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Charelle Evelyn is managing editor of The Hill Times. Raised in British Columbia, she graduated with a bachelor’s of journalism from Carleton University in 2008. Formerly a reporter with the Prince George Citizen, she joined Hill Times Publishing in 2016, where previous roles include reporter and associate editor of The Wire Report, and deputy editor of The Hill Times. Charelle regularly appears as a panellist on CBC’s Power and Politics and CTV’s Question Period, and teaches journalism at Carleton University. You can reach her at cevelyn@hilltimes.com.

Solar eclipse comes to Parliament Hill

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 8, 2024
NDP MPs Heather McPherson, front left, and Peter Julian, front right, along with other members of the community, gathered on Parliament Hill on April 8, 2024, to observe the solar eclipse. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

Solar eclipse comes to Parliament Hill

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 8, 2024

Solar eclipse comes to Parliament Hill

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 8, 2024
NDP MPs Heather McPherson, front left, and Peter Julian, front right, along with other members of the community, gathered on Parliament Hill on April 8, 2024, to observe the solar eclipse. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

Solar eclipse comes to Parliament Hill

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 8, 2024
NDP MPs Heather McPherson, front left, and Peter Julian, front right, along with other members of the community, gathered on Parliament Hill on April 8, 2024, to observe the solar eclipse. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

Solar eclipse comes to Parliament Hill

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 8, 2024

Solar eclipse comes to Parliament Hill

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 8, 2024
NDP MPs Heather McPherson, front left, and Peter Julian, front right, along with other members of the community, gathered on Parliament Hill on April 8, 2024, to observe the solar eclipse. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

Politics This Morning: Showing Scholz the sights

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. In case there were any doubts that summer is creeping to a close and back-to-school season is on the
After touching down in Montreal on Sunday night, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his home city. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Adam Scotti

Politics This Morning: Showing Scholz the sights

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. In case there were any doubts that summer is creeping to a close and back-to-school season is on the

Politics This Morning: Showing Scholz the sights

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. In case there were any doubts that summer is creeping to a close and back-to-school season is on the
After touching down in Montreal on Sunday night, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his home city. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Adam Scotti

Court orders new hearing for fired Senate HR director who alleged racial discrimination

  • A former Senate employee who said he was fired from his senior position “without cause” will get a brand-new hearing, nearly six years after
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 9, 2022
Conservative Senator Leo Housakos was the Speaker of the Senate in 2015. ‘Having decided that the allegations of discrimination were serious enough to investigate, the Speaker was bound to respect the basic principles of fairness,’ according to the Federal Court. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Court orders new hearing for fired Senate HR director who alleged racial discrimination

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 9, 2022
  • A former Senate employee who said he was fired from his senior position “without cause” will get a brand-new hearing, nearly six years after

Court orders new hearing for fired Senate HR director who alleged racial discrimination

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 9, 2022
  • A former Senate employee who said he was fired from his senior position “without cause” will get a brand-new hearing, nearly six years after
Conservative Senator Leo Housakos was the Speaker of the Senate in 2015. ‘Having decided that the allegations of discrimination were serious enough to investigate, the Speaker was bound to respect the basic principles of fairness,’ according to the Federal Court. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Finance Committee ready to crunch the numbers

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. Unlike the Mondays of the past few months, this one contains something relatively novel these days: a House standing
Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre has a motion on today’s notice paper calling for the House Finance Committee, underway as of today, to have the ability to split the pandemic support bill, C-2, into two separate pieces of legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Finance Committee ready to crunch the numbers

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. Unlike the Mondays of the past few months, this one contains something relatively novel these days: a House standing

Politics This Morning: Finance Committee ready to crunch the numbers

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. Unlike the Mondays of the past few months, this one contains something relatively novel these days: a House standing
Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre has a motion on today’s notice paper calling for the House Finance Committee, underway as of today, to have the ability to split the pandemic support bill, C-2, into two separate pieces of legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Conversations about conversion therapy

  • Good Monday morning. As Parliament swoops into its second week, the Liberal government is firing off another piece of legislation the party promised would
Justice Minister David Lametti will table a new bill to outlaw conversion therapy in the House on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conversations about conversion therapy

  • Good Monday morning. As Parliament swoops into its second week, the Liberal government is firing off another piece of legislation the party promised would

Politics This Morning: Conversations about conversion therapy

  • Good Monday morning. As Parliament swoops into its second week, the Liberal government is firing off another piece of legislation the party promised would
Justice Minister David Lametti will table a new bill to outlaw conversion therapy in the House on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Speaker now, or forever hold your peace

  • Hello. Is it Monday you’re looking for? Well, this is it. The wait is over. The 44th Parliament kicks off this afternoon, bringing to
The race for House Speaker is on, with MPs casting secret ballots at 1 p.m. to select from incumbent Liberal Anthony Rota, centre, or (clockwise from top right) NDP MP Carol Hughes, Green MP Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, Conservative MPs Joël Godin and ChriS d’Entremont, or Liberal MP Marc Dalton. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Cynthia Münster, and photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

Politics This Morning: Speaker now, or forever hold your peace

  • Hello. Is it Monday you’re looking for? Well, this is it. The wait is over. The 44th Parliament kicks off this afternoon, bringing to

Politics This Morning: Speaker now, or forever hold your peace

  • Hello. Is it Monday you’re looking for? Well, this is it. The wait is over. The 44th Parliament kicks off this afternoon, bringing to
The race for House Speaker is on, with MPs casting secret ballots at 1 p.m. to select from incumbent Liberal Anthony Rota, centre, or (clockwise from top right) NDP MP Carol Hughes, Green MP Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, Conservative MPs Joël Godin and ChriS d’Entremont, or Liberal MP Marc Dalton. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Cynthia Münster, and photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

Politics This Morning: In Alberta, the kids are alright

  • Good morning. It’s Monday again. It looks like Calgary Mayor JYOTI GONDEK can strike one thing off of her first 100 days to-do list.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will seal the affordable childcare deal this morning in Edmonton, with Alberta becoming the ninth jurisdiction to sign an agreement with the feds for $10 per day childcare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: In Alberta, the kids are alright

  • Good morning. It’s Monday again. It looks like Calgary Mayor JYOTI GONDEK can strike one thing off of her first 100 days to-do list.

Politics This Morning: In Alberta, the kids are alright

  • Good morning. It’s Monday again. It looks like Calgary Mayor JYOTI GONDEK can strike one thing off of her first 100 days to-do list.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will seal the affordable childcare deal this morning in Edmonton, with Alberta becoming the ninth jurisdiction to sign an agreement with the feds for $10 per day childcare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Erin O’Toole meets the press and the Liberals finally meet with each other

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. After a week of headlines he’d probably rather not have to contend with, Conservative Party Leader ERIN O’TOOLE will hold
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will hold a press conference in Ottawa on Monday morning. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Erin O’Toole meets the press and the Liberals finally meet with each other

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. After a week of headlines he’d probably rather not have to contend with, Conservative Party Leader ERIN O’TOOLE will hold

Politics This Morning: Erin O’Toole meets the press and the Liberals finally meet with each other

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. After a week of headlines he’d probably rather not have to contend with, Conservative Party Leader ERIN O’TOOLE will hold
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will hold a press conference in Ottawa on Monday morning. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Everybody was climate-change fighting

  • Happy Monday. Halloween may be over, but that doesn’t mean the frights have abated—at least not for the anti-climate change crowd or those with
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, will be accompanied by cabinet colleagues such as Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, right, as COP26 kicks off in Scotland today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Everybody was climate-change fighting

  • Happy Monday. Halloween may be over, but that doesn’t mean the frights have abated—at least not for the anti-climate change crowd or those with

Politics This Morning: Everybody was climate-change fighting

  • Happy Monday. Halloween may be over, but that doesn’t mean the frights have abated—at least not for the anti-climate change crowd or those with
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, will be accompanied by cabinet colleagues such as Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, right, as COP26 kicks off in Scotland today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with B.C. premier as Chrétien, caucus wonder about room in Grit leadership schedule

  • Good Monday morning, It’s the last day to truly dig into any cabinet speculation, so make your final predictions for your office shuffle pool.
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 25, 2021
B.C. Premier John Horgan, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are pictured in Centre Block on July 25, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with B.C. premier as Chrétien, caucus wonder about room in Grit leadership schedule

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 25, 2021
  • Good Monday morning, It’s the last day to truly dig into any cabinet speculation, so make your final predictions for your office shuffle pool.

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with B.C. premier as Chrétien, caucus wonder about room in Grit leadership schedule

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 25, 2021
  • Good Monday morning, It’s the last day to truly dig into any cabinet speculation, so make your final predictions for your office shuffle pool.
B.C. Premier John Horgan, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are pictured in Centre Block on July 25, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Caesar-Chavannes offers a ‘breathtakingly candid’ look at life in politics

  • In her memoir Can You Hear Me Now?: How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose, which was one
FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 27, 2021
Former Liberal-turned-Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes' memoir was described by the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize jury members Peter Dauvergne, Adrian Harewood, and Heather Scoffield as a 'memoir like no other in the history of Canadian politics. Breathtakingly candid, she takes us on a rollercoaster ride through her childhood, relations, mental health struggles, and time in public office. Along the way she exposes deep-seated racism and sexism in Canadian society and on Parliament Hill and reminds us that our politicians are real people: vulnerable, caring, resilient. Her dry sense of humour, sparkling intellect, and courage in speaking her mind leave the reader reeling in admiration. Such a powerful voice cannot be silenced." Photograph courtesy of Celina Caesar-Chavannes

Caesar-Chavannes offers a ‘breathtakingly candid’ look at life in politics

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 27, 2021
  • In her memoir Can You Hear Me Now?: How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose, which was one

Caesar-Chavannes offers a ‘breathtakingly candid’ look at life in politics

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 27, 2021
  • In her memoir Can You Hear Me Now?: How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose, which was one
Former Liberal-turned-Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes' memoir was described by the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize jury members Peter Dauvergne, Adrian Harewood, and Heather Scoffield as a 'memoir like no other in the history of Canadian politics. Breathtakingly candid, she takes us on a rollercoaster ride through her childhood, relations, mental health struggles, and time in public office. Along the way she exposes deep-seated racism and sexism in Canadian society and on Parliament Hill and reminds us that our politicians are real people: vulnerable, caring, resilient. Her dry sense of humour, sparkling intellect, and courage in speaking her mind leave the reader reeling in admiration. Such a powerful voice cannot be silenced." Photograph courtesy of Celina Caesar-Chavannes

Politics This Morning: RoseAnne Archibald elected new AFN national chief, first woman to hold post

  • Oh, is it Friday already? The week ends in celebration for RoseAnne Archibald, who was named the new Assembly of First Nations national chief
After five rounds of voting, RoseAnne Archibald was named as the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, becoming the first woman to lead the organization in its nearly 40-year history. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Politics This Morning: RoseAnne Archibald elected new AFN national chief, first woman to hold post

  • Oh, is it Friday already? The week ends in celebration for RoseAnne Archibald, who was named the new Assembly of First Nations national chief

Politics This Morning: RoseAnne Archibald elected new AFN national chief, first woman to hold post

  • Oh, is it Friday already? The week ends in celebration for RoseAnne Archibald, who was named the new Assembly of First Nations national chief
After five rounds of voting, RoseAnne Archibald was named as the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, becoming the first woman to lead the organization in its nearly 40-year history. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Feds brushing ‘crumbs’ to Black Canadians, says former Liberal MP Caesar-Chavannes

  • When former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes heard the news that the prime minister had a new parliamentary secretary, it was “a little bit of
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 12, 2021
Celina Caesar-Chavannes was appointed as the prime minister’s parliamentary secretary in December 2015. When she left the role in January 2017, it remained unfilled, until the March 19 announcement that Quebec MP Greg Fergus would take on the role, a move she says ‘seems like one more window-dressing piece.’ Photograph courtesy of Celina Caesar-Chavannes

Feds brushing ‘crumbs’ to Black Canadians, says former Liberal MP Caesar-Chavannes

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 12, 2021
  • When former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes heard the news that the prime minister had a new parliamentary secretary, it was “a little bit of

Feds brushing ‘crumbs’ to Black Canadians, says former Liberal MP Caesar-Chavannes

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 12, 2021
  • When former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes heard the news that the prime minister had a new parliamentary secretary, it was “a little bit of
Celina Caesar-Chavannes was appointed as the prime minister’s parliamentary secretary in December 2015. When she left the role in January 2017, it remained unfilled, until the March 19 announcement that Quebec MP Greg Fergus would take on the role, a move she says ‘seems like one more window-dressing piece.’ Photograph courtesy of Celina Caesar-Chavannes

‘Canadian-style systemic racism’: Black public servants file suit against federal government

  • The Canadian government has failed to uphold the Charter rights of Black employees in the federal public service, shirking its responsibility to create discrimination-
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | December 3, 2020
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, left, is one of the representative plaintiffs in a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government. Former senator Donald Oliver, middle, has long championed the idea of a new federal government Department of Diversity headed by a Black deputy minister, and before leaving politics former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, right, introduced a bill in the last Parliament to change the Employment Equity Act. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadian-style systemic racism’: Black public servants file suit against federal government

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | December 3, 2020
  • The Canadian government has failed to uphold the Charter rights of Black employees in the federal public service, shirking its responsibility to create discrimination-

‘Canadian-style systemic racism’: Black public servants file suit against federal government

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | December 3, 2020
  • The Canadian government has failed to uphold the Charter rights of Black employees in the federal public service, shirking its responsibility to create discrimination-
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, left, is one of the representative plaintiffs in a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government. Former senator Donald Oliver, middle, has long championed the idea of a new federal government Department of Diversity headed by a Black deputy minister, and before leaving politics former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, right, introduced a bill in the last Parliament to change the Employment Equity Act. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: WE won’t rest, as opposition parties continue push for pandemic payout probe

  • Good Monday morning, After a week off to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday, MPs return to both the physical and virtual House of Commons
Conservative critics Michael Barrett, left, and Pierre Poilievre, pictured at an Aug. 19 press conference, will return to a West Block podium at 9:15 a.m. to ‘call on the Trudeau Liberals to end their WE Scandal cover-up at the Finance and Ethics committees.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: WE won’t rest, as opposition parties continue push for pandemic payout probe

  • Good Monday morning, After a week off to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday, MPs return to both the physical and virtual House of Commons

Politics This Morning: WE won’t rest, as opposition parties continue push for pandemic payout probe

  • Good Monday morning, After a week off to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday, MPs return to both the physical and virtual House of Commons
Conservative critics Michael Barrett, left, and Pierre Poilievre, pictured at an Aug. 19 press conference, will return to a West Block podium at 9:15 a.m. to ‘call on the Trudeau Liberals to end their WE Scandal cover-up at the Finance and Ethics committees.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Halloween is a go, but Liberals less enthused about Conservative committee pitch

  • Good Wednesday morning, There’s some good news for October candy collectors. Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Tuesday that Halloween didn’t have
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam speak to reporters in the West Block on Oct. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Halloween is a go, but Liberals less enthused about Conservative committee pitch

  • Good Wednesday morning, There’s some good news for October candy collectors. Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Tuesday that Halloween didn’t have

Politics This Morning: Halloween is a go, but Liberals less enthused about Conservative committee pitch

  • Good Wednesday morning, There’s some good news for October candy collectors. Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Tuesday that Halloween didn’t have
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam speak to reporters in the West Block on Oct. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Morneau resigns finance post, looks to international gig

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first finance minister is stepping down. Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.), who has been in charge of the Liberal’s financial
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 18, 2020
Bill Morneau announced on Aug. 17 in West Block that he had resigned as both finance minister and the MP for Toronto Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Morneau resigns finance post, looks to international gig

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 18, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first finance minister is stepping down. Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.), who has been in charge of the Liberal’s financial

Morneau resigns finance post, looks to international gig

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 18, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first finance minister is stepping down. Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.), who has been in charge of the Liberal’s financial
Bill Morneau announced on Aug. 17 in West Block that he had resigned as both finance minister and the MP for Toronto Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau ending daily Rideau Cottage updates as new modelling shows positive COVID-19 trend, virus hot spots

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canadians will see less of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the summer—at least framed by his front door. On Monday, the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in front of Rideau Cottage on June 18, will be scaling back his daily COVID-19 press briefings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau ending daily Rideau Cottage updates as new modelling shows positive COVID-19 trend, virus hot spots

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canadians will see less of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the summer—at least framed by his front door. On Monday, the

Politics This Morning: Trudeau ending daily Rideau Cottage updates as new modelling shows positive COVID-19 trend, virus hot spots

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canadians will see less of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the summer—at least framed by his front door. On Monday, the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in front of Rideau Cottage on June 18, will be scaling back his daily COVID-19 press briefings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives want auditor general to probe choice to outsource student grant to WE charity

  • Good Monday morning, All is expected to be relatively quiet on the Parliament Hill front this week, with both the House and Senate adjourned
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, pictured with Margaret Trudeau, is an ambassador for the WE Well-being program. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Politics This Morning: Conservatives want auditor general to probe choice to outsource student grant to WE charity

  • Good Monday morning, All is expected to be relatively quiet on the Parliament Hill front this week, with both the House and Senate adjourned

Politics This Morning: Conservatives want auditor general to probe choice to outsource student grant to WE charity

  • Good Monday morning, All is expected to be relatively quiet on the Parliament Hill front this week, with both the House and Senate adjourned
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, pictured with Margaret Trudeau, is an ambassador for the WE Well-being program. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

‘It’s a lot of lip service’: Black federal public servants hope ‘Floyd effect’ will finally drive change as anti-racism movement grips Canada

  • Black public servants, already more likely to report being victims of racial discrimination than the rest of the federal bureaucracy, are hoping the “Floyd
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 15, 2020
Richard Sharpe, founder of the Federal Black Employee Caucus, is pictured in February, 2019. Mr. Sharpe says he’s hoping for faster progress on work to improve working conditions for Black federal public servants that has been years in the making. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a lot of lip service’: Black federal public servants hope ‘Floyd effect’ will finally drive change as anti-racism movement grips Canada

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 15, 2020
  • Black public servants, already more likely to report being victims of racial discrimination than the rest of the federal bureaucracy, are hoping the “Floyd

‘It’s a lot of lip service’: Black federal public servants hope ‘Floyd effect’ will finally drive change as anti-racism movement grips Canada

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 15, 2020
  • Black public servants, already more likely to report being victims of racial discrimination than the rest of the federal bureaucracy, are hoping the “Floyd
Richard Sharpe, founder of the Federal Black Employee Caucus, is pictured in February, 2019. Mr. Sharpe says he’s hoping for faster progress on work to improve working conditions for Black federal public servants that has been years in the making. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals widen COVID-19 support net for fish, seafood industry

  • Good Monday morning, With concerns about the country’s food supply spiking, as Canadian meat processing facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan is pictured in the West Block in May 2019. Over the weekend, the government announced new money to support fish and seafood processors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals widen COVID-19 support net for fish, seafood industry

  • Good Monday morning, With concerns about the country’s food supply spiking, as Canadian meat processing facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced

Politics This Morning: Liberals widen COVID-19 support net for fish, seafood industry

  • Good Monday morning, With concerns about the country’s food supply spiking, as Canadian meat processing facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan is pictured in the West Block in May 2019. Over the weekend, the government announced new money to support fish and seafood processors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau huddles with defence bigwigs to talk Iraq, as Champagne doubles down on de-escalation talk

  • Good Tuesday morning, As the fate of the Canadian-led NATO mission in Iraq remains in up in the air, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent
National Defence deputy minister Jody Thomas, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Monday morning to talk about the ongoing situation in Iraq following the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani last week. Twitter photograph by Adam Scotti

Politics This Morning: Trudeau huddles with defence bigwigs to talk Iraq, as Champagne doubles down on de-escalation talk

  • Good Tuesday morning, As the fate of the Canadian-led NATO mission in Iraq remains in up in the air, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent

Politics This Morning: Trudeau huddles with defence bigwigs to talk Iraq, as Champagne doubles down on de-escalation talk

  • Good Tuesday morning, As the fate of the Canadian-led NATO mission in Iraq remains in up in the air, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent
National Defence deputy minister Jody Thomas, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Monday morning to talk about the ongoing situation in Iraq following the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani last week. Twitter photograph by Adam Scotti

For whom will the bell toll in Peterborough-Kawartha?

  • PETERBOROUGH, ONT.—In a red coat and matching Doc Marten-style boots, Liberal MP Maryam Monsef jokingly implores a Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont., resident with an eye-catching wetlands
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 17, 2019
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a rally in Peterborough on Sept. 26, to boost local candidates Kim Rudd, Maryam Monsef, and Judi Forbes. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

For whom will the bell toll in Peterborough-Kawartha?

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 17, 2019
  • PETERBOROUGH, ONT.—In a red coat and matching Doc Marten-style boots, Liberal MP Maryam Monsef jokingly implores a Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont., resident with an eye-catching wetlands

For whom will the bell toll in Peterborough-Kawartha?

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 17, 2019
  • PETERBOROUGH, ONT.—In a red coat and matching Doc Marten-style boots, Liberal MP Maryam Monsef jokingly implores a Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont., resident with an eye-catching wetlands
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a rally in Peterborough on Sept. 26, to boost local candidates Kim Rudd, Maryam Monsef, and Judi Forbes. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

NDP looking to capitalize on Singh swing to make federal breakthrough in Brampton East

  • BRAMPTON, ONT.—New Democrats in a Toronto-adjacent riding are hoping that their hometown political superstars will help to translate provincial gains into a federal breakthrough
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 9, 2019
Brampton East NDP MPP Gurratan Singh, centre left, and NDP federal Brampton East candidate Saranjit Singh, centre right, are pictured at Saranjit Singh’s campaign office launch. The party is hoping its ‘bold’ platform and NDP pedigree will help push the riding orange on Oct. 21. Photograph courtesy of Saranjit Singh’s Twitter

NDP looking to capitalize on Singh swing to make federal breakthrough in Brampton East

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 9, 2019
  • BRAMPTON, ONT.—New Democrats in a Toronto-adjacent riding are hoping that their hometown political superstars will help to translate provincial gains into a federal breakthrough

NDP looking to capitalize on Singh swing to make federal breakthrough in Brampton East

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 9, 2019
  • BRAMPTON, ONT.—New Democrats in a Toronto-adjacent riding are hoping that their hometown political superstars will help to translate provincial gains into a federal breakthrough
Brampton East NDP MPP Gurratan Singh, centre left, and NDP federal Brampton East candidate Saranjit Singh, centre right, are pictured at Saranjit Singh’s campaign office launch. The party is hoping its ‘bold’ platform and NDP pedigree will help push the riding orange on Oct. 21. Photograph courtesy of Saranjit Singh’s Twitter

Riding to watch: Liberals, NDP face off on affordable housing battlefield in wavering Parkdale-High Park

  • TORONTO—As he walks down Queen Street West on the second day of the election campaign, Arif Virani is hailed by a honking minivan carrying
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 17, 2019
Liberal MP Arif Virani, centre, pictured on Sept. 15, 2019, at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival in Parkdale-High Park. Mr. Virani, who was first elected in 2015 with 42 per cent of the vote, is in a tough battle against the NDP candidate. He beat NDP incumbent Peggy Nash in 2015 by only 1,057 votes. Ms. Nash garnered 40 per cent of the vote in that election. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Riding to watch: Liberals, NDP face off on affordable housing battlefield in wavering Parkdale-High Park

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 17, 2019
  • TORONTO—As he walks down Queen Street West on the second day of the election campaign, Arif Virani is hailed by a honking minivan carrying

Riding to watch: Liberals, NDP face off on affordable housing battlefield in wavering Parkdale-High Park

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 17, 2019
  • TORONTO—As he walks down Queen Street West on the second day of the election campaign, Arif Virani is hailed by a honking minivan carrying
Liberal MP Arif Virani, centre, pictured on Sept. 15, 2019, at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival in Parkdale-High Park. Mr. Virani, who was first elected in 2015 with 42 per cent of the vote, is in a tough battle against the NDP candidate. He beat NDP incumbent Peggy Nash in 2015 by only 1,057 votes. Ms. Nash garnered 40 per cent of the vote in that election. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Senators’ anti-harassment training a ‘success,’ says Sen. Saint-Germain, as new policy steams ahead in Upper Chamber

  • Nearly every Senator has completed anti-harassment training, along with the majority of the Chamber’s administration heads and staffers, well before the Senate rises this
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 29, 2019
Independent Senator Raymonde Saint-Germaine, pictured speaking to reporters in 2018, chairs the Human Resources Subcommittee. The group recommended the Upper Chamber participate in anti-harassment training, which is now almost fully complete. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators’ anti-harassment training a ‘success,’ says Sen. Saint-Germain, as new policy steams ahead in Upper Chamber

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 29, 2019
  • Nearly every Senator has completed anti-harassment training, along with the majority of the Chamber’s administration heads and staffers, well before the Senate rises this

Senators’ anti-harassment training a ‘success,’ says Sen. Saint-Germain, as new policy steams ahead in Upper Chamber

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 29, 2019
  • Nearly every Senator has completed anti-harassment training, along with the majority of the Chamber’s administration heads and staffers, well before the Senate rises this
Independent Senator Raymonde Saint-Germaine, pictured speaking to reporters in 2018, chairs the Human Resources Subcommittee. The group recommended the Upper Chamber participate in anti-harassment training, which is now almost fully complete. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on Red Chamber, as Senators push back on key government bills

  • A Senate committee tasked with studying the government’s new rules around solitary confinement doesn’t have enough time to properly do its job, says a
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2019
Independent Sen. Kim Pate, left, says more work needs to be done on the prisoner-segregation bill, C-83. Independent Sen. Yuen Pau Woo, centre, says committees shouldn’t reject government legislation, like the tanker-ban bill, C-48. Meanwhile, Conservative Sen. Don Plett, right, says he’s frustrated by the government’s ‘heavy-handedness’ in dealing with the gun bill, C-71. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

All eyes on Red Chamber, as Senators push back on key government bills

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2019
  • A Senate committee tasked with studying the government’s new rules around solitary confinement doesn’t have enough time to properly do its job, says a

All eyes on Red Chamber, as Senators push back on key government bills

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2019
  • A Senate committee tasked with studying the government’s new rules around solitary confinement doesn’t have enough time to properly do its job, says a
Independent Sen. Kim Pate, left, says more work needs to be done on the prisoner-segregation bill, C-83. Independent Sen. Yuen Pau Woo, centre, says committees shouldn’t reject government legislation, like the tanker-ban bill, C-48. Meanwhile, Conservative Sen. Don Plett, right, says he’s frustrated by the government’s ‘heavy-handedness’ in dealing with the gun bill, C-71. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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Harassment stats flat, mental health middling among federal employees: survey results

  • As an employer, the federal government isn’t doing enough to stop harassment within the public service, says a union leader, after results of a
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 11, 2018
Treasury Board President Scott Brison says harassment has no place in society or the public service, though a recent survey of federal employees indicates the issue hasn’t improved in the last three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harassment stats flat, mental health middling among federal employees: survey results

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 11, 2018
  • As an employer, the federal government isn’t doing enough to stop harassment within the public service, says a union leader, after results of a

Harassment stats flat, mental health middling among federal employees: survey results

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 11, 2018
  • As an employer, the federal government isn’t doing enough to stop harassment within the public service, says a union leader, after results of a
Treasury Board President Scott Brison says harassment has no place in society or the public service, though a recent survey of federal employees indicates the issue hasn’t improved in the last three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals relying more on ‘omnibus’ bills to fulfil promises before 2019 election, say observers, critics

  • With the clock ticking down to the next election, the Liberal government is increasingly being accused of tabling “omnibus” legislation, as it puts forward
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 11, 2018
Responsible for shepherding bills through the House, Government House Leader Bardish Chagger’s office is defending itself against accusations that it's been moving too slowly to pass legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals relying more on ‘omnibus’ bills to fulfil promises before 2019 election, say observers, critics

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 11, 2018
  • With the clock ticking down to the next election, the Liberal government is increasingly being accused of tabling “omnibus” legislation, as it puts forward

Liberals relying more on ‘omnibus’ bills to fulfil promises before 2019 election, say observers, critics

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 11, 2018
  • With the clock ticking down to the next election, the Liberal government is increasingly being accused of tabling “omnibus” legislation, as it puts forward
Responsible for shepherding bills through the House, Government House Leader Bardish Chagger’s office is defending itself against accusations that it's been moving too slowly to pass legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Catherine Tait named to ‘dream job’ as next CBC president

  • Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly unveiled the public broadcaster’s newest leader Tuesday morning, announcing producer Catherine Tait as the incoming president and CEO of CBC.
FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | April 4, 2018
Catherine Tait was announced as the new president and CEO of the CBC on Tuesday, taking over as leader of the national broadcaster from Hubert Lacroix in July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Catherine Tait named to ‘dream job’ as next CBC president

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | April 4, 2018
  • Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly unveiled the public broadcaster’s newest leader Tuesday morning, announcing producer Catherine Tait as the incoming president and CEO of CBC.

Catherine Tait named to ‘dream job’ as next CBC president

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | April 4, 2018
  • Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly unveiled the public broadcaster’s newest leader Tuesday morning, announcing producer Catherine Tait as the incoming president and CEO of CBC.
Catherine Tait was announced as the new president and CEO of the CBC on Tuesday, taking over as leader of the national broadcaster from Hubert Lacroix in July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It will take more than a law to change ‘archaic’ Hill culture, says Senate sponsor of anti-harassment bill

  • Government legislation aimed at handling and preventing sexual harassment in federally regulated workplaces and Parliament Hill won’t be enough to stop the longstanding problem,
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 4, 2018
Independent Senator Nancy Hartling is the Senate sponsor of Bill C-65, but says ‘cultural change' and willingness to participate are required in addition to legislation to stop sexual harassment on Parliament Hill and in other workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

It will take more than a law to change ‘archaic’ Hill culture, says Senate sponsor of anti-harassment bill

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 4, 2018
  • Government legislation aimed at handling and preventing sexual harassment in federally regulated workplaces and Parliament Hill won’t be enough to stop the longstanding problem,

It will take more than a law to change ‘archaic’ Hill culture, says Senate sponsor of anti-harassment bill

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 4, 2018
  • Government legislation aimed at handling and preventing sexual harassment in federally regulated workplaces and Parliament Hill won’t be enough to stop the longstanding problem,
Independent Senator Nancy Hartling is the Senate sponsor of Bill C-65, but says ‘cultural change' and willingness to participate are required in addition to legislation to stop sexual harassment on Parliament Hill and in other workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

Down to the wire to decide on Centre Block summer move-out, Tory whip says delay ‘worrying’

  • With less than three months until the House rises for the summer, there is still no firm decision on whether MPs will return to
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 28, 2018
The interim House of Commons Chamber in the West Block building's courtyard, as pictured in mid-January, is supposed to be handed over to House administration staff by April 3. Whether that happens on time will help inform the decision on whether the West Block is ready for a summer move-in. Photograph courtesy of PSPC

Down to the wire to decide on Centre Block summer move-out, Tory whip says delay ‘worrying’

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 28, 2018
  • With less than three months until the House rises for the summer, there is still no firm decision on whether MPs will return to

Down to the wire to decide on Centre Block summer move-out, Tory whip says delay ‘worrying’

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 28, 2018
  • With less than three months until the House rises for the summer, there is still no firm decision on whether MPs will return to
The interim House of Commons Chamber in the West Block building's courtyard, as pictured in mid-January, is supposed to be handed over to House administration staff by April 3. Whether that happens on time will help inform the decision on whether the West Block is ready for a summer move-in. Photograph courtesy of PSPC

Senators complain of ‘shameful’ second-class translation services

  • The Senate is tired of being the federal Translation Bureau’s second-place client, and wants services comparable to what the House of Commons receives, a
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 28, 2018
A Senate working group is calling for Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured, to supply more resources to the Translation Bureau, which she oversees, so that it can provide a level of service in the Upper Chamber that is equal to the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators complain of ‘shameful’ second-class translation services

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 28, 2018
  • The Senate is tired of being the federal Translation Bureau’s second-place client, and wants services comparable to what the House of Commons receives, a

Senators complain of ‘shameful’ second-class translation services

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 28, 2018
  • The Senate is tired of being the federal Translation Bureau’s second-place client, and wants services comparable to what the House of Commons receives, a
A Senate working group is calling for Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured, to supply more resources to the Translation Bureau, which she oversees, so that it can provide a level of service in the Upper Chamber that is equal to the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As requests rise, Senate slams brakes on travel spending

  • The Senate Internal Economy Committee is refusing to pay for Senators’ individual trips abroad to places other than New York City or Washington, D.C.,
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 28, 2018
Conservative Senator Don Plett, left, and Independent Senator Larry Campbell, right, at a recent Internal Economy Committee meeting were both in favour of banning Senators from using Senate money to travel internationally outside of two places in the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As requests rise, Senate slams brakes on travel spending

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 28, 2018
  • The Senate Internal Economy Committee is refusing to pay for Senators’ individual trips abroad to places other than New York City or Washington, D.C.,

As requests rise, Senate slams brakes on travel spending

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 28, 2018
  • The Senate Internal Economy Committee is refusing to pay for Senators’ individual trips abroad to places other than New York City or Washington, D.C.,
Conservative Senator Don Plett, left, and Independent Senator Larry Campbell, right, at a recent Internal Economy Committee meeting were both in favour of banning Senators from using Senate money to travel internationally outside of two places in the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaker clears way for Senate to unplug Sen. Beyak’s website

  • Debate on a motion in the Red Chamber to remove Senator Lynn Beyak’s website from Senate servers is going ahead, after Speaker George Furey
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 22, 2018
In a Thursday ruling, Senate Speaker George Furey said the complaint of Senator Lynn Beyak, left, didn’t meet the test of a breach of her privilege. The Hill Times file photograph

Speaker clears way for Senate to unplug Sen. Beyak’s website

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 22, 2018
  • Debate on a motion in the Red Chamber to remove Senator Lynn Beyak’s website from Senate servers is going ahead, after Speaker George Furey

Speaker clears way for Senate to unplug Sen. Beyak’s website

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 22, 2018
  • Debate on a motion in the Red Chamber to remove Senator Lynn Beyak’s website from Senate servers is going ahead, after Speaker George Furey
In a Thursday ruling, Senate Speaker George Furey said the complaint of Senator Lynn Beyak, left, didn’t meet the test of a breach of her privilege. The Hill Times file photograph

After a year’s delay, justice minister called on to finally slay zombie laws

  • A government bill aiming to remove unconstitutional parts of the Criminal Code is barely lurching along, much to the chagrin of a Conservative MP
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 21, 2018
Conservative MP Michael Cooper, left, is calling on Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, right, to make progress on Bill C-39 to remove zombie laws from the Criminal Code, after more than a year of inaction. The Hill Times file photographs

After a year’s delay, justice minister called on to finally slay zombie laws

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 21, 2018
  • A government bill aiming to remove unconstitutional parts of the Criminal Code is barely lurching along, much to the chagrin of a Conservative MP

After a year’s delay, justice minister called on to finally slay zombie laws

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 21, 2018
  • A government bill aiming to remove unconstitutional parts of the Criminal Code is barely lurching along, much to the chagrin of a Conservative MP
Conservative MP Michael Cooper, left, is calling on Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, right, to make progress on Bill C-39 to remove zombie laws from the Criminal Code, after more than a year of inaction. The Hill Times file photographs

Time to plug loopholes that make it ‘almost an invitation’ for foreign money to influence elections, Liberals, opposition agree

  • The Liberal government says it plans to introduce new rules to limit foreign influence and money in federal elections—action opposition Parliamentarians and political observers
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 21, 2018
New rules to ‘strengthen’ laws around third-party election activity are coming, says the office of Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, left, pictured in June 2017. Treasury Board President Scott Brison is filling in for Ms. Gould while she is on maternity leave. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time to plug loopholes that make it ‘almost an invitation’ for foreign money to influence elections, Liberals, opposition agree

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 21, 2018
  • The Liberal government says it plans to introduce new rules to limit foreign influence and money in federal elections—action opposition Parliamentarians and political observers

Time to plug loopholes that make it ‘almost an invitation’ for foreign money to influence elections, Liberals, opposition agree

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 21, 2018
  • The Liberal government says it plans to introduce new rules to limit foreign influence and money in federal elections—action opposition Parliamentarians and political observers
New rules to ‘strengthen’ laws around third-party election activity are coming, says the office of Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, left, pictured in June 2017. Treasury Board President Scott Brison is filling in for Ms. Gould while she is on maternity leave. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Mandatory anti-harassment training coming for MPs’ staffers on and off the Hill

  • This fall, anyone working in an MP’s office can expect to follow in their boss’s footsteps and be required to take in-person anti-harassment training,
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 14, 2018
Liberal MP Sean Fraser, seated right, speaks to staffers at a House Transport Committee meeting in September. Starting this fall, in-person anti-harassment training will be mandatory for staff, volunteers, and interns—including those in constituency offices. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Mandatory anti-harassment training coming for MPs’ staffers on and off the Hill

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 14, 2018
  • This fall, anyone working in an MP’s office can expect to follow in their boss’s footsteps and be required to take in-person anti-harassment training,

Mandatory anti-harassment training coming for MPs’ staffers on and off the Hill

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 14, 2018
  • This fall, anyone working in an MP’s office can expect to follow in their boss’s footsteps and be required to take in-person anti-harassment training,
Liberal MP Sean Fraser, seated right, speaks to staffers at a House Transport Committee meeting in September. Starting this fall, in-person anti-harassment training will be mandatory for staff, volunteers, and interns—including those in constituency offices. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds move to do full PS staff survey yearly, not every three years

  • A comprehensive examination of how public servants feel about their workplaces will now be done yearly, instead of every three years, a move welcomed
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 14, 2018
The Treasury Board Secretariat, overseen by President Scott Brison, is changing its method of assessing public-servant morale and switching to conducting full surveys annually instead of every three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds move to do full PS staff survey yearly, not every three years

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 14, 2018
  • A comprehensive examination of how public servants feel about their workplaces will now be done yearly, instead of every three years, a move welcomed

Feds move to do full PS staff survey yearly, not every three years

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 14, 2018
  • A comprehensive examination of how public servants feel about their workplaces will now be done yearly, instead of every three years, a move welcomed
The Treasury Board Secretariat, overseen by President Scott Brison, is changing its method of assessing public-servant morale and switching to conducting full surveys annually instead of every three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators consider hitting the brakes on ‘runaway train’ of funding requests for trips abroad

  • Senators are considering returning to past practice of denying all exemption requests to their travel-abroad policy because some are worried the wiggle room they’re
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 7, 2018
From left, Conservative Sen. Scott Tannas, Independent Sen. Larry Campbell, Independent Sen. Éric Forest, and Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos were among the Senators who grappled with the issue of setting guidelines for approving Senators’ international travel at a March 1 Senate Internal Economy Committee meeting. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senators consider hitting the brakes on ‘runaway train’ of funding requests for trips abroad

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 7, 2018
  • Senators are considering returning to past practice of denying all exemption requests to their travel-abroad policy because some are worried the wiggle room they’re

Senators consider hitting the brakes on ‘runaway train’ of funding requests for trips abroad

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 7, 2018
  • Senators are considering returning to past practice of denying all exemption requests to their travel-abroad policy because some are worried the wiggle room they’re
From left, Conservative Sen. Scott Tannas, Independent Sen. Larry Campbell, Independent Sen. Éric Forest, and Conservative Sen. Leo Housakos were among the Senators who grappled with the issue of setting guidelines for approving Senators’ international travel at a March 1 Senate Internal Economy Committee meeting. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senator gets okay to hire lawyer advising on harassment policy, providing free legal advice to victims

  • The Senate’s Internal Economy Committee last week narrowly approved a request by Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran to hire a lawyer to advise her on research
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 7, 2018
Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran, pictured in December, came before the Senate’s Internal Economy Committee March 1 to seek approval for a contract she said is with a lawyer helping her research Bill C-65 and the Senate’s harassment policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator gets okay to hire lawyer advising on harassment policy, providing free legal advice to victims

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 7, 2018
  • The Senate’s Internal Economy Committee last week narrowly approved a request by Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran to hire a lawyer to advise her on research

Senator gets okay to hire lawyer advising on harassment policy, providing free legal advice to victims

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 7, 2018
  • The Senate’s Internal Economy Committee last week narrowly approved a request by Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran to hire a lawyer to advise her on research
Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran, pictured in December, came before the Senate’s Internal Economy Committee March 1 to seek approval for a contract she said is with a lawyer helping her research Bill C-65 and the Senate’s harassment policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions applaud scrapping Phoenix pay system, but want more support for its current victims

  • The government’s plan to move away from the failing Phoenix payroll system is encouraging, say union reps, but the budget missed the mark when
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 7, 2018
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Robyn Benson speaks to demonstrators outside the Treasury Board Secretariat office on Elgin Street in Ottawa on Feb. 28 calling for the government to fix the payroll issues plaguing the public service. Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Debi Daviau stands behind her. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions applaud scrapping Phoenix pay system, but want more support for its current victims

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 7, 2018
  • The government’s plan to move away from the failing Phoenix payroll system is encouraging, say union reps, but the budget missed the mark when

Unions applaud scrapping Phoenix pay system, but want more support for its current victims

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 7, 2018
  • The government’s plan to move away from the failing Phoenix payroll system is encouraging, say union reps, but the budget missed the mark when
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Robyn Benson speaks to demonstrators outside the Treasury Board Secretariat office on Elgin Street in Ottawa on Feb. 28 calling for the government to fix the payroll issues plaguing the public service. Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Debi Daviau stands behind her. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal Economy Board to make public cost of legal fees paid out for MPs, extend coverage to staff for harassment cases

  • The amount of money the House of Commons pays out to cover MP legal fees is set to be made public regularly, and the
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 1, 2018
House of Commons law clerk Phillippe Dufresne, left, introduced an updated policy Thursday for the Board of Internal Economy’s handling of MP legal fees. He's pictured with NDP House leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau, a member of the board, at today's meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal Economy Board to make public cost of legal fees paid out for MPs, extend coverage to staff for harassment cases

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 1, 2018
  • The amount of money the House of Commons pays out to cover MP legal fees is set to be made public regularly, and the

Internal Economy Board to make public cost of legal fees paid out for MPs, extend coverage to staff for harassment cases

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 1, 2018
  • The amount of money the House of Commons pays out to cover MP legal fees is set to be made public regularly, and the
House of Commons law clerk Phillippe Dufresne, left, introduced an updated policy Thursday for the Board of Internal Economy’s handling of MP legal fees. He's pictured with NDP House leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau, a member of the board, at today's meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-harassment bill won’t make it easier to complain, say critics

  • Committee witnesses and others are raising concerns about whether a government bill aimed at preventing and responding to sexual harassment and workplace violence, including
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 28, 2018
House of Commons chief human resource officer Pierre Parent, left, and clerk Charles Robert, right, told the House Human Resources Committee it was unclear that Bill C-65 would encourage more people, particularly MPs' staffers to come forward with harassment complaints. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-harassment bill won’t make it easier to complain, say critics

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 28, 2018
  • Committee witnesses and others are raising concerns about whether a government bill aimed at preventing and responding to sexual harassment and workplace violence, including

Anti-harassment bill won’t make it easier to complain, say critics

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 28, 2018
  • Committee witnesses and others are raising concerns about whether a government bill aimed at preventing and responding to sexual harassment and workplace violence, including
House of Commons chief human resource officer Pierre Parent, left, and clerk Charles Robert, right, told the House Human Resources Committee it was unclear that Bill C-65 would encourage more people, particularly MPs' staffers to come forward with harassment complaints. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs skeptical of releasing House attendance, but they have no ‘right to confidentiality,’ says democracy watchdog

  • With no formal roll call in the House of Commons, it can be a bit of a guessing game for anyone who wants to
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 28, 2018
Unlike the Senate, in the House of Commons there’s no daily record of which MPs are in the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

MPs skeptical of releasing House attendance, but they have no ‘right to confidentiality,’ says democracy watchdog

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 28, 2018
  • With no formal roll call in the House of Commons, it can be a bit of a guessing game for anyone who wants to

MPs skeptical of releasing House attendance, but they have no ‘right to confidentiality,’ says democracy watchdog

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 28, 2018
  • With no formal roll call in the House of Commons, it can be a bit of a guessing game for anyone who wants to
Unlike the Senate, in the House of Commons there’s no daily record of which MPs are in the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

Liberals embark on spending-cycle shakeup with this year’s early budget

  • The Liberals’ third budget, tabled this week, came a month earlier than their previous two financial plans to give Treasury Board President Scott Brison “a
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 28, 2018
Treasury Board President Scott Brison spearheaded changes to Parliament’s supply process in an effort to have measures from the federal budget included in the main estimates, which will be tabled April 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals embark on spending-cycle shakeup with this year’s early budget

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 28, 2018
  • The Liberals’ third budget, tabled this week, came a month earlier than their previous two financial plans to give Treasury Board President Scott Brison “a

Liberals embark on spending-cycle shakeup with this year’s early budget

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 28, 2018
  • The Liberals’ third budget, tabled this week, came a month earlier than their previous two financial plans to give Treasury Board President Scott Brison “a
Treasury Board President Scott Brison spearheaded changes to Parliament’s supply process in an effort to have measures from the federal budget included in the main estimates, which will be tabled April 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stalled Senate harassment policy review revived

  • The Senate is buckling down on its review of its harassment policy as the #MeToo movement sweeps through the halls of Parliament—though the head
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 21, 2018
Independent Senator Elaine McCoy, pictured with government representative Senator Peter Harder, is chairing a Senate subcommittee tasked with reviewing the Red Chamber’s harassment policy, last updated in 2009. The Hill Times file photo

Stalled Senate harassment policy review revived

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 21, 2018
  • The Senate is buckling down on its review of its harassment policy as the #MeToo movement sweeps through the halls of Parliament—though the head

Stalled Senate harassment policy review revived

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 21, 2018
  • The Senate is buckling down on its review of its harassment policy as the #MeToo movement sweeps through the halls of Parliament—though the head
Independent Senator Elaine McCoy, pictured with government representative Senator Peter Harder, is chairing a Senate subcommittee tasked with reviewing the Red Chamber’s harassment policy, last updated in 2009. The Hill Times file photo

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