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Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’

  • A Conservative source told The Hill Times that 'at least 75 per cent' of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, 'support the Republicans in the U.S.'
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured holding a presser on the Hill on March 4, 2025. If the American vote was held between March 7 and 10, when the Leger survey was conducted, 33 per cent of Conservative supporters still chose the Republican president, despite his constant attacks against Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
  • A Conservative source told The Hill Times that 'at least 75 per cent' of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, 'support the Republicans in the U.S.'

Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
  • A Conservative source told The Hill Times that 'at least 75 per cent' of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, 'support the Republicans in the U.S.'
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured holding a presser on the Hill on March 4, 2025. If the American vote was held between March 7 and 10, when the Leger survey was conducted, 33 per cent of Conservative supporters still chose the Republican president, despite his constant attacks against Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadians are meeting the moment of the existential threat to our identity,’ says Furey as premiers head to Washington, D.C., this week

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says Donald Trump’s '51st state' pitch for Canada as 'incredibly insulting' and an 'assault on our democratic institutions
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadians are meeting the moment of the existential threat to our identity,’ says Furey as premiers head to Washington, D.C., this week

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says Donald Trump’s '51st state' pitch for Canada as 'incredibly insulting' and an 'assault on our democratic institutions

‘Canadians are meeting the moment of the existential threat to our identity,’ says Furey as premiers head to Washington, D.C., this week

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says Donald Trump’s '51st state' pitch for Canada as 'incredibly insulting' and an 'assault on our democratic institutions
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Duelling polls put Conservatives in ‘super majority’ or minority government position in next election

  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the next election is 'the Conservatives' to lose,' with surveys speaking 'as much to the disarray within the Liberal Party
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 27, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's attempt to pitch the next election as hinging on the carbon tax may be at risk from the U.S. president's threats to Canada, according to Ekos Research Associates' Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Duelling polls put Conservatives in ‘super majority’ or minority government position in next election

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 27, 2025
  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the next election is 'the Conservatives' to lose,' with surveys speaking 'as much to the disarray within the Liberal Party

Duelling polls put Conservatives in ‘super majority’ or minority government position in next election

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 27, 2025
  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the next election is 'the Conservatives' to lose,' with surveys speaking 'as much to the disarray within the Liberal Party
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's attempt to pitch the next election as hinging on the carbon tax may be at risk from the U.S. president's threats to Canada, according to Ekos Research Associates' Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

May calls for full-blown public inquiry a decade after Hill shooting

  • It’s ‘a uniquely Canadian thing that something that significant would happen and there’d never be an inquiry,’ says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, while
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 28, 2024
People try to save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo after he was shot and later died while on sentry duty at Ottawa's National War Memorial on Oct. 22, 2014. The gunman subsequently stormed Centre Block where he was shot and killed outside the Library of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Mark Burgess

May calls for full-blown public inquiry a decade after Hill shooting

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 28, 2024
  • It’s ‘a uniquely Canadian thing that something that significant would happen and there’d never be an inquiry,’ says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, while

May calls for full-blown public inquiry a decade after Hill shooting

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 28, 2024
  • It’s ‘a uniquely Canadian thing that something that significant would happen and there’d never be an inquiry,’ says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, while
People try to save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo after he was shot and later died while on sentry duty at Ottawa's National War Memorial on Oct. 22, 2014. The gunman subsequently stormed Centre Block where he was shot and killed outside the Library of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Mark Burgess

Prorogation? Resignation? Liberals vow to push through House impasse as speculation swirls on the Hill

  • Liberals are pouring cold water on speculation that Parliament will be prorogued. However, such a measure, combined with a prime ministerial resignation won't save
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 14, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
In an online survey conducted by Innovative Research Group last month, the only 'leader attribute' in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scored highest among his party leader counterparts was dishonesty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prorogation? Resignation? Liberals vow to push through House impasse as speculation swirls on the Hill

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 14, 2024
  • Liberals are pouring cold water on speculation that Parliament will be prorogued. However, such a measure, combined with a prime ministerial resignation won't save

Prorogation? Resignation? Liberals vow to push through House impasse as speculation swirls on the Hill

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 14, 2024
  • Liberals are pouring cold water on speculation that Parliament will be prorogued. However, such a measure, combined with a prime ministerial resignation won't save
Justin Trudeau
In an online survey conducted by Innovative Research Group last month, the only 'leader attribute' in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scored highest among his party leader counterparts was dishonesty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives’ path to victory propelled by women, young voters, and a deep desire for change, say pollsters

  • The Liberals don’t have the geographic or demographic base to build from right now, and they're losing in every province. Pierre Poilievre may not
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024, has been able to position his party as 'different,' while the NDP has lost support due to its close alignment with the Liberals, says Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives’ path to victory propelled by women, young voters, and a deep desire for change, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
  • The Liberals don’t have the geographic or demographic base to build from right now, and they're losing in every province. Pierre Poilievre may not

Conservatives’ path to victory propelled by women, young voters, and a deep desire for change, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
  • The Liberals don’t have the geographic or demographic base to build from right now, and they're losing in every province. Pierre Poilievre may not
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024, has been able to position his party as 'different,' while the NDP has lost support due to its close alignment with the Liberals, says Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

  • Whichever party next forms government could 'designate big chunks of the transportation sector as essential,' says Carleton University Professor Ian Lee.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2024
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened in a rail shutdown late last month by ordering the resumption of activities and sending the parties to binding arbitration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2024
  • Whichever party next forms government could 'designate big chunks of the transportation sector as essential,' says Carleton University Professor Ian Lee.

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2024
  • Whichever party next forms government could 'designate big chunks of the transportation sector as essential,' says Carleton University Professor Ian Lee.
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened in a rail shutdown late last month by ordering the resumption of activities and sending the parties to binding arbitration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention

  • 'Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,' says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 26, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's team appears to be 'really interested in getting these sorts of viral clips of Poilievre ‘owning’ reporters or owning people who oppose him,' says Sudbury.com editor Mark Gentili. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 26, 2024
  • 'Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,' says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews

‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 26, 2024
  • 'Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,' says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's team appears to be 'really interested in getting these sorts of viral clips of Poilievre ‘owning’ reporters or owning people who oppose him,' says Sudbury.com editor Mark Gentili. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate

  • Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather was formally named the government's special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism on July 5 after weeks of delay following questions raised about whether the three-term MP would remain in caucus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
  • Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.

Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
  • Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather was formally named the government's special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism on July 5 after weeks of delay following questions raised about whether the three-term MP would remain in caucus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau, Singh no-shows at Calgary Stampede where Poilievre rails against their ‘woke’ agenda

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely opted out to avoid ‘awkward’ questions in Calgary, home to one of the MPs pressing for a caucus meeting
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 11, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, participated in the Stampede's parade on horseback, riding along with his wife, Ana. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Trudeau, Singh no-shows at Calgary Stampede where Poilievre rails against their ‘woke’ agenda

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 11, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely opted out to avoid ‘awkward’ questions in Calgary, home to one of the MPs pressing for a caucus meeting

Trudeau, Singh no-shows at Calgary Stampede where Poilievre rails against their ‘woke’ agenda

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 11, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely opted out to avoid ‘awkward’ questions in Calgary, home to one of the MPs pressing for a caucus meeting
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, participated in the Stampede's parade on horseback, riding along with his wife, Ana. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. 'If you’re a Liberal, you’d be asking yourself, ‘Do we think we can avoid losing?’ and if you don’t think you can, the question is do you want Trudeau to take the hit or are you going to burn a new leader,' said pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. 'If you’re a Liberal, you’d be asking yourself, ‘Do we think we can avoid losing?’ and if you don’t think you can, the question is do you want Trudeau to take the hit or are you going to burn a new leader,' said pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Commons Speaker needs more sway in raucous House, but there’s ‘not a lot of charm on either side of the House’ right now, say politicos

  • The Speaker should decide who speaks in the House, not party whips, says Elizabeth May, while Nik Nanos says the lack of charm on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
House Speaker Anthony Rota. 'If the Conservative leader wants to have a particular tone and the Liberal leader wants to have a responding tone, I don’t think there’s much the Speaker can do,' said Nik Nanos, who called Poilievre 'Canada’s top clip-machine.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Commons Speaker needs more sway in raucous House, but there’s ‘not a lot of charm on either side of the House’ right now, say politicos

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
  • The Speaker should decide who speaks in the House, not party whips, says Elizabeth May, while Nik Nanos says the lack of charm on

Commons Speaker needs more sway in raucous House, but there’s ‘not a lot of charm on either side of the House’ right now, say politicos

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
  • The Speaker should decide who speaks in the House, not party whips, says Elizabeth May, while Nik Nanos says the lack of charm on
House Speaker Anthony Rota. 'If the Conservative leader wants to have a particular tone and the Liberal leader wants to have a responding tone, I don’t think there’s much the Speaker can do,' said Nik Nanos, who called Poilievre 'Canada’s top clip-machine.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Michael Chong story ‘good example’ of what Chinese Canadians fear, says Toronto MP Vuong

  • ‘National security issues and policies … usually get little notice on the campaign trail. Maybe it will be different next time. It should be,’
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 11, 2023
Conservative MP Michael Chong speaks with reporters outside the party’s caucus meeting on May 3 following the publication of allegations that he and members of his family were targeted by the Chinese government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Michael Chong story ‘good example’ of what Chinese Canadians fear, says Toronto MP Vuong

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 11, 2023
  • ‘National security issues and policies … usually get little notice on the campaign trail. Maybe it will be different next time. It should be,’

Michael Chong story ‘good example’ of what Chinese Canadians fear, says Toronto MP Vuong

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 11, 2023
  • ‘National security issues and policies … usually get little notice on the campaign trail. Maybe it will be different next time. It should be,’
Conservative MP Michael Chong speaks with reporters outside the party’s caucus meeting on May 3 following the publication of allegations that he and members of his family were targeted by the Chinese government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Power of the pen to be lauded by parliamentary crowd at annual black-tie event

  • The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2023
Guests, pictured May 9, 2018, on the terrace of the Chateau Laurier Hotel at that year's Politics and the Pen gala fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Power of the pen to be lauded by parliamentary crowd at annual black-tie event

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2023
  • The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one

Power of the pen to be lauded by parliamentary crowd at annual black-tie event

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2023
  • The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one
Guests, pictured May 9, 2018, on the terrace of the Chateau Laurier Hotel at that year's Politics and the Pen gala fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Charles III is crowned Canada’s King, Canadians take stock of their relationship with the monarchy

  • The results of an Angus Reid Institute survey last month found that slightly more than half of Canadians said they don’t want Canada to
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2023
The coronation of King Charles, pictured with his wife Camilla, raises questions about Canada's relationship with the monarchy. Canadians are 'not particularly sensitive to who is wearing the crown,' but they do feel an 'incredible amount of antipathy and ambivalence towards it,' says Angus Reid president Shachi Kurl. Creative Commons photograph by Mark Tantrum

As Charles III is crowned Canada’s King, Canadians take stock of their relationship with the monarchy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2023
  • The results of an Angus Reid Institute survey last month found that slightly more than half of Canadians said they don’t want Canada to

As Charles III is crowned Canada’s King, Canadians take stock of their relationship with the monarchy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2023
  • The results of an Angus Reid Institute survey last month found that slightly more than half of Canadians said they don’t want Canada to
The coronation of King Charles, pictured with his wife Camilla, raises questions about Canada's relationship with the monarchy. Canadians are 'not particularly sensitive to who is wearing the crown,' but they do feel an 'incredible amount of antipathy and ambivalence towards it,' says Angus Reid president Shachi Kurl. Creative Commons photograph by Mark Tantrum

Rally the troops and land political blows: Liberal huddle to feature Clinton and campaign readiness

  • Delegates will elect a new party president, as well as debate mandatory voting, electoral reform, and balanced budgets at the Liberal policy convention running
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 3, 2023
A discussion between Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and former American secretary of state and senator Hillary Clinton will headline the Liberal Party’s policy convention in Ottawa on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and UNESCO photograph by Christelle Alix

Rally the troops and land political blows: Liberal huddle to feature Clinton and campaign readiness

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 3, 2023
  • Delegates will elect a new party president, as well as debate mandatory voting, electoral reform, and balanced budgets at the Liberal policy convention running

Rally the troops and land political blows: Liberal huddle to feature Clinton and campaign readiness

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 3, 2023
  • Delegates will elect a new party president, as well as debate mandatory voting, electoral reform, and balanced budgets at the Liberal policy convention running
A discussion between Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and former American secretary of state and senator Hillary Clinton will headline the Liberal Party’s policy convention in Ottawa on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and UNESCO photograph by Christelle Alix

Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May

  • Michael Geist says it's 'sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.'
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 1, 2023
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said she is thinking about ending her tweeting days entirely. 'I have received non-stop abuse on Twitter,' she add, adding that receives death threats 'every day,' along with 'very abusive and insulting' comments and 'cruel messages.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 1, 2023
  • Michael Geist says it's 'sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.'

Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 1, 2023
  • Michael Geist says it's 'sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.'
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said she is thinking about ending her tweeting days entirely. 'I have received non-stop abuse on Twitter,' she add, adding that receives death threats 'every day,' along with 'very abusive and insulting' comments and 'cruel messages.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSAC strike severely strains, but likely won’t split, Liberal-NDP alliance: labour expert

  • Brock University's Larry Savage says the NDP is torn between two priorities: 'What should come first? The policy aims and objectives of the labour
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 26, 2023
With a long-sought commitment to ban replacement workers still to be realized, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's caucus will be 'under immense pressure' to maintain the supply-and-confidence with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government, says professor Larry Savage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

PSAC strike severely strains, but likely won’t split, Liberal-NDP alliance: labour expert

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 26, 2023
  • Brock University's Larry Savage says the NDP is torn between two priorities: 'What should come first? The policy aims and objectives of the labour

PSAC strike severely strains, but likely won’t split, Liberal-NDP alliance: labour expert

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 26, 2023
  • Brock University's Larry Savage says the NDP is torn between two priorities: 'What should come first? The policy aims and objectives of the labour
With a long-sought commitment to ban replacement workers still to be realized, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's caucus will be 'under immense pressure' to maintain the supply-and-confidence with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government, says professor Larry Savage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservatives stall Bill C-11, insist government accept Upper Chamber’s amendments

  • The controversial Online Streaming Act, which the House first passed last June, is back in the Senate again, and is expected to be voted
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 24, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured recently in a Hill scrum, told members of the Senate Transport and Communications Committee last November: 'When it comes to this bill, the platforms are in; the users are out. This bill is simply about platforms paying their fair share toward our culture.' But the Conservatives aren't buying it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservatives stall Bill C-11, insist government accept Upper Chamber’s amendments

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 24, 2023
  • The controversial Online Streaming Act, which the House first passed last June, is back in the Senate again, and is expected to be voted

Senate Conservatives stall Bill C-11, insist government accept Upper Chamber’s amendments

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 24, 2023
  • The controversial Online Streaming Act, which the House first passed last June, is back in the Senate again, and is expected to be voted
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured recently in a Hill scrum, told members of the Senate Transport and Communications Committee last November: 'When it comes to this bill, the platforms are in; the users are out. This bill is simply about platforms paying their fair share toward our culture.' But the Conservatives aren't buying it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP, Greens call for end to Safe Third Country Agreement after migrants die crossing St. Lawrence River

  • The STCA runs contrary to international refugee law and Canada's obligations towards refugees, and is just offensive to basic principles of the rights of
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, left, Seidu Mohammed, centre, the asylum seeker who lost his fingers to frostbite after crossing the border in December 2016, and NDP MP Leah Gazan at a news conference in Emerson, Man., on April 3, 2023. Photograph courtesy of NDP MP Jenny Kwan

NDP, Greens call for end to Safe Third Country Agreement after migrants die crossing St. Lawrence River

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
  • The STCA runs contrary to international refugee law and Canada's obligations towards refugees, and is just offensive to basic principles of the rights of

NDP, Greens call for end to Safe Third Country Agreement after migrants die crossing St. Lawrence River

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
  • The STCA runs contrary to international refugee law and Canada's obligations towards refugees, and is just offensive to basic principles of the rights of
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, left, Seidu Mohammed, centre, the asylum seeker who lost his fingers to frostbite after crossing the border in December 2016, and NDP MP Leah Gazan at a news conference in Emerson, Man., on April 3, 2023. Photograph courtesy of NDP MP Jenny Kwan

Coming out in politics

  • Former NDP MP Svend Robinson says he still feels the pain he experienced after becoming the first openly gay Canadian MP on Feb. 29,
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
Svend Robinson pushed for equal rights for the LGBT community by trying to get sexual orientation included in the Charter of Rights. His motion was defeated in 1981, but four years later was included in the Canadian Human Rights Act, which was amended in 1996 to include sexual orientation as a prohibited basis of discrimination. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coming out in politics

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
  • Former NDP MP Svend Robinson says he still feels the pain he experienced after becoming the first openly gay Canadian MP on Feb. 29,

Coming out in politics

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 17, 2023
  • Former NDP MP Svend Robinson says he still feels the pain he experienced after becoming the first openly gay Canadian MP on Feb. 29,
Svend Robinson pushed for equal rights for the LGBT community by trying to get sexual orientation included in the Charter of Rights. His motion was defeated in 1981, but four years later was included in the Canadian Human Rights Act, which was amended in 1996 to include sexual orientation as a prohibited basis of discrimination. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As MPs head to Taiwan, other MPs consider state of Canada-China Legislative Association

  • The Canada-China Legislative Association, a diplomatic forum for Chinese and Canadian parliamentarians to discuss bilateral and multilateral challenges, was established in 1998. But the
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 10, 2023
Liberal MP Ken Hardie, left, NDP MP Heather MacPherson, Liberal MP John McKay, Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron, and Conservative MP Michael Chong will go to Taiwan this week, invited by the Taiwanese government. All are members of the House Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons

As MPs head to Taiwan, other MPs consider state of Canada-China Legislative Association

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 10, 2023
  • The Canada-China Legislative Association, a diplomatic forum for Chinese and Canadian parliamentarians to discuss bilateral and multilateral challenges, was established in 1998. But the

As MPs head to Taiwan, other MPs consider state of Canada-China Legislative Association

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 10, 2023
  • The Canada-China Legislative Association, a diplomatic forum for Chinese and Canadian parliamentarians to discuss bilateral and multilateral challenges, was established in 1998. But the
Liberal MP Ken Hardie, left, NDP MP Heather MacPherson, Liberal MP John McKay, Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron, and Conservative MP Michael Chong will go to Taiwan this week, invited by the Taiwanese government. All are members of the House Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons

Globe ‘opened up’ its ‘process of reporting’ on China’s attempted election meddling when it published anonymous source’s op-ed, says Boswell

  • As news stories about China's attempts to influence Canada's elections continue to make national headlines, The Globe and Mail's recent decision to publish one
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 3, 2023
The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau chief Bob Fife, left, and Globe reporter Steve Chase, right, have been breaking the stories on the China-election-interference issue, along with Global News' Sam Cooper, not pictured. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter

Globe ‘opened up’ its ‘process of reporting’ on China’s attempted election meddling when it published anonymous source’s op-ed, says Boswell

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 3, 2023
  • As news stories about China's attempts to influence Canada's elections continue to make national headlines, The Globe and Mail's recent decision to publish one

Globe ‘opened up’ its ‘process of reporting’ on China’s attempted election meddling when it published anonymous source’s op-ed, says Boswell

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 3, 2023
  • As news stories about China's attempts to influence Canada's elections continue to make national headlines, The Globe and Mail's recent decision to publish one
The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau chief Bob Fife, left, and Globe reporter Steve Chase, right, have been breaking the stories on the China-election-interference issue, along with Global News' Sam Cooper, not pictured. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter

Feds need to better communicate what Critical Election Incident Public Protocol does, says Rosenberg

  • 'Communication on the protocol needs to change,' says Morris Rosenberg, who says the federal government did not do a good job communicating the panel's
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 27, 2023
Morris Rosenberg, who led the Critical Election Incident Protocol's report on the 2021 election, says the federal government needs to do a much better job of communicating what the panel does. 'It's called the public protocol.' Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia/Dean Calma

Feds need to better communicate what Critical Election Incident Public Protocol does, says Rosenberg

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 27, 2023
  • 'Communication on the protocol needs to change,' says Morris Rosenberg, who says the federal government did not do a good job communicating the panel's

Feds need to better communicate what Critical Election Incident Public Protocol does, says Rosenberg

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 27, 2023
  • 'Communication on the protocol needs to change,' says Morris Rosenberg, who says the federal government did not do a good job communicating the panel's
Morris Rosenberg, who led the Critical Election Incident Protocol's report on the 2021 election, says the federal government needs to do a much better job of communicating what the panel does. 'It's called the public protocol.' Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia/Dean Calma

Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark

  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2023
On March 10, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino launched a public consultation to gather input for the proposed registry—a process that will conclude on May 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2023
  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran,

Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2023
  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran,
On March 10, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino launched a public consultation to gather input for the proposed registry—a process that will conclude on May 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public inquiry ‘not useful’ to investigate foreign interference, it could harm international relations, national defence, national security, says Wark

  • Wesley Wark says the government should have taken a more mature approach and outlined what it knows about Chinese interference, how it's been tracked,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 9, 2023, arriving for a cabinet meeting on the Hill, has asked for a number of national security probes into China's interference with Canadian federal elections. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public inquiry ‘not useful’ to investigate foreign interference, it could harm international relations, national defence, national security, says Wark

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 13, 2023
  • Wesley Wark says the government should have taken a more mature approach and outlined what it knows about Chinese interference, how it's been tracked,

Public inquiry ‘not useful’ to investigate foreign interference, it could harm international relations, national defence, national security, says Wark

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 13, 2023
  • Wesley Wark says the government should have taken a more mature approach and outlined what it knows about Chinese interference, how it's been tracked,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 9, 2023, arriving for a cabinet meeting on the Hill, has asked for a number of national security probes into China's interference with Canadian federal elections. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former U.S. president Carter hailed for his ‘honesty’ and ‘enormous decency’

  • Canada-U.S. relations were ‘as good as one can hope between two close countries during [Jimmy] Carter’s time’ as the American president, says former Pierre
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 8, 2023
Then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau, left, and then-U.S. president Jimmy Carter, meet at the White House on Sept. 8, 1977. According to colleagues and historians, the two had a bond as likeminded progressives. White House staff photograph

Former U.S. president Carter hailed for his ‘honesty’ and ‘enormous decency’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 8, 2023
  • Canada-U.S. relations were ‘as good as one can hope between two close countries during [Jimmy] Carter’s time’ as the American president, says former Pierre

Former U.S. president Carter hailed for his ‘honesty’ and ‘enormous decency’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 8, 2023
  • Canada-U.S. relations were ‘as good as one can hope between two close countries during [Jimmy] Carter’s time’ as the American president, says former Pierre
Then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau, left, and then-U.S. president Jimmy Carter, meet at the White House on Sept. 8, 1977. According to colleagues and historians, the two had a bond as likeminded progressives. White House staff photograph
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House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminisced on his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II—for whom his father served as her fourth prime minister, and he as her 12th. He recounted her visit to Canada in 1982, when she joined his father, seated left, to proclaim and sign the Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Photograph by Robert Cooper, courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the

House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminisced on his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II—for whom his father served as her fourth prime minister, and he as her 12th. He recounted her visit to Canada in 1982, when she joined his father, seated left, to proclaim and sign the Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Photograph by Robert Cooper, courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Official Ottawa remembers the Queen, welcomes the King

  • As Canadians mourn the passing of a monarch, the federal government has implemented—for the first time in 70 years—the “transition of the Crown” to
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon, seated centre, sign documents at a ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III on Sept. 10, at Rideau Hall, while members of cabinet look on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Official Ottawa remembers the Queen, welcomes the King

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
  • As Canadians mourn the passing of a monarch, the federal government has implemented—for the first time in 70 years—the “transition of the Crown” to

Official Ottawa remembers the Queen, welcomes the King

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
  • As Canadians mourn the passing of a monarch, the federal government has implemented—for the first time in 70 years—the “transition of the Crown” to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon, seated centre, sign documents at a ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III on Sept. 10, at Rideau Hall, while members of cabinet look on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Out federal politicians welcome release of 2SLGBTQI+ action plan, but point out ‘glaring’ gaps

  • Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan is “a step for us, and a good sign in general,” but the Liberals must outline more details
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 2, 2022
On Aug. 28, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien unveiled the action plan and details of where the $100-million committed over five years would be allocated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Out federal politicians welcome release of 2SLGBTQI+ action plan, but point out ‘glaring’ gaps

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 2, 2022
  • Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan is “a step for us, and a good sign in general,” but the Liberals must outline more details

Out federal politicians welcome release of 2SLGBTQI+ action plan, but point out ‘glaring’ gaps

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 2, 2022
  • Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan is “a step for us, and a good sign in general,” but the Liberals must outline more details
On Aug. 28, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien unveiled the action plan and details of where the $100-million committed over five years would be allocated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harper endorsement of Poilievre victory ‘mic drop’ or ‘strategic’ move for win, says former PM’s senior aide

  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s endorsement of Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre has one of Harper’s former senior aides scratching his head about the timing
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 29, 2022
Stephen Harper, pictured Sept. 10, 2015, campaigning in Saint John, N.B., in the federal election. 'I don’t think anybody was surprised by the subject of the endorsement, but they might have been surprised that it was made at all—at least publicly—and the timing,' said Jim Armour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harper endorsement of Poilievre victory ‘mic drop’ or ‘strategic’ move for win, says former PM’s senior aide

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 29, 2022
  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s endorsement of Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre has one of Harper’s former senior aides scratching his head about the timing

Harper endorsement of Poilievre victory ‘mic drop’ or ‘strategic’ move for win, says former PM’s senior aide

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 29, 2022
  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s endorsement of Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre has one of Harper’s former senior aides scratching his head about the timing
Stephen Harper, pictured Sept. 10, 2015, campaigning in Saint John, N.B., in the federal election. 'I don’t think anybody was surprised by the subject of the endorsement, but they might have been surprised that it was made at all—at least publicly—and the timing,' said Jim Armour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre's 'Reclaim' video had more than 164,000 views on YouTube. It begins as a rugged paean for the wonders of wood, but it's really about the Ottawa MP’s ideas about the path he would like to put Canada on should he become prime minister. Screen capture courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's video

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an
Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre's 'Reclaim' video had more than 164,000 views on YouTube. It begins as a rugged paean for the wonders of wood, but it's really about the Ottawa MP’s ideas about the path he would like to put Canada on should he become prime minister. Screen capture courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's video

Parliament Hill braces for Canada Day protest as MPs face threats

  • This year’s official Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill will be lower-key than years past, including before the pandemic. As Centre Block undergoes a rehabilitation
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 24, 2022
Canada Day revellers, pictured on July 1, 2019, on Parliament Hill, which was the last in-person celebration of Canada's birthday on the Hill. Police are bracing for this year's festivities, which will happen at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa and at Place des Festivals Zibi in Gatineau, Que. The Ottawa Police Service has committed to implementing 'unprecedented and unique' security measures in response to any demonstrations against federal COVID restrictions in the national capital on Canada Day. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliament Hill braces for Canada Day protest as MPs face threats

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 24, 2022
  • This year’s official Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill will be lower-key than years past, including before the pandemic. As Centre Block undergoes a rehabilitation

Parliament Hill braces for Canada Day protest as MPs face threats

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 24, 2022
  • This year’s official Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill will be lower-key than years past, including before the pandemic. As Centre Block undergoes a rehabilitation
Canada Day revellers, pictured on July 1, 2019, on Parliament Hill, which was the last in-person celebration of Canada's birthday on the Hill. Police are bracing for this year's festivities, which will happen at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa and at Place des Festivals Zibi in Gatineau, Que. The Ottawa Police Service has committed to implementing 'unprecedented and unique' security measures in response to any demonstrations against federal COVID restrictions in the national capital on Canada Day. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Family is the guidepost for Charest campaign co-chair Tasha Kheiriddin

  • The current federal Conservative leadership campaign may well be remembered as a study of contrasts, not only between the candidates—Pierre Poilievre, who’s drawing crowds
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2022
Tasha Kheiriddin—pictured here at a campaign event at film.ca cinema in Oakville, Ontario—has long been a friend and ally of Jean Charest. While she considered putting her own name in the mix for this Conservative leadership race, she realized her and Charest would be drawing from the same pool of support, and decided to throw her support behind Charest instead. Photograph courtesy of Andre Forget

Family is the guidepost for Charest campaign co-chair Tasha Kheiriddin

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2022
  • The current federal Conservative leadership campaign may well be remembered as a study of contrasts, not only between the candidates—Pierre Poilievre, who’s drawing crowds

Family is the guidepost for Charest campaign co-chair Tasha Kheiriddin

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2022
  • The current federal Conservative leadership campaign may well be remembered as a study of contrasts, not only between the candidates—Pierre Poilievre, who’s drawing crowds
Tasha Kheiriddin—pictured here at a campaign event at film.ca cinema in Oakville, Ontario—has long been a friend and ally of Jean Charest. While she considered putting her own name in the mix for this Conservative leadership race, she realized her and Charest would be drawing from the same pool of support, and decided to throw her support behind Charest instead. Photograph courtesy of Andre Forget

‘She is literally birthing the party’s future as Pierre Poilievre’s most essential adviser’: Poilievre’s campaign buoyed by top political player, Jenni Byrne

  • Political campaign organizers normally don’t attract much attention when they make public appearances on behalf of their candidates. But Jenni Byrne is a unique
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 25, 2022
Jenni Byrne, pictured with Michael Wilson, left, and Brayden Akers, on April 22, 2022. The three were on their way to Sault Ste. Marie to sell more party memberships. Byrne has been credited with Poilievre's front-runner status. She is a stalwart in the Conservative Party, having worked in iterations of the party dating back to its Reform Party days. A polarizing figure even in her own party, she has delivered majority governments to both Stephen Harper and Doug Ford. Now, she's betting on Pierre Poilievre. Photograph courtesy of Jenni Byrne's Twitter handle

‘She is literally birthing the party’s future as Pierre Poilievre’s most essential adviser’: Poilievre’s campaign buoyed by top political player, Jenni Byrne

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 25, 2022
  • Political campaign organizers normally don’t attract much attention when they make public appearances on behalf of their candidates. But Jenni Byrne is a unique

‘She is literally birthing the party’s future as Pierre Poilievre’s most essential adviser’: Poilievre’s campaign buoyed by top political player, Jenni Byrne

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 25, 2022
  • Political campaign organizers normally don’t attract much attention when they make public appearances on behalf of their candidates. But Jenni Byrne is a unique
Jenni Byrne, pictured with Michael Wilson, left, and Brayden Akers, on April 22, 2022. The three were on their way to Sault Ste. Marie to sell more party memberships. Byrne has been credited with Poilievre's front-runner status. She is a stalwart in the Conservative Party, having worked in iterations of the party dating back to its Reform Party days. A polarizing figure even in her own party, she has delivered majority governments to both Stephen Harper and Doug Ford. Now, she's betting on Pierre Poilievre. Photograph courtesy of Jenni Byrne's Twitter handle

After the Freedom Convoy, politicians are reimagining Wellington Street

  • OTTAWA—Politicians representing the downtown Ottawa area hardest hit by the three week-long trucker convoy protest in January and February are finding a silver lining
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2022
Wellington Street, pictured May 21, 2019, is one of the most important and illustrious streets in the country. For more than 100 years, prime ministers have had their visions for the street, but the recent Freedom Convoy occupation of the it has now forced the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After the Freedom Convoy, politicians are reimagining Wellington Street

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Politicians representing the downtown Ottawa area hardest hit by the three week-long trucker convoy protest in January and February are finding a silver lining

After the Freedom Convoy, politicians are reimagining Wellington Street

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Politicians representing the downtown Ottawa area hardest hit by the three week-long trucker convoy protest in January and February are finding a silver lining
Wellington Street, pictured May 21, 2019, is one of the most important and illustrious streets in the country. For more than 100 years, prime ministers have had their visions for the street, but the recent Freedom Convoy occupation of the it has now forced the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russia-Ukraine ‘war-supply shock’ could erode Canada’s positive financial situation, warns former PBO

  • “Today, Canada has come roaring back,” federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland declared in the House of Commons on April 7, echoing a familiar promise
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 13, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on the Hill on budget day, April 7, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Russia-Ukraine ‘war-supply shock’ could erode Canada’s positive financial situation, warns former PBO

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 13, 2022
  • “Today, Canada has come roaring back,” federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland declared in the House of Commons on April 7, echoing a familiar promise

Russia-Ukraine ‘war-supply shock’ could erode Canada’s positive financial situation, warns former PBO

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 13, 2022
  • “Today, Canada has come roaring back,” federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland declared in the House of Commons on April 7, echoing a familiar promise
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on the Hill on budget day, April 7, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘What I do as a journalist is the way I defend my country,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery’s sole Ukrainian reporter

  • Coverage of Canada’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine has become a major file for many of the 303 permanent members of the Parliamentary
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 11, 2022
Maksym Nalyvaiko is the Canadian correspondent for Ukrinform, Ukraine's state-run media outlet. He is the only Ukrainian journalist reporting to Ukraine from the Parliamentary Press Gallery, and, as far as he knows, the only one in all of Canada. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

‘What I do as a journalist is the way I defend my country,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery’s sole Ukrainian reporter

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 11, 2022
  • Coverage of Canada’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine has become a major file for many of the 303 permanent members of the Parliamentary

‘What I do as a journalist is the way I defend my country,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery’s sole Ukrainian reporter

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 11, 2022
  • Coverage of Canada’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine has become a major file for many of the 303 permanent members of the Parliamentary
Maksym Nalyvaiko is the Canadian correspondent for Ukrinform, Ukraine's state-run media outlet. He is the only Ukrainian journalist reporting to Ukraine from the Parliamentary Press Gallery, and, as far as he knows, the only one in all of Canada. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

Chrystia Freeland’s Kyiv calling: Russian invasion of Ukraine personal file for deputy PM

  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland invoked one of history’s great orators during a press conference inside the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 31, 2022
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been given responsibility for some of the toughest files in the Trudeau government, but her role in Canada’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is arguably the most personal. The Hill Times photgraph by Andew Meade

Chrystia Freeland’s Kyiv calling: Russian invasion of Ukraine personal file for deputy PM

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 31, 2022
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland invoked one of history’s great orators during a press conference inside the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb.

Chrystia Freeland’s Kyiv calling: Russian invasion of Ukraine personal file for deputy PM

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 31, 2022
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland invoked one of history’s great orators during a press conference inside the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb.
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been given responsibility for some of the toughest files in the Trudeau government, but her role in Canada’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is arguably the most personal. The Hill Times photgraph by Andew Meade

Emergencies Act’s use to quell trucker-convoy protests no threat to civil liberties, says law’s architect

  • When a special parliamentary committee and a yet-to-be-formed independent inquiry review the federal government’s first-ever use of the Emergencies Act, the former cabinet minister
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 18, 2022
Police face off against protesters on Feb. 18 as part of a massive law enforcement effort to clear protesters from Ottawa's downtown after 'Freedom Convoy' demonstrations occupied the area for three weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Emergencies Act’s use to quell trucker-convoy protests no threat to civil liberties, says law’s architect

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 18, 2022
  • When a special parliamentary committee and a yet-to-be-formed independent inquiry review the federal government’s first-ever use of the Emergencies Act, the former cabinet minister

Emergencies Act’s use to quell trucker-convoy protests no threat to civil liberties, says law’s architect

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 18, 2022
  • When a special parliamentary committee and a yet-to-be-formed independent inquiry review the federal government’s first-ever use of the Emergencies Act, the former cabinet minister
Police face off against protesters on Feb. 18 as part of a massive law enforcement effort to clear protesters from Ottawa's downtown after 'Freedom Convoy' demonstrations occupied the area for three weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Convoy support could help Poilievre’s leadership bid, but populist support can cut both ways

  • He was first off the mark to declare his candidacy for the federal Conservative Party and has been polling well among Tory supporters, but
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 10, 2022
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, in the Commons foyer before Question Period. Andrew Enns, the Winnipeg-based executive vice-president of Léger, said the Conservative leadership contest is driven by selling memberships, and Poilievre could attract new voters for the party—and supporters for his bid to lead the party—by targeting 'the low-hanging membership fruit associated with the Freedom Convoy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Convoy support could help Poilievre’s leadership bid, but populist support can cut both ways

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 10, 2022
  • He was first off the mark to declare his candidacy for the federal Conservative Party and has been polling well among Tory supporters, but

Convoy support could help Poilievre’s leadership bid, but populist support can cut both ways

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 10, 2022
  • He was first off the mark to declare his candidacy for the federal Conservative Party and has been polling well among Tory supporters, but
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, in the Commons foyer before Question Period. Andrew Enns, the Winnipeg-based executive vice-president of Léger, said the Conservative leadership contest is driven by selling memberships, and Poilievre could attract new voters for the party—and supporters for his bid to lead the party—by targeting 'the low-hanging membership fruit associated with the Freedom Convoy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Peckford says COVID restrictions violate Charter of Rights he helped draft, but leading constitutional lawyer disagrees

  • Brian Peckford, who helped write the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is the last surviving first minister involved in drafting the defining document
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 7, 2022
Brian Peckford, pictured, said he thinks COVID-19 restrictions and mandatory vaccinations to do things like fly commercially infringe on his Charter freedoms, but Charter rights are about weighing individual rights with the rights of the community to stay safe, points out a leading constitutional lawyer. Photograph handout

Peckford says COVID restrictions violate Charter of Rights he helped draft, but leading constitutional lawyer disagrees

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 7, 2022
  • Brian Peckford, who helped write the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is the last surviving first minister involved in drafting the defining document

Peckford says COVID restrictions violate Charter of Rights he helped draft, but leading constitutional lawyer disagrees

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 7, 2022
  • Brian Peckford, who helped write the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is the last surviving first minister involved in drafting the defining document
Brian Peckford, pictured, said he thinks COVID-19 restrictions and mandatory vaccinations to do things like fly commercially infringe on his Charter freedoms, but Charter rights are about weighing individual rights with the rights of the community to stay safe, points out a leading constitutional lawyer. Photograph handout

The discontented COVID-protection protesters: who are they?

  • They occupied Ottawa for weeks and established blockades at the Canada-U.S. border. At the genesis of the “Freedom Convoy 2022,” the message appeared to
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 28, 2022
A 'Freedom Convoy' protester, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, on Wellington Street. Pollster Frank Graves says the cohort who supported the three-week occupation of Ottawa's downtown core is typically male—in the 35-to-55-year-old range; live in non-urban areas—particularly on the Prairies, but not likely in Quebec or Atlantic Canada—and are 'deeply pessimistic about their economic future.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The discontented COVID-protection protesters: who are they?

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 28, 2022
  • They occupied Ottawa for weeks and established blockades at the Canada-U.S. border. At the genesis of the “Freedom Convoy 2022,” the message appeared to

The discontented COVID-protection protesters: who are they?

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 28, 2022
  • They occupied Ottawa for weeks and established blockades at the Canada-U.S. border. At the genesis of the “Freedom Convoy 2022,” the message appeared to
A 'Freedom Convoy' protester, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, on Wellington Street. Pollster Frank Graves says the cohort who supported the three-week occupation of Ottawa's downtown core is typically male—in the 35-to-55-year-old range; live in non-urban areas—particularly on the Prairies, but not likely in Quebec or Atlantic Canada—and are 'deeply pessimistic about their economic future.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bernier seizes political opportunity in Freedom Convoy protest

  • If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wouldn’t meet with the organizers of the truckers’ protesters around Parliament Hill, who were removed by police force over
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 21, 2022
People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier, left, poses for a photo with Ontario MPP Randy Hillier after a press conference in West Block last April, protesting provincial and federal restrictions in the fight against COVID-19. Bernier is unvaccinated and has gotten COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bernier seizes political opportunity in Freedom Convoy protest

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 21, 2022
  • If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wouldn’t meet with the organizers of the truckers’ protesters around Parliament Hill, who were removed by police force over

Bernier seizes political opportunity in Freedom Convoy protest

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 21, 2022
  • If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wouldn’t meet with the organizers of the truckers’ protesters around Parliament Hill, who were removed by police force over
People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier, left, poses for a photo with Ontario MPP Randy Hillier after a press conference in West Block last April, protesting provincial and federal restrictions in the fight against COVID-19. Bernier is unvaccinated and has gotten COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trucker protest puts Trudeau’s leadership on the line

  • What ostensibly began in late January as a protest against the federal government’s vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers has morphed into an unprecedented, widespread
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 14, 2022
What ostensibly began in late January as a protest against the federal government’s vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers has morphed into an unprecedented, widespread anti-government movement, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 10 on the Hill, in the crosshairs of the anger. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trucker protest puts Trudeau’s leadership on the line

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 14, 2022
  • What ostensibly began in late January as a protest against the federal government’s vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers has morphed into an unprecedented, widespread

Trucker protest puts Trudeau’s leadership on the line

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 14, 2022
  • What ostensibly began in late January as a protest against the federal government’s vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers has morphed into an unprecedented, widespread
What ostensibly began in late January as a protest against the federal government’s vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers has morphed into an unprecedented, widespread anti-government movement, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 10 on the Hill, in the crosshairs of the anger. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Many players behind truckers’ convoy protest, Hillier says 50 people ‘in various control rooms or war rooms in hotels around the city’

  • They say they seek freedom from government control over their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been enormously disruptive in the capital
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 14, 2022
Tom Marazzo, centre, pictured at a news conference on Feb. 8, is one of the spokespeople for the so-called 'Freedom Convoy.' Screenshot from Twitter

Many players behind truckers’ convoy protest, Hillier says 50 people ‘in various control rooms or war rooms in hotels around the city’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 14, 2022
  • They say they seek freedom from government control over their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been enormously disruptive in the capital

Many players behind truckers’ convoy protest, Hillier says 50 people ‘in various control rooms or war rooms in hotels around the city’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 14, 2022
  • They say they seek freedom from government control over their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been enormously disruptive in the capital
Tom Marazzo, centre, pictured at a news conference on Feb. 8, is one of the spokespeople for the so-called 'Freedom Convoy.' Screenshot from Twitter

Trucker-protest paralysis reveals need for leadership in Ottawa, occupation of Canada’s capital shouldn’t be left to just Ottawa mayor and chief of police

  • As the end-of-January truckers’ protest near Parliament Hill transformed into the early-February occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core, residents and their representatives on the capital’s
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter, pictured on Feb. 5, 2022, waving a sign in the middle of Albert Street as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out meeting with any of the organizers behind the massively disruptive demonstration initially crafted as a display of opposition to the cross-border vaccination requirement for long-haul truck drivers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trucker-protest paralysis reveals need for leadership in Ottawa, occupation of Canada’s capital shouldn’t be left to just Ottawa mayor and chief of police

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
  • As the end-of-January truckers’ protest near Parliament Hill transformed into the early-February occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core, residents and their representatives on the capital’s

Trucker-protest paralysis reveals need for leadership in Ottawa, occupation of Canada’s capital shouldn’t be left to just Ottawa mayor and chief of police

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
  • As the end-of-January truckers’ protest near Parliament Hill transformed into the early-February occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core, residents and their representatives on the capital’s
A Freedom Convoy supporter, pictured on Feb. 5, 2022, waving a sign in the middle of Albert Street as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out meeting with any of the organizers behind the massively disruptive demonstration initially crafted as a display of opposition to the cross-border vaccination requirement for long-haul truck drivers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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