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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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Electronic voting still remote possibility in ‘near future,’ House Speaker Rota tells committee

  • With Parliamentarians encouraged to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a House committee tasked with studying how virtual sittings can be held
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 21, 2020
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured arriving at a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Nov. 7, 2019, says efforts must be made to ensure the rights of MPs are not impeded in the transition to virtual sittings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electronic voting still remote possibility in ‘near future,’ House Speaker Rota tells committee

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 21, 2020
  • With Parliamentarians encouraged to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a House committee tasked with studying how virtual sittings can be held

Electronic voting still remote possibility in ‘near future,’ House Speaker Rota tells committee

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 21, 2020
  • With Parliamentarians encouraged to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a House committee tasked with studying how virtual sittings can be held
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured arriving at a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Nov. 7, 2019, says efforts must be made to ensure the rights of MPs are not impeded in the transition to virtual sittings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau reiterates pledge to tighten gun-control measures as country grieves over deadly shooting

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated the government’s commitment to tabling legislation that would ban assault-style weapons following the deadly shooting in a rural
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government was 'on the verge' of introducing legislation that would ban assault-style weapons until the pandemic hit and derailed its legislative agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau reiterates pledge to tighten gun-control measures as country grieves over deadly shooting

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated the government’s commitment to tabling legislation that would ban assault-style weapons following the deadly shooting in a rural

Politics This Morning: Trudeau reiterates pledge to tighten gun-control measures as country grieves over deadly shooting

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated the government’s commitment to tabling legislation that would ban assault-style weapons following the deadly shooting in a rural
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government was 'on the verge' of introducing legislation that would ban assault-style weapons until the pandemic hit and derailed its legislative agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House votes to meet in person once a week, despite Conservatives’ push to expand sittings

  • The government won a vote in the House of Commons Monday that will cause MPs to meet in the Chamber on Parliament Hill once
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 20, 2020
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, pictured April 20 with ministers Jean-Yves Duclos and Marc Miller, telling MPs that the government has support from the Bloc Québécois and the NDP to limit in-person sittings to one per week, along with holding virtual sittings Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House votes to meet in person once a week, despite Conservatives’ push to expand sittings

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 20, 2020
  • The government won a vote in the House of Commons Monday that will cause MPs to meet in the Chamber on Parliament Hill once

House votes to meet in person once a week, despite Conservatives’ push to expand sittings

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 20, 2020
  • The government won a vote in the House of Commons Monday that will cause MPs to meet in the Chamber on Parliament Hill once
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, pictured April 20 with ministers Jean-Yves Duclos and Marc Miller, telling MPs that the government has support from the Bloc Québécois and the NDP to limit in-person sittings to one per week, along with holding virtual sittings Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals, Conservatives struggle to reach deal on Parliament’s return

  • Good Monday morning, The Trudeau government and the Conservatives struggled to reach an agreement over the House’s return several hours before the motion that
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's proposal to limit in-person sittings to one day a week, while allowing for a series of mini virtual sessions, balances public health considerations and need for accountability. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals, Conservatives struggle to reach deal on Parliament’s return

  • Good Monday morning, The Trudeau government and the Conservatives struggled to reach an agreement over the House’s return several hours before the motion that

Politics This Morning: Liberals, Conservatives struggle to reach deal on Parliament’s return

  • Good Monday morning, The Trudeau government and the Conservatives struggled to reach an agreement over the House’s return several hours before the motion that
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's proposal to limit in-person sittings to one day a week, while allowing for a series of mini virtual sessions, balances public health considerations and need for accountability. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland says Ottawa grappling with concerns over food shortages as pandemic hits processing plants

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brushed aside the notion that the Canada-U.S. border restrictions would be fully lifted soon, saying that the closure
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on April 16, says the government is focusing its efforts on responding to growing concerns of threats to Canada's food supply as the processing sector faces shortfalls in labour due to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland says Ottawa grappling with concerns over food shortages as pandemic hits processing plants

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brushed aside the notion that the Canada-U.S. border restrictions would be fully lifted soon, saying that the closure

Politics This Morning: Freeland says Ottawa grappling with concerns over food shortages as pandemic hits processing plants

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brushed aside the notion that the Canada-U.S. border restrictions would be fully lifted soon, saying that the closure
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on April 16, says the government is focusing its efforts on responding to growing concerns of threats to Canada's food supply as the processing sector faces shortfalls in labour due to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Onus on government to hash out deal with parties for parliamentary sittings, says Conservative House leader Bergen

  • Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen says it’s now up to the government to accede to some of the proposals opposition parties have offered in
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2020
Conservative House leader Candice Bergen, pictured in March 2019, says her party is hoping the government shifts its position and will be open to holding reduced in-person sittings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Onus on government to hash out deal with parties for parliamentary sittings, says Conservative House leader Bergen

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2020
  • Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen says it’s now up to the government to accede to some of the proposals opposition parties have offered in

Onus on government to hash out deal with parties for parliamentary sittings, says Conservative House leader Bergen

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2020
  • Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen says it’s now up to the government to accede to some of the proposals opposition parties have offered in
Conservative House leader Candice Bergen, pictured in March 2019, says her party is hoping the government shifts its position and will be open to holding reduced in-person sittings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PROC to hear from House Speaker, clerk next week as it studies plan for virtual sittings

  • The Procedure and House Affairs Committee is planning to hear from the House Speaker and clerk next week as it fleshes out its study
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2020
Liberal MP Ruby Sahota, chair of PROC, says the committee has four or five meetings left before it is expected to report back to Parliament on the feasibility of holding virtual sittings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PROC to hear from House Speaker, clerk next week as it studies plan for virtual sittings

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2020
  • The Procedure and House Affairs Committee is planning to hear from the House Speaker and clerk next week as it fleshes out its study

PROC to hear from House Speaker, clerk next week as it studies plan for virtual sittings

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2020
  • The Procedure and House Affairs Committee is planning to hear from the House Speaker and clerk next week as it fleshes out its study
Liberal MP Ruby Sahota, chair of PROC, says the committee has four or five meetings left before it is expected to report back to Parliament on the feasibility of holding virtual sittings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to convene virtually with G7 counterparts in wake of U.S.’ move to withdraw WHO funding

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to convene virtually with his G7 counterparts over their response to the pandemic. The call
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 11, is set to speak with premiers Thursday evening to discuss efforts to boost the wages of low-income front-line workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to convene virtually with G7 counterparts in wake of U.S.’ move to withdraw WHO funding

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to convene virtually with his G7 counterparts over their response to the pandemic. The call

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to convene virtually with G7 counterparts in wake of U.S.’ move to withdraw WHO funding

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to convene virtually with his G7 counterparts over their response to the pandemic. The call
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 11, is set to speak with premiers Thursday evening to discuss efforts to boost the wages of low-income front-line workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Essential front-line workers to receive temporary wage boost, says Trudeau

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is in talks with the premiers to provide a temporary wage boost to essential front-line workers earning
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 14, says he’s holding a call with premiers Thursday evening to discuss rolling out the wage boost for essential workers ‘as quickly as possible.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Essential front-line workers to receive temporary wage boost, says Trudeau

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is in talks with the premiers to provide a temporary wage boost to essential front-line workers earning

Essential front-line workers to receive temporary wage boost, says Trudeau

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is in talks with the premiers to provide a temporary wage boost to essential front-line workers earning
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 14, says he’s holding a call with premiers Thursday evening to discuss rolling out the wage boost for essential workers ‘as quickly as possible.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic crisis tests durability of MPs’ parliamentary privileges, say MPs, experts

  • As parliamentary privileges are tested amid the pandemic, with one MP crying foul over the leaking of draft legislation, experts say it has underscored
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 11 during the second recall of Parliament to pass the feds' wage-subsidy bill, along with cabinet ministers Chrystia Freeland, Pablo Rodriguez, Mary Ng, Bill Morneau, and Carla Qualtrough, who were among those present for the vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic crisis tests durability of MPs’ parliamentary privileges, say MPs, experts

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
  • As parliamentary privileges are tested amid the pandemic, with one MP crying foul over the leaking of draft legislation, experts say it has underscored

Pandemic crisis tests durability of MPs’ parliamentary privileges, say MPs, experts

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
  • As parliamentary privileges are tested amid the pandemic, with one MP crying foul over the leaking of draft legislation, experts say it has underscored
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 11 during the second recall of Parliament to pass the feds' wage-subsidy bill, along with cabinet ministers Chrystia Freeland, Pablo Rodriguez, Mary Ng, Bill Morneau, and Carla Qualtrough, who were among those present for the vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canada’s forgotten public health emergency’: opioid crisis rages amid the pandemic, says former Harper aide

  • With public health officials largely preoccupied with beating back the spread of the stealthy coronavirus, Benjamin Perrin, a former senior aide to then-prime minister
FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
Benjamin Perrin, a former senior adviser to then-prime minister Stephen Harper, is the author of a new book, Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis, in which he outlines a series of policy recommendations for ramping up political support for decriminalizing the treatment of those with addictions. Photographs courtesy of Benjamin Perrin and Penguin Random House

‘Canada’s forgotten public health emergency’: opioid crisis rages amid the pandemic, says former Harper aide

FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
  • With public health officials largely preoccupied with beating back the spread of the stealthy coronavirus, Benjamin Perrin, a former senior aide to then-prime minister

‘Canada’s forgotten public health emergency’: opioid crisis rages amid the pandemic, says former Harper aide

FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
  • With public health officials largely preoccupied with beating back the spread of the stealthy coronavirus, Benjamin Perrin, a former senior aide to then-prime minister
Benjamin Perrin, a former senior adviser to then-prime minister Stephen Harper, is the author of a new book, Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis, in which he outlines a series of policy recommendations for ramping up political support for decriminalizing the treatment of those with addictions. Photographs courtesy of Benjamin Perrin and Penguin Random House

Politics This Morning: Feds require proof of ‘credible’ quarantine plan

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says travellers arriving in Canada are now required to prove that they have a “credible” quarantine plan, otherwise they
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 14, says a gradual reopening of the economy is 'still weeks away.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds require proof of ‘credible’ quarantine plan

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says travellers arriving in Canada are now required to prove that they have a “credible” quarantine plan, otherwise they

Politics This Morning: Feds require proof of ‘credible’ quarantine plan

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says travellers arriving in Canada are now required to prove that they have a “credible” quarantine plan, otherwise they
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 14, says a gradual reopening of the economy is 'still weeks away.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: almost six million Canadians claim jobless benefits

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back to the daily routine of delivering pressers from Rideau Cottage, where he’s set to address reporters
After taking a couple of days off, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 11 on the Hill, is back to the routine of delivering daily pressers today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: almost six million Canadians claim jobless benefits

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back to the daily routine of delivering pressers from Rideau Cottage, where he’s set to address reporters

Politics This Morning: almost six million Canadians claim jobless benefits

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back to the daily routine of delivering pressers from Rideau Cottage, where he’s set to address reporters
After taking a couple of days off, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 11 on the Hill, is back to the routine of delivering daily pressers today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Parliament to sit over Easter weekend to pass feds’ wage subsidy bill

  • Good Friday morning, Parliament is set to sit over the long weekend to pass the feds’ $73-billion wage subsidy, with the House is slated
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians can expect to brace up to 18 months of physical-distancing measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Parliament to sit over Easter weekend to pass feds’ wage subsidy bill

  • Good Friday morning, Parliament is set to sit over the long weekend to pass the feds’ $73-billion wage subsidy, with the House is slated

Politics This Morning: Parliament to sit over Easter weekend to pass feds’ wage subsidy bill

  • Good Friday morning, Parliament is set to sit over the long weekend to pass the feds’ $73-billion wage subsidy, with the House is slated
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians can expect to brace up to 18 months of physical-distancing measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez says House administration eyeing four-week timeline for ‘virtual sittings’

  • Good Thursday morning, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez  the House administration is working towards a four-week timeline for convening virtual sittings of the House. His
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez says the House administration is 'looking into the possibility' of convening Parliament virtually in four weeks' time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez says House administration eyeing four-week timeline for ‘virtual sittings’

  • Good Thursday morning, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez  the House administration is working towards a four-week timeline for convening virtual sittings of the House. His

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez says House administration eyeing four-week timeline for ‘virtual sittings’

  • Good Thursday morning, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez  the House administration is working towards a four-week timeline for convening virtual sittings of the House. His
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez says the House administration is 'looking into the possibility' of convening Parliament virtually in four weeks' time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says 30,000 masks made in Canada in production

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government has enlisted a number of companies, including Thornhill Medical and CAE, to help produce 30,000
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 7, says the government has struck a deal with a number of companies to produce 30,000 ventilators in Canada. It's unclear at this stage whether Canada would be in need of that many, or whether that would be enough to meet enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says 30,000 masks made in Canada in production

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government has enlisted a number of companies, including Thornhill Medical and CAE, to help produce 30,000

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says 30,000 masks made in Canada in production

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government has enlisted a number of companies, including Thornhill Medical and CAE, to help produce 30,000
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 7, says the government has struck a deal with a number of companies to produce 30,000 ventilators in Canada. It's unclear at this stage whether Canada would be in need of that many, or whether that would be enough to meet enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada’s top doctor says wearing non-medical masks ‘sensible’ in certain situations

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is working to making further tweaks to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to help those without
Dr. Theresa Tam says non-medical supplies should not be used as a substitute for the public-health measures being taken. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada’s top doctor says wearing non-medical masks ‘sensible’ in certain situations

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is working to making further tweaks to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to help those without

Politics This Morning: Canada’s top doctor says wearing non-medical masks ‘sensible’ in certain situations

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is working to making further tweaks to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to help those without
Dr. Theresa Tam says non-medical supplies should not be used as a substitute for the public-health measures being taken. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau says feds ‘expect’ shipment of medical supplies from U.S. amid concerns from Ontario over delays

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government continues to have “very productive” discussions with the Trump administration over the shipment of medical supplies needed
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 6, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he expects 'those supplies to be delivered,' citing a call that his top diplomat and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had on Monday morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau says feds ‘expect’ shipment of medical supplies from U.S. amid concerns from Ontario over delays

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 6, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government continues to have “very productive” discussions with the Trump administration over the shipment of medical supplies needed

Trudeau says feds ‘expect’ shipment of medical supplies from U.S. amid concerns from Ontario over delays

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 6, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government continues to have “very productive” discussions with the Trump administration over the shipment of medical supplies needed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he expects 'those supplies to be delivered,' citing a call that his top diplomat and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had on Monday morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez asks House Speaker to look into possibility of virtual sittings

  • Good Monday morning, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez has asked Speaker Anthony Rota for advice on the possibility of convening the House virtually. “I would like
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez has asked Speaker Anthony Rota for advice on the possibility of convening the House virtually. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez asks House Speaker to look into possibility of virtual sittings

  • Good Monday morning, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez has asked Speaker Anthony Rota for advice on the possibility of convening the House virtually. “I would like

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez asks House Speaker to look into possibility of virtual sittings

  • Good Monday morning, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez has asked Speaker Anthony Rota for advice on the possibility of convening the House virtually. “I would like
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez has asked Speaker Anthony Rota for advice on the possibility of convening the House virtually. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House officers in ‘preliminary discussions’ on Parliament’s return, contingency plans, says NDP whip

  • House officers are having “preliminary discussions” on possible contingency plans in the face of uncertainty over how soon Parliament can resume sitting amid the
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 3, 2020
NDP whip Rachel Blaney says the House could be recalled again next week or the week after, depending on when the government is able to share its draft legislation on further relief measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House officers in ‘preliminary discussions’ on Parliament’s return, contingency plans, says NDP whip

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 3, 2020
  • House officers are having “preliminary discussions” on possible contingency plans in the face of uncertainty over how soon Parliament can resume sitting amid the

House officers in ‘preliminary discussions’ on Parliament’s return, contingency plans, says NDP whip

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 3, 2020
  • House officers are having “preliminary discussions” on possible contingency plans in the face of uncertainty over how soon Parliament can resume sitting amid the
NDP whip Rachel Blaney says the House could be recalled again next week or the week after, depending on when the government is able to share its draft legislation on further relief measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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