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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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Feds won’t say if they will implement chief electoral officer’s call to make spread of election misinformation illegal

  • The government won’t say if it plans to take up the Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault’s recent recommendation to make the spread of
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 19, 2022
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, pictured in this file photograph at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, says disinformation is a 'serious threat' to Canadian democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds won’t say if they will implement chief electoral officer’s call to make spread of election misinformation illegal

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 19, 2022
  • The government won’t say if it plans to take up the Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault’s recent recommendation to make the spread of

Feds won’t say if they will implement chief electoral officer’s call to make spread of election misinformation illegal

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 19, 2022
  • The government won’t say if it plans to take up the Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault’s recent recommendation to make the spread of
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, pictured in this file photograph at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, says disinformation is a 'serious threat' to Canadian democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More government co-ordination, communication needed to respond to extreme heat events: reports, experts

  • Brad Vis, the Conservative MP representing Lytton, B.C. says he loses sleep worrying about what kind of weather event might hit his home region
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 12, 2022
The damage in Lytton, B.C., as seen in a photo posted by MP Brad Vis to Facebook on March 1, 2022. 'Eight [months] later, with debris removal barely begun, Lytton residents are exasperated at the pace of the rebuild. Lytton deserves better and we continue to work with all levels of government to move this recovery forward,' he wrote. Photograph courtesy of Brad Vis

More government co-ordination, communication needed to respond to extreme heat events: reports, experts

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 12, 2022
  • Brad Vis, the Conservative MP representing Lytton, B.C. says he loses sleep worrying about what kind of weather event might hit his home region

More government co-ordination, communication needed to respond to extreme heat events: reports, experts

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 12, 2022
  • Brad Vis, the Conservative MP representing Lytton, B.C. says he loses sleep worrying about what kind of weather event might hit his home region
The damage in Lytton, B.C., as seen in a photo posted by MP Brad Vis to Facebook on March 1, 2022. 'Eight [months] later, with debris removal barely begun, Lytton residents are exasperated at the pace of the rebuild. Lytton deserves better and we continue to work with all levels of government to move this recovery forward,' he wrote. Photograph courtesy of Brad Vis

Indigenous advocates won’t turn down visit by UN special rapporteur, but are focused on need for criminal prosecution for residential school abuses

  • Indigenous leaders want justice for the abuses that took place in residential schools, and say they won’t get it from yet another visit from
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 5, 2022
From left, Innu Senator Michéle Audette, Mi'kmaq lawyer Pam Palmater, Ojibwe journalist Tanya Talaga, and Indigenous advocate Rose LeMay say they all want to see abusers from the residential schools and those who enabled them held criminally responsible for their actions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Indigenous advocates won’t turn down visit by UN special rapporteur, but are focused on need for criminal prosecution for residential school abuses

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 5, 2022
  • Indigenous leaders want justice for the abuses that took place in residential schools, and say they won’t get it from yet another visit from

Indigenous advocates won’t turn down visit by UN special rapporteur, but are focused on need for criminal prosecution for residential school abuses

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 5, 2022
  • Indigenous leaders want justice for the abuses that took place in residential schools, and say they won’t get it from yet another visit from
From left, Innu Senator Michéle Audette, Mi'kmaq lawyer Pam Palmater, Ojibwe journalist Tanya Talaga, and Indigenous advocate Rose LeMay say they all want to see abusers from the residential schools and those who enabled them held criminally responsible for their actions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Reforming ‘misogynist’ military culture comes down to ‘political will’: report

  • The military’s handling of sexual misconduct is years behind advances made in Canada’s civilian society, which should take control of the “broken system” that
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 30, 2022
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour takes part in a press conference on May 30, 2022, to speak about the release of the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reforming ‘misogynist’ military culture comes down to ‘political will’: report

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 30, 2022
  • The military’s handling of sexual misconduct is years behind advances made in Canada’s civilian society, which should take control of the “broken system” that

Reforming ‘misogynist’ military culture comes down to ‘political will’: report

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 30, 2022
  • The military’s handling of sexual misconduct is years behind advances made in Canada’s civilian society, which should take control of the “broken system” that
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour takes part in a press conference on May 30, 2022, to speak about the release of the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meet Jasraj Singh Hallan: from ‘at-risk youth’ to Conservative Party immigration critic

  • Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan came to Canada as the young son of two economically disadvantaged parents from Dubai, before getting tangled up in
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 29, 2022
An immigrant with a rough childhood, Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan is now dedicated to helping youth in his community and immigrants and refugees to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Meet Jasraj Singh Hallan: from ‘at-risk youth’ to Conservative Party immigration critic

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 29, 2022
  • Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan came to Canada as the young son of two economically disadvantaged parents from Dubai, before getting tangled up in

Meet Jasraj Singh Hallan: from ‘at-risk youth’ to Conservative Party immigration critic

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 29, 2022
  • Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan came to Canada as the young son of two economically disadvantaged parents from Dubai, before getting tangled up in
An immigrant with a rough childhood, Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan is now dedicated to helping youth in his community and immigrants and refugees to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Time to stop ‘pussy-footing around’ racism: ‘When do we draw the line?’ ask Black Liberal MPs

  • In the wake of the mass shooting on May 14 in Buffalo, N.Y., which targeted Black people, the current and former chair of the
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 23, 2022
Liberal MPs Arielle Kayabaga, left, and Greg Fergus, right, are the current and former chairs of the Liberal Black Caucus, respectively. Both said they would like to see more action taken by their government to combat hate and racism in Canada. Photograph courtesy of the Liberal Party of Canada and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time to stop ‘pussy-footing around’ racism: ‘When do we draw the line?’ ask Black Liberal MPs

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 23, 2022
  • In the wake of the mass shooting on May 14 in Buffalo, N.Y., which targeted Black people, the current and former chair of the

Time to stop ‘pussy-footing around’ racism: ‘When do we draw the line?’ ask Black Liberal MPs

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 23, 2022
  • In the wake of the mass shooting on May 14 in Buffalo, N.Y., which targeted Black people, the current and former chair of the
Liberal MPs Arielle Kayabaga, left, and Greg Fergus, right, are the current and former chairs of the Liberal Black Caucus, respectively. Both said they would like to see more action taken by their government to combat hate and racism in Canada. Photograph courtesy of the Liberal Party of Canada and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

With late-night sittings on the horizon, the House heats up

  • Things are heating up in the House faster than the temperature is rising in Ottawa.  It’s still early May, but June’s summer sillies seem
News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
Conservative House Leader John Brassard, right, is accusing the NDP of giving the Liberals an 'audience, not an opposition,' meanwhile NDP House leader Peter Julian, left, says the Conservatives are blocking legislation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

With late-night sittings on the horizon, the House heats up

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
  • Things are heating up in the House faster than the temperature is rising in Ottawa.  It’s still early May, but June’s summer sillies seem

With late-night sittings on the horizon, the House heats up

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
  • Things are heating up in the House faster than the temperature is rising in Ottawa.  It’s still early May, but June’s summer sillies seem
Conservative House Leader John Brassard, right, is accusing the NDP of giving the Liberals an 'audience, not an opposition,' meanwhile NDP House leader Peter Julian, left, says the Conservatives are blocking legislation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Feds must do more to support Ukraine, say experts, Ukrainians, opposition MPs

  • To date, Canada has committed $2.9-billion in combined loans and direct funding to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia and in support of Ukrainian citizens,
News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
Ukraine's Ambassador-designate to Canada, Yulia Kovaliv, pictured here at the World Press Freedom Canada luncheon in Ottawa on May 3, has said the heavy weapons Canada has supplied Ukraine have 'made a difference' on the ground, but also said financial and military aid 'must increase and urgently flow to Ukraine, as the war unfolds.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds must do more to support Ukraine, say experts, Ukrainians, opposition MPs

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
  • To date, Canada has committed $2.9-billion in combined loans and direct funding to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia and in support of Ukrainian citizens,

Feds must do more to support Ukraine, say experts, Ukrainians, opposition MPs

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
  • To date, Canada has committed $2.9-billion in combined loans and direct funding to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia and in support of Ukrainian citizens,
Ukraine's Ambassador-designate to Canada, Yulia Kovaliv, pictured here at the World Press Freedom Canada luncheon in Ottawa on May 3, has said the heavy weapons Canada has supplied Ukraine have 'made a difference' on the ground, but also said financial and military aid 'must increase and urgently flow to Ukraine, as the war unfolds.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Overturning Roe v. Wade just the beginning of Trump’s legacy, warns Heyman

  • In the wake of what appears to be the undoing of the right to choose to have an abortion in the United States, former
News | BY CHELSEA NASH, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2022
The Women's March on January 21, 2017, didn't just take place in Washington, D.C. Women gathered around the world in protest of Donald Trump's first day in office, including in Ottawa—a scene from which is pictured here. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Overturning Roe v. Wade just the beginning of Trump’s legacy, warns Heyman

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2022
  • In the wake of what appears to be the undoing of the right to choose to have an abortion in the United States, former

Overturning Roe v. Wade just the beginning of Trump’s legacy, warns Heyman

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2022
  • In the wake of what appears to be the undoing of the right to choose to have an abortion in the United States, former
The Women's March on January 21, 2017, didn't just take place in Washington, D.C. Women gathered around the world in protest of Donald Trump's first day in office, including in Ottawa—a scene from which is pictured here. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Northerners think feds are ‘out of touch’ with the North, data suggests

  • Northerners say the federal government is “out of touch” with the North, does not meet their needs, and does not fairly represent them, according
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2022
A new study of northern Canadians shows a disconnect between northerners and the federal government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured here with MP for Winnipeg and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Northerners think feds are ‘out of touch’ with the North, data suggests

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2022
  • Northerners say the federal government is “out of touch” with the North, does not meet their needs, and does not fairly represent them, according

Northerners think feds are ‘out of touch’ with the North, data suggests

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2022
  • Northerners say the federal government is “out of touch” with the North, does not meet their needs, and does not fairly represent them, according
A new study of northern Canadians shows a disconnect between northerners and the federal government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured here with MP for Winnipeg and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals have misplaced priorities for immigration, say opposition MPs

  • Amidst pleas from former Afghan interpreters for Canada’s Armed Forces to reduce barriers for their families now seeking asylum, the government committed $1.3-billion in
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 18, 2022
Minister of Immigration Sean Fraser, left, is facing criticism from NDP MP Jenny Kwan and Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan for what they say is misdirected funding for preserving the 'integrity' of Canada's asylum program rather than reducing barriers for asylum-seekers and fast-tracking their applications. The Hill Times file photographs/Courtesy of Jasraj Singh Hallan on Facebook

Liberals have misplaced priorities for immigration, say opposition MPs

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 18, 2022
  • Amidst pleas from former Afghan interpreters for Canada’s Armed Forces to reduce barriers for their families now seeking asylum, the government committed $1.3-billion in

Liberals have misplaced priorities for immigration, say opposition MPs

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 18, 2022
  • Amidst pleas from former Afghan interpreters for Canada’s Armed Forces to reduce barriers for their families now seeking asylum, the government committed $1.3-billion in
Minister of Immigration Sean Fraser, left, is facing criticism from NDP MP Jenny Kwan and Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan for what they say is misdirected funding for preserving the 'integrity' of Canada's asylum program rather than reducing barriers for asylum-seekers and fast-tracking their applications. The Hill Times file photographs/Courtesy of Jasraj Singh Hallan on Facebook

Need for austerity is ‘fundamentally disproven’ by 2022 budget: economists

  • With its latest budget, the government finds itself in “an enviable fiscal moment,” say economists, leading some to conclude that austere approaches to balancing
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 13, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered her second budget on April 7 with much ado about economic growth, saying: 'Our economy has not just recovered. It is booming.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Need for austerity is ‘fundamentally disproven’ by 2022 budget: economists

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 13, 2022
  • With its latest budget, the government finds itself in “an enviable fiscal moment,” say economists, leading some to conclude that austere approaches to balancing

Need for austerity is ‘fundamentally disproven’ by 2022 budget: economists

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 13, 2022
  • With its latest budget, the government finds itself in “an enviable fiscal moment,” say economists, leading some to conclude that austere approaches to balancing
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered her second budget on April 7 with much ado about economic growth, saying: 'Our economy has not just recovered. It is booming.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals live up to dental care promise and other key areas of NDP deal; NDP will support budget

  • The NDP will support the Liberal budget after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered on the specific promises outlined in
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 7, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, both pictured at separate press conferences on the Hill on March 22, after the prime minister officially announced that the New Democrats had agreed to tentatively support the Liberal government on confidence votes until the next fixed election in October 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Liberals live up to dental care promise and other key areas of NDP deal; NDP will support budget

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 7, 2022
  • The NDP will support the Liberal budget after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered on the specific promises outlined in

Liberals live up to dental care promise and other key areas of NDP deal; NDP will support budget

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 7, 2022
  • The NDP will support the Liberal budget after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered on the specific promises outlined in
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, both pictured at separate press conferences on the Hill on March 22, after the prime minister officially announced that the New Democrats had agreed to tentatively support the Liberal government on confidence votes until the next fixed election in October 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

All mandatory minimum penalties should be repealed, not just a select few: Senators

  • The weekend before Helen shot and killed her husband at their home in Beaver County, southeast of Edmonton, he got drunk and ordered her
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 4, 2022
Senator Kim Pate, who has spent her life advocating for the rights of incarcerated people, pictured visiting a segregation unit and listening to a man being held there at the Millhaven Institute, a federal penitentiary, in Bath, Ont. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

All mandatory minimum penalties should be repealed, not just a select few: Senators

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 4, 2022
  • The weekend before Helen shot and killed her husband at their home in Beaver County, southeast of Edmonton, he got drunk and ordered her

All mandatory minimum penalties should be repealed, not just a select few: Senators

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 4, 2022
  • The weekend before Helen shot and killed her husband at their home in Beaver County, southeast of Edmonton, he got drunk and ordered her
Senator Kim Pate, who has spent her life advocating for the rights of incarcerated people, pictured visiting a segregation unit and listening to a man being held there at the Millhaven Institute, a federal penitentiary, in Bath, Ont. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Broadbent says NDP ‘should be worried’ Liberals won’t live up to commitments in upcoming budget, must keep pressure on

  • In the ramp-up to the upcoming federal budget, the New Democrats have found themselves with more elbow room at the negotiating table this year,
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 3, 2022
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, pictured with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in 2019, says the NDP shouldn't trust the Liberals, and must keep pushing to ensure the terms of the confidence and supply agreement are met. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Broadbent says NDP ‘should be worried’ Liberals won’t live up to commitments in upcoming budget, must keep pressure on

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 3, 2022
  • In the ramp-up to the upcoming federal budget, the New Democrats have found themselves with more elbow room at the negotiating table this year,

Broadbent says NDP ‘should be worried’ Liberals won’t live up to commitments in upcoming budget, must keep pressure on

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 3, 2022
  • In the ramp-up to the upcoming federal budget, the New Democrats have found themselves with more elbow room at the negotiating table this year,
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, pictured with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in 2019, says the NDP shouldn't trust the Liberals, and must keep pushing to ensure the terms of the confidence and supply agreement are met. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Racism plays a role in immigration decisions,’ House Immigration Committee hears

  • “Kids in India are not back-packers as they are in Canada” reads a note appended to a slide in a presentation used to train
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 28, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said racism is a 'sickness in our society,' and said there is 'zero tolerance for racism, discrimination, or harassment of any kind,' but acknowledged those problems do exist within the department.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Racism plays a role in immigration decisions,’ House Immigration Committee hears

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 28, 2022
  • “Kids in India are not back-packers as they are in Canada” reads a note appended to a slide in a presentation used to train

‘Racism plays a role in immigration decisions,’ House Immigration Committee hears

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 28, 2022
  • “Kids in India are not back-packers as they are in Canada” reads a note appended to a slide in a presentation used to train
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said racism is a 'sickness in our society,' and said there is 'zero tolerance for racism, discrimination, or harassment of any kind,' but acknowledged those problems do exist within the department.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Increased military presence in the North could provide much-needed infrastructure to the region: MPs, experts

  • Northern MPs are open to the idea of an increased military presence in the Arctic, and say they could see the benefit of sinking
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 21, 2022
A C-130 takes off from Canadian Forces Station Alert on Ellsmere Island, Nunavut, in 2019. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has spurred discussion about the state of Canada's military capacity, particularly in the North, where Russia is Canada's neighbour. Photograph courtesy of Paul Green/The National Guard

Increased military presence in the North could provide much-needed infrastructure to the region: MPs, experts

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 21, 2022
  • Northern MPs are open to the idea of an increased military presence in the Arctic, and say they could see the benefit of sinking

Increased military presence in the North could provide much-needed infrastructure to the region: MPs, experts

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 21, 2022
  • Northern MPs are open to the idea of an increased military presence in the Arctic, and say they could see the benefit of sinking
A C-130 takes off from Canadian Forces Station Alert on Ellsmere Island, Nunavut, in 2019. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has spurred discussion about the state of Canada's military capacity, particularly in the North, where Russia is Canada's neighbour. Photograph courtesy of Paul Green/The National Guard

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy asks Canada to ‘do more’ and impose no-fly zone over Ukraine

  • In his address to Parliament Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked the Government of Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “do more” for
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 15, 2022
In his address to Parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 97 children have died from the war following Russia's invasion, and once again asks his allies to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Screengrab courtesy of ParlVu

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy asks Canada to ‘do more’ and impose no-fly zone over Ukraine

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 15, 2022
  • In his address to Parliament Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked the Government of Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “do more” for

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy asks Canada to ‘do more’ and impose no-fly zone over Ukraine

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 15, 2022
  • In his address to Parliament Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked the Government of Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “do more” for
In his address to Parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 97 children have died from the war following Russia's invasion, and once again asks his allies to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Screengrab courtesy of ParlVu

What’s up with gas? Explaining the global and local politics behind the price at the pump

  • In the wake of rising oil and gas prices, Conservative politicians have been urging the government to decrease its dependence on oil imports and
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 14, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson have said they are committed to tackling the crisis of Russia's invasion of Ukraine concurrently with the climate crisis. Conservative Greg McLean and others have been urging the government to increase Canadian oil and gas production and exports amidst spiking oil prices. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What’s up with gas? Explaining the global and local politics behind the price at the pump

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 14, 2022
  • In the wake of rising oil and gas prices, Conservative politicians have been urging the government to decrease its dependence on oil imports and

What’s up with gas? Explaining the global and local politics behind the price at the pump

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 14, 2022
  • In the wake of rising oil and gas prices, Conservative politicians have been urging the government to decrease its dependence on oil imports and
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson have said they are committed to tackling the crisis of Russia's invasion of Ukraine concurrently with the climate crisis. Conservative Greg McLean and others have been urging the government to increase Canadian oil and gas production and exports amidst spiking oil prices. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Everybody doesn’t love Justin: why Trudeau is on the receiving end of so much hate

  • From “Fuck Trudeau” refrains to former U.S. president Donald Trump calling him a “left-wing fascist,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has come to be on
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 7, 2022
'Fuck Trudeau' was a prominent message at the convoy in downtown Ottawa. 'They have painted Trudeau as the flag carrier for ‘woke culture’ and the things that are, in their minds, threatening their status in the future,' says president and founder of Ekos Research Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Everybody doesn’t love Justin: why Trudeau is on the receiving end of so much hate

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 7, 2022
  • From “Fuck Trudeau” refrains to former U.S. president Donald Trump calling him a “left-wing fascist,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has come to be on

Everybody doesn’t love Justin: why Trudeau is on the receiving end of so much hate

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 7, 2022
  • From “Fuck Trudeau” refrains to former U.S. president Donald Trump calling him a “left-wing fascist,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has come to be on
'Fuck Trudeau' was a prominent message at the convoy in downtown Ottawa. 'They have painted Trudeau as the flag carrier for ‘woke culture’ and the things that are, in their minds, threatening their status in the future,' says president and founder of Ekos Research Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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