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Politics This Morning: DOJ to release external probe on Diab’s extradition to France

  • Happy Friday, The Department of Justice is releasing the findings of the external review into Hassan Diab‘s extradition to France in 2014. Mr. Diab,
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 26, 2019
Justice Minister David Lametti's department is releasing the external probe into the extradition of Hassan Diab, an Ottawa lecturer, to France. Mr. Diab has maintained his innocence over past allegations that he was involved in a terrorist attack. He returned to Canada in 2018 after the French court ruled that the evidence against him did not hold up. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: DOJ to release external probe on Diab’s extradition to France

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 26, 2019
  • Happy Friday, The Department of Justice is releasing the findings of the external review into Hassan Diab‘s extradition to France in 2014. Mr. Diab,

Politics This Morning: DOJ to release external probe on Diab’s extradition to France

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 26, 2019
  • Happy Friday, The Department of Justice is releasing the findings of the external review into Hassan Diab‘s extradition to France in 2014. Mr. Diab,
Justice Minister David Lametti's department is releasing the external probe into the extradition of Hassan Diab, an Ottawa lecturer, to France. Mr. Diab has maintained his innocence over past allegations that he was involved in a terrorist attack. He returned to Canada in 2018 after the French court ruled that the evidence against him did not hold up. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: DOJ to release external probe on Diab’s extradition to France

  • Happy Friday, The Department of Justice is releasing the findings of the external review into Hassan Diab‘s extradition to France in 2014. Mr. Diab,
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 26, 2019
Justice Minister David Lametti's department is releasing the external probe into the extradition of Hassan Diab, an Ottawa lecturer, to France. Mr. Diab has maintained his innocence over past allegations that he was involved in a terrorist attack. He returned to Canada in 2018 after the French court ruled that the evidence against him did not hold up. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: DOJ to release external probe on Diab’s extradition to France

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 26, 2019
  • Happy Friday, The Department of Justice is releasing the findings of the external review into Hassan Diab‘s extradition to France in 2014. Mr. Diab,

Politics This Morning: DOJ to release external probe on Diab’s extradition to France

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 26, 2019
  • Happy Friday, The Department of Justice is releasing the findings of the external review into Hassan Diab‘s extradition to France in 2014. Mr. Diab,
Justice Minister David Lametti's department is releasing the external probe into the extradition of Hassan Diab, an Ottawa lecturer, to France. Mr. Diab has maintained his innocence over past allegations that he was involved in a terrorist attack. He returned to Canada in 2018 after the French court ruled that the evidence against him did not hold up. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Commission to unveil televised leaders’ debates producer in ‘next few weeks,’ says Cormier

  • Canada’s first-ever televised leaders’ debates commission is close to revealing the producer that will organize the two debates for the upcoming vote, with a
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2019
The Leaders' Debates Commission includes former Reform Party MP Deb Grey, former NDP MP Megan Leslie, former governor general David Johnston, and former cabinet minister John Manely. The other members, not pictured, are entrepreneur Craig Kielburger of WE, Jean LaRose of the Abenakis First Nation of Odanak in Québec and former APTN executive, Quebec judge Louise Otis, and University of Ottawa professor Chad Gaffield. They were all selected by the commission. The Hill Times file photographs

Commission to unveil televised leaders’ debates producer in ‘next few weeks,’ says Cormier

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2019
  • Canada’s first-ever televised leaders’ debates commission is close to revealing the producer that will organize the two debates for the upcoming vote, with a

Commission to unveil televised leaders’ debates producer in ‘next few weeks,’ says Cormier

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2019
  • Canada’s first-ever televised leaders’ debates commission is close to revealing the producer that will organize the two debates for the upcoming vote, with a
The Leaders' Debates Commission includes former Reform Party MP Deb Grey, former NDP MP Megan Leslie, former governor general David Johnston, and former cabinet minister John Manely. The other members, not pictured, are entrepreneur Craig Kielburger of WE, Jean LaRose of the Abenakis First Nation of Odanak in Québec and former APTN executive, Quebec judge Louise Otis, and University of Ottawa professor Chad Gaffield. They were all selected by the commission. The Hill Times file photographs

Federal government’s efforts to rein in climate change fall short, with expectations highest in Quebec, poll suggests

  • The Trudeau government’s response to climate change is falling short of many Canadians’ expectations, a new national poll suggests.  But that doesn’t necessarily mean
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 10, 2019
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna put forward a motion in the House last month, declaring a climate emergency. The next day, the government reapproved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, drawing condemnation from environmentalists. But the environment and fighting climate change is emerging as a top issue in this election, said Forum Research's Lorne Bozinoff. 'We’re seeing a fundamental shift. This could be the year for climate change.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government’s efforts to rein in climate change fall short, with expectations highest in Quebec, poll suggests

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 10, 2019
  • The Trudeau government’s response to climate change is falling short of many Canadians’ expectations, a new national poll suggests.  But that doesn’t necessarily mean

Federal government’s efforts to rein in climate change fall short, with expectations highest in Quebec, poll suggests

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 10, 2019
  • The Trudeau government’s response to climate change is falling short of many Canadians’ expectations, a new national poll suggests.  But that doesn’t necessarily mean
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna put forward a motion in the House last month, declaring a climate emergency. The next day, the government reapproved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, drawing condemnation from environmentalists. But the environment and fighting climate change is emerging as a top issue in this election, said Forum Research's Lorne Bozinoff. 'We’re seeing a fundamental shift. This could be the year for climate change.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’m hoping I can encourage papers to think twice about firing their cartoonists’: de Adder’s axing underscores perils editorial cartoonists face in shrinking field, say industry reps

  • Political cartoonist Michael de Adder’s dismissal following the release of a hard-hitting cartoon critical of U.S. President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrants is part
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 3, 2019
Cartoonist Michael de Adder, right, pictured at a Hill Times event in 2013 with Hill Times publisher Jim Creskey. His pointed critique of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy has become an international sensation after his contract with longtime client Brunswick News was terminated. Mr. de Adder think it's no coincidence he was let go in the wake of the cartoon going viral, but the company says there's no link and that it had planned to replace him weeks ago. The Hill Times file photograph

‘I’m hoping I can encourage papers to think twice about firing their cartoonists’: de Adder’s axing underscores perils editorial cartoonists face in shrinking field, say industry reps

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 3, 2019
  • Political cartoonist Michael de Adder’s dismissal following the release of a hard-hitting cartoon critical of U.S. President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrants is part

‘I’m hoping I can encourage papers to think twice about firing their cartoonists’: de Adder’s axing underscores perils editorial cartoonists face in shrinking field, say industry reps

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 3, 2019
  • Political cartoonist Michael de Adder’s dismissal following the release of a hard-hitting cartoon critical of U.S. President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrants is part
Cartoonist Michael de Adder, right, pictured at a Hill Times event in 2013 with Hill Times publisher Jim Creskey. His pointed critique of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy has become an international sensation after his contract with longtime client Brunswick News was terminated. Mr. de Adder think it's no coincidence he was let go in the wake of the cartoon going viral, but the company says there's no link and that it had planned to replace him weeks ago. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Japan for G20 summit; McKenna to hold joint presser with California official

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Osaka, Japan, for the G20 summit, where discussions are likely to revolve around the growing tensions
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 26, 2019
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is planning to hold a joint teleconference with Mary D. Nichols, who chairs the California Air Resources Board. California and the Trump administration have been at odds over the state's ability to set its own auto emissions standards. The White House wants to quash the state's ability to establish more aggressive targets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Japan for G20 summit; McKenna to hold joint presser with California official

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 26, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Osaka, Japan, for the G20 summit, where discussions are likely to revolve around the growing tensions

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Japan for G20 summit; McKenna to hold joint presser with California official

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 26, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Osaka, Japan, for the G20 summit, where discussions are likely to revolve around the growing tensions
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is planning to hold a joint teleconference with Mary D. Nichols, who chairs the California Air Resources Board. California and the Trump administration have been at odds over the state's ability to set its own auto emissions standards. The White House wants to quash the state's ability to establish more aggressive targets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau cabinet to decide on TMX pipeline

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to sit down with cabinet today as his government prepares to announce its decision on the
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 18, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets UN high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, the former Chilean president, in Ottawa on June 17. Ms. Bachelet is in Ottawa to promote human rights and gender equality. According to the CBC, the UN Human Rights Office has called on the government to open an inquiry into the charge of genocide that the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls levelled when it released its final report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau cabinet to decide on TMX pipeline

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 18, 2019
  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to sit down with cabinet today as his government prepares to announce its decision on the

Politics This Morning: Trudeau cabinet to decide on TMX pipeline

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 18, 2019
  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to sit down with cabinet today as his government prepares to announce its decision on the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets UN high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, the former Chilean president, in Ottawa on June 17. Ms. Bachelet is in Ottawa to promote human rights and gender equality. According to the CBC, the UN Human Rights Office has called on the government to open an inquiry into the charge of genocide that the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls levelled when it released its final report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Trump next week amid push to ratify new NAFTA

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be flying to Washington, D.C., next Thursday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the process
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 14, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 8, 2018, at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Que. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Trump next week amid push to ratify new NAFTA

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 14, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be flying to Washington, D.C., next Thursday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the process

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Trump next week amid push to ratify new NAFTA

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 14, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be flying to Washington, D.C., next Thursday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the process
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 8, 2018, at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Que. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Politics This Morning: Morneau, Carr to talk efforts to tackle money laundering

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend the annual Crown-Métis Nation Summit in Ottawa, where he’ll deliver remarks. He’ll be joined
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 13, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured, and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair to discuss the government's plan to fight money laundering and terrorist financing. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Morneau, Carr to talk efforts to tackle money laundering

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 13, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend the annual Crown-Métis Nation Summit in Ottawa, where he’ll deliver remarks. He’ll be joined

Politics This Morning: Morneau, Carr to talk efforts to tackle money laundering

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 13, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend the annual Crown-Métis Nation Summit in Ottawa, where he’ll deliver remarks. He’ll be joined
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured, and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair to discuss the government's plan to fight money laundering and terrorist financing. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Murray to give update on Phoenix replacement; pharmacare advisory panel to release report

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet with Louise Mushikiwabo, the secretary general of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, after
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 12, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray is holding a presser to give an update on the government's efforts to find a replacement for the Phoenix pay system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Murray to give update on Phoenix replacement; pharmacare advisory panel to release report

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 12, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet with Louise Mushikiwabo, the secretary general of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, after

Politics This Morning: Murray to give update on Phoenix replacement; pharmacare advisory panel to release report

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 12, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet with Louise Mushikiwabo, the secretary general of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, after
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray is holding a presser to give an update on the government's efforts to find a replacement for the Phoenix pay system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Senators to talk cultural diplomacy

  • Good Tuesday morning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday officially announced that his government will move to ban single-use plastics—think straws, coffee stirrers—by 2021, a move
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 11, 2019
Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk, pictured, Liberal Senator Dennis Dawson and Independent Senator Paul Massicotte are holding a presser to mark the release of the Foreign Affairs Committee's report on cultural diplomacy. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Senators to talk cultural diplomacy

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 11, 2019
  • Good Tuesday morning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday officially announced that his government will move to ban single-use plastics—think straws, coffee stirrers—by 2021, a move

Politics This Morning: Senators to talk cultural diplomacy

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 11, 2019
  • Good Tuesday morning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday officially announced that his government will move to ban single-use plastics—think straws, coffee stirrers—by 2021, a move
Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk, pictured, Liberal Senator Dennis Dawson and Independent Senator Paul Massicotte are holding a presser to mark the release of the Foreign Affairs Committee's report on cultural diplomacy. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Sajjan to talk NATO’s future; Trudeau to headline Laurier Club reception

  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headlining the Laurier Club summer reception and garden party at the Canadian War Museum tonight, at around 8
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 10, 2019
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is taking part in a discussion with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute's Dave Perry. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Politics This Morning: Sajjan to talk NATO’s future; Trudeau to headline Laurier Club reception

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 10, 2019
  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headlining the Laurier Club summer reception and garden party at the Canadian War Museum tonight, at around 8

Politics This Morning: Sajjan to talk NATO’s future; Trudeau to headline Laurier Club reception

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 10, 2019
  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headlining the Laurier Club summer reception and garden party at the Canadian War Museum tonight, at around 8
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is taking part in a discussion with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute's Dave Perry. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Fight over Ottawa River nuclear waste dump getting political, but Liberals downriver standing behind the project—or staying quiet

  • A proposed dump for low-level nuclear waste near the Ottawa River has stirred up opposition from community groups, environmentalists, and municipalities worried the waste
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 10, 2019
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, right, pictured with Liberal MPs Will Amos and Mona Fortier, make their way to an event related to the Ottawa River watershed at the Rideau Canal on May 28. The Ottawa River flows past their ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fight over Ottawa River nuclear waste dump getting political, but Liberals downriver standing behind the project—or staying quiet

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 10, 2019
  • A proposed dump for low-level nuclear waste near the Ottawa River has stirred up opposition from community groups, environmentalists, and municipalities worried the waste

Fight over Ottawa River nuclear waste dump getting political, but Liberals downriver standing behind the project—or staying quiet

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 10, 2019
  • A proposed dump for low-level nuclear waste near the Ottawa River has stirred up opposition from community groups, environmentalists, and municipalities worried the waste
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, right, pictured with Liberal MPs Will Amos and Mona Fortier, make their way to an event related to the Ottawa River watershed at the Rideau Canal on May 28. The Ottawa River flows past their ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Macron

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet one on one with French President Emmanuel Macron after a day of commemorative events in
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 7, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with French President Emmanuel Macron on Parliament Hill in May 2018, in the lead-up to the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que. The two leaders are meeting one on one in Paris following a day of commemorative events, which brought world leaders together, to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Macron

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 7, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet one on one with French President Emmanuel Macron after a day of commemorative events in

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Macron

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 7, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet one on one with French President Emmanuel Macron after a day of commemorative events in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with French President Emmanuel Macron on Parliament Hill in May 2018, in the lead-up to the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que. The two leaders are meeting one on one in Paris following a day of commemorative events, which brought world leaders together, to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to France for D-Day commemorative events

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to France this morning to attend Canada’s commemorative ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Veterans
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 6, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is departing for France this morning to join world leaders in commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to France for D-Day commemorative events

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 6, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to France this morning to attend Canada’s commemorative ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Veterans

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to France for D-Day commemorative events

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 6, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to France this morning to attend Canada’s commemorative ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Veterans
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is departing for France this morning to join world leaders in commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet British PM, London mayor; Morneau to testify at Senate committee on budget bill

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lands in London, U.K., this morning at around 7 a.m., just in time to participate in the leaders’
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 5, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau heads to the Senate Finance Committee to field questions on the feds' omnibus budget implementation bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet British PM, London mayor; Morneau to testify at Senate committee on budget bill

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 5, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lands in London, U.K., this morning at around 7 a.m., just in time to participate in the leaders’

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet British PM, London mayor; Morneau to testify at Senate committee on budget bill

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 5, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lands in London, U.K., this morning at around 7 a.m., just in time to participate in the leaders’
Finance Minister Bill Morneau heads to the Senate Finance Committee to field questions on the feds' omnibus budget implementation bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a heartbreaking reality’: Trudeau calls on Canadians to ‘recognize the truths’ heard during MMIWG inquiry

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the release of the national inquiry’s report on the systemic violence that’s a feature of the lives of
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 3, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 3, 2019, receives the final report on the inquiry into the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls at a ceremony in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a heartbreaking reality’: Trudeau calls on Canadians to ‘recognize the truths’ heard during MMIWG inquiry

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 3, 2019
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the release of the national inquiry’s report on the systemic violence that’s a feature of the lives of

‘It’s a heartbreaking reality’: Trudeau calls on Canadians to ‘recognize the truths’ heard during MMIWG inquiry

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 3, 2019
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the release of the national inquiry’s report on the systemic violence that’s a feature of the lives of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 3, 2019, receives the final report on the inquiry into the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls at a ceremony in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MMIWG inquiry calls for ‘reparations’ for ‘insidious’ policies deployed against Indigenous peoples

  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The inquiry into the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls calls for “reparations” to make amends for policies that it argues has
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 3, 2019
Chief commissioner of the inquiry, Marion Buller, pictured in a file photograph, presided over the official release of the report on Monday. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

MMIWG inquiry calls for ‘reparations’ for ‘insidious’ policies deployed against Indigenous peoples

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 3, 2019
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The inquiry into the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls calls for “reparations” to make amends for policies that it argues has

MMIWG inquiry calls for ‘reparations’ for ‘insidious’ policies deployed against Indigenous peoples

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 3, 2019
  • GATINEAU, QUE.—The inquiry into the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls calls for “reparations” to make amends for policies that it argues has
Chief commissioner of the inquiry, Marion Buller, pictured in a file photograph, presided over the official release of the report on Monday. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Inquiry decries society’s ‘appalling apathy’ to the systemic violence faced by Indigenous people

  • Good Monday morning, After nearly three years embarking on a “truth-gathering process,” the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 3, 2019
Marion Buller, the commissioner for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry, will preside over the release of the final report. A ceremony to mark the report's release will be held this morning at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Inquiry decries society’s ‘appalling apathy’ to the systemic violence faced by Indigenous people

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 3, 2019
  • Good Monday morning, After nearly three years embarking on a “truth-gathering process,” the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is

Politics This Morning: Inquiry decries society’s ‘appalling apathy’ to the systemic violence faced by Indigenous people

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 3, 2019
  • Good Monday morning, After nearly three years embarking on a “truth-gathering process,” the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is
Marion Buller, the commissioner for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry, will preside over the release of the final report. A ceremony to mark the report's release will be held this morning at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid concerns about big tech’s influence, Obama tells Ottawa crowd social media can still bridge divides

  • Former U.S. president Barack Obama says despite society’s increasing wariness towards big tech, it has yet to actually have a substantive conversation about how to
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 1, 2019
Former U.S. president Barack Obama, pictured in this file photograph, said, 'There’s a capacity for this digital age to create social solidarity in ways that would not have been possible.' The Hill Times file photograph

Amid concerns about big tech’s influence, Obama tells Ottawa crowd social media can still bridge divides

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 1, 2019
  • Former U.S. president Barack Obama says despite society’s increasing wariness towards big tech, it has yet to actually have a substantive conversation about how to

Amid concerns about big tech’s influence, Obama tells Ottawa crowd social media can still bridge divides

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 1, 2019
  • Former U.S. president Barack Obama says despite society’s increasing wariness towards big tech, it has yet to actually have a substantive conversation about how to
Former U.S. president Barack Obama, pictured in this file photograph, said, 'There’s a capacity for this digital age to create social solidarity in ways that would not have been possible.' The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Pence trade views on abortion

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence‘s first official visit to Ottawa to raise concerns about what he called the
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 31, 2019
U.S Vice-President Mike Pence meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa to talk about the timeline for ratifying the new NAFTA. Mr. Pence also issued a rebuke against China over the detention of two Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Pence trade views on abortion

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 31, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence‘s first official visit to Ottawa to raise concerns about what he called the

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Pence trade views on abortion

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 31, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence‘s first official visit to Ottawa to raise concerns about what he called the
U.S Vice-President Mike Pence meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa to talk about the timeline for ratifying the new NAFTA. Mr. Pence also issued a rebuke against China over the detention of two Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Tap into wisdom of the crowd’ to build norms for engaging on social media: panellists

  • Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould says governments need to involve more everyday Canadian in their efforts to rein in the toxic discourse on social
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 30, 2019
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould says governments need to be more inclusive when it comes to defining the norms that should govern engagement on social media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Tap into wisdom of the crowd’ to build norms for engaging on social media: panellists

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 30, 2019
  • Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould says governments need to involve more everyday Canadian in their efforts to rein in the toxic discourse on social

‘Tap into wisdom of the crowd’ to build norms for engaging on social media: panellists

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 30, 2019
  • Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould says governments need to involve more everyday Canadian in their efforts to rein in the toxic discourse on social
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould says governments need to be more inclusive when it comes to defining the norms that should govern engagement on social media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to talk new NAFTA, abortion with Pence

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be hosting U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence on the Hill. Though talk of ratifying the new NAFTA before Parliament
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 30, 2019
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence is in Ottawa today to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and to push for the new NAFTA's ratification before the House rises. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to talk new NAFTA, abortion with Pence

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 30, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be hosting U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence on the Hill. Though talk of ratifying the new NAFTA before Parliament

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to talk new NAFTA, abortion with Pence

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 30, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be hosting U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence on the Hill. Though talk of ratifying the new NAFTA before Parliament
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence is in Ottawa today to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and to push for the new NAFTA's ratification before the House rises. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Manitoba premier

  • Good Wednesday morning, The international grand committee wraps up its hearings today, with reps from Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Mozilla slated to testify. The
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 29, 2019
Facebook Canada's head of public policy, Kevin Chan, faces reporters after testifying before the international committee on data privacy. Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg were summoned to appear, but opted to send their deputies instead. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Manitoba premier

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 29, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, The international grand committee wraps up its hearings today, with reps from Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Mozilla slated to testify. The

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Manitoba premier

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 29, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, The international grand committee wraps up its hearings today, with reps from Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Mozilla slated to testify. The
Facebook Canada's head of public policy, Kevin Chan, faces reporters after testifying before the international committee on data privacy. Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg were summoned to appear, but opted to send their deputies instead. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland to testify at Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Good Tuesday morning, After a day of private meetings yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be back to going toe to toe with opposition
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 28, 2019
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is slated to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee this morning. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland to testify at Foreign Affairs Committee

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 28, 2019
  • Good Tuesday morning, After a day of private meetings yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be back to going toe to toe with opposition

Politics This Morning: Freeland to testify at Foreign Affairs Committee

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 28, 2019
  • Good Tuesday morning, After a day of private meetings yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be back to going toe to toe with opposition
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is slated to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee this morning. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Wilson-Raybould, Philpott to reveal political fates as House returns for final stretch

  • With only four weeks left and still a raft of bills the government is looking to pass, the Trudeau government have put MPs on
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 27, 2019
Ex-Liberal ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott are holding separate pressers today to reveal their political fates. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Wilson-Raybould, Philpott to reveal political fates as House returns for final stretch

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 27, 2019
  • With only four weeks left and still a raft of bills the government is looking to pass, the Trudeau government have put MPs on

Politics This Morning: Wilson-Raybould, Philpott to reveal political fates as House returns for final stretch

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 27, 2019
  • With only four weeks left and still a raft of bills the government is looking to pass, the Trudeau government have put MPs on
Ex-Liberal ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott are holding separate pressers today to reveal their political fates. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to visit Algoma Steel; Scheer to talk ‘economic vision’

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Algoma Steel’s base in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., where he’ll likely do a victory lap to
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 24, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will be in Vancouver to promote his party's 'economic vision.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to visit Algoma Steel; Scheer to talk ‘economic vision’

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 24, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Algoma Steel’s base in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., where he’ll likely do a victory lap to

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to visit Algoma Steel; Scheer to talk ‘economic vision’

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 24, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Algoma Steel’s base in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., where he’ll likely do a victory lap to
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will be in Vancouver to promote his party's 'economic vision.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to exonerate Chief Poundmaker; Carr in Paris for OECD conference

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan to formally exonerate Chief Poundmaker, a political leader who was wrongfully
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 23, 2019
Trade Minister Jim Carr is in Paris for an OECD ministerial meeting, where the agenda is expected to centre on the transition to the digital economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to exonerate Chief Poundmaker; Carr in Paris for OECD conference

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 23, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan to formally exonerate Chief Poundmaker, a political leader who was wrongfully

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to exonerate Chief Poundmaker; Carr in Paris for OECD conference

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 23, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan to formally exonerate Chief Poundmaker, a political leader who was wrongfully
Trade Minister Jim Carr is in Paris for an OECD ministerial meeting, where the agenda is expected to centre on the transition to the digital economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: Trudeau to drop by his constituency office in Montreal; Monsef to make announcement on MMIWG

  • Good Friday morning, Here’s a rundown of what’s happening today: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending the morning in Toronto, where he is slated to headline
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 1, 2019
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef will be in Vancouver today for an announcement regarding Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The final report on the inquiry is expected to be released in late April. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to drop by his constituency office in Montreal; Monsef to make announcement on MMIWG

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 1, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Here’s a rundown of what’s happening today: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending the morning in Toronto, where he is slated to headline

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to drop by his constituency office in Montreal; Monsef to make announcement on MMIWG

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 1, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Here’s a rundown of what’s happening today: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending the morning in Toronto, where he is slated to headline
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef will be in Vancouver today for an announcement regarding Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The final report on the inquiry is expected to be released in late April. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Privacy watchdog calls for ‘incremental’ approach to digitizing government services

  • As the federal government looks to digitize Canadians’ access to government services, the privacy commissioner says that it should take an “incremental” approach, arguing
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 31, 2019
Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured in 2017, told the House Ethics Committee on Thursday the government should take an 'incremental' approach to digitizing federal services to avoid pitfalls it experienced in putting in place the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Privacy watchdog calls for ‘incremental’ approach to digitizing government services

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 31, 2019
  • As the federal government looks to digitize Canadians’ access to government services, the privacy commissioner says that it should take an “incremental” approach, arguing

Privacy watchdog calls for ‘incremental’ approach to digitizing government services

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 31, 2019
  • As the federal government looks to digitize Canadians’ access to government services, the privacy commissioner says that it should take an “incremental” approach, arguing
Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured in 2017, told the House Ethics Committee on Thursday the government should take an 'incremental' approach to digitizing federal services to avoid pitfalls it experienced in putting in place the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘If it was a car, we’d say they paid the sticker price’: feds likely overpaid for Trans Mountain pipeline by $1-billion, parliamentary spending watchdog says

  • The federal government is likely to have overpaid for its purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline by more than $1-billion, according to the Parliamentary
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 31, 2019
If construction of the pipeline expansion is delayed by a year—past Dec. 31, 2021— its value would diminish by $700-million, according to the report released by Yves Giroux, the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The Hill Times file photograph

‘If it was a car, we’d say they paid the sticker price’: feds likely overpaid for Trans Mountain pipeline by $1-billion, parliamentary spending watchdog says

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 31, 2019
  • The federal government is likely to have overpaid for its purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline by more than $1-billion, according to the Parliamentary

‘If it was a car, we’d say they paid the sticker price’: feds likely overpaid for Trans Mountain pipeline by $1-billion, parliamentary spending watchdog says

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 31, 2019
  • The federal government is likely to have overpaid for its purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline by more than $1-billion, according to the Parliamentary
If construction of the pipeline expansion is delayed by a year—past Dec. 31, 2021— its value would diminish by $700-million, according to the report released by Yves Giroux, the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Scheer stumps in Burnaby, B.C.; PBO to release report on feds’ pipeline purchase

  • Good Thursday morning, Here’s a rundown of what is happening today: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is in Vancouver to deliver remarks at a mining industry
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 31, 2019
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, along with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, announced on Wednesday new measures intended to enhance the government's efforts to respond to the threat of foreign interference in the upcoming election. Among the new measures introduced is the establishment of a panel of public servants responsible for alerting the public to credible threats to manipulate the political discourse. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Scheer stumps in Burnaby, B.C.; PBO to release report on feds’ pipeline purchase

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 31, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Here’s a rundown of what is happening today: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is in Vancouver to deliver remarks at a mining industry

Politics This Morning: Scheer stumps in Burnaby, B.C.; PBO to release report on feds’ pipeline purchase

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 31, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Here’s a rundown of what is happening today: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is in Vancouver to deliver remarks at a mining industry
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, along with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, announced on Wednesday new measures intended to enhance the government's efforts to respond to the threat of foreign interference in the upcoming election. Among the new measures introduced is the establishment of a panel of public servants responsible for alerting the public to credible threats to manipulate the political discourse. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds to establish panel to alert public of election interference

  • Ottawa is setting up a group of civil servants responsible for alerting the public about political interference in the upcoming federal election, in an
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 30, 2019
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa where she announced new measures intended to enhance efforts to monitor threats of foreign and domestic interference in the upcoming elections. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds to establish panel to alert public of election interference

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 30, 2019
  • Ottawa is setting up a group of civil servants responsible for alerting the public about political interference in the upcoming federal election, in an

Feds to establish panel to alert public of election interference

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 30, 2019
  • Ottawa is setting up a group of civil servants responsible for alerting the public about political interference in the upcoming federal election, in an
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa where she announced new measures intended to enhance efforts to monitor threats of foreign and domestic interference in the upcoming elections. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Gould to announce new measures to combat disinformation

  • Good Wednesday morning, In the face of concerns about foreign interference in the 2019 elections, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould is slated to announce new
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 30, 2019
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, along with Public Safety Minister Karina Gould and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, is expected today to announce funding aimed at combatting the spread of disinformation and fake news. In other news, Ms. Gould welcomed a new parliamentary secretary, Toronto MP Arif Virani, who will also stay on as PS to the justice minister. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Gould to announce new measures to combat disinformation

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 30, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, In the face of concerns about foreign interference in the 2019 elections, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould is slated to announce new

Politics This Morning: Gould to announce new measures to combat disinformation

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 30, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, In the face of concerns about foreign interference in the 2019 elections, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould is slated to announce new
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, along with Public Safety Minister Karina Gould and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, is expected today to announce funding aimed at combatting the spread of disinformation and fake news. In other news, Ms. Gould welcomed a new parliamentary secretary, Toronto MP Arif Virani, who will also stay on as PS to the justice minister. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Meet the top-lobbied political gatekeepers in 2018

  • Canada’s most-lobbied political aide is Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains’ policy director, a man whose job, as one lobbyist put it, is basically to be
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2019
Ben Chin, chief of staff to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left; Clare Demerse, senior policy adviser to the environment minister, centre; and David McFarlane, policy director to the innovation minister, right, were the top three most-lobbied political staffers in 2018. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter

Meet the top-lobbied political gatekeepers in 2018

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2019
  • Canada’s most-lobbied political aide is Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains’ policy director, a man whose job, as one lobbyist put it, is basically to be

Meet the top-lobbied political gatekeepers in 2018

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2019
  • Canada’s most-lobbied political aide is Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains’ policy director, a man whose job, as one lobbyist put it, is basically to be
Ben Chin, chief of staff to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left; Clare Demerse, senior policy adviser to the environment minister, centre; and David McFarlane, policy director to the innovation minister, right, were the top three most-lobbied political staffers in 2018. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter

Innovation minister, Finance Committee chair, member top most-lobbied MPs of 2018

  • A committee chair, a minister, and a backbencher were 2018’s top-lobbied MPs, according to a Hill Times analysis that observers said made sense given
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2019
From left, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, Trade Minister Jim Carr, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau were the top-lobbied ministers in 2018. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file

Innovation minister, Finance Committee chair, member top most-lobbied MPs of 2018

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2019
  • A committee chair, a minister, and a backbencher were 2018’s top-lobbied MPs, according to a Hill Times analysis that observers said made sense given

Innovation minister, Finance Committee chair, member top most-lobbied MPs of 2018

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2019
  • A committee chair, a minister, and a backbencher were 2018’s top-lobbied MPs, according to a Hill Times analysis that observers said made sense given
From left, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, Trade Minister Jim Carr, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau were the top-lobbied ministers in 2018. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with P.E.I. premier

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to sit down with cabinet ministers at 9:30 a.m. for a debriefing after day one of the
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 29, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's agenda today includes a sit-down meeting with P.E.I. premier. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with P.E.I. premier

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 29, 2019
  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to sit down with cabinet ministers at 9:30 a.m. for a debriefing after day one of the

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with P.E.I. premier

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 29, 2019
  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to sit down with cabinet ministers at 9:30 a.m. for a debriefing after day one of the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's agenda today includes a sit-down meeting with P.E.I. premier. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs to mark their first showdown in new West Block chamber; PM to sit down with mayors

  • Good Monday morning, They’re finally back! After six weeks away from the Hill, MPs will be back to sparring with one another in Parliament.
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 28, 2019
After six weeks away from the Hill, MPs will be back to sparring with one another in Parliament. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: MPs to mark their first showdown in new West Block chamber; PM to sit down with mayors

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 28, 2019
  • Good Monday morning, They’re finally back! After six weeks away from the Hill, MPs will be back to sparring with one another in Parliament.

Politics This Morning: MPs to mark their first showdown in new West Block chamber; PM to sit down with mayors

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 28, 2019
  • Good Monday morning, They’re finally back! After six weeks away from the Hill, MPs will be back to sparring with one another in Parliament.
After six weeks away from the Hill, MPs will be back to sparring with one another in Parliament. The Hill Times file photograph

Election-year heavy hitters: the 99 most influential figures to watch in federal politics in 2019

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political fortunes will be put to the test this year. Come October, this year’s pecking order may be wildly different
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, BEATRICE PAEZ, EMILY HAWS | January 28, 2019
This year's crop of influencers wield considerable clout in driving public debate on hot political issues at this stage or changing the course of events, with just nine months to go before the election. The Hill Times graphic by Serena Masonde, with photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Election-year heavy hitters: the 99 most influential figures to watch in federal politics in 2019

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, BEATRICE PAEZ, EMILY HAWS | January 28, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political fortunes will be put to the test this year. Come October, this year’s pecking order may be wildly different

Election-year heavy hitters: the 99 most influential figures to watch in federal politics in 2019

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, BEATRICE PAEZ, EMILY HAWS | January 28, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political fortunes will be put to the test this year. Come October, this year’s pecking order may be wildly different
This year's crop of influencers wield considerable clout in driving public debate on hot political issues at this stage or changing the course of events, with just nine months to go before the election. The Hill Times graphic by Serena Masonde, with photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

‘I would respectfully suggest to Tom Mulcair that he button it up,’ Robinson says Mulcair’s swipes at Singh ‘inappropriate’

  • Former veteran NDP MP Svend Robinson, who wants to make a federal political comeback, says it is inappropriate for ex-leader Tom Mulcair to take
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 25, 2019
Svend Robinson, pictured on Jan. 24, 2019, in the new foyer in West Block. Mr. Robinson is hoping to make a political comeback. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I would respectfully suggest to Tom Mulcair that he button it up,’ Robinson says Mulcair’s swipes at Singh ‘inappropriate’

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 25, 2019
  • Former veteran NDP MP Svend Robinson, who wants to make a federal political comeback, says it is inappropriate for ex-leader Tom Mulcair to take

‘I would respectfully suggest to Tom Mulcair that he button it up,’ Robinson says Mulcair’s swipes at Singh ‘inappropriate’

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 25, 2019
  • Former veteran NDP MP Svend Robinson, who wants to make a federal political comeback, says it is inappropriate for ex-leader Tom Mulcair to take
Svend Robinson, pictured on Jan. 24, 2019, in the new foyer in West Block. Mr. Robinson is hoping to make a political comeback. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Liberal convention in Quebec, as Conservatives descend on Ottawa for retreat

  • Good Friday morning, Canada’s envoy to China, John McCallum, issued a statement Thursday, saying he regrets the comments he made earlier this week regarding Huawei
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 25, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and his caucus will be convening on the Hill tomorrow for their retreat. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Liberal convention in Quebec, as Conservatives descend on Ottawa for retreat

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 25, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Canada’s envoy to China, John McCallum, issued a statement Thursday, saying he regrets the comments he made earlier this week regarding Huawei

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Liberal convention in Quebec, as Conservatives descend on Ottawa for retreat

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 25, 2019
  • Good Friday morning, Canada’s envoy to China, John McCallum, issued a statement Thursday, saying he regrets the comments he made earlier this week regarding Huawei
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and his caucus will be convening on the Hill tomorrow for their retreat. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau in New Brunswick for town hall

  • Good Thursday morning, Here’s a rundown of what’s happening today: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending more time in New Brunswick. His schedule includes a visit
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 24, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to hold a town hall in Miramichi, N.B. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau in New Brunswick for town hall

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 24, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Here’s a rundown of what’s happening today: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending more time in New Brunswick. His schedule includes a visit

Politics This Morning: Trudeau in New Brunswick for town hall

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 24, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Here’s a rundown of what’s happening today: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending more time in New Brunswick. His schedule includes a visit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to hold a town hall in Miramichi, N.B. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Saskatchewan to mark anniversary of school shooting

  • Good Wednesday morning, Here’s a rundown of what is happening today: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, will be in La Loche,
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 23, 2019
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has a couple of events slated for today, including an appearance at a luncheon hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Saskatchewan to mark anniversary of school shooting

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 23, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, Here’s a rundown of what is happening today: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, will be in La Loche,

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Saskatchewan to mark anniversary of school shooting

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 23, 2019
  • Good Wednesday morning, Here’s a rundown of what is happening today: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, will be in La Loche,
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has a couple of events slated for today, including an appearance at a luncheon hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Carr, Bains head to Davos; feds to unveil Canada Food Guide

  • Good Tuesday morning, Here’s a rundown of what’s happening today: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Trade Minister Jim Carr, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains fly to Davos,
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 22, 2019
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, along with Trade Minister Jim Carr and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, are heading to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Carr, Bains head to Davos; feds to unveil Canada Food Guide

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 22, 2019
  • Good Tuesday morning, Here’s a rundown of what’s happening today: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Trade Minister Jim Carr, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains fly to Davos,

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Carr, Bains head to Davos; feds to unveil Canada Food Guide

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 22, 2019
  • Good Tuesday morning, Here’s a rundown of what’s happening today: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Trade Minister Jim Carr, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains fly to Davos,
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, along with Trade Minister Jim Carr and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, are heading to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Singh to make housing announcement; Trudeau to attend national caucus meeting

  • Good Monday morning, Liberal MPs are back on the Hill—at least until the end of today—for the national caucus retreat. Caucus heard from Prime
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 21, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is slated to make an announcement on housing on the streets of Burnaby, B.C. Mr. Singh is in full campaign mode now, with the byelection in Burnaby South coming up in a few weeks. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Singh to make housing announcement; Trudeau to attend national caucus meeting

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 21, 2019
  • Good Monday morning, Liberal MPs are back on the Hill—at least until the end of today—for the national caucus retreat. Caucus heard from Prime

Politics This Morning: Singh to make housing announcement; Trudeau to attend national caucus meeting

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 21, 2019
  • Good Monday morning, Liberal MPs are back on the Hill—at least until the end of today—for the national caucus retreat. Caucus heard from Prime
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is slated to make an announcement on housing on the streets of Burnaby, B.C. Mr. Singh is in full campaign mode now, with the byelection in Burnaby South coming up in a few weeks. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau passes on attempting a do-over on tricky files in cabinet shuffle

  • The Trudeau government’s minor adjustments to its ministerial roster was less about hitting reset on contentious files, more about reacting to the unexpected departure
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 21, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way to the podium to address reporters huddled outside Rideau Hall on Jan. 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau passes on attempting a do-over on tricky files in cabinet shuffle

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 21, 2019
  • The Trudeau government’s minor adjustments to its ministerial roster was less about hitting reset on contentious files, more about reacting to the unexpected departure

Trudeau passes on attempting a do-over on tricky files in cabinet shuffle

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 21, 2019
  • The Trudeau government’s minor adjustments to its ministerial roster was less about hitting reset on contentious files, more about reacting to the unexpected departure
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way to the podium to address reporters huddled outside Rideau Hall on Jan. 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grit caucus lobbied Trudeau for new rural ministerial post, Liberal MP Casey says

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau created a new post to represent rural Canada on economic issues at the demand of rural MPs, according to a
News | BY ABBAS RANA, BEATRICE PAEZ | January 20, 2019
Rookie Liberal MP Bernadette Jordan, who represents South Shore-St. Margarets, N.S., pictured Jan. 14, 2019, at Rideau Hall shortly after she was sworn in as the minister of rural economic development. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grit caucus lobbied Trudeau for new rural ministerial post, Liberal MP Casey says

News | BY ABBAS RANA, BEATRICE PAEZ | January 20, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau created a new post to represent rural Canada on economic issues at the demand of rural MPs, according to a

Grit caucus lobbied Trudeau for new rural ministerial post, Liberal MP Casey says

News | BY ABBAS RANA, BEATRICE PAEZ | January 20, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau created a new post to represent rural Canada on economic issues at the demand of rural MPs, according to a
Rookie Liberal MP Bernadette Jordan, who represents South Shore-St. Margarets, N.S., pictured Jan. 14, 2019, at Rideau Hall shortly after she was sworn in as the minister of rural economic development. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ambassador to China heads to Hill for briefing on detained Canadians

  • Happy Friday, Here’s what’s happening today: Canada’s ambassador to China, John McCallum, will be in Ottawa for a closed-door briefing with the House Foreign Affairs
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 18, 2019
Conservative foreign affairs critic Erin O'Toole address reporters Thursday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee met. The committee unanimously voted for a briefing with ambassador John McCallum, but the oppositions' efforts to make part of the meeting public were shot down. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ambassador to China heads to Hill for briefing on detained Canadians

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 18, 2019
  • Happy Friday, Here’s what’s happening today: Canada’s ambassador to China, John McCallum, will be in Ottawa for a closed-door briefing with the House Foreign Affairs

Politics This Morning: Ambassador to China heads to Hill for briefing on detained Canadians

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | January 18, 2019
  • Happy Friday, Here’s what’s happening today: Canada’s ambassador to China, John McCallum, will be in Ottawa for a closed-door briefing with the House Foreign Affairs
Conservative foreign affairs critic Erin O'Toole address reporters Thursday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee met. The committee unanimously voted for a briefing with ambassador John McCallum, but the oppositions' efforts to make part of the meeting public were shot down. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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