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MPs preparing to push private members’ bills seek broad support, but wouldn’t mind getting scooped by government

  • The next round of MPs who get to take a crack at passing private members’ bills are prepping their legislative plans and, in some
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 21, 2017
From the top left, Conservative MP Tony Clement, Liberal MP John Aldag, NDP MP Richard Cannings, NDP MP Sheri Benson, Conservative MP Guy Lauzon, Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan, and NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson are among the next 15 MPs to get a chance to pass a piece of private members' business when Parliament returns in September. The Hill Times file photographs

MPs preparing to push private members’ bills seek broad support, but wouldn’t mind getting scooped by government

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 21, 2017
  • The next round of MPs who get to take a crack at passing private members’ bills are prepping their legislative plans and, in some

MPs preparing to push private members’ bills seek broad support, but wouldn’t mind getting scooped by government

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 21, 2017
  • The next round of MPs who get to take a crack at passing private members’ bills are prepping their legislative plans and, in some
From the top left, Conservative MP Tony Clement, Liberal MP John Aldag, NDP MP Richard Cannings, NDP MP Sheri Benson, Conservative MP Guy Lauzon, Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan, and NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson are among the next 15 MPs to get a chance to pass a piece of private members' business when Parliament returns in September. The Hill Times file photographs

Canada Post study catapults Government Operations to top-spending House committee

  • The Government Operations and Estimates Committee racked up the largest bill of any House of Commons standing committee over the first 16 months of
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 16, 2017
A Hill Times analysis of new committee spending figures shows increased travel spending, along with the number of witnesses being heard. But it's been coupled with a decline in the number of meetings tackling legislation, giving way to more meetings dedicated to committee business. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada Post study catapults Government Operations to top-spending House committee

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 16, 2017
  • The Government Operations and Estimates Committee racked up the largest bill of any House of Commons standing committee over the first 16 months of

Canada Post study catapults Government Operations to top-spending House committee

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 16, 2017
  • The Government Operations and Estimates Committee racked up the largest bill of any House of Commons standing committee over the first 16 months of
A Hill Times analysis of new committee spending figures shows increased travel spending, along with the number of witnesses being heard. But it's been coupled with a decline in the number of meetings tackling legislation, giving way to more meetings dedicated to committee business. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Freeland calls for 23-year-old NAFTA to be ‘more progressive’ on gender, Indigenous rights

  • Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday spelled out Canada’s major objectives in upcoming renegotiations on the North American Trade Agreement, signalling an intention to
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 14, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland addresses reporters Monday in Centre Block following an appearance before the House International Trade Committee, where she laid out the Canadian government's major objectives in upcoming renegotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Freeland calls for 23-year-old NAFTA to be ‘more progressive’ on gender, Indigenous rights

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 14, 2017
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday spelled out Canada’s major objectives in upcoming renegotiations on the North American Trade Agreement, signalling an intention to

Freeland calls for 23-year-old NAFTA to be ‘more progressive’ on gender, Indigenous rights

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 14, 2017
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday spelled out Canada’s major objectives in upcoming renegotiations on the North American Trade Agreement, signalling an intention to
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland addresses reporters Monday in Centre Block following an appearance before the House International Trade Committee, where she laid out the Canadian government's major objectives in upcoming renegotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senators see their public bills as chance to fill gaps in government agenda

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Senate public bills provide an opportunity for Parliamentarians to fill legislative holes and tackle important public policy issues not on the government’s agenda,
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 14, 2017
Senators Raynell Andreychuk, Lillian Dyck, Jane Cordy, Diane Griffin, and Grant Mitchell. Senators say they’ve found over time that bills that are straightforward and uncontroversial have a better rate of success, as are bills where Senators are open to working with the governments on amendments that would make it agreeable. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright & courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Senators see their public bills as chance to fill gaps in government agenda

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 14, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Senate public bills provide an opportunity for Parliamentarians to fill legislative holes and tackle important public policy issues not on the government’s agenda,

Senators see their public bills as chance to fill gaps in government agenda

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 14, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Senate public bills provide an opportunity for Parliamentarians to fill legislative holes and tackle important public policy issues not on the government’s agenda,
Senators Raynell Andreychuk, Lillian Dyck, Jane Cordy, Diane Griffin, and Grant Mitchell. Senators say they’ve found over time that bills that are straightforward and uncontroversial have a better rate of success, as are bills where Senators are open to working with the governments on amendments that would make it agreeable. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright & courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Brazeau has ‘no ill will’ over Trudeau’s Rolling Stone comments, but challenges him to live up to reconciliation ‘narrative’

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Independent Quebec Senator Patrick Brazeau says he has “no ill will” towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his “controversial” comments in the Rolling Stone magazine
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 8, 2017
Then Quebec Liberal MP Justin Trudeau and Quebec Sen. Patrick Brazeau in the boxing ring in 2012. Mr. Trudeau won the boxing match, but talked about the strategy in picking Sen. Brazeau in his recent Rolling Stone magazine interview. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Brazeau has ‘no ill will’ over Trudeau’s Rolling Stone comments, but challenges him to live up to reconciliation ‘narrative’

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 8, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Independent Quebec Senator Patrick Brazeau says he has “no ill will” towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his “controversial” comments in the Rolling Stone magazine

Brazeau has ‘no ill will’ over Trudeau’s Rolling Stone comments, but challenges him to live up to reconciliation ‘narrative’

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 8, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Independent Quebec Senator Patrick Brazeau says he has “no ill will” towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his “controversial” comments in the Rolling Stone magazine
Then Quebec Liberal MP Justin Trudeau and Quebec Sen. Patrick Brazeau in the boxing ring in 2012. Mr. Trudeau won the boxing match, but talked about the strategy in picking Sen. Brazeau in his recent Rolling Stone magazine interview. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘B.C. is burning and we’re only right at the very beginning,’ says MP Doherty as British Columbia’s wildfires season officially starts

  • British Columbia is in a state of emergency as the forest fires continue to burn out of control in the province, and the MPs
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 7, 2017
Conservative MP Todd Doherty tweeted this pic on July 19 in Williams Lake, B.C. There are more than 150 wildfires still burning in British Columbia, and some 45,000 people had been evacuated. Today, some 6,000 are still on evacuation order and more than 300 buildings have been destroyed. Photograph courtesy Conservative MP Todd Doherty's Twitter

‘B.C. is burning and we’re only right at the very beginning,’ says MP Doherty as British Columbia’s wildfires season officially starts

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 7, 2017
  • British Columbia is in a state of emergency as the forest fires continue to burn out of control in the province, and the MPs

‘B.C. is burning and we’re only right at the very beginning,’ says MP Doherty as British Columbia’s wildfires season officially starts

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 7, 2017
  • British Columbia is in a state of emergency as the forest fires continue to burn out of control in the province, and the MPs
Conservative MP Todd Doherty tweeted this pic on July 19 in Williams Lake, B.C. There are more than 150 wildfires still burning in British Columbia, and some 45,000 people had been evacuated. Today, some 6,000 are still on evacuation order and more than 300 buildings have been destroyed. Photograph courtesy Conservative MP Todd Doherty's Twitter

Barton named one of four new hosts of CBC’s The National, promises to stay ‘tough’ in new gig

  • OTTAWA—CBC’s Power & Politics host Rosemary Barton has been named one of four new hosts of the public broadcaster’s nightly flagship newscast The National,
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 2, 2017
Rosemary Barton was one of four CBC journalists named on Aug. 1 to host its nightly flagship broadcast, The National. The CBC says it will have more to say about who the next host of CBC's Power & Politics will be following Ms. Barton's departure. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Barton named one of four new hosts of CBC’s The National, promises to stay ‘tough’ in new gig

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 2, 2017
  • OTTAWA—CBC’s Power & Politics host Rosemary Barton has been named one of four new hosts of the public broadcaster’s nightly flagship newscast The National,

Barton named one of four new hosts of CBC’s The National, promises to stay ‘tough’ in new gig

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | August 2, 2017
  • OTTAWA—CBC’s Power & Politics host Rosemary Barton has been named one of four new hosts of the public broadcaster’s nightly flagship newscast The National,
Rosemary Barton was one of four CBC journalists named on Aug. 1 to host its nightly flagship broadcast, The National. The CBC says it will have more to say about who the next host of CBC's Power & Politics will be following Ms. Barton's departure. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

MPs plan Senate offensive to get private members’ bills through

  • MPs whose private members’ bills have passed into the Senate say they’re unsure what lies ahead for their legislation in an increasingly independent Senate.
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 17, 2017
There are eight MPs' private members' bills in the Senate. Five of them are Liberal bills, and the other three are from Conservatives. Conservative MP Todd Doherty, left, and Liberal MPs Chandra Arya, Colin Fraser, and Mark Gerretsen are among the MPs hoping to see their bills pass the Senate. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, and courtesy of Chandra Arya and Mark Gerretsen.

MPs plan Senate offensive to get private members’ bills through

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 17, 2017
  • MPs whose private members’ bills have passed into the Senate say they’re unsure what lies ahead for their legislation in an increasingly independent Senate.

MPs plan Senate offensive to get private members’ bills through

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 17, 2017
  • MPs whose private members’ bills have passed into the Senate say they’re unsure what lies ahead for their legislation in an increasingly independent Senate.
There are eight MPs' private members' bills in the Senate. Five of them are Liberal bills, and the other three are from Conservatives. Conservative MP Todd Doherty, left, and Liberal MPs Chandra Arya, Colin Fraser, and Mark Gerretsen are among the MPs hoping to see their bills pass the Senate. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, and courtesy of Chandra Arya and Mark Gerretsen.

‘From one minute to the next, you don’t know what you’re going to be faced with’: MPs lend a hand, sympathetic ear to B.C. wildfire victims

  • Conservative MP Todd Doherty is preparing to have family members including his in-laws, cousins, aunts and uncles, and possibly some friends camped out in
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 12, 2017
Conservative MPs Todd Doherty, top, and Cathy McLeod, bottom, are among those whose constituents are affected by wildfires ravaging parts of British Columbia's interior. They represent neighbouring ridings in the Cariboo region. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, photograph courtesy of the B.C. Wildfire Service

‘From one minute to the next, you don’t know what you’re going to be faced with’: MPs lend a hand, sympathetic ear to B.C. wildfire victims

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 12, 2017
  • Conservative MP Todd Doherty is preparing to have family members including his in-laws, cousins, aunts and uncles, and possibly some friends camped out in

‘From one minute to the next, you don’t know what you’re going to be faced with’: MPs lend a hand, sympathetic ear to B.C. wildfire victims

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 12, 2017
  • Conservative MP Todd Doherty is preparing to have family members including his in-laws, cousins, aunts and uncles, and possibly some friends camped out in
Conservative MPs Todd Doherty, top, and Cathy McLeod, bottom, are among those whose constituents are affected by wildfires ravaging parts of British Columbia's interior. They represent neighbouring ridings in the Cariboo region. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, photograph courtesy of the B.C. Wildfire Service

Meet NDP MP Don Davies, the MP with the most private members’ bills introduced in the House and zero chance of passing one

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—NDP MP Don Davies has so far tabled 16 private members’ bills in this Parliament, the most of any MP in the House.
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 11, 2017
Even a prorogation couldn’t boost NDP MP Don Davies' chances. The list for consideration of private members’ business established at the start of every Parliament doesn’t change in a new session. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Meet NDP MP Don Davies, the MP with the most private members’ bills introduced in the House and zero chance of passing one

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 11, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—NDP MP Don Davies has so far tabled 16 private members’ bills in this Parliament, the most of any MP in the House.

Meet NDP MP Don Davies, the MP with the most private members’ bills introduced in the House and zero chance of passing one

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | July 11, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—NDP MP Don Davies has so far tabled 16 private members’ bills in this Parliament, the most of any MP in the House.
Even a prorogation couldn’t boost NDP MP Don Davies' chances. The list for consideration of private members’ business established at the start of every Parliament doesn’t change in a new session. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

How a farm boy from Logan Township became one of the biggest procedural nerds in the House

  • For rookie Conservative MP John Nater, it all started at an auction sale in his hometown of Mitchell, Ont. He was in his early
FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | July 10, 2017
Conservative MP John Nater, who represents Perth-Wellington, Ont., has been able to use his procedural chops to challenge the government’s usage of and changes to the Commons rulebook, and to raise numerous points of order or questions of privilege with the House Speaker. The Hill Times photograph courtesy John Nater

How a farm boy from Logan Township became one of the biggest procedural nerds in the House

FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | July 10, 2017
  • For rookie Conservative MP John Nater, it all started at an auction sale in his hometown of Mitchell, Ont. He was in his early

How a farm boy from Logan Township became one of the biggest procedural nerds in the House

FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | July 10, 2017
  • For rookie Conservative MP John Nater, it all started at an auction sale in his hometown of Mitchell, Ont. He was in his early
Conservative MP John Nater, who represents Perth-Wellington, Ont., has been able to use his procedural chops to challenge the government’s usage of and changes to the Commons rulebook, and to raise numerous points of order or questions of privilege with the House Speaker. The Hill Times photograph courtesy John Nater

Government House Leader Chagger says she ‘misremembered’ her presence in Senate the night of key budget vote

  • Government House Leader Bardish Chagger’s office says the minister “misremembered” the details of her comings and goings in the Senate, while explaining her presence
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 29, 2017
'I need you to know that I did not watch the vote. There was a royal assent ceremony that took place that day, so I had been over for the royal assent ceremony,' Ms. Chagger told The Hill Times on June 22, despite the vote and the royal assent ceremony happening on two different days. Her office says the minister misspoke, blending the days together. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Government House Leader Chagger says she ‘misremembered’ her presence in Senate the night of key budget vote

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 29, 2017
  • Government House Leader Bardish Chagger’s office says the minister “misremembered” the details of her comings and goings in the Senate, while explaining her presence

Government House Leader Chagger says she ‘misremembered’ her presence in Senate the night of key budget vote

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 29, 2017
  • Government House Leader Bardish Chagger’s office says the minister “misremembered” the details of her comings and goings in the Senate, while explaining her presence
'I need you to know that I did not watch the vote. There was a royal assent ceremony that took place that day, so I had been over for the royal assent ceremony,' Ms. Chagger told The Hill Times on June 22, despite the vote and the royal assent ceremony happening on two different days. Her office says the minister misspoke, blending the days together. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Is it too soon to talk about Trudeau’s legacy?

  • Baby Justin Trudeau was born May 4, 2017 in Calgary, Alta. His life, and the lives of the handful of other baby Justin Trudeaus—including
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 28, 2017
For Canada’s 150th year, P&I spoke with Liberal insiders, politicos, and policy experts to consider how Canada could look markedly different in 2167 as a result of some policy changes the current prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is undertaking. Photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

Is it too soon to talk about Trudeau’s legacy?

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 28, 2017
  • Baby Justin Trudeau was born May 4, 2017 in Calgary, Alta. His life, and the lives of the handful of other baby Justin Trudeaus—including

Is it too soon to talk about Trudeau’s legacy?

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 28, 2017
  • Baby Justin Trudeau was born May 4, 2017 in Calgary, Alta. His life, and the lives of the handful of other baby Justin Trudeaus—including
For Canada’s 150th year, P&I spoke with Liberal insiders, politicos, and policy experts to consider how Canada could look markedly different in 2167 as a result of some policy changes the current prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is undertaking. Photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

Trudeau says Senate reform is ‘on the right track,’ blames Conservative Senators for delays

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Senate reform under his government is “on the right track” and that it’s the Conservatives’ fault for legislative delays
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 27, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking with reporters at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 27. Mr. Trudeau took about 20 questions from members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery on a variety of topics, including Senate reform. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau says Senate reform is ‘on the right track,’ blames Conservative Senators for delays

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 27, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Senate reform under his government is “on the right track” and that it’s the Conservatives’ fault for legislative delays

Trudeau says Senate reform is ‘on the right track,’ blames Conservative Senators for delays

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 27, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Senate reform under his government is “on the right track” and that it’s the Conservatives’ fault for legislative delays
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking with reporters at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 27. Mr. Trudeau took about 20 questions from members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery on a variety of topics, including Senate reform. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘If you keep your door open long enough, people will walk through it’: Chagger

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The government passed 14 bills in the spring sitting and is expected to focus on legislation to legalize marijuana, to remodel Canada’s national
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she thinks the government is 'doing very well when it comes to delivering on our commitments.' The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

‘If you keep your door open long enough, people will walk through it’: Chagger

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The government passed 14 bills in the spring sitting and is expected to focus on legislation to legalize marijuana, to remodel Canada’s national

‘If you keep your door open long enough, people will walk through it’: Chagger

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The government passed 14 bills in the spring sitting and is expected to focus on legislation to legalize marijuana, to remodel Canada’s national
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she thinks the government is 'doing very well when it comes to delivering on our commitments.' The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

Status of Government Bills as of the end of the spring sitting of Parliament

  • House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
The House of Commons and the Senate have adjourned for the summer break. The House is scheduled to resume on Monday, Sept. 18 and the Senate is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright

Status of Government Bills as of the end of the spring sitting of Parliament

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
  • House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’

Status of Government Bills as of the end of the spring sitting of Parliament

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
  • House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’
The House of Commons and the Senate have adjourned for the summer break. The House is scheduled to resume on Monday, Sept. 18 and the Senate is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright

The Week Ahead in Parliament

  • The House of Commons and the Senate have adjourned for the summer break. The House is scheduled to resume on Monday, Sept. 18, and
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017

The Week Ahead in Parliament

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
  • The House of Commons and the Senate have adjourned for the summer break. The House is scheduled to resume on Monday, Sept. 18, and

The Week Ahead in Parliament

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
  • The House of Commons and the Senate have adjourned for the summer break. The House is scheduled to resume on Monday, Sept. 18, and

Government, Senate trade parting shots as Parliament adjourns for summer

  • When Parliament resumes in the fall the dynamics between the House and Senate could take centre stage after the spring sitting ended with a
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, Conservative House leader Candice Bergen, and NDP House leader Murray Rankin unanimously agreed to rise early on Wednesday, June 21. The House will resume sitting on Monday, Sept. 18. The Hill Times Photographs by Jake Wright and Rachel Aiello

Government, Senate trade parting shots as Parliament adjourns for summer

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
  • When Parliament resumes in the fall the dynamics between the House and Senate could take centre stage after the spring sitting ended with a

Government, Senate trade parting shots as Parliament adjourns for summer

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 26, 2017
  • When Parliament resumes in the fall the dynamics between the House and Senate could take centre stage after the spring sitting ended with a
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, Conservative House leader Candice Bergen, and NDP House leader Murray Rankin unanimously agreed to rise early on Wednesday, June 21. The House will resume sitting on Monday, Sept. 18. The Hill Times Photographs by Jake Wright and Rachel Aiello

Parliament adjourned for summer, government’s controversial budget bill passed without amendment

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The House adjourned for the summer Wednesday evening after an acrimonious spring sitting, and the Senate followed suit the next day after voting
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 22, 2017
The House of Commons adjourned for the summer on Wednesday, June 21. It will remain adjourned until Sept. 18, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

Parliament adjourned for summer, government’s controversial budget bill passed without amendment

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 22, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The House adjourned for the summer Wednesday evening after an acrimonious spring sitting, and the Senate followed suit the next day after voting

Parliament adjourned for summer, government’s controversial budget bill passed without amendment

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 22, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The House adjourned for the summer Wednesday evening after an acrimonious spring sitting, and the Senate followed suit the next day after voting
The House of Commons adjourned for the summer on Wednesday, June 21. It will remain adjourned until Sept. 18, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

Liberals’ House rule changes pass, will be in place for fall sitting

  • The Liberal majority in the House passed the government’s Standing Order changes on Tuesday afternoon, though opposition Members are patting themselves on the back
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 20, 2017
The changes to the rules of the House of Commons will be in place when MPs return for the fall sitting of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals’ House rule changes pass, will be in place for fall sitting

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 20, 2017
  • The Liberal majority in the House passed the government’s Standing Order changes on Tuesday afternoon, though opposition Members are patting themselves on the back

Liberals’ House rule changes pass, will be in place for fall sitting

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 20, 2017
  • The Liberal majority in the House passed the government’s Standing Order changes on Tuesday afternoon, though opposition Members are patting themselves on the back
The changes to the rules of the House of Commons will be in place when MPs return for the fall sitting of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

House could adjourn early, despite lengthy legislative agenda

  • The House is scheduled to rise on June 23, but it could adjourn earlier, despite the fact there’s “still a lot of work to
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 19, 2017
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, left, Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, and NDP Deputy House Leader Matthew Dubé. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Rachel Aiello

House could adjourn early, despite lengthy legislative agenda

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 19, 2017
  • The House is scheduled to rise on June 23, but it could adjourn earlier, despite the fact there’s “still a lot of work to

House could adjourn early, despite lengthy legislative agenda

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 19, 2017
  • The House is scheduled to rise on June 23, but it could adjourn earlier, despite the fact there’s “still a lot of work to
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, left, Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, and NDP Deputy House Leader Matthew Dubé. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Rachel Aiello

Government compromises on Standing Orders changes, takes PM’s Question Period off the table

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Government House Leader Bardish Chagger is putting her motion proposing changes to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons on the notice
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 15, 2017
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger has shared her motion to change the Standing Orders with the other parties and will put it on the notice paper on the evening of June 15. The motion is expected to be debated on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Government compromises on Standing Orders changes, takes PM’s Question Period off the table

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 15, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Government House Leader Bardish Chagger is putting her motion proposing changes to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons on the notice

Government compromises on Standing Orders changes, takes PM’s Question Period off the table

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 15, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Government House Leader Bardish Chagger is putting her motion proposing changes to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons on the notice
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger has shared her motion to change the Standing Orders with the other parties and will put it on the notice paper on the evening of June 15. The motion is expected to be debated on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives, NDP threaten government with more than 30 hours of votes if it pushes unilaterally on House rule changes

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The Conservatives are threatening to force the House into more than 30 hours of votes tomorrow on the government’s main estimates if it
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 13, 2017
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, left, Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, and NDP House Leader Murray Rankin. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Conservatives, NDP threaten government with more than 30 hours of votes if it pushes unilaterally on House rule changes

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 13, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The Conservatives are threatening to force the House into more than 30 hours of votes tomorrow on the government’s main estimates if it

Conservatives, NDP threaten government with more than 30 hours of votes if it pushes unilaterally on House rule changes

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 13, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The Conservatives are threatening to force the House into more than 30 hours of votes tomorrow on the government’s main estimates if it
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, left, Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, and NDP House Leader Murray Rankin. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

‘I ain’t quitting,’ Grit MP Chan battling cancer delivers powerful, emotional speech about Parliament

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal MP Arnold Chan, who was first diagnosed with cancer shortly after winning the 2014 byelection in Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont., delivered an emotional and
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
Liberal MP Arnold Chan, pictured Monday, June 12, 2107, in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

‘I ain’t quitting,’ Grit MP Chan battling cancer delivers powerful, emotional speech about Parliament

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal MP Arnold Chan, who was first diagnosed with cancer shortly after winning the 2014 byelection in Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont., delivered an emotional and

‘I ain’t quitting,’ Grit MP Chan battling cancer delivers powerful, emotional speech about Parliament

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal MP Arnold Chan, who was first diagnosed with cancer shortly after winning the 2014 byelection in Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont., delivered an emotional and
Liberal MP Arnold Chan, pictured Monday, June 12, 2107, in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

Status of Government Bills, June 19, 2017

  • House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017

Status of Government Bills, June 19, 2017

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
  • House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based

Status of Government Bills, June 19, 2017

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
  • House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based

Caffeine and Cheezies, how MPs and staff are surviving midnight sittings

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Inside the opposition lobby, it wouldn’t be uncommon to see a can of pop, a glass of water, iced coffee, and regular coffee
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
NDP staffer Anthony Salloum and his lobby coordinator counterparts, Conservative staffer Sean Murphy and Liberal Patrick Durocher, haven’t been able to venture far from their posts much in the last two weeks since government’s call to have the House sit until midnight Mondays through Thursdays from May 29 to June 22, with the House scheduled to rise on June 23. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Caffeine and Cheezies, how MPs and staff are surviving midnight sittings

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Inside the opposition lobby, it wouldn’t be uncommon to see a can of pop, a glass of water, iced coffee, and regular coffee

Caffeine and Cheezies, how MPs and staff are surviving midnight sittings

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Inside the opposition lobby, it wouldn’t be uncommon to see a can of pop, a glass of water, iced coffee, and regular coffee
NDP staffer Anthony Salloum and his lobby coordinator counterparts, Conservative staffer Sean Murphy and Liberal Patrick Durocher, haven’t been able to venture far from their posts much in the last two weeks since government’s call to have the House sit until midnight Mondays through Thursdays from May 29 to June 22, with the House scheduled to rise on June 23. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau could shuffle cabinet this summer, prorogue Parliament in fall, say insiders

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—With the summer break coming almost halfway through the Liberal government’s four-year mandate, speculation of a summer cabinet shuffle is swirling, along with
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
Government House Leader and Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger, far left, says the government is focused on advancing its agenda. It's rumoured Mary Ng, centre, could be shuffled into cabinet soon. Health Minister Jane Philpott is seen as among cabinet's strongest performers. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and courtesy of Facebook

Trudeau could shuffle cabinet this summer, prorogue Parliament in fall, say insiders

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—With the summer break coming almost halfway through the Liberal government’s four-year mandate, speculation of a summer cabinet shuffle is swirling, along with

Trudeau could shuffle cabinet this summer, prorogue Parliament in fall, say insiders

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, RACHEL AIELLO | June 12, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—With the summer break coming almost halfway through the Liberal government’s four-year mandate, speculation of a summer cabinet shuffle is swirling, along with
Government House Leader and Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger, far left, says the government is focused on advancing its agenda. It's rumoured Mary Ng, centre, could be shuffled into cabinet soon. Health Minister Jane Philpott is seen as among cabinet's strongest performers. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and courtesy of Facebook
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Ministerial mandate changes include a renege on electoral reform, and dropped wording promising to fulfill ‘all’ commitments

  • The revised mandate letters of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s refreshed cabinet members hit with a thud in Ottawa yesterday, as it quickly became apparent
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | February 2, 2017
Moments after the new mandate letters were released publicly, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, joined by her parliamentary secretary Andy Fillmore, announced that the Liberals would not pursue electoral reform. The Hill Times photographs by Rachel Aiello

Ministerial mandate changes include a renege on electoral reform, and dropped wording promising to fulfill ‘all’ commitments

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | February 2, 2017
  • The revised mandate letters of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s refreshed cabinet members hit with a thud in Ottawa yesterday, as it quickly became apparent

Ministerial mandate changes include a renege on electoral reform, and dropped wording promising to fulfill ‘all’ commitments

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | February 2, 2017
  • The revised mandate letters of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s refreshed cabinet members hit with a thud in Ottawa yesterday, as it quickly became apparent
Moments after the new mandate letters were released publicly, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, joined by her parliamentary secretary Andy Fillmore, announced that the Liberals would not pursue electoral reform. The Hill Times photographs by Rachel Aiello

‘This shouldn’t happen here’: MP for Quebec riding where mosque attack took place

  • Joël Lightbound, the Liberal MP who represents the riding of Louis-Hébert, Que.—which is home to the mosque where Sunday night’s mass shooting took place—is calling on his colleagues
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 31, 2017
A large group ignores the frigid blast of cold weather, gathering for a vigil on Parliament Hill on Monday night to pay respects to the victims of Sunday's mass shooting at a Quebec mosque, which left six people dead and more than a dozen seriously injured. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘This shouldn’t happen here’: MP for Quebec riding where mosque attack took place

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 31, 2017
  • Joël Lightbound, the Liberal MP who represents the riding of Louis-Hébert, Que.—which is home to the mosque where Sunday night’s mass shooting took place—is calling on his colleagues

‘This shouldn’t happen here’: MP for Quebec riding where mosque attack took place

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 31, 2017
  • Joël Lightbound, the Liberal MP who represents the riding of Louis-Hébert, Que.—which is home to the mosque where Sunday night’s mass shooting took place—is calling on his colleagues
A large group ignores the frigid blast of cold weather, gathering for a vigil on Parliament Hill on Monday night to pay respects to the victims of Sunday's mass shooting at a Quebec mosque, which left six people dead and more than a dozen seriously injured. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Status of Government Business as of Jan. 30, 2017

  • House of Commons C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second reading)
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 30, 2017

Status of Government Business as of Jan. 30, 2017

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 30, 2017
  • House of Commons C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second reading)

Status of Government Business as of Jan. 30, 2017

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 30, 2017
  • House of Commons C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second reading)

Opioid bill, CETA, budget at top of House agenda as MPs return

  • The ongoing opioid crisis in Canada and job losses have put two bills—Bill C-37, to address safe injection sites and Bill C-30 implementing CETA—as
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 30, 2017
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, and NDP House Leader Murray Rankin. Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is expected to come up for debate this week and is set to spur heated debate given the polarized views of the opposition parties. It's a priority bill for the governing Liberals, the Conservatives say they want to see more community consultation put into the bill, while the NDP say it should be enacted as soon as possible. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Opioid bill, CETA, budget at top of House agenda as MPs return

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 30, 2017
  • The ongoing opioid crisis in Canada and job losses have put two bills—Bill C-37, to address safe injection sites and Bill C-30 implementing CETA—as

Opioid bill, CETA, budget at top of House agenda as MPs return

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 30, 2017
  • The ongoing opioid crisis in Canada and job losses have put two bills—Bill C-37, to address safe injection sites and Bill C-30 implementing CETA—as
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, and NDP House Leader Murray Rankin. Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is expected to come up for debate this week and is set to spur heated debate given the polarized views of the opposition parties. It's a priority bill for the governing Liberals, the Conservatives say they want to see more community consultation put into the bill, while the NDP say it should be enacted as soon as possible. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

The Week Ahead in Parliament: Jan. 30- Feb. 3

  • Monday, Jan. 30 The House Citizenship and Immigration Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. in-camera, in Room 268, The Valour Building, to consider its
FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | January 30, 2017

The Week Ahead in Parliament: Jan. 30- Feb. 3

FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | January 30, 2017
  • Monday, Jan. 30 The House Citizenship and Immigration Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. in-camera, in Room 268, The Valour Building, to consider its

The Week Ahead in Parliament: Jan. 30- Feb. 3

FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | January 30, 2017
  • Monday, Jan. 30 The House Citizenship and Immigration Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. in-camera, in Room 268, The Valour Building, to consider its

Opposition parties meet, plan House offensive in shadow of leadership races

  • While the New Democrats and Conservatives huddle together to map out strategy and party positions for the upcoming session of Parliament, the respective leadership
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 26, 2017
New Democrat caucus vice-chair Ruth Ellen Brosseau said the party is 'flexible' and is 'really looking forward to having this leadership [race] get going.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opposition parties meet, plan House offensive in shadow of leadership races

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 26, 2017
  • While the New Democrats and Conservatives huddle together to map out strategy and party positions for the upcoming session of Parliament, the respective leadership

Opposition parties meet, plan House offensive in shadow of leadership races

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 26, 2017
  • While the New Democrats and Conservatives huddle together to map out strategy and party positions for the upcoming session of Parliament, the respective leadership
New Democrat caucus vice-chair Ruth Ellen Brosseau said the party is 'flexible' and is 'really looking forward to having this leadership [race] get going.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Government staff to turn from Phoenix backlog to prioritize new pay issue response time

  • While around 7,000 cases of considerably outdated pay issues still remain in the government’s backlog of pay transactions, the department responsible announced today that
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 25, 2017
Nearly a year after Phoenix was first rolled out, and with 7,000 cases left to clear up, Public Services and Procurement Canada has decided it’s time to start turning its attention to the ongoing service delays that pop up in the day-to-day use of the system that pays 300,000 federal employees, Deputy Minister Marie Lemay told reporters during a technical briefing on Jan. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Government staff to turn from Phoenix backlog to prioritize new pay issue response time

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 25, 2017
  • While around 7,000 cases of considerably outdated pay issues still remain in the government’s backlog of pay transactions, the department responsible announced today that

Government staff to turn from Phoenix backlog to prioritize new pay issue response time

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 25, 2017
  • While around 7,000 cases of considerably outdated pay issues still remain in the government’s backlog of pay transactions, the department responsible announced today that
Nearly a year after Phoenix was first rolled out, and with 7,000 cases left to clear up, Public Services and Procurement Canada has decided it’s time to start turning its attention to the ongoing service delays that pop up in the day-to-day use of the system that pays 300,000 federal employees, Deputy Minister Marie Lemay told reporters during a technical briefing on Jan. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New government whip Pablo Rodriguez promises ‘collaborative’ caucus management style

  • Newly appointed Chief Government Whip Pablo Rodriguez is pledging to bring his own style to the gig of House enforcer, promising a balance between
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 24, 2017
Pablo Rodriguez was in Ottawa last week and met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in-person to receive the news of his promotion, and now he’s turning his attention to preparing for Parliament to resume on Monday, Jan. 30. The Hill Times Photo by Jake Wright

New government whip Pablo Rodriguez promises ‘collaborative’ caucus management style

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 24, 2017
  • Newly appointed Chief Government Whip Pablo Rodriguez is pledging to bring his own style to the gig of House enforcer, promising a balance between

New government whip Pablo Rodriguez promises ‘collaborative’ caucus management style

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 24, 2017
  • Newly appointed Chief Government Whip Pablo Rodriguez is pledging to bring his own style to the gig of House enforcer, promising a balance between
Pablo Rodriguez was in Ottawa last week and met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in-person to receive the news of his promotion, and now he’s turning his attention to preparing for Parliament to resume on Monday, Jan. 30. The Hill Times Photo by Jake Wright

‘It’s all hands on deck,’ Leslie’s role signals new approach to Trump administration, America’s shifting geopolitical outlook

  • The decision to reassign chief government whip Andrew Leslie to the foreign affairs portfolio as parliamentary secretary, with additional Canada-U.S. responsibilities, adds to the
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 23, 2017
'If somebody has a unique ability that they can bring to the table, then this government will task them with such,' said Andre Albinati about Andrew Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘It’s all hands on deck,’ Leslie’s role signals new approach to Trump administration, America’s shifting geopolitical outlook

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 23, 2017
  • The decision to reassign chief government whip Andrew Leslie to the foreign affairs portfolio as parliamentary secretary, with additional Canada-U.S. responsibilities, adds to the

‘It’s all hands on deck,’ Leslie’s role signals new approach to Trump administration, America’s shifting geopolitical outlook

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 23, 2017
  • The decision to reassign chief government whip Andrew Leslie to the foreign affairs portfolio as parliamentary secretary, with additional Canada-U.S. responsibilities, adds to the
'If somebody has a unique ability that they can bring to the table, then this government will task them with such,' said Andre Albinati about Andrew Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s Aga Khan trip controversy ‘self-inflicted’ PR hit: MacKay

  • Controversy over the use a private helicopter that has Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in hot water with the ethics commissioner is a “self-inflicted” image hit,
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 23, 2017
Peter MacKay’s advice for Justin Trudeau is 'vacation in Canada' after he got in hot water with the ethic commissioner over his private helicopter trip to a private island owned by Aga Khan, whose self-titled foundation is registered to lobby the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s Aga Khan trip controversy ‘self-inflicted’ PR hit: MacKay

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 23, 2017
  • Controversy over the use a private helicopter that has Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in hot water with the ethics commissioner is a “self-inflicted” image hit,

Trudeau’s Aga Khan trip controversy ‘self-inflicted’ PR hit: MacKay

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 23, 2017
  • Controversy over the use a private helicopter that has Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in hot water with the ethics commissioner is a “self-inflicted” image hit,
Peter MacKay’s advice for Justin Trudeau is 'vacation in Canada' after he got in hot water with the ethic commissioner over his private helicopter trip to a private island owned by Aga Khan, whose self-titled foundation is registered to lobby the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CP reporter Bruce Cheadle’s retirement shindig, Jan. 11, 2017: The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

  • Canadian Press reporter Bruce Cheadle, described by his colleagues as a ‘grizzled master of the journalistic craft,’ is retiring after nearly 30 years. Members
FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | January 16, 2017

CP reporter Bruce Cheadle’s retirement shindig, Jan. 11, 2017: The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | January 16, 2017
  • Canadian Press reporter Bruce Cheadle, described by his colleagues as a ‘grizzled master of the journalistic craft,’ is retiring after nearly 30 years. Members

CP reporter Bruce Cheadle’s retirement shindig, Jan. 11, 2017: The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | January 16, 2017
  • Canadian Press reporter Bruce Cheadle, described by his colleagues as a ‘grizzled master of the journalistic craft,’ is retiring after nearly 30 years. Members

Parliamentary secretary shuffle coming before House returns, insiders predict big changes

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing to shuffle his parliamentary secretaries following a cabinet shakeup last week and insiders say the changes coming could
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 16, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a national caucus meeting on the Hill. Liberal insiders are predicting a large parliamentary secretary shuffle before the House resumes, possibly this week. Some say it's an effort to keep the caucus engaged. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Parliamentary secretary shuffle coming before House returns, insiders predict big changes

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 16, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing to shuffle his parliamentary secretaries following a cabinet shakeup last week and insiders say the changes coming could

Parliamentary secretary shuffle coming before House returns, insiders predict big changes

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 16, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing to shuffle his parliamentary secretaries following a cabinet shakeup last week and insiders say the changes coming could
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a national caucus meeting on the Hill. Liberal insiders are predicting a large parliamentary secretary shuffle before the House resumes, possibly this week. Some say it's an effort to keep the caucus engaged. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Cabinet committee mandates and updated membership

  • A ripple effect from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Jan. 10 cabinet shuffle was the reorganization of some cabinet committees too. Mr. Trudeau promoted Infrastructure
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 16, 2017
Cabinet members being sworn into new positions at Rideau Hall on Jan. 10, in the front row from the left, are Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Labour Minister Minister Patty Hajdu, International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, and Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Cabinet committee mandates and updated membership

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 16, 2017
  • A ripple effect from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Jan. 10 cabinet shuffle was the reorganization of some cabinet committees too. Mr. Trudeau promoted Infrastructure

Cabinet committee mandates and updated membership

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 16, 2017
  • A ripple effect from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Jan. 10 cabinet shuffle was the reorganization of some cabinet committees too. Mr. Trudeau promoted Infrastructure
Cabinet members being sworn into new positions at Rideau Hall on Jan. 10, in the front row from the left, are Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Labour Minister Minister Patty Hajdu, International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, and Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Deputy minister Lemay predicts ‘multiple points of failure’ on Phoenix with 8,000 cases remaining

  • The deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada is predicting that once investigated, the implementation of the Phoenix pay system will have “multiple
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 11, 2017
'There’s probably going to be multiple points of failure,' said deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada Marie Lemay (pictured here in a file photo) during a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Wednesday. The Hill Times photo by Sam Garcia

Deputy minister Lemay predicts ‘multiple points of failure’ on Phoenix with 8,000 cases remaining

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 11, 2017
  • The deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada is predicting that once investigated, the implementation of the Phoenix pay system will have “multiple

Deputy minister Lemay predicts ‘multiple points of failure’ on Phoenix with 8,000 cases remaining

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 11, 2017
  • The deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada is predicting that once investigated, the implementation of the Phoenix pay system will have “multiple
'There’s probably going to be multiple points of failure,' said deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada Marie Lemay (pictured here in a file photo) during a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Wednesday. The Hill Times photo by Sam Garcia

No progress in sight for promised parliamentary reforms

  • Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she’s going to let the House Affairs Committee studying possible changes to the Standing Orders complete its work
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 11, 2017
'I will always try to work together, but that will not stop me from getting the work done that we need to get done,' Government House Leader Bardish Chagger told The Hill Times last month. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

No progress in sight for promised parliamentary reforms

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 11, 2017
  • Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she’s going to let the House Affairs Committee studying possible changes to the Standing Orders complete its work

No progress in sight for promised parliamentary reforms

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 11, 2017
  • Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she’s going to let the House Affairs Committee studying possible changes to the Standing Orders complete its work
'I will always try to work together, but that will not stop me from getting the work done that we need to get done,' Government House Leader Bardish Chagger told The Hill Times last month. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Three rookies promoted to cabinet, McCallum named ambassador to China, Dion departs politics altogether in shuffle

  • RIDEAU HALL—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his new cabinet in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoon, which includes three new faces in a shuffle with major
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 10, 2017
Chrystia Freeland has been shuffled from her position as minister of International Trade, to minister of Foreign Affairs, where she'll be tasked with navigating the relationship between the Canadian government and the new U.S. administration. Photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

Three rookies promoted to cabinet, McCallum named ambassador to China, Dion departs politics altogether in shuffle

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 10, 2017
  • RIDEAU HALL—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his new cabinet in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoon, which includes three new faces in a shuffle with major

Three rookies promoted to cabinet, McCallum named ambassador to China, Dion departs politics altogether in shuffle

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 10, 2017
  • RIDEAU HALL—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his new cabinet in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoon, which includes three new faces in a shuffle with major
Chrystia Freeland has been shuffled from her position as minister of International Trade, to minister of Foreign Affairs, where she'll be tasked with navigating the relationship between the Canadian government and the new U.S. administration. Photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

‘We’re going to be under significant pressure from the Americans,’ say experts of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s influence on Canadian defence policy

  • On Jan. 20, the United States will have a new commander-in-chief, U.S. Republican president-elect Donald Trump, who has said the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | January 9, 2017
Donald Trump has said NATO is 'obsolete and must be changed to additionally focus on terrorism,' adding that other countries need to step up the amount of money their contributing to the alliance, or be left to defend themselves. Gage Skidmore

‘We’re going to be under significant pressure from the Americans,’ say experts of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s influence on Canadian defence policy

FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | January 9, 2017
  • On Jan. 20, the United States will have a new commander-in-chief, U.S. Republican president-elect Donald Trump, who has said the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

‘We’re going to be under significant pressure from the Americans,’ say experts of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s influence on Canadian defence policy

FeatureBY RACHEL AIELLO | January 9, 2017
  • On Jan. 20, the United States will have a new commander-in-chief, U.S. Republican president-elect Donald Trump, who has said the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Donald Trump has said NATO is 'obsolete and must be changed to additionally focus on terrorism,' adding that other countries need to step up the amount of money their contributing to the alliance, or be left to defend themselves. Gage Skidmore

Senate reform ‘an interesting experiment,’ says Sen. Nancy Ruth on her way out the door

  • Newly retired Senator Nancy Ruth says the Senate reforms being made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are an experiment in progress, but because politics thrives
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 9, 2017
Senator Nancy Ruth retired from the Senate on Jan. 6, her 75th birthday, after spending 11 years in the Upper Chamber pushing gender equity issues to a largely disinterested crowd. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Senate reform ‘an interesting experiment,’ says Sen. Nancy Ruth on her way out the door

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 9, 2017
  • Newly retired Senator Nancy Ruth says the Senate reforms being made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are an experiment in progress, but because politics thrives

Senate reform ‘an interesting experiment,’ says Sen. Nancy Ruth on her way out the door

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 9, 2017
  • Newly retired Senator Nancy Ruth says the Senate reforms being made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are an experiment in progress, but because politics thrives
Senator Nancy Ruth retired from the Senate on Jan. 6, her 75th birthday, after spending 11 years in the Upper Chamber pushing gender equity issues to a largely disinterested crowd. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canadian defence spending, at home and abroad

  • DEFENCE SPENDING IN THE 2016-17 BUDGET Total funding available to National Defence for large-scale capital projects is $84.3-billion over almost 30 years to 2044-2045.
List | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 9, 2017

Canadian defence spending, at home and abroad

List | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 9, 2017
  • DEFENCE SPENDING IN THE 2016-17 BUDGET Total funding available to National Defence for large-scale capital projects is $84.3-billion over almost 30 years to 2044-2045.

Canadian defence spending, at home and abroad

List | BY RACHEL AIELLO | January 9, 2017
  • DEFENCE SPENDING IN THE 2016-17 BUDGET Total funding available to National Defence for large-scale capital projects is $84.3-billion over almost 30 years to 2044-2045.

The Week Ahead

  • The House is adjourned until Jan. 30, 2017. The House is scheduled to sit weekdays for four straight weeks until Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, before
News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | December 19, 2016

The Week Ahead

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | December 19, 2016
  • The House is adjourned until Jan. 30, 2017. The House is scheduled to sit weekdays for four straight weeks until Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, before

The Week Ahead

News | BY RACHEL AIELLO | December 19, 2016
  • The House is adjourned until Jan. 30, 2017. The House is scheduled to sit weekdays for four straight weeks until Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, before

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