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Beatrice Paez is the digital editor at The Hill Times.

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto
FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
Desmond Cole: 'That responsibility falls to our media, and to our political class, who are overwhelmingly white, and who insist on devaluing Black life in Canada, by telling activist Black people that we don’t have a cause. That we’re being too loud. That we’re emulating what we see in the United States, but that it’s not really happening here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto
Desmond Cole: 'That responsibility falls to our media, and to our political class, who are overwhelmingly white, and who insist on devaluing Black life in Canada, by telling activist Black people that we don’t have a cause. That we’re being too loud. That we’re emulating what we see in the United States, but that it’s not really happening here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto
FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
Desmond Cole: 'That responsibility falls to our media, and to our political class, who are overwhelmingly white, and who insist on devaluing Black life in Canada, by telling activist Black people that we don’t have a cause. That we’re being too loud. That we’re emulating what we see in the United States, but that it’s not really happening here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto
Desmond Cole: 'That responsibility falls to our media, and to our political class, who are overwhelmingly white, and who insist on devaluing Black life in Canada, by telling activist Black people that we don’t have a cause. That we’re being too loud. That we’re emulating what we see in the United States, but that it’s not really happening here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds formally step into legal dispute over fate of Line 5 pipeline

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada has filed a petition in U.S. court in a bid to prevent the decommissioning of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Its
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back against suggestions from Conservatives that the government's legal filing in the dispute over the fate of the Line 5 pipeline represented an admission that its lobbying of the Biden administration had failed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds formally step into legal dispute over fate of Line 5 pipeline

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada has filed a petition in U.S. court in a bid to prevent the decommissioning of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Its

Politics This Morning: Feds formally step into legal dispute over fate of Line 5 pipeline

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada has filed a petition in U.S. court in a bid to prevent the decommissioning of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Its
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back against suggestions from Conservatives that the government's legal filing in the dispute over the fate of the Line 5 pipeline represented an admission that its lobbying of the Biden administration had failed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ appointee to address military sexual misconduct aims to have mandate approval at ‘end of May’

  • The newly appointed senior officer responsible for leading an effort to root out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military says she intends to have
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 11, 2021
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, pictured May 11, 2021, says she will be ‘working very closely’ with former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour, assigned to review the military's handling of complaints, to ensure that her recommendations are adopted even before her yearlong study is finished. Screen capture via ParlVu

Feds’ appointee to address military sexual misconduct aims to have mandate approval at ‘end of May’

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 11, 2021
  • The newly appointed senior officer responsible for leading an effort to root out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military says she intends to have

Feds’ appointee to address military sexual misconduct aims to have mandate approval at ‘end of May’

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 11, 2021
  • The newly appointed senior officer responsible for leading an effort to root out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military says she intends to have
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, pictured May 11, 2021, says she will be ‘working very closely’ with former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour, assigned to review the military's handling of complaints, to ensure that her recommendations are adopted even before her yearlong study is finished. Screen capture via ParlVu

Politics This Morning: Heritage Committee hits pause on Bill C-10, calls on Guilbeault, Lametti to testify

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Heritage Committee unanimously agreed to press pause on its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-10, the controversial legislation granting increased
Justice Minister David Lametti and Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault are being asked to testify on the Bill C-10 this week, as the Heritage Committee pauses its clause-by-clause study of the legislation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Heritage Committee hits pause on Bill C-10, calls on Guilbeault, Lametti to testify

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Heritage Committee unanimously agreed to press pause on its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-10, the controversial legislation granting increased

Politics This Morning: Heritage Committee hits pause on Bill C-10, calls on Guilbeault, Lametti to testify

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Heritage Committee unanimously agreed to press pause on its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-10, the controversial legislation granting increased
Justice Minister David Lametti and Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault are being asked to testify on the Bill C-10 this week, as the Heritage Committee pauses its clause-by-clause study of the legislation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hajdu says take first dose on offer amid concerns over conflicting advice

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu sought to tamp down on concerns from some Canadians over the very rare but serious blood clots linked to
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured with Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canadians should take the first vaccine that is available to them as buyer's remorse sets in for some AstraZeneca recipients. Ms. Hajdu herself received an AstraZeneca jab late last month when she became eligible. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hajdu says take first dose on offer amid concerns over conflicting advice

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu sought to tamp down on concerns from some Canadians over the very rare but serious blood clots linked to

Politics This Morning: Hajdu says take first dose on offer amid concerns over conflicting advice

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu sought to tamp down on concerns from some Canadians over the very rare but serious blood clots linked to
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured with Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canadians should take the first vaccine that is available to them as buyer's remorse sets in for some AstraZeneca recipients. Ms. Hajdu herself received an AstraZeneca jab late last month when she became eligible. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top PMO aide got assurances ‘no one’s safety was at risk’ as probe into Vance allegation hit impasse

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide says she sought assurances from the bureaucracy that “no one’s safety was at risk” when it was unable
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 7, 2021
Chief of staff to the prime minister Katie Telford, pictured May 7, 2021, says she 'was troubled' that the probe couldn't move forward without more information. Screen capture via ParlVu

Top PMO aide got assurances ‘no one’s safety was at risk’ as probe into Vance allegation hit impasse

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 7, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide says she sought assurances from the bureaucracy that “no one’s safety was at risk” when it was unable

Top PMO aide got assurances ‘no one’s safety was at risk’ as probe into Vance allegation hit impasse

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 7, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide says she sought assurances from the bureaucracy that “no one’s safety was at risk” when it was unable
Chief of staff to the prime minister Katie Telford, pictured May 7, 2021, says she 'was troubled' that the probe couldn't move forward without more information. Screen capture via ParlVu

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford to testify before Defence Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the House Defence Committee as part of its probe into
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the Defence Committee over the government's handling of a misconduct allegation against now-former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford to testify before Defence Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the House Defence Committee as part of its probe into

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford to testify before Defence Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the House Defence Committee as part of its probe into
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the Defence Committee over the government's handling of a misconduct allegation against now-former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election speculation, party conventions likely boosted fundraising haul, say strategists

  • The possibility of a looming election likely boosted some opposition parties’ haul in the first few months of the new year, strategists say, with
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 6, 2021
The parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Annamie Paul all saw an increase in money raised in the first few months of 2021 compared to the same period year prior. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Election speculation, party conventions likely boosted fundraising haul, say strategists

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 6, 2021
  • The possibility of a looming election likely boosted some opposition parties’ haul in the first few months of the new year, strategists say, with

Election speculation, party conventions likely boosted fundraising haul, say strategists

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 6, 2021
  • The possibility of a looming election likely boosted some opposition parties’ haul in the first few months of the new year, strategists say, with
The parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Annamie Paul all saw an increase in money raised in the first few months of 2021 compared to the same period year prior. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds could face climate litigation over export-credit agency’s financing of fossil fuel projects, say advocates

  • The Trudeau government could be legally exposed due to its continued financing of carbon-intensive projects unless it takes steps to dramatically scale back this
Opinion | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 4, 2021
International Trade Minister Mary Ng received a letter from environmental groups calling on her to align Export Development Canada's mandate with the government's climate ambitions to reduce dependency on fossil fuel, both internationally and domestically. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds could face climate litigation over export-credit agency’s financing of fossil fuel projects, say advocates

Opinion | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 4, 2021
  • The Trudeau government could be legally exposed due to its continued financing of carbon-intensive projects unless it takes steps to dramatically scale back this

Feds could face climate litigation over export-credit agency’s financing of fossil fuel projects, say advocates

Opinion | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 4, 2021
  • The Trudeau government could be legally exposed due to its continued financing of carbon-intensive projects unless it takes steps to dramatically scale back this
International Trade Minister Mary Ng received a letter from environmental groups calling on her to align Export Development Canada's mandate with the government's climate ambitions to reduce dependency on fossil fuel, both internationally and domestically. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau faces calls from Conservatives to let top aide go over handling of military misconduct probe

  • Good Tuesday morning, Opposition Conservatives have set their sights on a new target, calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief aide Katie Telford over
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to fire his longtime chief of staff Katie Telford, pictured, over how his office handled the allegation against now-retired chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau faces calls from Conservatives to let top aide go over handling of military misconduct probe

  • Good Tuesday morning, Opposition Conservatives have set their sights on a new target, calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief aide Katie Telford over

Politics This Morning: Trudeau faces calls from Conservatives to let top aide go over handling of military misconduct probe

  • Good Tuesday morning, Opposition Conservatives have set their sights on a new target, calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief aide Katie Telford over
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to fire his longtime chief of staff Katie Telford, pictured, over how his office handled the allegation against now-retired chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds tap former Supreme Court justice to undertake review of military misconduct

  • Good Friday morning, Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been enlisted by the government to lead a yearlong, external review of the military’s handling
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the government has tapped former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to oversee the review of the military's handling of sexual misconduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds tap former Supreme Court justice to undertake review of military misconduct

  • Good Friday morning, Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been enlisted by the government to lead a yearlong, external review of the military’s handling

Politics This Morning: Feds tap former Supreme Court justice to undertake review of military misconduct

  • Good Friday morning, Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been enlisted by the government to lead a yearlong, external review of the military’s handling
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the government has tapped former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to oversee the review of the military's handling of sexual misconduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

StatsCan still on hunt for local enumerators in rural, remote areas

  • Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s still on the lookout for local enumerators in rural and remote areas to help administer the upcoming census,
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2021
Census Day kicks off May 3, the day when more than 15 million households will start to receive a yellow envelope to take survey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

StatsCan still on hunt for local enumerators in rural, remote areas

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2021
  • Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s still on the lookout for local enumerators in rural and remote areas to help administer the upcoming census,

StatsCan still on hunt for local enumerators in rural, remote areas

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2021
  • Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s still on the lookout for local enumerators in rural and remote areas to help administer the upcoming census,
Census Day kicks off May 3, the day when more than 15 million households will start to receive a yellow envelope to take survey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

‘Impulsive decision’ to share nude photo is ‘precedent setting,’ says strategist

  • While Parliamentarians inadvertently getting caught on camera may be “bound to happen” during virtual House proceedings, the incident involving Liberal MP Will Amos sets
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2021
Liberal MP John McKay, left, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro, centre right, all say the leaking of a nude image of Liberal MP Will Amos, far right, should not have happened. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of CBC News' YouTube, photograph courtesy of Will Amos' Twitter

‘Impulsive decision’ to share nude photo is ‘precedent setting,’ says strategist

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2021
  • While Parliamentarians inadvertently getting caught on camera may be “bound to happen” during virtual House proceedings, the incident involving Liberal MP Will Amos sets

‘Impulsive decision’ to share nude photo is ‘precedent setting,’ says strategist

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2021
  • While Parliamentarians inadvertently getting caught on camera may be “bound to happen” during virtual House proceedings, the incident involving Liberal MP Will Amos sets
Liberal MP John McKay, left, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro, centre right, all say the leaking of a nude image of Liberal MP Will Amos, far right, should not have happened. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of CBC News' YouTube, photograph courtesy of Will Amos' Twitter

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Ford in talks over feds’ sick-leave benefit, says PM

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated the job of figuring out how Ontario can boost access to the Ottawa’s sick-leave benefit to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 27, 2021, says the government is sending $10-million to the Canadian Red Cross' counterpart in India as the country grapples with the explosive spread of the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Ford in talks over feds’ sick-leave benefit, says PM

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated the job of figuring out how Ontario can boost access to the Ottawa’s sick-leave benefit to

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Ford in talks over feds’ sick-leave benefit, says PM

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated the job of figuring out how Ontario can boost access to the Ottawa’s sick-leave benefit to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 27, 2021, says the government is sending $10-million to the Canadian Red Cross' counterpart in India as the country grapples with the explosive spread of the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: U.S. to share AstraZeneca supply with world

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada hopes to see itself on the list of recipients the United States plans to send vaccines to after the White
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been among those pressing U.S. President Joe Biden to share the stockpile of AstraZeneca doses with countries like Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Flickr photograph by JLHervàs

Politics This Morning: U.S. to share AstraZeneca supply with world

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada hopes to see itself on the list of recipients the United States plans to send vaccines to after the White

Politics This Morning: U.S. to share AstraZeneca supply with world

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada hopes to see itself on the list of recipients the United States plans to send vaccines to after the White
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been among those pressing U.S. President Joe Biden to share the stockpile of AstraZeneca doses with countries like Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Flickr photograph by JLHervàs

Politics This Morning: Anand signals talks progressing with U.S. to procure more AstraZeneca doses

  • Good Monday morning, Procurement Minister Anita Anand hinted that talks with her American counterparts to boost Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca doses are progressing. She told CTV’s Question
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says she's been working the phones with her U.S. counterparts about sending more AstraZeneca doses to Canada. U.S. regulatory authorities have yet to approve that vaccine, but have a stockpile ready for use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Anand signals talks progressing with U.S. to procure more AstraZeneca doses

  • Good Monday morning, Procurement Minister Anita Anand hinted that talks with her American counterparts to boost Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca doses are progressing. She told CTV’s Question

Politics This Morning: Anand signals talks progressing with U.S. to procure more AstraZeneca doses

  • Good Monday morning, Procurement Minister Anita Anand hinted that talks with her American counterparts to boost Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca doses are progressing. She told CTV’s Question
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says she's been working the phones with her U.S. counterparts about sending more AstraZeneca doses to Canada. U.S. regulatory authorities have yet to approve that vaccine, but have a stockpile ready for use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Not a thing’ Trudeau could have ‘taken action on’ in Vance probe, says ex-PMO staffer

  • A former PMO adviser says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been limited in his ability to take action on the misconduct allegations against
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 23, 2021
Former PMO aide Elder Marques, pictured April 23, says the prime minister couldn’t have gotten involved in overseeing follow-through on an investigation, even if he had known about the allegations. Screen capture via CPAC

‘Not a thing’ Trudeau could have ‘taken action on’ in Vance probe, says ex-PMO staffer

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 23, 2021
  • A former PMO adviser says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been limited in his ability to take action on the misconduct allegations against

‘Not a thing’ Trudeau could have ‘taken action on’ in Vance probe, says ex-PMO staffer

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 23, 2021
  • A former PMO adviser says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been limited in his ability to take action on the misconduct allegations against
Former PMO aide Elder Marques, pictured April 23, says the prime minister couldn’t have gotten involved in overseeing follow-through on an investigation, even if he had known about the allegations. Screen capture via CPAC

Canada’s ‘fair share’: report calls for doubling emissions target as Trudeau preps for U.S. climate summit

  • Canada can afford to be far more aggressive in slashing emissions by doubling its previous target of 30 per cent below 2005 levels by
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 21, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be joining 39 other leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, who represent the world’s largest emitters at the U.S.-hosted summit, which starts Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s ‘fair share’: report calls for doubling emissions target as Trudeau preps for U.S. climate summit

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 21, 2021
  • Canada can afford to be far more aggressive in slashing emissions by doubling its previous target of 30 per cent below 2005 levels by

Canada’s ‘fair share’: report calls for doubling emissions target as Trudeau preps for U.S. climate summit

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 21, 2021
  • Canada can afford to be far more aggressive in slashing emissions by doubling its previous target of 30 per cent below 2005 levels by
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be joining 39 other leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, who represent the world’s largest emitters at the U.S.-hosted summit, which starts Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Provinces stake out position on childcare as feds look to hammer out bilateral deals

  • Good Wednesday morning, Several provinces have begun signalling what it would take to get them to negotiating table as the feds seek to make
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 19, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hold a copy of their 2021 budget, which calls for $101.4-billion in new funding over three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Provinces stake out position on childcare as feds look to hammer out bilateral deals

  • Good Wednesday morning, Several provinces have begun signalling what it would take to get them to negotiating table as the feds seek to make

Politics This Morning: Provinces stake out position on childcare as feds look to hammer out bilateral deals

  • Good Wednesday morning, Several provinces have begun signalling what it would take to get them to negotiating table as the feds seek to make
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 19, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hold a copy of their 2021 budget, which calls for $101.4-billion in new funding over three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Freeland debuts first budget featuring $30-billion over five years for child care

  • Good Tuesday morning, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland‘s first budget comes with a host of hefty spending measures, adding up to $101.4-billion over the next three
'After 50 years of talking about it and fighting for it, we’re finally going to get it done,' says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland of the feds' plan to establish a national child-care system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland debuts first budget featuring $30-billion over five years for child care

  • Good Tuesday morning, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland‘s first budget comes with a host of hefty spending measures, adding up to $101.4-billion over the next three

Politics This Morning: Freeland debuts first budget featuring $30-billion over five years for child care

  • Good Tuesday morning, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland‘s first budget comes with a host of hefty spending measures, adding up to $101.4-billion over the next three
'After 50 years of talking about it and fighting for it, we’re finally going to get it done,' says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland of the feds' plan to establish a national child-care system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds likely to be drawn into talks on standardizing use of vaccine passports, despite reticence to wade in

  • The Trudeau government may be intent on leaving it up to premiers to decide whether to implement systems for tracking proof of vaccination, but
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed ambivalence around the use of vaccine passports, saying they raise concerns around 'equity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds likely to be drawn into talks on standardizing use of vaccine passports, despite reticence to wade in

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2021
  • The Trudeau government may be intent on leaving it up to premiers to decide whether to implement systems for tracking proof of vaccination, but

Feds likely to be drawn into talks on standardizing use of vaccine passports, despite reticence to wade in

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2021
  • The Trudeau government may be intent on leaving it up to premiers to decide whether to implement systems for tracking proof of vaccination, but
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed ambivalence around the use of vaccine passports, saying they raise concerns around 'equity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives propose their own carbon price to rival Liberals’

  • Happy Friday, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled a climate plan that calls for a carbon price that’s lower than the Liberals’, reversing course on his
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole unveiled a climate proposal that calls for a substantially lower price on carbon at $20 per tonne, which would rise to $50 per tonne by 2030. The Liberals have set theirs to gradually increase each year, eventually reaching $170 per tonne by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives propose their own carbon price to rival Liberals’

  • Happy Friday, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled a climate plan that calls for a carbon price that’s lower than the Liberals’, reversing course on his

Politics This Morning: Conservatives propose their own carbon price to rival Liberals’

  • Happy Friday, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled a climate plan that calls for a carbon price that’s lower than the Liberals’, reversing course on his
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole unveiled a climate proposal that calls for a substantially lower price on carbon at $20 per tonne, which would rise to $50 per tonne by 2030. The Liberals have set theirs to gradually increase each year, eventually reaching $170 per tonne by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal support for Canada’s oil patch surged during pandemic, says new report

  • The pandemic has facilitated an increase in federal aid to the oil and gas sector in the last year amid the economic downturn, according
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2021
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan's office disputes the addition of the feds' wage subsidy to the group's tally of subsidies to the oil and gas sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal support for Canada’s oil patch surged during pandemic, says new report

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2021
  • The pandemic has facilitated an increase in federal aid to the oil and gas sector in the last year amid the economic downturn, according

Federal support for Canada’s oil patch surged during pandemic, says new report

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2021
  • The pandemic has facilitated an increase in federal aid to the oil and gas sector in the last year amid the economic downturn, according
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan's office disputes the addition of the feds' wage subsidy to the group's tally of subsidies to the oil and gas sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds taking stock of U.S.’ pause of J&J vaccine rollout over concerns about blood clots

  • Good Wednesday morning, Health Canada has reported one case of a rare blood clot linked to a Quebec woman who received the AstraZeneca vaccine;

Politics This Morning: Feds taking stock of U.S.’ pause of J&J vaccine rollout over concerns about blood clots

  • Good Wednesday morning, Health Canada has reported one case of a rare blood clot linked to a Quebec woman who received the AstraZeneca vaccine;

Politics This Morning: Feds taking stock of U.S.’ pause of J&J vaccine rollout over concerns about blood clots

  • Good Wednesday morning, Health Canada has reported one case of a rare blood clot linked to a Quebec woman who received the AstraZeneca vaccine;

Liberals endorse basic income, whistleblower protections, ‘green new deal’ at convention

  • Liberal Party members sailed through many of the policy proposals without much debate at the party’s convention Saturday, endorsing resolutions that ranged from calling
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 10, 2021
Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier served as co-chair of the Liberals' 2021 policy convention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals endorse basic income, whistleblower protections, ‘green new deal’ at convention

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 10, 2021
  • Liberal Party members sailed through many of the policy proposals without much debate at the party’s convention Saturday, endorsing resolutions that ranged from calling

Liberals endorse basic income, whistleblower protections, ‘green new deal’ at convention

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 10, 2021
  • Liberal Party members sailed through many of the policy proposals without much debate at the party’s convention Saturday, endorsing resolutions that ranged from calling
Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier served as co-chair of the Liberals' 2021 policy convention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs Fergus, Ien reflect on death of George Floyd nearly a year since his killing

  • The death of yet another Black man at the hands of police last spring propelled Liberal MP Marci Ien to run for political office
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 9, 2021
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, Justice Minister David Lametti, and Trade Minister Mary Ng were part of a panel discussion April 9 on systemic racism at the Liberal Party convention. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs Fergus, Ien reflect on death of George Floyd nearly a year since his killing

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 9, 2021
  • The death of yet another Black man at the hands of police last spring propelled Liberal MP Marci Ien to run for political office

Liberal MPs Fergus, Ien reflect on death of George Floyd nearly a year since his killing

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 9, 2021
  • The death of yet another Black man at the hands of police last spring propelled Liberal MP Marci Ien to run for political office
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, Justice Minister David Lametti, and Trade Minister Mary Ng were part of a panel discussion April 9 on systemic racism at the Liberal Party convention. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘They have a tipping point’: Alexandra Morton on her unrelenting fight to save B.C.’s wild salmon

  • Alexandra Morton isn’t your average scientist. She says she’s been tailed, surveilled, and taken to court for trespassing, all in an effort to dissuade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
Alexandra Morton says she has wanted to leave the fight behind ages ago, but is unable to extricate herself. 'When you look at this planet, and you're in a position where I am, where I know so much, I just really can't let it go,' she says. Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House/Sea Shepherd

‘They have a tipping point’: Alexandra Morton on her unrelenting fight to save B.C.’s wild salmon

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
  • Alexandra Morton isn’t your average scientist. She says she’s been tailed, surveilled, and taken to court for trespassing, all in an effort to dissuade

‘They have a tipping point’: Alexandra Morton on her unrelenting fight to save B.C.’s wild salmon

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
  • Alexandra Morton isn’t your average scientist. She says she’s been tailed, surveilled, and taken to court for trespassing, all in an effort to dissuade
Alexandra Morton says she has wanted to leave the fight behind ages ago, but is unable to extricate herself. 'When you look at this planet, and you're in a position where I am, where I know so much, I just really can't let it go,' she says. Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House/Sea Shepherd
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Champagne says he repaid mortgages owed to state-run Bank of China, after facing scrutiny from opposition

  • Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he has fully repaid the mortgages he had with the state-run Bank of China after facing criticism from
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 23, 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured June 23, 2020, said he feels he has been 'very transparent' with the public about his financial obligations. Screen capture via ParlVu

Champagne says he repaid mortgages owed to state-run Bank of China, after facing scrutiny from opposition

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 23, 2020
  • Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he has fully repaid the mortgages he had with the state-run Bank of China after facing criticism from

Champagne says he repaid mortgages owed to state-run Bank of China, after facing scrutiny from opposition

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 23, 2020
  • Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he has fully repaid the mortgages he had with the state-run Bank of China after facing criticism from
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured June 23, 2020, said he feels he has been 'very transparent' with the public about his financial obligations. Screen capture via ParlVu

Politics This Morning: Pompeo joins feds in calling out China for ‘politically motivated’ charges against detainees

  • Good Tuesday morning, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined the Trudeau government in condemning Beijing for its “politically motivated” charges against Canadians Michael Spavor
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pictured with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, joined the Trudeau government in condemning Beijing for its 'politically motivated' charges against Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Pompeo joins feds in calling out China for ‘politically motivated’ charges against detainees

  • Good Tuesday morning, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined the Trudeau government in condemning Beijing for its “politically motivated” charges against Canadians Michael Spavor

Politics This Morning: Pompeo joins feds in calling out China for ‘politically motivated’ charges against detainees

  • Good Tuesday morning, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined the Trudeau government in condemning Beijing for its “politically motivated” charges against Canadians Michael Spavor
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pictured with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, joined the Trudeau government in condemning Beijing for its 'politically motivated' charges against Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds’ China policy under renewed scrutiny after Beijing moves to indict detainees

  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s China policy is under intense scrutiny following Beijing’s move to indict the two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor,
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds’ China policy under renewed scrutiny after Beijing moves to indict detainees

  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s China policy is under intense scrutiny following Beijing’s move to indict the two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor,

Politics This Morning: Feds’ China policy under renewed scrutiny after Beijing moves to indict detainees

  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s China policy is under intense scrutiny following Beijing’s move to indict the two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor,
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Not a federal report I can write and just table’: Bennett says ‘consensus’ needed before MMIWG action plan’s release

  • Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says “consensus” is needed before the federal government can release its delayed national action plan in response to the
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 19, 2020
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured in a committee meeting over Zoom, was repeatedly questioned on when the government plans to release a national action plan in response to the national inquiry into MMIWG. Screen capture via ParlVu

‘Not a federal report I can write and just table’: Bennett says ‘consensus’ needed before MMIWG action plan’s release

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 19, 2020
  • Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says “consensus” is needed before the federal government can release its delayed national action plan in response to the

‘Not a federal report I can write and just table’: Bennett says ‘consensus’ needed before MMIWG action plan’s release

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 19, 2020
  • Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says “consensus” is needed before the federal government can release its delayed national action plan in response to the
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured in a committee meeting over Zoom, was repeatedly questioned on when the government plans to release a national action plan in response to the national inquiry into MMIWG. Screen capture via ParlVu

Politics This Morning: Feds to roll out national contact-tracing app in July

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is preparing to launch a voluntary contact-tracing app in July. The app was developed in consultation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 18, says he hopes uptake of the voluntary app will be at least 50 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds to roll out national contact-tracing app in July

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is preparing to launch a voluntary contact-tracing app in July. The app was developed in consultation

Politics This Morning: Feds to roll out national contact-tracing app in July

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is preparing to launch a voluntary contact-tracing app in July. The app was developed in consultation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 18, says he hopes uptake of the voluntary app will be at least 50 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If feds can marshal massive, rapid response to pandemic, they ‘can find a way’ to stop systemic racism, say top experts and some Parliamentarians

  • The global pandemic has shown the federal government is capable of marshalling resources and a rapid response to mitigate a financial shock, and there’s
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 18, 2020
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, chair of the Black caucus, Sen. Mobina Jaffer, civil rights lawyer Anthony Morgan, Sen. Rosemary Moodie, NDP MP Matthew Green, and Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard. 'Looking at all the social sciences that already exist, it’s clear we do not need to have a commission or have some kind of a new report or study,' says Green. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade; photos courtesy of Senate of Canada, Twitter

If feds can marshal massive, rapid response to pandemic, they ‘can find a way’ to stop systemic racism, say top experts and some Parliamentarians

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 18, 2020
  • The global pandemic has shown the federal government is capable of marshalling resources and a rapid response to mitigate a financial shock, and there’s

If feds can marshal massive, rapid response to pandemic, they ‘can find a way’ to stop systemic racism, say top experts and some Parliamentarians

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 18, 2020
  • The global pandemic has shown the federal government is capable of marshalling resources and a rapid response to mitigate a financial shock, and there’s
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, chair of the Black caucus, Sen. Mobina Jaffer, civil rights lawyer Anthony Morgan, Sen. Rosemary Moodie, NDP MP Matthew Green, and Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard. 'Looking at all the social sciences that already exist, it’s clear we do not need to have a commission or have some kind of a new report or study,' says Green. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade; photos courtesy of Senate of Canada, Twitter

Politics This Morning: Fiscal ‘snapshot’ to come in July, says Trudeau

  • Good Thursday morning, After repeatedly brushing off calls to release a budget or fiscal update, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government plans to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 16, says a fiscal snapshot will be released July 8, when the House returns briefly as part of an agreement the government negotiated with the NDP. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Fiscal ‘snapshot’ to come in July, says Trudeau

  • Good Thursday morning, After repeatedly brushing off calls to release a budget or fiscal update, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government plans to

Politics This Morning: Fiscal ‘snapshot’ to come in July, says Trudeau

  • Good Thursday morning, After repeatedly brushing off calls to release a budget or fiscal update, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government plans to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 16, says a fiscal snapshot will be released July 8, when the House returns briefly as part of an agreement the government negotiated with the NDP. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh booted from Chamber during estimates debate after racism spat with Bloc

  • Debate on the latest supplementary estimates, which were later adopted “on division,” hit a momentary snag after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh accused a Bloc
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 17, 2020
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on May 13 in West Block, was kicked out of the House of Commons on Wednesday after he refused to apologize for calling a member of Bloc Québécois a racist after they voted against his motion to address systemic racism in the RCMP. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh booted from Chamber during estimates debate after racism spat with Bloc

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 17, 2020
  • Debate on the latest supplementary estimates, which were later adopted “on division,” hit a momentary snag after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh accused a Bloc

Singh booted from Chamber during estimates debate after racism spat with Bloc

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 17, 2020
  • Debate on the latest supplementary estimates, which were later adopted “on division,” hit a momentary snag after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh accused a Bloc
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on May 13 in West Block, was kicked out of the House of Commons on Wednesday after he refused to apologize for calling a member of Bloc Québécois a racist after they voted against his motion to address systemic racism in the RCMP. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada faces off against Norway, Ireland for Security Council seat

  • Good Wednesday morning, All 193 UN General Assembly members will be casting a secret ballot for the Security Council elections, which has Canada competing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured exactly a year ago with UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet. The UN General Assembly is holding Security Council elections today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada faces off against Norway, Ireland for Security Council seat

  • Good Wednesday morning, All 193 UN General Assembly members will be casting a secret ballot for the Security Council elections, which has Canada competing

Politics This Morning: Canada faces off against Norway, Ireland for Security Council seat

  • Good Wednesday morning, All 193 UN General Assembly members will be casting a secret ballot for the Security Council elections, which has Canada competing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured exactly a year ago with UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet. The UN General Assembly is holding Security Council elections today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Black Parliamentary Caucus issues raft of proposals to address racial inequities

  • The Black Parliamentary Caucus is appealing to governments across the country to act on a series of reforms aimed at addressing the structural inequities
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 16, 2020
Liberal MP Greg Fergus chairs the Black Parliamentary Caucus, which is calling on the feds to establish an 'anti-Black racism directorate' in the Privy Council Office to monitor its progress. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Black Parliamentary Caucus issues raft of proposals to address racial inequities

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 16, 2020
  • The Black Parliamentary Caucus is appealing to governments across the country to act on a series of reforms aimed at addressing the structural inequities

Black Parliamentary Caucus issues raft of proposals to address racial inequities

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 16, 2020
  • The Black Parliamentary Caucus is appealing to governments across the country to act on a series of reforms aimed at addressing the structural inequities
Liberal MP Greg Fergus chairs the Black Parliamentary Caucus, which is calling on the feds to establish an 'anti-Black racism directorate' in the Privy Council Office to monitor its progress. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Feds signal plan to extend emergency relief benefit

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government looking to extend CERB payments past its looming end date to those struggling to find
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 11, 2020, says more details will be coming 'later this week' on the government's plan to extend the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. The signal comes ahead of a confidence vote on Wednesday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds signal plan to extend emergency relief benefit

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government looking to extend CERB payments past its looming end date to those struggling to find

Politics This Morning: Feds signal plan to extend emergency relief benefit

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government looking to extend CERB payments past its looming end date to those struggling to find
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 11, 2020, says more details will be coming 'later this week' on the government's plan to extend the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. The signal comes ahead of a confidence vote on Wednesday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In renewed push to overhaul First Nations policing, a call for shift away from ‘colonial’ approach

  • Amid increasing pressure on the government to overhaul policing services, some experts and Parliamentarians say Ottawa should resist “politically expedient” changes that fail to
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 12, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured May 25, 2020, is responsible for co-developing new legislative framework for police services in the wake of a string of violent run-ins Indigenous people have had with police in recent weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In renewed push to overhaul First Nations policing, a call for shift away from ‘colonial’ approach

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 12, 2020
  • Amid increasing pressure on the government to overhaul policing services, some experts and Parliamentarians say Ottawa should resist “politically expedient” changes that fail to

In renewed push to overhaul First Nations policing, a call for shift away from ‘colonial’ approach

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 12, 2020
  • Amid increasing pressure on the government to overhaul policing services, some experts and Parliamentarians say Ottawa should resist “politically expedient” changes that fail to
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured May 25, 2020, is responsible for co-developing new legislative framework for police services in the wake of a string of violent run-ins Indigenous people have had with police in recent weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds petition court for second extension on tweaks to medical assistance in dying law

  • Good Friday morning, Justice Minister David Lametti and Health Minister Patty Hajdu are appealing to the Superior Court of Quebec for another five-month extension to change the
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured, and Health Minister Patty Hajdu are petitioning a Quebec court for another five-month extension to change the medical assistance in dying law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds petition court for second extension on tweaks to medical assistance in dying law

  • Good Friday morning, Justice Minister David Lametti and Health Minister Patty Hajdu are appealing to the Superior Court of Quebec for another five-month extension to change the

Politics This Morning: Feds petition court for second extension on tweaks to medical assistance in dying law

  • Good Friday morning, Justice Minister David Lametti and Health Minister Patty Hajdu are appealing to the Superior Court of Quebec for another five-month extension to change the
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured, and Health Minister Patty Hajdu are petitioning a Quebec court for another five-month extension to change the medical assistance in dying law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Singh says Liberals unwilling to ‘meet halfway’ in talks over new emergency bill

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a commencement address to the class of 2020, commending them for their perseverance at a time when the
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says there was no effort from the government to 'meet halfway' in amending the legislation to avoid the use of fines and jail time to send a message to CERB fraudsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Singh says Liberals unwilling to ‘meet halfway’ in talks over new emergency bill

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a commencement address to the class of 2020, commending them for their perseverance at a time when the

Politics This Morning: Singh says Liberals unwilling to ‘meet halfway’ in talks over new emergency bill

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a commencement address to the class of 2020, commending them for their perseverance at a time when the
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says there was no effort from the government to 'meet halfway' in amending the legislation to avoid the use of fines and jail time to send a message to CERB fraudsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget watchdog says CERB extension could cost another $60-billion

  • Canada’s budget watchdog estimates that extending and modifying the Canada Emergency Response Benefit for several more months for workers unable to find steady employment
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 10, 2020
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux's office estimates that extending the program alone from June 1, 2020, to Jan. 31, 2021, could cost $57-billion. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget watchdog says CERB extension could cost another $60-billion

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 10, 2020
  • Canada’s budget watchdog estimates that extending and modifying the Canada Emergency Response Benefit for several more months for workers unable to find steady employment

Budget watchdog says CERB extension could cost another $60-billion

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | June 10, 2020
  • Canada’s budget watchdog estimates that extending and modifying the Canada Emergency Response Benefit for several more months for workers unable to find steady employment
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux's office estimates that extending the program alone from June 1, 2020, to Jan. 31, 2021, could cost $57-billion. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Release of fiscal update amid pandemic ‘an exercise in invention and imagination,’ says Trudeau

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again defended his government’s inability to commit to releasing a fiscal update amid the pandemic, saying it
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says lingering uncertainty around the job prospects of the three million unemployed Canadians and the wider public's level of risk tolerance for resuming everyday activities makes it difficult to predict what the country's economic health will be in the next few months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Release of fiscal update amid pandemic ‘an exercise in invention and imagination,’ says Trudeau

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again defended his government’s inability to commit to releasing a fiscal update amid the pandemic, saying it

Politics This Morning: Release of fiscal update amid pandemic ‘an exercise in invention and imagination,’ says Trudeau

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again defended his government’s inability to commit to releasing a fiscal update amid the pandemic, saying it
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says lingering uncertainty around the job prospects of the three million unemployed Canadians and the wider public's level of risk tolerance for resuming everyday activities makes it difficult to predict what the country's economic health will be in the next few months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds to push for use of body cameras by cops, as advocates say commitment misses the mark

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is going to be pushing for the use of body cameras in his discussions with premiers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the widespread adoption of body cameras by police can help show a level of 'transparency' in the wake of demonstrations decrying systemic racism. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds to push for use of body cameras by cops, as advocates say commitment misses the mark

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is going to be pushing for the use of body cameras in his discussions with premiers

Politics This Morning: Feds to push for use of body cameras by cops, as advocates say commitment misses the mark

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is going to be pushing for the use of body cameras in his discussions with premiers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the widespread adoption of body cameras by police can help show a level of 'transparency' in the wake of demonstrations decrying systemic racism. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: RCMP officers drew nearly 3,000 complaints in 2018-19; most kept confidential

  • Good Monday morning, Nearly 3,000 complaints were filed in 2018-19 against RCMP officers to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission. That marked a 13
Thousands of demonstrators gather on Parliament Hill for the 'No Peace Until Justice' rally on June 5, 2020. Numerous protests drawing tens of thousands across the U.S., Canada, and other countries took place over the weekend in a show of solidarity with Black communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: RCMP officers drew nearly 3,000 complaints in 2018-19; most kept confidential

  • Good Monday morning, Nearly 3,000 complaints were filed in 2018-19 against RCMP officers to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission. That marked a 13

Politics This Morning: RCMP officers drew nearly 3,000 complaints in 2018-19; most kept confidential

  • Good Monday morning, Nearly 3,000 complaints were filed in 2018-19 against RCMP officers to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission. That marked a 13
Thousands of demonstrators gather on Parliament Hill for the 'No Peace Until Justice' rally on June 5, 2020. Numerous protests drawing tens of thousands across the U.S., Canada, and other countries took place over the weekend in a show of solidarity with Black communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition MPs working to reopen dormant Canada-China Relations Committee

  • Opposition MPs are seeking to restart the work of the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations to address a dire situation in Hong Kong
News | BY NEIL MOSS, BEATRICE PAEZ | June 8, 2020
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, left, NDP MP Jack Harris, and Bloc MP Stéphane Bergeron say they want to see the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations reopened. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Opposition MPs working to reopen dormant Canada-China Relations Committee

News | BY NEIL MOSS, BEATRICE PAEZ | June 8, 2020
  • Opposition MPs are seeking to restart the work of the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations to address a dire situation in Hong Kong

Opposition MPs working to reopen dormant Canada-China Relations Committee

News | BY NEIL MOSS, BEATRICE PAEZ | June 8, 2020
  • Opposition MPs are seeking to restart the work of the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations to address a dire situation in Hong Kong
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, left, NDP MP Jack Harris, and Bloc MP Stéphane Bergeron say they want to see the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations reopened. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Politics This Morning: Canada slowing COVID-19 infection rate, but threat remains as restrictions ease, says Tam

  • Good Friday morning, Fresh figures from federal public health officials showed that Quebec and Ontario account for more than 90 per cent of the
The feds' latest COVID-19 projections show signs that the infection rate is slowing down, though Dr. Theresa Tam warns that the risk of a second wave remains, as provinces loosen lockdown measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada slowing COVID-19 infection rate, but threat remains as restrictions ease, says Tam

  • Good Friday morning, Fresh figures from federal public health officials showed that Quebec and Ontario account for more than 90 per cent of the

Politics This Morning: Canada slowing COVID-19 infection rate, but threat remains as restrictions ease, says Tam

  • Good Friday morning, Fresh figures from federal public health officials showed that Quebec and Ontario account for more than 90 per cent of the
The feds' latest COVID-19 projections show signs that the infection rate is slowing down, though Dr. Theresa Tam warns that the risk of a second wave remains, as provinces loosen lockdown measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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