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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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Liberals and Conservatives can’t even agree on their divisions over release of Winnipeg lab documents

  • The logjam over the Conservatives’ continued refusal to participate in the Liberal government’s two proposed ways the Tories can access documents related to the
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 28, 2022
Government House Leader Mark Holland and Conservative House Leader Gerard Deltell. 'They’re asking for the ability to unilaterally, as opposition members, make the decision whether or not confidential documents could be leaked,' said Holland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Liberals and Conservatives can’t even agree on their divisions over release of Winnipeg lab documents

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 28, 2022
  • The logjam over the Conservatives’ continued refusal to participate in the Liberal government’s two proposed ways the Tories can access documents related to the

Liberals and Conservatives can’t even agree on their divisions over release of Winnipeg lab documents

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 28, 2022
  • The logjam over the Conservatives’ continued refusal to participate in the Liberal government’s two proposed ways the Tories can access documents related to the
Government House Leader Mark Holland and Conservative House Leader Gerard Deltell. 'They’re asking for the ability to unilaterally, as opposition members, make the decision whether or not confidential documents could be leaked,' said Holland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Reconciliation ‘has no end date,’ says GG Simon who hopes for a future of healing in Canada

  • For a country battered by numerous divisions of the present and multiple pains from the past, Mary Simon says she hopes for a future
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 26, 2022
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, pictured on Nov. 23, 2021, inspects the honour guard at the Senate Building before delivering the Speech from the Throne. 'For me, we all practise reconciliation to some degree every day, because reconciliation is a way of life and really it is a continuous process and it has no end date. It’s like learning from each other’s experiences and also understanding one another, and being respectful of each other’s cultures and way of life so we can have a much happier and healthier life.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation ‘has no end date,’ says GG Simon who hopes for a future of healing in Canada

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 26, 2022
  • For a country battered by numerous divisions of the present and multiple pains from the past, Mary Simon says she hopes for a future

Reconciliation ‘has no end date,’ says GG Simon who hopes for a future of healing in Canada

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 26, 2022
  • For a country battered by numerous divisions of the present and multiple pains from the past, Mary Simon says she hopes for a future
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, pictured on Nov. 23, 2021, inspects the honour guard at the Senate Building before delivering the Speech from the Throne. 'For me, we all practise reconciliation to some degree every day, because reconciliation is a way of life and really it is a continuous process and it has no end date. It’s like learning from each other’s experiences and also understanding one another, and being respectful of each other’s cultures and way of life so we can have a much happier and healthier life.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I can feel the level of anxiety in people’s voices’: Zoom fatigue, stressed-out constituents and threats, the lives of parliamentarians through the pandemic

  • Parliamentarians across Canada say they’ve experienced rising threats to their personal safety and increased difficulty connecting with their constituents during the pandemic. Liberal Member
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 24, 2022
Liberal MP Francis Drouin, pictured on June 1, 2020, on the Hill. 'I’ve had my fair share of calls and people yelling at me, believing I’m colluding with Bill Gates and George Soros,' said Drouin, referring to the conspiracy theory that the two billionaires are secretly behind a plot to insert a chip into the nose of those who undergo a COVID-19 test or into the arm of those who get vaccinated. 'I can feel the level of anxiety in people’s voices, and that’s what worries me.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I can feel the level of anxiety in people’s voices’: Zoom fatigue, stressed-out constituents and threats, the lives of parliamentarians through the pandemic

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 24, 2022
  • Parliamentarians across Canada say they’ve experienced rising threats to their personal safety and increased difficulty connecting with their constituents during the pandemic. Liberal Member

‘I can feel the level of anxiety in people’s voices’: Zoom fatigue, stressed-out constituents and threats, the lives of parliamentarians through the pandemic

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 24, 2022
  • Parliamentarians across Canada say they’ve experienced rising threats to their personal safety and increased difficulty connecting with their constituents during the pandemic. Liberal Member
Liberal MP Francis Drouin, pictured on June 1, 2020, on the Hill. 'I’ve had my fair share of calls and people yelling at me, believing I’m colluding with Bill Gates and George Soros,' said Drouin, referring to the conspiracy theory that the two billionaires are secretly behind a plot to insert a chip into the nose of those who undergo a COVID-19 test or into the arm of those who get vaccinated. 'I can feel the level of anxiety in people’s voices, and that’s what worries me.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mandatory vaccines ‘politically risky’ and ‘a last resort,’ say experts

  • Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said last week that he expected the provinces and territories to soon begin discussions about introducing mandatory vaccination policies
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 17, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured at a press conference on the Hill on Jan. 7, 2022, suggested that mandatory vaccines may be the only way out of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mandatory vaccines ‘politically risky’ and ‘a last resort,’ say experts

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 17, 2022
  • Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said last week that he expected the provinces and territories to soon begin discussions about introducing mandatory vaccination policies

Mandatory vaccines ‘politically risky’ and ‘a last resort,’ say experts

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 17, 2022
  • Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said last week that he expected the provinces and territories to soon begin discussions about introducing mandatory vaccination policies
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured at a press conference on the Hill on Jan. 7, 2022, suggested that mandatory vaccines may be the only way out of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives demand Liberals make NSICOP a parliamentary committee, release Winnipeg lab docs 

  • The circumstances surrounding the year-ago dismissal of Chinese scientists Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC’s)
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 10, 2022
Government House Leader Mark Holland, left, is the minister responsible for the NSICOP Secretariat. Conservative MP Michael Chong is his party's foreign affairs critic, and says the Tories won't participate in the NSICOP unless it is seriously reformed. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

Conservatives demand Liberals make NSICOP a parliamentary committee, release Winnipeg lab docs 

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 10, 2022
  • The circumstances surrounding the year-ago dismissal of Chinese scientists Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC’s)

Conservatives demand Liberals make NSICOP a parliamentary committee, release Winnipeg lab docs 

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 10, 2022
  • The circumstances surrounding the year-ago dismissal of Chinese scientists Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC’s)
Government House Leader Mark Holland, left, is the minister responsible for the NSICOP Secretariat. Conservative MP Michael Chong is his party's foreign affairs critic, and says the Tories won't participate in the NSICOP unless it is seriously reformed. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

Order of Canada recipients in 2022 say they ‘desire a better country,’ but former Senator Dyck says her time in Parliament was not easy

  • The 135 people whose names appear on the new year’s list of appointments to the Order of Canada have in common their desire for
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 4, 2022
Lillian Dyck, pictured on Sept. 19, 2017, outside the Senate Chamber, told The Hill Times that her experience in the Senate was not always a good one and doesn't miss it. Her experiences while in the Senate led Dyck to want to ensure that 'the culture of the workplace isn’t one of intimidation of women and minorities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Order of Canada recipients in 2022 say they ‘desire a better country,’ but former Senator Dyck says her time in Parliament was not easy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 4, 2022
  • The 135 people whose names appear on the new year’s list of appointments to the Order of Canada have in common their desire for

Order of Canada recipients in 2022 say they ‘desire a better country,’ but former Senator Dyck says her time in Parliament was not easy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 4, 2022
  • The 135 people whose names appear on the new year’s list of appointments to the Order of Canada have in common their desire for
Lillian Dyck, pictured on Sept. 19, 2017, outside the Senate Chamber, told The Hill Times that her experience in the Senate was not always a good one and doesn't miss it. Her experiences while in the Senate led Dyck to want to ensure that 'the culture of the workplace isn’t one of intimidation of women and minorities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM asks Mendicino, LeBlanc in mandate letters to ‘bolster security of ministers and Parliamentarians,’ House says MPs’ security is multi-jurisdictional

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to work with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino “to bolster
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 3, 2022
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on Nov. 30, 2021, on the Hill. He's now responsible, along with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, for boosting security for all Members of Parliament, including cabinet ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM asks Mendicino, LeBlanc in mandate letters to ‘bolster security of ministers and Parliamentarians,’ House says MPs’ security is multi-jurisdictional

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 3, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to work with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino “to bolster

PM asks Mendicino, LeBlanc in mandate letters to ‘bolster security of ministers and Parliamentarians,’ House says MPs’ security is multi-jurisdictional

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 3, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to work with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino “to bolster
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on Nov. 30, 2021, on the Hill. He's now responsible, along with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, for boosting security for all Members of Parliament, including cabinet ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More ‘efficient, effective’ future pandemic spending needed to keep deficit under control: Page

  • The government will have to find less expensive ways to deal with disruptions caused by the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, if it wants to
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 20, 2021
Kevin Page
Kevin Page
Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said the government's projected deficits are high, but coming down 'dramatically.' The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright

More ‘efficient, effective’ future pandemic spending needed to keep deficit under control: Page

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 20, 2021
  • The government will have to find less expensive ways to deal with disruptions caused by the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, if it wants to

More ‘efficient, effective’ future pandemic spending needed to keep deficit under control: Page

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 20, 2021
  • The government will have to find less expensive ways to deal with disruptions caused by the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, if it wants to
Kevin Page
Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said the government's projected deficits are high, but coming down 'dramatically.' The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright

‘This is a once-in-a-history opportunity’: Indigenous delegation prepares to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican 

  • Too young to have attended an Indian residential school and less than three months into her job as president of the Métis National Council,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 6, 2021
Phil Fontaine, then national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, pictured at Vatican City in April 2009. Fontaine said that during their forthcoming meeting with Pope Francis, members of the AFN delegation will highlight the work of the TRC and its 94 calls to action; the federal government’s 10 principles regarding its relationship with Indigenous peoples; unmarked graves; and access to residential school records. Photograph courtesy of Fred Cattroll

‘This is a once-in-a-history opportunity’: Indigenous delegation prepares to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican 

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 6, 2021
  • Too young to have attended an Indian residential school and less than three months into her job as president of the Métis National Council,

‘This is a once-in-a-history opportunity’: Indigenous delegation prepares to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican 

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 6, 2021
  • Too young to have attended an Indian residential school and less than three months into her job as president of the Métis National Council,
Phil Fontaine, then national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, pictured at Vatican City in April 2009. Fontaine said that during their forthcoming meeting with Pope Francis, members of the AFN delegation will highlight the work of the TRC and its 94 calls to action; the federal government’s 10 principles regarding its relationship with Indigenous peoples; unmarked graves; and access to residential school records. Photograph courtesy of Fred Cattroll

Small NAC soirée previews bigger GGPAA May gala

  • Arming oneself with a box of popcorn and a glass of white wine is not a bad way to spend a Friday evening watching
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 29, 2021
Susan Aglukark, Inuk singer-songwriter, past laureate, and GGPAA Foundation board member, left and Douglas Knight, chair and CEO of the GGPAA Foundation, pictured on Nov. 26, 2021, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards reception at the NAC in Ottawa The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Small NAC soirée previews bigger GGPAA May gala

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 29, 2021
  • Arming oneself with a box of popcorn and a glass of white wine is not a bad way to spend a Friday evening watching

Small NAC soirée previews bigger GGPAA May gala

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 29, 2021
  • Arming oneself with a box of popcorn and a glass of white wine is not a bad way to spend a Friday evening watching
Susan Aglukark, Inuk singer-songwriter, past laureate, and GGPAA Foundation board member, left and Douglas Knight, chair and CEO of the GGPAA Foundation, pictured on Nov. 26, 2021, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards reception at the NAC in Ottawa The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Internal Conservative disarray could set tone for new House of Commons

  • Internal caucus dynamics inside two of the opposition parties could guide the tone in the new House which is expected to be raucous and
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 18, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured April 29, 2020, in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal Conservative disarray could set tone for new House of Commons

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 18, 2021
  • Internal caucus dynamics inside two of the opposition parties could guide the tone in the new House which is expected to be raucous and

Internal Conservative disarray could set tone for new House of Commons

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 18, 2021
  • Internal caucus dynamics inside two of the opposition parties could guide the tone in the new House which is expected to be raucous and
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured April 29, 2020, in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New House set to return as Liberal government faces unfinished legislative business with potential NDP ally

  • With a pandemic still happening, a climate crisis that needs urgent addressing and an economy requiring a kick-start following a string of nationwide lockdowns,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 17, 2021
With a pandemic still happening, a climate crisis that needs urgent addressing and an economy requiring a kick-start following a string of nationwide lockdowns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 11, 2021, in Ottawa, and his third-term Liberal government will enter a new Parliament with enormous tasks to tackle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New House set to return as Liberal government faces unfinished legislative business with potential NDP ally

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 17, 2021
  • With a pandemic still happening, a climate crisis that needs urgent addressing and an economy requiring a kick-start following a string of nationwide lockdowns,

New House set to return as Liberal government faces unfinished legislative business with potential NDP ally

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 17, 2021
  • With a pandemic still happening, a climate crisis that needs urgent addressing and an economy requiring a kick-start following a string of nationwide lockdowns,
With a pandemic still happening, a climate crisis that needs urgent addressing and an economy requiring a kick-start following a string of nationwide lockdowns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 11, 2021, in Ottawa, and his third-term Liberal government will enter a new Parliament with enormous tasks to tackle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Once dubbed ‘Green Jesus,’ Guilbeault’s activist past could help, or hurt, his environmental portfolio

  • In a serendipitous way, Steven Guilbeault’s June 9 birthday perhaps offered a clue as to the green direction his life would follow. Former federal
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 8, 2021
Steven Guilbeault, pictured on Oct. 26 arriving at Rideau Hall with his partner, Renée-Ann Blais, left, had a distinguished career as an environmental activist, and a brief and controversial tenure as federal Heritage minister before his appointment to lead Environment and Climate Change Canada on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Once dubbed ‘Green Jesus,’ Guilbeault’s activist past could help, or hurt, his environmental portfolio

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 8, 2021
  • In a serendipitous way, Steven Guilbeault’s June 9 birthday perhaps offered a clue as to the green direction his life would follow. Former federal

Once dubbed ‘Green Jesus,’ Guilbeault’s activist past could help, or hurt, his environmental portfolio

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 8, 2021
  • In a serendipitous way, Steven Guilbeault’s June 9 birthday perhaps offered a clue as to the green direction his life would follow. Former federal
Steven Guilbeault, pictured on Oct. 26 arriving at Rideau Hall with his partner, Renée-Ann Blais, left, had a distinguished career as an environmental activist, and a brief and controversial tenure as federal Heritage minister before his appointment to lead Environment and Climate Change Canada on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High hopes for VIA’s high-frequency rail network

  • Rapid-rail service has been a major wish within senior federal Liberal ranks and transportation companies in Canada for decades. Bombardier and SNC-Lavalin proposed a
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
Transport Omar Alghabra, pictured on Oct. 27, 2021, leaving the Liberal cabinet meeting at 111 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High hopes for VIA’s high-frequency rail network

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
  • Rapid-rail service has been a major wish within senior federal Liberal ranks and transportation companies in Canada for decades. Bombardier and SNC-Lavalin proposed a

High hopes for VIA’s high-frequency rail network

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
  • Rapid-rail service has been a major wish within senior federal Liberal ranks and transportation companies in Canada for decades. Bombardier and SNC-Lavalin proposed a
Transport Omar Alghabra, pictured on Oct. 27, 2021, leaving the Liberal cabinet meeting at 111 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s airports need more federal help before post-pandemic lift-off

  • The year 2020 promised to be a happy historic year for the Canadian Airports Council. On Jan. 2, the council, which represents more than
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
By the end of this year, Canadian airports are expected to report collective losses totalling $5.5-billion, with additional debt of $2.8-billion, says Joyce Carter, president and CEO of the Halifax International Airport Authority and chair of the Canadian Airports Council. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada’s airports need more federal help before post-pandemic lift-off

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
  • The year 2020 promised to be a happy historic year for the Canadian Airports Council. On Jan. 2, the council, which represents more than

Canada’s airports need more federal help before post-pandemic lift-off

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
  • The year 2020 promised to be a happy historic year for the Canadian Airports Council. On Jan. 2, the council, which represents more than
By the end of this year, Canadian airports are expected to report collective losses totalling $5.5-billion, with additional debt of $2.8-billion, says Joyce Carter, president and CEO of the Halifax International Airport Authority and chair of the Canadian Airports Council. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Data-protection bill needs to be on parliamentary agenda this session, says privacy-law expert

  • During the 2019 federal election campaign, the governing Liberals committed to implementing Canada’s newly launched Digital Charter and its 10 principles that include assuring
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 27, 2021
As the Liberals set up their agenda, now is the time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to reintroduce—and Parliament to enact—legislation that would provide a digital update to a law passed more than two decades ago that governed how companies collect, use, and disclose personal information. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Data-protection bill needs to be on parliamentary agenda this session, says privacy-law expert

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 27, 2021
  • During the 2019 federal election campaign, the governing Liberals committed to implementing Canada’s newly launched Digital Charter and its 10 principles that include assuring

Data-protection bill needs to be on parliamentary agenda this session, says privacy-law expert

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 27, 2021
  • During the 2019 federal election campaign, the governing Liberals committed to implementing Canada’s newly launched Digital Charter and its 10 principles that include assuring
As the Liberals set up their agenda, now is the time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to reintroduce—and Parliament to enact—legislation that would provide a digital update to a law passed more than two decades ago that governed how companies collect, use, and disclose personal information. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada’s media unite against online hate targeting journalists

  • Homophobic, racist slurs and profanity filled a disjointed email sent to Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) president Brent Jolly last week by someone using
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 11, 2021
Journalism professor and former Toronto Star Hill reporter Allan Thompson, left; Nadia Stewart, the executive director of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists; and Brent Jolly, the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists are calling for more action to stem the flow of hate mail sent to journalists. Photographs courtesy of Fangliang Xu, Nadia Stewart, and Jessica Patterson

Canada’s media unite against online hate targeting journalists

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 11, 2021
  • Homophobic, racist slurs and profanity filled a disjointed email sent to Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) president Brent Jolly last week by someone using

Canada’s media unite against online hate targeting journalists

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 11, 2021
  • Homophobic, racist slurs and profanity filled a disjointed email sent to Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) president Brent Jolly last week by someone using
Journalism professor and former Toronto Star Hill reporter Allan Thompson, left; Nadia Stewart, the executive director of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists; and Brent Jolly, the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists are calling for more action to stem the flow of hate mail sent to journalists. Photographs courtesy of Fangliang Xu, Nadia Stewart, and Jessica Patterson

CAJ calls on RCMP to investigate ‘vile’ hate-filled online attacks against journalists following Bernier’s tweets

  • People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier’s Twitter targeting of journalists last month, which unleashed a flurry of email attacks against the reporters singled
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 4, 2021
PPC Leader Maxime Bernier, pictured April 15, 2021, on the Hill. Mr. Bernier urged his followers on Twitter to email journalists who had asked his party critical questions about its positions and supporters: 'write to these idiots to tell them what you think of their disgusting smear jobs,' he tweeted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CAJ calls on RCMP to investigate ‘vile’ hate-filled online attacks against journalists following Bernier’s tweets

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 4, 2021
  • People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier’s Twitter targeting of journalists last month, which unleashed a flurry of email attacks against the reporters singled

CAJ calls on RCMP to investigate ‘vile’ hate-filled online attacks against journalists following Bernier’s tweets

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 4, 2021
  • People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier’s Twitter targeting of journalists last month, which unleashed a flurry of email attacks against the reporters singled
PPC Leader Maxime Bernier, pictured April 15, 2021, on the Hill. Mr. Bernier urged his followers on Twitter to email journalists who had asked his party critical questions about its positions and supporters: 'write to these idiots to tell them what you think of their disgusting smear jobs,' he tweeted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Live, from Facebook and YouTube: it’s pandemic 2.0 Politics and the Pen

  • For the second consecutive year, the pandemic has parlayed the party for the annual Politics and the Pen event into a literally more sober
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 22, 2021
Guests, pictured May 9, 2018, at the Politics and the Pen gala at the Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Live, from Facebook and YouTube: it’s pandemic 2.0 Politics and the Pen

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 22, 2021
  • For the second consecutive year, the pandemic has parlayed the party for the annual Politics and the Pen event into a literally more sober

Live, from Facebook and YouTube: it’s pandemic 2.0 Politics and the Pen

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 22, 2021
  • For the second consecutive year, the pandemic has parlayed the party for the annual Politics and the Pen event into a literally more sober
Guests, pictured May 9, 2018, at the Politics and the Pen gala at the Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election#44 ‘most interesting, complex, unpredictable’ campaign in decades

  • More than halfway to the finish line of the 44th federal election, Canadian voters ponder their ballot choices. Their decision will be set against
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 13, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 9, 2021, arriving at the English-language leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que. 'What we have in 2021 is a government that thought it would steamroll the opposition parties with a double-digit lead and 170 seats in the bag; a victory lap on the pandemic; and economic confidence was on the uptick. All of those assumptions the Liberals had for calling an election have been knocked out from underneath them,' says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Election#44 ‘most interesting, complex, unpredictable’ campaign in decades

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 13, 2021
  • More than halfway to the finish line of the 44th federal election, Canadian voters ponder their ballot choices. Their decision will be set against

Election#44 ‘most interesting, complex, unpredictable’ campaign in decades

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 13, 2021
  • More than halfway to the finish line of the 44th federal election, Canadian voters ponder their ballot choices. Their decision will be set against
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 9, 2021, arriving at the English-language leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que. 'What we have in 2021 is a government that thought it would steamroll the opposition parties with a double-digit lead and 170 seats in the bag; a victory lap on the pandemic; and economic confidence was on the uptick. All of those assumptions the Liberals had for calling an election have been knocked out from underneath them,' says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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