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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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‘Don’t be selfish,’ O’Leary says Conservative caucus members told him

  • Former Conservative leadership contestant and business tycoon Kevin O’Leary said he had to put aside his ego for the greater good of the party.
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 17, 2017
Maxime Bernier, left, now the perceived frontrunner in the Conservative leadership race, says his campaign has seen a significant growth in support since Kevin O'Leary, right, left the race and endorsed him last month. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Don’t be selfish,’ O’Leary says Conservative caucus members told him

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 17, 2017
  • Former Conservative leadership contestant and business tycoon Kevin O’Leary said he had to put aside his ego for the greater good of the party.

‘Don’t be selfish,’ O’Leary says Conservative caucus members told him

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 17, 2017
  • Former Conservative leadership contestant and business tycoon Kevin O’Leary said he had to put aside his ego for the greater good of the party.
Maxime Bernier, left, now the perceived frontrunner in the Conservative leadership race, says his campaign has seen a significant growth in support since Kevin O'Leary, right, left the race and endorsed him last month. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Niki Ashton gains support of Manitoba NDP leader, Charlie Angus woos Yukon leader

  • Provincial and territorial NDP leaders are beginning to play a role in the ongoing leadership race, the latest fundraising numbers show. Niki Ashton (Churchill-Keewatinook
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton had to put up $25,000 of her own money in order to make it into the first debate. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Niki Ashton gains support of Manitoba NDP leader, Charlie Angus woos Yukon leader

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
  • Provincial and territorial NDP leaders are beginning to play a role in the ongoing leadership race, the latest fundraising numbers show. Niki Ashton (Churchill-Keewatinook

Niki Ashton gains support of Manitoba NDP leader, Charlie Angus woos Yukon leader

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
  • Provincial and territorial NDP leaders are beginning to play a role in the ongoing leadership race, the latest fundraising numbers show. Niki Ashton (Churchill-Keewatinook
NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton had to put up $25,000 of her own money in order to make it into the first debate. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Adiós, Agustín

  • Despite only having lived here for 16 months, Agustín García-López Loaeza’s residence in Westboro was full of framed photographs that formed a narrative of
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
Agustín García-López Loaeza, centre, thanks his wife, Katya Anaya de García-López, while speaking to the crowd of guests gathered in his home to bid him farewell April 26. Beside him is the deputy minister for international trade Timothy Sargent, and his spouse, Anik Lacroix. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Adiós, Agustín

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
  • Despite only having lived here for 16 months, Agustín García-López Loaeza’s residence in Westboro was full of framed photographs that formed a narrative of

Adiós, Agustín

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
  • Despite only having lived here for 16 months, Agustín García-López Loaeza’s residence in Westboro was full of framed photographs that formed a narrative of
Agustín García-López Loaeza, centre, thanks his wife, Katya Anaya de García-López, while speaking to the crowd of guests gathered in his home to bid him farewell April 26. Beside him is the deputy minister for international trade Timothy Sargent, and his spouse, Anik Lacroix. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Five things we learned from the latest Conservative leadership fundraising data

  • Former Senate Liberal Pana Merchant, who just retired at the end of March, appears to have made a donation of $199 to Andrew Scheer’s
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
Lisa Raitt, left, received a donation from former cabinet minister Peter MacKay, who has yet to endorse anyone, as did Erin O'Toole, centre. Andrew Scheer, right, appears to have received a donation from a former Senate Liberal. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Five things we learned from the latest Conservative leadership fundraising data

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
  • Former Senate Liberal Pana Merchant, who just retired at the end of March, appears to have made a donation of $199 to Andrew Scheer’s

Five things we learned from the latest Conservative leadership fundraising data

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
  • Former Senate Liberal Pana Merchant, who just retired at the end of March, appears to have made a donation of $199 to Andrew Scheer’s
Lisa Raitt, left, received a donation from former cabinet minister Peter MacKay, who has yet to endorse anyone, as did Erin O'Toole, centre. Andrew Scheer, right, appears to have received a donation from a former Senate Liberal. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Mexican envoy bids farewell, and Israel celebrates with Minister Freeland

  • Katya Anaya de García-López, and her spouse, Mexican Ambassador Agustín García-López Loaeza, with deputy minister for international trade Timothy Sargent, and his spouse, Anik
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017

Mexican envoy bids farewell, and Israel celebrates with Minister Freeland

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
  • Katya Anaya de García-López, and her spouse, Mexican Ambassador Agustín García-López Loaeza, with deputy minister for international trade Timothy Sargent, and his spouse, Anik

Mexican envoy bids farewell, and Israel celebrates with Minister Freeland

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | May 10, 2017
  • Katya Anaya de García-López, and her spouse, Mexican Ambassador Agustín García-López Loaeza, with deputy minister for international trade Timothy Sargent, and his spouse, Anik

Stéphane Dion says he ‘may have’ been Phoenixed during transition to foreign service

  • It looks like even former foreign ministers aren’t immune to payroll difficulties with the government’s new Phoenix pay system. Ambassador-designate Stéphane Dion said he
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 3, 2017
Stéphane Dion, Canada's ambassador-designate to Germany and special envoy to the EU and Europe, took questions from his former colleagues at the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday morning. He is pictured flanked by the foreign ministry's assistant deputy minister for Europe, Alexandra Bugailiskis, left, and EU Ambassador to Canada Marie-Anne Coninsx at a March 27 EU event in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Stéphane Dion says he ‘may have’ been Phoenixed during transition to foreign service

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 3, 2017
  • It looks like even former foreign ministers aren’t immune to payroll difficulties with the government’s new Phoenix pay system. Ambassador-designate Stéphane Dion said he

Stéphane Dion says he ‘may have’ been Phoenixed during transition to foreign service

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 3, 2017
  • It looks like even former foreign ministers aren’t immune to payroll difficulties with the government’s new Phoenix pay system. Ambassador-designate Stéphane Dion said he
Stéphane Dion, Canada's ambassador-designate to Germany and special envoy to the EU and Europe, took questions from his former colleagues at the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday morning. He is pictured flanked by the foreign ministry's assistant deputy minister for Europe, Alexandra Bugailiskis, left, and EU Ambassador to Canada Marie-Anne Coninsx at a March 27 EU event in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs from all parties defend supply management against Trump, Bernier

  • Rural MPs from across multiple parties have been hearing concern from their constituents after American President Donald Trump threatened to come after Canada’s dairy industry.
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 3, 2017
American President Donald Trump recently attacked Canada's supply management of dairy for being 'unfair' to American dairy farmers. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

MPs from all parties defend supply management against Trump, Bernier

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 3, 2017
  • Rural MPs from across multiple parties have been hearing concern from their constituents after American President Donald Trump threatened to come after Canada’s dairy industry.

MPs from all parties defend supply management against Trump, Bernier

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 3, 2017
  • Rural MPs from across multiple parties have been hearing concern from their constituents after American President Donald Trump threatened to come after Canada’s dairy industry.
American President Donald Trump recently attacked Canada's supply management of dairy for being 'unfair' to American dairy farmers. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Guy Caron: the economic policy wonk who wants to lead the NDP

  • Guy Caron is a policy wonk with a personality. That’s how Robin MacLachlan, a former NDP staffer now with Summa Strategies, describes him anyways. Over
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 3, 2017
NDP leadership candidate Guy Caron talks to The Hill Times about what inspired him to join the NDP, and why he thinks he can win the race. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Guy Caron: the economic policy wonk who wants to lead the NDP

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 3, 2017
  • Guy Caron is a policy wonk with a personality. That’s how Robin MacLachlan, a former NDP staffer now with Summa Strategies, describes him anyways. Over

Guy Caron: the economic policy wonk who wants to lead the NDP

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 3, 2017
  • Guy Caron is a policy wonk with a personality. That’s how Robin MacLachlan, a former NDP staffer now with Summa Strategies, describes him anyways. Over
NDP leadership candidate Guy Caron talks to The Hill Times about what inspired him to join the NDP, and why he thinks he can win the race. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Sexual harassment still taboo among press gallery members

  • Experiences with sexual harassment are still difficult for female reporters to talk about on the public record. Fear of repercussions, including but not limited to
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 26, 2017
A media scrum in the House of Commons foyer. Some press gallery reporters say they are most vulnerable to sexual harassment early in their career. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Sexual harassment still taboo among press gallery members

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 26, 2017
  • Experiences with sexual harassment are still difficult for female reporters to talk about on the public record. Fear of repercussions, including but not limited to

Sexual harassment still taboo among press gallery members

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 26, 2017
  • Experiences with sexual harassment are still difficult for female reporters to talk about on the public record. Fear of repercussions, including but not limited to
A media scrum in the House of Commons foyer. Some press gallery reporters say they are most vulnerable to sexual harassment early in their career. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘The pride of Pakistan’: high commission honours Malala Yousafzai

  • Malala Yousafzai spent her one-day visit to Canada last week inspiring as many people as she could to do their part for the universal
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 19, 2017
Girls' education campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is greeted by Pakistani High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan as she enters a reception he hosted for her at the Chateau Laurier during her Ottawa visit on April 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘The pride of Pakistan’: high commission honours Malala Yousafzai

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 19, 2017
  • Malala Yousafzai spent her one-day visit to Canada last week inspiring as many people as she could to do their part for the universal

‘The pride of Pakistan’: high commission honours Malala Yousafzai

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 19, 2017
  • Malala Yousafzai spent her one-day visit to Canada last week inspiring as many people as she could to do their part for the universal
Girls' education campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is greeted by Pakistani High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan as she enters a reception he hosted for her at the Chateau Laurier during her Ottawa visit on April 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Zero-to-expert: Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit system

  • Ottawans have mixed feelings about the Light Rail Transit; some locals are excited for what they think will revolutionize and modernize the city, and the
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 19, 2017
An artist rendering of what the new light rail vehicles, which are being built in Ottawa, will look like. Image courtesy of the City of Ottawa

Zero-to-expert: Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit system

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 19, 2017
  • Ottawans have mixed feelings about the Light Rail Transit; some locals are excited for what they think will revolutionize and modernize the city, and the

Zero-to-expert: Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit system

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 19, 2017
  • Ottawans have mixed feelings about the Light Rail Transit; some locals are excited for what they think will revolutionize and modernize the city, and the
An artist rendering of what the new light rail vehicles, which are being built in Ottawa, will look like. Image courtesy of the City of Ottawa

Parliament has a power problem: why few staffers report sexual harassment

  • Staffers could be the most likely group of people to experience sexual harassment on Parliament Hill, yet very few of them report it, and
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 19, 2017
After-hours receptions and other informal events with alcohol flowing blur lines between work and personal, which 'leaves more room for bad things to happen,' says one former staffer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Parliament has a power problem: why few staffers report sexual harassment

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 19, 2017
  • Staffers could be the most likely group of people to experience sexual harassment on Parliament Hill, yet very few of them report it, and

Parliament has a power problem: why few staffers report sexual harassment

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 19, 2017
  • Staffers could be the most likely group of people to experience sexual harassment on Parliament Hill, yet very few of them report it, and
After-hours receptions and other informal events with alcohol flowing blur lines between work and personal, which 'leaves more room for bad things to happen,' says one former staffer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

An exclusive performance: Kazakh violinist travelled from Astana to play Global Affairs

  • Renowned Kazakh violinist Aiman Mussakhajayeva travelled 17,634 kilometres round trip from Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, to play for a room full of diplomats
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017
Kazakh violinist Aiman Mussakhajayeva played for a full room at Global Affairs Canada last Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

An exclusive performance: Kazakh violinist travelled from Astana to play Global Affairs

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017
  • Renowned Kazakh violinist Aiman Mussakhajayeva travelled 17,634 kilometres round trip from Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, to play for a room full of diplomats

An exclusive performance: Kazakh violinist travelled from Astana to play Global Affairs

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017
  • Renowned Kazakh violinist Aiman Mussakhajayeva travelled 17,634 kilometres round trip from Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, to play for a room full of diplomats
Kazakh violinist Aiman Mussakhajayeva played for a full room at Global Affairs Canada last Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Educate new Senators on how to report sexual harassment: Sen. Hartling

  • Independent Senator Nancy Hartling says the findings of ethical misconduct against Senator Don Meredith have raised questions for her about what she might do
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017
Misconduct in the House and Senate over the past few years has brought conversations about sexual harassment back to the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Educate new Senators on how to report sexual harassment: Sen. Hartling

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017
  • Independent Senator Nancy Hartling says the findings of ethical misconduct against Senator Don Meredith have raised questions for her about what she might do

Educate new Senators on how to report sexual harassment: Sen. Hartling

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017
  • Independent Senator Nancy Hartling says the findings of ethical misconduct against Senator Don Meredith have raised questions for her about what she might do
Misconduct in the House and Senate over the past few years has brought conversations about sexual harassment back to the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Diplomatic parties this week: Kazakhstan celebrates an anniversary, Ottawa welcomes Chinese ambassador

  • Violinist Aiman Mussakhajayeva travelled from Kazakhstan to play for the diplomats at Global Affairs to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017

Diplomatic parties this week: Kazakhstan celebrates an anniversary, Ottawa welcomes Chinese ambassador

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017
  • Violinist Aiman Mussakhajayeva travelled from Kazakhstan to play for the diplomats at Global Affairs to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan

Diplomatic parties this week: Kazakhstan celebrates an anniversary, Ottawa welcomes Chinese ambassador

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017
  • Violinist Aiman Mussakhajayeva travelled from Kazakhstan to play for the diplomats at Global Affairs to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan

Status of bills

  • House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017

Status of bills

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017
  • House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of

Status of bills

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2017
  • House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of

Peter Julian: a Westerner with strong ties to Quebec

  • What you might know about NDP MP Peter Julian is he’s a lifelong New Democrat, who hopes to persuade his party to vote for
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 5, 2017
Peter Julian pictured at the first NDP leadership debate on March 12 at the Delta Hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Peter Julian: a Westerner with strong ties to Quebec

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 5, 2017
  • What you might know about NDP MP Peter Julian is he’s a lifelong New Democrat, who hopes to persuade his party to vote for

Peter Julian: a Westerner with strong ties to Quebec

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 5, 2017
  • What you might know about NDP MP Peter Julian is he’s a lifelong New Democrat, who hopes to persuade his party to vote for
Peter Julian pictured at the first NDP leadership debate on March 12 at the Delta Hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

CPC membership debacle: Tamil Conservative Party members feel unjustly called out

  • Several Tamil Conservative Party members are urging the Conservative Party of Canada to continue its investigation into the disallowed memberships it discovered, and to
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 5, 2017
Conservative leadership candidates at the Manning Centre debates in Ottawa. From left: Andrew Scheer, Kevin O'Leary, Rick Peterson, and Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CPC membership debacle: Tamil Conservative Party members feel unjustly called out

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 5, 2017
  • Several Tamil Conservative Party members are urging the Conservative Party of Canada to continue its investigation into the disallowed memberships it discovered, and to

CPC membership debacle: Tamil Conservative Party members feel unjustly called out

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 5, 2017
  • Several Tamil Conservative Party members are urging the Conservative Party of Canada to continue its investigation into the disallowed memberships it discovered, and to
Conservative leadership candidates at the Manning Centre debates in Ottawa. From left: Andrew Scheer, Kevin O'Leary, Rick Peterson, and Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Chinese ambassador says human rights, democracy shouldn’t factor in trade deal

  • China’s new ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, disagrees with his counterpart John McCallum when it comes to including mention of human rights in a free trade
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 5, 2017
Chinese Ambassador Shaye Lu, who arrived in Ottawa on Feb. 28, is a bit of a history buff. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Chinese ambassador says human rights, democracy shouldn’t factor in trade deal

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 5, 2017
  • China’s new ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, disagrees with his counterpart John McCallum when it comes to including mention of human rights in a free trade

Chinese ambassador says human rights, democracy shouldn’t factor in trade deal

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 5, 2017
  • China’s new ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, disagrees with his counterpart John McCallum when it comes to including mention of human rights in a free trade
Chinese Ambassador Shaye Lu, who arrived in Ottawa on Feb. 28, is a bit of a history buff. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadian envoys lack security training: internal report

  • Canadian diplomats abroad need more security training, even in so-called safe countries, if they are to be better prepared for the kind of attack that
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 29, 2017
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. Increased security and resilience training is needed for diplomats due to an increasingly complex security environment, an internal report from her ministry states. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canadian envoys lack security training: internal report

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 29, 2017
  • Canadian diplomats abroad need more security training, even in so-called safe countries, if they are to be better prepared for the kind of attack that

Canadian envoys lack security training: internal report

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 29, 2017
  • Canadian diplomats abroad need more security training, even in so-called safe countries, if they are to be better prepared for the kind of attack that
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. Increased security and resilience training is needed for diplomats due to an increasingly complex security environment, an internal report from her ministry states. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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