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Chelsea Nash

Chelsea Nash is The Hill Times’ acting digital editor. Previously, she was The Hill Times’ deputy editor and reporter covering immigration, foreign affairs, agriculture and food, and the NDP. She has one gold and one silver Canadian Community Newspaper Award, and one silver Canadian Online Publishing Award.

Indigenous communities battle for fire safety

  • Plus, the Tories demand more meetings.
A damning report by Statistics Canada has revealed that Indigenous people are more susceptible to fire-related deaths than non-Indigenous people. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous communities battle for fire safety

  • Plus, the Tories demand more meetings.

Indigenous communities battle for fire safety

  • Plus, the Tories demand more meetings.
A damning report by Statistics Canada has revealed that Indigenous people are more susceptible to fire-related deaths than non-Indigenous people. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous communities battle for fire safety

  • Plus, the Tories demand more meetings.
A damning report by Statistics Canada has revealed that Indigenous people are more susceptible to fire-related deaths than non-Indigenous people. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous communities battle for fire safety

  • Plus, the Tories demand more meetings.

Indigenous communities battle for fire safety

  • Plus, the Tories demand more meetings.
A damning report by Statistics Canada has revealed that Indigenous people are more susceptible to fire-related deaths than non-Indigenous people. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer House committee meetings are running hot

  • Plus, who let the bots out?
Federal public servant Diane Daly appeared before the House Public Accounts Committee to testify about her knowledge of the ArriveCan procurement process on Aug. 7, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Summer House committee meetings are running hot

  • Plus, who let the bots out?

Summer House committee meetings are running hot

  • Plus, who let the bots out?
Federal public servant Diane Daly appeared before the House Public Accounts Committee to testify about her knowledge of the ArriveCan procurement process on Aug. 7, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Labour minister’s trial-by-fire

  • Plus, the spotlight is back on ArriveCan.
Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon met with representatives from CN, CPKC, and TCRC on Monday to help resume labour negotiations. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

Labour minister’s trial-by-fire

  • Plus, the spotlight is back on ArriveCan.

Labour minister’s trial-by-fire

  • Plus, the spotlight is back on ArriveCan.
Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon met with representatives from CN, CPKC, and TCRC on Monday to help resume labour negotiations. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

The U.K.’s far-right melts down

  • Plus, Harris picks a veep.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an emergency meeting on Monday after far-right violence broke out in cities across the U.K. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The U.K.’s far-right melts down

  • Plus, Harris picks a veep.

The U.K.’s far-right melts down

  • Plus, Harris picks a veep.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an emergency meeting on Monday after far-right violence broke out in cities across the U.K. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

  • Death threats, arson, violent imagery, vandalism, and more: Canadian politics is becoming more violent, MPs say.
List | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 5, 2024
Members of the Parliamentary Protective Service prevent protesters bearing large wooden flagpoles from entering Parliament Hill grounds on Jan. 28, 2023, the anniversary of the Freedom Convoy protest. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

List | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 5, 2024
  • Death threats, arson, violent imagery, vandalism, and more: Canadian politics is becoming more violent, MPs say.

A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

List | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 5, 2024
  • Death threats, arson, violent imagery, vandalism, and more: Canadian politics is becoming more violent, MPs say.
Members of the Parliamentary Protective Service prevent protesters bearing large wooden flagpoles from entering Parliament Hill grounds on Jan. 28, 2023, the anniversary of the Freedom Convoy protest. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Ready, set, campaign

  • Plus, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to the women's soccer team spying scandal.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is off to campaign with his party's local candidate in the Montreal-area riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ready, set, campaign

  • Plus, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to the women's soccer team spying scandal.

Ready, set, campaign

  • Plus, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to the women's soccer team spying scandal.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is off to campaign with his party's local candidate in the Montreal-area riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds respond to Jasper wildfires

  • Plus, Canada's homicide rate went down from 2022 to 2023.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan will provide an update on the federal response to the Alberta wildfires this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds respond to Jasper wildfires

  • Plus, Canada's homicide rate went down from 2022 to 2023.

Feds respond to Jasper wildfires

  • Plus, Canada's homicide rate went down from 2022 to 2023.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan will provide an update on the federal response to the Alberta wildfires this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Right-wing media follows Trudeau on vacation

  • Plus, Joe Biden's parting message.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is confronted on a Tofino, B.C. beach by Keean Bexte. Screenshot courtesy of Keean Bexte on YouTube

Right-wing media follows Trudeau on vacation

  • Plus, Joe Biden's parting message.

Right-wing media follows Trudeau on vacation

  • Plus, Joe Biden's parting message.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is confronted on a Tofino, B.C. beach by Keean Bexte. Screenshot courtesy of Keean Bexte on YouTube

Macklem’s decision day

  • Plus, behind the Conservatives’ fight for summer committee meetings. 
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is expected to once again reduce the policy interest rate this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macklem’s decision day

  • Plus, behind the Conservatives’ fight for summer committee meetings. 

Macklem’s decision day

  • Plus, behind the Conservatives’ fight for summer committee meetings. 
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is expected to once again reduce the policy interest rate this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Pierre’s record’: Liberals try to see ‘what sticks’ to Poilievre

  • Plus, getting to the bottom of a Conservative MP’s claim that IRCC tried to censor him. 
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
The Liberal Party launched a new website attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, for various positions he's taken throughout his 20 year political career. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Pierre’s record’: Liberals try to see ‘what sticks’ to Poilievre

  • Plus, getting to the bottom of a Conservative MP’s claim that IRCC tried to censor him. 

‘Pierre’s record’: Liberals try to see ‘what sticks’ to Poilievre

  • Plus, getting to the bottom of a Conservative MP’s claim that IRCC tried to censor him. 
Pierre Poilievre
The Liberal Party launched a new website attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, for various positions he's taken throughout his 20 year political career. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian politics is ‘not safe’ right now, and MPs ‘are in harm’s way’: former public safety minister

  • ‘Many’ MPs work ‘in a perpetual state of fear,’ says Liberal MP Marco Mendicino. NDP MP Charlie Angus was recently accosted at a beach
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 22, 2024
Liberal MP Marco Mendicino, who was the public safety minister from 2021-2023, was spat on by a protester in Ottawa in June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian politics is ‘not safe’ right now, and MPs ‘are in harm’s way’: former public safety minister

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 22, 2024
  • ‘Many’ MPs work ‘in a perpetual state of fear,’ says Liberal MP Marco Mendicino. NDP MP Charlie Angus was recently accosted at a beach

Canadian politics is ‘not safe’ right now, and MPs ‘are in harm’s way’: former public safety minister

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 22, 2024
  • ‘Many’ MPs work ‘in a perpetual state of fear,’ says Liberal MP Marco Mendicino. NDP MP Charlie Angus was recently accosted at a beach
Liberal MP Marco Mendicino, who was the public safety minister from 2021-2023, was spat on by a protester in Ottawa in June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pressure works

  • Plus, the PM tries to have a non-scandalous vacation.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during Biden's state visit to Ottawa. The 81-year-old will no longer run for re-election in November. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Pressure works

  • Plus, the PM tries to have a non-scandalous vacation.

Pressure works

  • Plus, the PM tries to have a non-scandalous vacation.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during Biden's state visit to Ottawa. The 81-year-old will no longer run for re-election in November. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

PMO won’t speculate on rumours about itself

  • Plus, a fact-check on the origins of Trudeau’s housing policy.
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet before the cabinet retreat in Halifax at the end of August, though he'll name one new minister today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO won’t speculate on rumours about itself

  • Plus, a fact-check on the origins of Trudeau’s housing policy.

PMO won’t speculate on rumours about itself

  • Plus, a fact-check on the origins of Trudeau’s housing policy.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet before the cabinet retreat in Halifax at the end of August, though he'll name one new minister today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs grill former Boissonnault business associates

  • Plus, the premiers deliver their verdict from Halifax.
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault
The House Ethics Committee is meeting to study Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault's business relationships today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs grill former Boissonnault business associates

  • Plus, the premiers deliver their verdict from Halifax.

MPs grill former Boissonnault business associates

  • Plus, the premiers deliver their verdict from Halifax.
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault
The House Ethics Committee is meeting to study Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault's business relationships today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Whitecap apology ‘coming for a long time’

  • Plus, Poilievre 'happy' suspected Trump shooter is dead.
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will deliver a formal apology to nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations this morning for the Canadian government's decision to label them refugees and deny them the rights afforded to other First Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Jesse Cnockaert

Whitecap apology ‘coming for a long time’

  • Plus, Poilievre 'happy' suspected Trump shooter is dead.

Whitecap apology ‘coming for a long time’

  • Plus, Poilievre 'happy' suspected Trump shooter is dead.
Gary Anandasangaree
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will deliver a formal apology to nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations this morning for the Canadian government's decision to label them refugees and deny them the rights afforded to other First Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Jesse Cnockaert

Is populism popular in Canada? Researchers say yes

  • Populist, far-right politicians have not only made gains in France, but are becoming a stronger threat across Europe and in the United States. In
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 8, 2024
Pierre Poilievre, left, who has dismissed suggestions that he is embracing populism, often frames his party as ‘common sense Conservatives,’ in contrast to the ‘ivory tower elites’ who support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Is populism popular in Canada? Researchers say yes

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 8, 2024
  • Populist, far-right politicians have not only made gains in France, but are becoming a stronger threat across Europe and in the United States. In

Is populism popular in Canada? Researchers say yes

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 8, 2024
  • Populist, far-right politicians have not only made gains in France, but are becoming a stronger threat across Europe and in the United States. In
Pierre Poilievre, left, who has dismissed suggestions that he is embracing populism, often frames his party as ‘common sense Conservatives,’ in contrast to the ‘ivory tower elites’ who support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

CSIS director takes a bow

  • Plus, the United Kingdom wakes up to a new political era.
David Vigneault announced his retirement as director of CSIS after seven years in the role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CSIS director takes a bow

  • Plus, the United Kingdom wakes up to a new political era.

CSIS director takes a bow

  • Plus, the United Kingdom wakes up to a new political era.
David Vigneault announced his retirement as director of CSIS after seven years in the role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy ministers meet in Calgary

  • Plus, the PBO prices tax breaks for ‘clean’ tech.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is getting together with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Calgary this week to talk policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy ministers meet in Calgary

  • Plus, the PBO prices tax breaks for ‘clean’ tech.

Energy ministers meet in Calgary

  • Plus, the PBO prices tax breaks for ‘clean’ tech.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is getting together with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Calgary this week to talk policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The West’s next step to the right

  • Plus, the MPs who want a dedicated force to respond to natural disasters.
French President Emmanuel Macron suffered a blow in the first round of the French legislative elections on June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The West’s next step to the right

  • Plus, the MPs who want a dedicated force to respond to natural disasters.

The West’s next step to the right

  • Plus, the MPs who want a dedicated force to respond to natural disasters.
French President Emmanuel Macron suffered a blow in the first round of the French legislative elections on June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.
Discourse around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership reached a fever pitch this week, and shows no signs of subsiding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.
Discourse around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership reached a fever pitch this week, and shows no signs of subsiding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

  • The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 27, 2024
Senator Marilou McPhedran, left, and NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen are the co-chairs of the Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 27, 2024
  • The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 27, 2024
  • The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to
Senator Marilou McPhedran, left, and NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen are the co-chairs of the Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Nurturing nature

  • Plus, Trudeau and three ministers celebrate a landmark decision in B.C.’s Nemaiah Valley.
Steven Guilbeault.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is hosting a gathering of Canadian environment ministers and senior public servants in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nurturing nature

  • Plus, Trudeau and three ministers celebrate a landmark decision in B.C.’s Nemaiah Valley.

Nurturing nature

  • Plus, Trudeau and three ministers celebrate a landmark decision in B.C.’s Nemaiah Valley.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is hosting a gathering of Canadian environment ministers and senior public servants in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection: Was it worth the hype?

  • Plus, how do you take your electric cars?
Voters in Toronto-St. Paul's chose a new MP in a byelection yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection: Was it worth the hype?

  • Plus, how do you take your electric cars?

Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection: Was it worth the hype?

  • Plus, how do you take your electric cars?
Voters in Toronto-St. Paul's chose a new MP in a byelection yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Race of the insiders

  • Plus, it's the Fête nationale du Québec, and the leaders are in la belle province to celebrate.
The byelection in Toronto-St. Paul's is seen as a test for both Pierre Poilievre, left, and Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Race of the insiders

  • Plus, it's the Fête nationale du Québec, and the leaders are in la belle province to celebrate.

Race of the insiders

  • Plus, it's the Fête nationale du Québec, and the leaders are in la belle province to celebrate.
The byelection in Toronto-St. Paul's is seen as a test for both Pierre Poilievre, left, and Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Freedom from/on the Hill

  • Plus, this Senator wants sponsored travel to be put under the microscope.
Freedom Convoy spokesperson Derek Noonan pictured at a previous press conference on Parliament Hill, beside Chris Dacey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freedom from/on the Hill

  • Plus, this Senator wants sponsored travel to be put under the microscope.

Freedom from/on the Hill

  • Plus, this Senator wants sponsored travel to be put under the microscope.
Freedom Convoy spokesperson Derek Noonan pictured at a previous press conference on Parliament Hill, beside Chris Dacey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators aim for early exit

  • Plus, a House committee gets one more chance to grill Dominic LeBlanc.
The Senate Speaker’s Parade, pictured on Feb. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators aim for early exit

  • Plus, a House committee gets one more chance to grill Dominic LeBlanc.

Senators aim for early exit

  • Plus, a House committee gets one more chance to grill Dominic LeBlanc.
The Senate Speaker’s Parade, pictured on Feb. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: MPs kick off study on Winnipeg lab docs

  • Plus, help The Hill Times find the best staffers on Parliament Hill.
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard will testify before a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs kick off study on Winnipeg lab docs

  • Plus, help The Hill Times find the best staffers on Parliament Hill.

Politics This Morning: MPs kick off study on Winnipeg lab docs

  • Plus, help The Hill Times find the best staffers on Parliament Hill.
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard will testify before a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs to grill CBSA president, again

  • Plus, Trudeau and Poilievre headline party fundraisers.
MPs on the House Public Accounts Committee are scheduled to question CBSA president Erin O'Gorman about the ArriveCan scandal again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs to grill CBSA president, again

  • Plus, Trudeau and Poilievre headline party fundraisers.

Politics This Morning: MPs to grill CBSA president, again

  • Plus, Trudeau and Poilievre headline party fundraisers.
MPs on the House Public Accounts Committee are scheduled to question CBSA president Erin O'Gorman about the ArriveCan scandal again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: ‘A state of despair’

  • Plus, Stephen Harper takes the mic in Toronto.
Defence Minister Bill Blair is in Washington today to meet with his U.S. counterpart at the Pentagon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: ‘A state of despair’

  • Plus, Stephen Harper takes the mic in Toronto.

Politics This Morning: ‘A state of despair’

  • Plus, Stephen Harper takes the mic in Toronto.
Defence Minister Bill Blair is in Washington today to meet with his U.S. counterpart at the Pentagon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs debate fast-tracking pharmacare bill

  • Plus, immigration ministers haggle over temporary residents.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has proposed a motion to fast-track the progression of Bill C-64 through the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs debate fast-tracking pharmacare bill

  • Plus, immigration ministers haggle over temporary residents.

Politics This Morning: MPs debate fast-tracking pharmacare bill

  • Plus, immigration ministers haggle over temporary residents.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has proposed a motion to fast-track the progression of Bill C-64 through the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Just say ‘wacko’

  • Plus, everything you need to know about elvers. (And you need to know about elvers).
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has two motions on the government's drug policy up for debate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Just say ‘wacko’

  • Plus, everything you need to know about elvers. (And you need to know about elvers).

Politics This Morning: Just say ‘wacko’

  • Plus, everything you need to know about elvers. (And you need to know about elvers).
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has two motions on the government's drug policy up for debate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Public service pushes back

  • Plus, who said what at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Public Service of Alliance president Chris Aylward and other civil service union leaders will hold a press conference on Parliament Hill today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Public service pushes back

  • Plus, who said what at the National Prayer Breakfast.

Politics This Morning: Public service pushes back

  • Plus, who said what at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Public Service of Alliance president Chris Aylward and other civil service union leaders will hold a press conference on Parliament Hill today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Christian, gay rights summits open in Ottawa

  • Plus, Kenney and Wynne team up at Politics and the Pen.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured addressing the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa in 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Christian, gay rights summits open in Ottawa

  • Plus, Kenney and Wynne team up at Politics and the Pen.

Politics This Morning: Christian, gay rights summits open in Ottawa

  • Plus, Kenney and Wynne team up at Politics and the Pen.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured addressing the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa in 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: ‘The most dangerous internet bill you’ve never heard of’

  • Plus, how public service unions plan to respond to the new requirement that workers come into the office three days a week.
The House Public Safety Committee will begin its study of Bill S-210 today. The Senate Public Bill aims to protect children from sexually explicit material online, but could result in government censorship of the internet, some experts warn. Photograph courtesy of Junior Teixeira/Pexels

Politics This Morning: ‘The most dangerous internet bill you’ve never heard of’

  • Plus, how public service unions plan to respond to the new requirement that workers come into the office three days a week.

Politics This Morning: ‘The most dangerous internet bill you’ve never heard of’

  • Plus, how public service unions plan to respond to the new requirement that workers come into the office three days a week.
The House Public Safety Committee will begin its study of Bill S-210 today. The Senate Public Bill aims to protect children from sexually explicit material online, but could result in government censorship of the internet, some experts warn. Photograph courtesy of Junior Teixeira/Pexels

Politics This Morning: Hogue report on the table

  • Plus, one political leader goes lobster fishing. Can you guess who?
Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue will release her first report on the impact of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hogue report on the table

  • Plus, one political leader goes lobster fishing. Can you guess who?

Politics This Morning: Hogue report on the table

  • Plus, one political leader goes lobster fishing. Can you guess who?
Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue will release her first report on the impact of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland’s budget goes to a vote

  • Plus, Anand’s office mum on return-to-office increase.
MPs will wrap up their debate on Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's annual budget, and hold a vote on it this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland’s budget goes to a vote

  • Plus, Anand’s office mum on return-to-office increase.

Politics This Morning: Freeland’s budget goes to a vote

  • Plus, Anand’s office mum on return-to-office increase.
MPs will wrap up their debate on Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's annual budget, and hold a vote on it this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lobbyists take to the Hill

  • Plus, the PBO grades Chrystia Freeland’s budget.
At least five different groups are courting MPs on and around Parliament today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lobbyists take to the Hill

  • Plus, the PBO grades Chrystia Freeland’s budget.

Politics This Morning: Lobbyists take to the Hill

  • Plus, the PBO grades Chrystia Freeland’s budget.
At least five different groups are courting MPs on and around Parliament today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Committee bonanza!

  • Plus, decoding the subject matter of the Nunavut premier's speech to the Ottawa Economic Club today.
A view of Earth from space, featuring the Canadarm. The House Defence Committee will study space defence today. Photograph courtesy of SpaceX on pexels

Politics This Morning: Committee bonanza!

  • Plus, decoding the subject matter of the Nunavut premier's speech to the Ottawa Economic Club today.

Politics This Morning: Committee bonanza!

  • Plus, decoding the subject matter of the Nunavut premier's speech to the Ottawa Economic Club today.
A view of Earth from space, featuring the Canadarm. The House Defence Committee will study space defence today. Photograph courtesy of SpaceX on pexels

Politics This Morning: Playing tax detective with the Honda deal

  • Plus, the post-budget tour shifts to green energy.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is using two tax credits to reward Honda Canada for building a new electric vehicle factory in Ontario. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Playing tax detective with the Honda deal

  • Plus, the post-budget tour shifts to green energy.

Politics This Morning: Playing tax detective with the Honda deal

  • Plus, the post-budget tour shifts to green energy.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is using two tax credits to reward Honda Canada for building a new electric vehicle factory in Ontario. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman

  • The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are 'goons.'
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2024
NDP MP Heather McPherson chats about misogyny and threats in politics over lunch in the Parliamentary Dining Room. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2024
  • The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are 'goons.'

Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2024
  • The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are 'goons.'
NDP MP Heather McPherson chats about misogyny and threats in politics over lunch in the Parliamentary Dining Room. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Inside the UN’s Ottawa office

  • Plus, ministers dine with donors in Edmonton.
The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international agreement on plastic pollution began yesterday and runs until April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Inside the UN’s Ottawa office

  • Plus, ministers dine with donors in Edmonton.

Politics This Morning: Inside the UN’s Ottawa office

  • Plus, ministers dine with donors in Edmonton.
The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international agreement on plastic pollution began yesterday and runs until April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canadians think Poilievre’s a problem solver

  • Plus, the government's post-budget tour focuses on youth entrepreneurship.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was rated more favourably than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in recent polling by Abacus Data. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canadians think Poilievre’s a problem solver

  • Plus, the government's post-budget tour focuses on youth entrepreneurship.

Politics This Morning: Canadians think Poilievre’s a problem solver

  • Plus, the government's post-budget tour focuses on youth entrepreneurship.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was rated more favourably than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in recent polling by Abacus Data. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Health officials testify on Winnipeg Lab scandal

  • Plus, a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer is on the way.
The West Block. Canada's Parliament is looking for a new poet laureate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Health officials testify on Winnipeg Lab scandal

  • Plus, a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer is on the way.

Politics This Morning: Health officials testify on Winnipeg Lab scandal

  • Plus, a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer is on the way.
The West Block. Canada's Parliament is looking for a new poet laureate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The budget debate begins

  • Plus, Poilievre drums up cash among the have-yachts.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Christie Freeland will kick off the debate on their budget in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The budget debate begins

  • Plus, Poilievre drums up cash among the have-yachts.

Politics This Morning: The budget debate begins

  • Plus, Poilievre drums up cash among the have-yachts.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Christie Freeland will kick off the debate on their budget in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs to question Kristian Firth at the bar of the House

  • Plus, the budget bragging tour begins (continues).
The view of the House of Commons Chamber from the bar. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs to question Kristian Firth at the bar of the House

  • Plus, the budget bragging tour begins (continues).

Politics This Morning: MPs to question Kristian Firth at the bar of the House

  • Plus, the budget bragging tour begins (continues).
The view of the House of Commons Chamber from the bar. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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