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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

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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MPs to examine ransom, hostage policies in unprecedented consular review

  • For the first time since at least the Second World War, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development has decided to study
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 15, 2017
NDP MP Hélène Laverdière put forth a motion for the committee to take on a study of consular practices and procedures, which garnered all-party support. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

MPs to examine ransom, hostage policies in unprecedented consular review

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 15, 2017
  • For the first time since at least the Second World War, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development has decided to study

MPs to examine ransom, hostage policies in unprecedented consular review

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 15, 2017
  • For the first time since at least the Second World War, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development has decided to study
NDP MP Hélène Laverdière put forth a motion for the committee to take on a study of consular practices and procedures, which garnered all-party support. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

B.C. MPs heartbroken over opioid crisis

  • MPs representing ridings most heavily affected by the opioid crisis in Western Canada say seeing their communities and constituents struggle with hardship, addiction, and,
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 15, 2017
MP Jenny Kwan, who represents Vancouver's Downtown Eastside as part of her riding, learns to administer naloxone—the antidote drug for an overdose—by injecting it into a roll of paper towel. Photograph courtesy of Jenny Kwan

B.C. MPs heartbroken over opioid crisis

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 15, 2017
  • MPs representing ridings most heavily affected by the opioid crisis in Western Canada say seeing their communities and constituents struggle with hardship, addiction, and,

B.C. MPs heartbroken over opioid crisis

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 15, 2017
  • MPs representing ridings most heavily affected by the opioid crisis in Western Canada say seeing their communities and constituents struggle with hardship, addiction, and,
MP Jenny Kwan, who represents Vancouver's Downtown Eastside as part of her riding, learns to administer naloxone—the antidote drug for an overdose—by injecting it into a roll of paper towel. Photograph courtesy of Jenny Kwan

Canada mobilizes campaign team for Security Council bid

  • Global Affairs Canada has established a dedicated team to work on the government’s goal of winning a two-year seat on the United Nations Security
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
Justin Trudeau speaks at the UN General Assembly in September 2016. UN photograph by Cia Pak

Canada mobilizes campaign team for Security Council bid

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
  • Global Affairs Canada has established a dedicated team to work on the government’s goal of winning a two-year seat on the United Nations Security

Canada mobilizes campaign team for Security Council bid

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
  • Global Affairs Canada has established a dedicated team to work on the government’s goal of winning a two-year seat on the United Nations Security
Justin Trudeau speaks at the UN General Assembly in September 2016. UN photograph by Cia Pak

Vox populi on innovation

  • Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Navdeep Bains    “We have heard consistently from Canadians the importance of really embracing technology and really
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains talks with John Manley at the Public Policy Forum's Canada Growth Summit in October 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vox populi on innovation

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
  • Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Navdeep Bains    “We have heard consistently from Canadians the importance of really embracing technology and really

Vox populi on innovation

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
  • Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Navdeep Bains    “We have heard consistently from Canadians the importance of really embracing technology and really
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains talks with John Manley at the Public Policy Forum's Canada Growth Summit in October 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Six things we learned from the latest Conservative leadership fundraising data

  • 1. Caroline Mulroney Lapham donated to Lisa Raitt Caroline Mulroney Lapham, daughter of former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney, at one time had her
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney with his daughter Caroline Mulroney Lapham, right, then-Conservative nominee Paul Smith, and three of his grandchildren, Lewis, Pierce and Elizabeth Theodora Lapham in 2014 in Cobourg, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Six things we learned from the latest Conservative leadership fundraising data

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
  • 1. Caroline Mulroney Lapham donated to Lisa Raitt Caroline Mulroney Lapham, daughter of former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney, at one time had her

Six things we learned from the latest Conservative leadership fundraising data

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
  • 1. Caroline Mulroney Lapham donated to Lisa Raitt Caroline Mulroney Lapham, daughter of former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney, at one time had her
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney with his daughter Caroline Mulroney Lapham, right, then-Conservative nominee Paul Smith, and three of his grandchildren, Lewis, Pierce and Elizabeth Theodora Lapham in 2014 in Cobourg, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Lame ducks and roosters: diplomatic events this week

  • A double-header featuring defence attachés, military top brass, and the Esprit de Corps Commandos on Jan. 25 raised money for charity. Seen here, Russian
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017

Lame ducks and roosters: diplomatic events this week

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
  • A double-header featuring defence attachés, military top brass, and the Esprit de Corps Commandos on Jan. 25 raised money for charity. Seen here, Russian

Lame ducks and roosters: diplomatic events this week

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2017
  • A double-header featuring defence attachés, military top brass, and the Esprit de Corps Commandos on Jan. 25 raised money for charity. Seen here, Russian

Violin and vodka: celebrating 25 years of Ukraine and Canada

  • Vodka was the drink of the evening, and while Poland and Ukraine sometimes disagree as to which country the spirit originated from, the Ukrainian ambassador
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 1, 2017
Violinist virtuoso Vasyl Popadiuk performs for an audience at Global Affairs Canada on Jan. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Violin and vodka: celebrating 25 years of Ukraine and Canada

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 1, 2017
  • Vodka was the drink of the evening, and while Poland and Ukraine sometimes disagree as to which country the spirit originated from, the Ukrainian ambassador

Violin and vodka: celebrating 25 years of Ukraine and Canada

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 1, 2017
  • Vodka was the drink of the evening, and while Poland and Ukraine sometimes disagree as to which country the spirit originated from, the Ukrainian ambassador
Violinist virtuoso Vasyl Popadiuk performs for an audience at Global Affairs Canada on Jan. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Diplomatic parties this week: winter in Ottawa means indoor shows, outdoor play

  • On Jan. 28, Governor General David Johnston hosted a winter festival in conjunction with several Arctic nations at his home, Rideau Hall. Left, EU
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 1, 2017

Diplomatic parties this week: winter in Ottawa means indoor shows, outdoor play

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 1, 2017
  • On Jan. 28, Governor General David Johnston hosted a winter festival in conjunction with several Arctic nations at his home, Rideau Hall. Left, EU

Diplomatic parties this week: winter in Ottawa means indoor shows, outdoor play

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 1, 2017
  • On Jan. 28, Governor General David Johnston hosted a winter festival in conjunction with several Arctic nations at his home, Rideau Hall. Left, EU

Crowded Conservative leadership race means ‘short-term pain for long-term gain’ for party fundraising

  • The Conservative Party is seeing fewer donations while a portion of the money from its donor pool is flowing towards leadership campaigns. Communications director for Conservative
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 1, 2017
Conservative leadership candidates, including, from left, Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, and Lisa Raitt, are drawing money away from the Conservative Party, though the party hopes that in the long run, the race draws in more donors. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Crowded Conservative leadership race means ‘short-term pain for long-term gain’ for party fundraising

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 1, 2017
  • The Conservative Party is seeing fewer donations while a portion of the money from its donor pool is flowing towards leadership campaigns. Communications director for Conservative

Crowded Conservative leadership race means ‘short-term pain for long-term gain’ for party fundraising

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 1, 2017
  • The Conservative Party is seeing fewer donations while a portion of the money from its donor pool is flowing towards leadership campaigns. Communications director for Conservative
Conservative leadership candidates, including, from left, Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, and Lisa Raitt, are drawing money away from the Conservative Party, though the party hopes that in the long run, the race draws in more donors. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

O’Leary instructed his team not to respond to Raitt’s attack

  • Kevin O’Leary instructed his campaign team not to respond to attacks from other leadership candidates, such as Lisa Raitt’s anti-O’Leary website, his campaign chair says. A
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 25, 2017
Businessman and TV personality Kevin O'Leary officially launched his campaign for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in mid-January. Members of his team say they know they've got to make up for lost time. Photograph courtesy of Valerie Caviness

O’Leary instructed his team not to respond to Raitt’s attack

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 25, 2017
  • Kevin O’Leary instructed his campaign team not to respond to attacks from other leadership candidates, such as Lisa Raitt’s anti-O’Leary website, his campaign chair says. A

O’Leary instructed his team not to respond to Raitt’s attack

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 25, 2017
  • Kevin O’Leary instructed his campaign team not to respond to attacks from other leadership candidates, such as Lisa Raitt’s anti-O’Leary website, his campaign chair says. A
Businessman and TV personality Kevin O'Leary officially launched his campaign for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in mid-January. Members of his team say they know they've got to make up for lost time. Photograph courtesy of Valerie Caviness

The Aga Khan and Canada: a decades-long, multi-partisan friendship

  • With the recent hubbub about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Christmas vacations to the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas, the spiritual leader for
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 25, 2017
Former prime minister Stephen Harper and the Aga Khan at the opening of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat on Sussex Drive in Ottawa in 2008. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Aga Khan and Canada: a decades-long, multi-partisan friendship

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 25, 2017
  • With the recent hubbub about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Christmas vacations to the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas, the spiritual leader for

The Aga Khan and Canada: a decades-long, multi-partisan friendship

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 25, 2017
  • With the recent hubbub about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Christmas vacations to the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas, the spiritual leader for
Former prime minister Stephen Harper and the Aga Khan at the opening of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat on Sussex Drive in Ottawa in 2008. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘With all the talk of Canada being back,’ aid groups ‘alarmed,’ told to expect little from budget

  • In a matter of months, Canadian-based foreign aid groups have gone from being optimistic to deflated about the chances the government might boost flat
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said it's her top priority 'to ensure that Canadian aid dollars make the greatest difference on the ground.' Leaders in the sector are worried this means moving money around, rather than a budget increase. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘With all the talk of Canada being back,’ aid groups ‘alarmed,’ told to expect little from budget

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
  • In a matter of months, Canadian-based foreign aid groups have gone from being optimistic to deflated about the chances the government might boost flat

‘With all the talk of Canada being back,’ aid groups ‘alarmed,’ told to expect little from budget

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
  • In a matter of months, Canadian-based foreign aid groups have gone from being optimistic to deflated about the chances the government might boost flat
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said it's her top priority 'to ensure that Canadian aid dollars make the greatest difference on the ground.' Leaders in the sector are worried this means moving money around, rather than a budget increase. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Envoys bid farewell to Ottawa over holiday season

  • Several diplomats—some of them well known in the Ottawa community—took the new year as an opportunity for new beginnings, having finished their postings here.
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
Two prominent departures: U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman, left, will be leaving Ottawa with his wife Vicki Heyman, right, by Friday. Former Israeli ambassador Rafael Barak, and his spouse, Miriam Barak, left Canada at the end of November. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Envoys bid farewell to Ottawa over holiday season

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
  • Several diplomats—some of them well known in the Ottawa community—took the new year as an opportunity for new beginnings, having finished their postings here.

Envoys bid farewell to Ottawa over holiday season

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
  • Several diplomats—some of them well known in the Ottawa community—took the new year as an opportunity for new beginnings, having finished their postings here.
Two prominent departures: U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman, left, will be leaving Ottawa with his wife Vicki Heyman, right, by Friday. Former Israeli ambassador Rafael Barak, and his spouse, Miriam Barak, left Canada at the end of November. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No northerners in cabinet, no problem for veteran Yukon MP

  • Liberal MP Larry Bagnell was once invited to speak at a high school graduation in his riding, as most MPs are. However, for most
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
‘I’m sure when ministers see Larry coming, they know he’s got an ask,’ says one colleague. Photograph courtesy of Larry Bagnell

No northerners in cabinet, no problem for veteran Yukon MP

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
  • Liberal MP Larry Bagnell was once invited to speak at a high school graduation in his riding, as most MPs are. However, for most

No northerners in cabinet, no problem for veteran Yukon MP

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
  • Liberal MP Larry Bagnell was once invited to speak at a high school graduation in his riding, as most MPs are. However, for most
‘I’m sure when ministers see Larry coming, they know he’s got an ask,’ says one colleague. Photograph courtesy of Larry Bagnell

Fiscal steward, or Canada’s Bernie Sanders? What the NDP wants in next leader remains to be seen

  • A sort of unofficial leadership race is appearing within the NDP, with candidates taking time to weigh their options, and size up their potential opponents.
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 11, 2017
Clockwise from top left: NDP MPs Peter Julian and Charlie Angus, Ontario NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh, and NDP MPs Niki Ashton and Guy Caron are all rumoured to be considering a run at the leadership, though only Mr. Julian has officially registered as a candidate. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright, Chelsea Nash, and Wikimedia Commons

Fiscal steward, or Canada’s Bernie Sanders? What the NDP wants in next leader remains to be seen

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 11, 2017
  • A sort of unofficial leadership race is appearing within the NDP, with candidates taking time to weigh their options, and size up their potential opponents.

Fiscal steward, or Canada’s Bernie Sanders? What the NDP wants in next leader remains to be seen

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 11, 2017
  • A sort of unofficial leadership race is appearing within the NDP, with candidates taking time to weigh their options, and size up their potential opponents.
Clockwise from top left: NDP MPs Peter Julian and Charlie Angus, Ontario NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh, and NDP MPs Niki Ashton and Guy Caron are all rumoured to be considering a run at the leadership, though only Mr. Julian has officially registered as a candidate. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright, Chelsea Nash, and Wikimedia Commons

Latvian ambassador says NATO deployment a ‘new phase’ in Latvia-Canada relations

  • Latvia’s new ambassador to Canada, Karlis Eihenbaums, says Canada’s troop deployment to Latvia will strengthen relations between the Baltic state and Canada. About 450 Canadian
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 11, 2017
Latvian Ambassador Karlis Eihenbaums sports a Bombardier pin, while standing in front of a painting by a Latvian-Canadian artist in his embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Latvian ambassador says NATO deployment a ‘new phase’ in Latvia-Canada relations

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 11, 2017
  • Latvia’s new ambassador to Canada, Karlis Eihenbaums, says Canada’s troop deployment to Latvia will strengthen relations between the Baltic state and Canada. About 450 Canadian

Latvian ambassador says NATO deployment a ‘new phase’ in Latvia-Canada relations

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 11, 2017
  • Latvia’s new ambassador to Canada, Karlis Eihenbaums, says Canada’s troop deployment to Latvia will strengthen relations between the Baltic state and Canada. About 450 Canadian
Latvian Ambassador Karlis Eihenbaums sports a Bombardier pin, while standing in front of a painting by a Latvian-Canadian artist in his embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Scheer’s Conservative caucus support gives him the advantage, but leadership win not in the bag

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative MP and leadership candidate Andrew Scheer may have the most endorsements from his caucus colleagues on the Hill, but that doesn’t mean
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 9, 2017
It's on: Conservative leadership candidates including Andrew Scheer, centre, at an unofficial debate hosted by MP Pierre Poilievre in his Ottawa-area riding Carleton, Ont., on Nov. 13, 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Scheer’s Conservative caucus support gives him the advantage, but leadership win not in the bag

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 9, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative MP and leadership candidate Andrew Scheer may have the most endorsements from his caucus colleagues on the Hill, but that doesn’t mean

Scheer’s Conservative caucus support gives him the advantage, but leadership win not in the bag

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 9, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative MP and leadership candidate Andrew Scheer may have the most endorsements from his caucus colleagues on the Hill, but that doesn’t mean
It's on: Conservative leadership candidates including Andrew Scheer, centre, at an unofficial debate hosted by MP Pierre Poilievre in his Ottawa-area riding Carleton, Ont., on Nov. 13, 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ottawa’s diplomats shocked by assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov

  • OTTAWA—Ottawa’s diplomatic corps reacted with shock at Monday’s news that Andrei Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, had been shot dead at a photo exhibition
News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHELSEA NASH | December 20, 2016
Melvut Mert Altintas, 22, the gunman pictured after shooting Andrei Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey. Photograph courtesy of Turkish Radio and Television

Ottawa’s diplomats shocked by assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov

News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHELSEA NASH | December 20, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Ottawa’s diplomatic corps reacted with shock at Monday’s news that Andrei Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, had been shot dead at a photo exhibition

Ottawa’s diplomats shocked by assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov

News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHELSEA NASH | December 20, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Ottawa’s diplomatic corps reacted with shock at Monday’s news that Andrei Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, had been shot dead at a photo exhibition
Melvut Mert Altintas, 22, the gunman pictured after shooting Andrei Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey. Photograph courtesy of Turkish Radio and Television

‘It has a terrible history,’ Indigenous Affairs needs to go in order for reconciliation to happen, says Liberal MP

  • Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette says the department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs may have to be rebuilt entirely if reconciliation is to happen. The MP from
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 16, 2016
The Liberal backbencher is also pushing a private member's bill to hold the government to account for its commitment to implementation of the United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘It has a terrible history,’ Indigenous Affairs needs to go in order for reconciliation to happen, says Liberal MP

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 16, 2016
  • Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette says the department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs may have to be rebuilt entirely if reconciliation is to happen. The MP from

‘It has a terrible history,’ Indigenous Affairs needs to go in order for reconciliation to happen, says Liberal MP

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 16, 2016
  • Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette says the department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs may have to be rebuilt entirely if reconciliation is to happen. The MP from
The Liberal backbencher is also pushing a private member's bill to hold the government to account for its commitment to implementation of the United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Perry Bellegarde plans to seek AFN re-election in 2018

  • Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, told The Hill Times he will seek another term in office in the next
News | BY CHELSEA NASH, MARCO VIGLIOTTI | December 14, 2016
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Perry Bellegarde says he'll seek a second term in the next national chief election in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Perry Bellegarde plans to seek AFN re-election in 2018

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, MARCO VIGLIOTTI | December 14, 2016
  • Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, told The Hill Times he will seek another term in office in the next

Perry Bellegarde plans to seek AFN re-election in 2018

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, MARCO VIGLIOTTI | December 14, 2016
  • Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, told The Hill Times he will seek another term in office in the next
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Perry Bellegarde says he'll seek a second term in the next national chief election in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

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