Canada’s federal transport since 2015 has grounded him. He’s already one of

It’s Garneau’s second tour atop Transport Canada

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 24, 2020
  • Marc Garneau may be the first astronaut in cabinet, but serving as Canada’s federal transport since 2015 has grounded him. He’s already one of
Transport Minister Marc Garneau, pictured talking to reporters in the West Block on Oct. 2, 2018, is described by former staff as a voracious reader who is well informed about his files. "He’s a very direct manager. You never leave a room saying, 'I don’t know what he wanted,'' says Dan Dugas, who is the former director of communications at Transport Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Privacy and data should be a top priority for ‘energetic’ Innovation Minister Bains, say experts

  • Tackling privacy and data issues should be a key priority for Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains as the Liberal government seeks to
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 12, 2020
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured in December 2016. Mr. Bains is heading a renamed and slightly rejigged portfolio during the Liberal government's second mandate. The Hill Times file photograph

Privacy and data should be a top priority for ‘energetic’ Innovation Minister Bains, say experts

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 12, 2020
  • Tackling privacy and data issues should be a key priority for Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains as the Liberal government seeks to

Privacy and data should be a top priority for ‘energetic’ Innovation Minister Bains, say experts

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 12, 2020
  • Tackling privacy and data issues should be a key priority for Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains as the Liberal government seeks to
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured in December 2016. Mr. Bains is heading a renamed and slightly rejigged portfolio during the Liberal government's second mandate. The Hill Times file photograph

Senator Rob Black celebrates Canadian farmers and whisky

  • On Feb. 5 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, CSG Ontario Senator Rob Black co-hosted a reception celebrating Canadian grain and oilseeds, and
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 10, 2020
Liberal MP Ruby Sahota and former Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette at the Grains and Oilseeds Farmers reception in the Sir John A. Building on Feb 5, 2020. Mr. Ouellette is in the early stages of writing a book on reconciliation, he told Party Central. The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Chamandy

Senator Rob Black celebrates Canadian farmers and whisky

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 10, 2020
  • On Feb. 5 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, CSG Ontario Senator Rob Black co-hosted a reception celebrating Canadian grain and oilseeds, and

Senator Rob Black celebrates Canadian farmers and whisky

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 10, 2020
  • On Feb. 5 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, CSG Ontario Senator Rob Black co-hosted a reception celebrating Canadian grain and oilseeds, and
Liberal MP Ruby Sahota and former Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette at the Grains and Oilseeds Farmers reception in the Sir John A. Building on Feb 5, 2020. Mr. Ouellette is in the early stages of writing a book on reconciliation, he told Party Central. The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Chamandy

Experts split on best path forward for assisted dying legislation

  • With the March 11 deadline to respond to the Quebec Superior Court ruling that deemed a portion of the federal and Quebec medical assistance
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 3, 2020
Minister of Justice David Lametti speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting at West Block in Ottawa on Jan. 28, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Experts split on best path forward for assisted dying legislation

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 3, 2020
  • With the March 11 deadline to respond to the Quebec Superior Court ruling that deemed a portion of the federal and Quebec medical assistance

Experts split on best path forward for assisted dying legislation

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 3, 2020
  • With the March 11 deadline to respond to the Quebec Superior Court ruling that deemed a portion of the federal and Quebec medical assistance
Minister of Justice David Lametti speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting at West Block in Ottawa on Jan. 28, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Time party rolls out the red carpet

  • The Canadian Media Producers Association rolled out the red carpet on Jan. 29 at its Prime Time event to celebrate the premiere of Cardinal’s
FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 3, 2020
CMPA president Reynolds Mastin and Heritage Minister Stephen Guilbeault, pictured on Jan. 29, 2020, at the Prime Time opening screening of Cardinal in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Time party rolls out the red carpet

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 3, 2020
  • The Canadian Media Producers Association rolled out the red carpet on Jan. 29 at its Prime Time event to celebrate the premiere of Cardinal’s

Prime Time party rolls out the red carpet

FeatureBY AIDAN CHAMANDY | February 3, 2020
  • The Canadian Media Producers Association rolled out the red carpet on Jan. 29 at its Prime Time event to celebrate the premiere of Cardinal’s
CMPA president Reynolds Mastin and Heritage Minister Stephen Guilbeault, pictured on Jan. 29, 2020, at the Prime Time opening screening of Cardinal in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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