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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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The untold stories of the Parliament Hill flags

  • Andrej Litvinjenko is a bright and ambitious lawyer-in-training who will be articling with a major global law firm in Ottawa later this summer. He’s
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2017
Bruce Schollie holds his Parliament Hill flag from Centre Block, which he waited 11 years to receive. P&I photograph by Bruce Schollie

The untold stories of the Parliament Hill flags

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2017
  • Andrej Litvinjenko is a bright and ambitious lawyer-in-training who will be articling with a major global law firm in Ottawa later this summer. He’s

The untold stories of the Parliament Hill flags

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2017
  • Andrej Litvinjenko is a bright and ambitious lawyer-in-training who will be articling with a major global law firm in Ottawa later this summer. He’s
Bruce Schollie holds his Parliament Hill flag from Centre Block, which he waited 11 years to receive. P&I photograph by Bruce Schollie

Innovation really grabs GG Johnston: ‘Yeah it does, doing things better, that’s what innovation is’

  • OTTAWA—During his installation speech on Oct. 1, 2010, Governor General David Johnston, a Harvard, Cambridge, and Queen’s graduate, said he would make promoting innovation
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
Gov. Gen. David Johnston, pictured June 13 at Rideau Hall, said while doing research for the book he was surprised by the number of Canadian inventions. He and co-author Tom Jenkins had to stop at 297 innovations. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Innovation really grabs GG Johnston: ‘Yeah it does, doing things better, that’s what innovation is’

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
  • OTTAWA—During his installation speech on Oct. 1, 2010, Governor General David Johnston, a Harvard, Cambridge, and Queen’s graduate, said he would make promoting innovation

Innovation really grabs GG Johnston: ‘Yeah it does, doing things better, that’s what innovation is’

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
  • OTTAWA—During his installation speech on Oct. 1, 2010, Governor General David Johnston, a Harvard, Cambridge, and Queen’s graduate, said he would make promoting innovation
Gov. Gen. David Johnston, pictured June 13 at Rideau Hall, said while doing research for the book he was surprised by the number of Canadian inventions. He and co-author Tom Jenkins had to stop at 297 innovations. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Charlotte Gray dishes up a literary birthday gift for Canada’s 150th

  • OTTAWA—For Charlotte Gray, Canada was shaped by ideas from individuals that led to an ongoing national conversation about what it means to be Canadian.
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
Charlotte Gray, at her family cottage on Newboro Lake in Rideau Lakes, Ont. 'Generally, Canadians are outliers on any global scale. We are not turning against immigrants. We are relatively optimistic and happy. We trust government, compared to residents of most other OECD countries.' Photograph courtesy by Mark Raynes Roberts

Charlotte Gray dishes up a literary birthday gift for Canada’s 150th

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
  • OTTAWA—For Charlotte Gray, Canada was shaped by ideas from individuals that led to an ongoing national conversation about what it means to be Canadian.

Charlotte Gray dishes up a literary birthday gift for Canada’s 150th

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
  • OTTAWA—For Charlotte Gray, Canada was shaped by ideas from individuals that led to an ongoing national conversation about what it means to be Canadian.
Charlotte Gray, at her family cottage on Newboro Lake in Rideau Lakes, Ont. 'Generally, Canadians are outliers on any global scale. We are not turning against immigrants. We are relatively optimistic and happy. We trust government, compared to residents of most other OECD countries.' Photograph courtesy by Mark Raynes Roberts

Meet the three MPs who want to turn Parliament ‘inside out’

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Chong has been independent-minded for most of the 13 years he has spent in the House. Nine months
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 19, 2017
Liberal MP Scott Simms, Conservative MP Michael Chong, and NDP MP Kennedy Stewart, pictured last week on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Meet the three MPs who want to turn Parliament ‘inside out’

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 19, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Chong has been independent-minded for most of the 13 years he has spent in the House. Nine months

Meet the three MPs who want to turn Parliament ‘inside out’

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 19, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Chong has been independent-minded for most of the 13 years he has spent in the House. Nine months
Liberal MP Scott Simms, Conservative MP Michael Chong, and NDP MP Kennedy Stewart, pictured last week on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Budget bill will increase service fees with less accountability, say critics

  • As the Liberal Member of Parliament for the federal Ontario riding of Etobicoke North from 1996 to 2008, Roy Cullen had the relatively rare
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 7, 2017
Former Liberal MP Roy Cullen sponsored a private member's bill that became the federal User Fees Act in 2004, which the current Liberal government is proposing to replace as part of its budget legislation. Photograph courtesy of Roy Cullen

Budget bill will increase service fees with less accountability, say critics

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 7, 2017
  • As the Liberal Member of Parliament for the federal Ontario riding of Etobicoke North from 1996 to 2008, Roy Cullen had the relatively rare

Budget bill will increase service fees with less accountability, say critics

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 7, 2017
  • As the Liberal Member of Parliament for the federal Ontario riding of Etobicoke North from 1996 to 2008, Roy Cullen had the relatively rare
Former Liberal MP Roy Cullen sponsored a private member's bill that became the federal User Fees Act in 2004, which the current Liberal government is proposing to replace as part of its budget legislation. Photograph courtesy of Roy Cullen

B.C. Green-NDP alliance poses threat to federal Liberals on West Coast, warn opposition MPs

  • While the newly formed alliance between British Columbia’s NDP and Green Party has made Christy Clark’s days as premier likely numbered, Liberal opponents warn
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 5, 2017
Christy Clark's days as B.C. premier appear numbered, but her fate could be a signal of the difficulty Justin Trudeau will have winning seats there in the next federal election, say opponents. Ms. Clark is pictured here with B.C. MP Pam Goldsmith-Jones, Joyce Murray, Sukh Dhaliwal, and Hedy Fry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

B.C. Green-NDP alliance poses threat to federal Liberals on West Coast, warn opposition MPs

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 5, 2017
  • While the newly formed alliance between British Columbia’s NDP and Green Party has made Christy Clark’s days as premier likely numbered, Liberal opponents warn

B.C. Green-NDP alliance poses threat to federal Liberals on West Coast, warn opposition MPs

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 5, 2017
  • While the newly formed alliance between British Columbia’s NDP and Green Party has made Christy Clark’s days as premier likely numbered, Liberal opponents warn
Christy Clark's days as B.C. premier appear numbered, but her fate could be a signal of the difficulty Justin Trudeau will have winning seats there in the next federal election, say opponents. Ms. Clark is pictured here with B.C. MP Pam Goldsmith-Jones, Joyce Murray, Sukh Dhaliwal, and Hedy Fry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CTV’s Solomon is back, and he’s one busy guy

  • OTTAWA—Multitasking has become a nerve-racking reality for many journalists who must deliver the news, on deadline, across different platforms. Yet, Evan Solomon appears to
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 29, 2017
Evan Solomon pictured at last year's Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala fundraiser to clean up the Ottawa River, which he will host again this year, on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CTV’s Solomon is back, and he’s one busy guy

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 29, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Multitasking has become a nerve-racking reality for many journalists who must deliver the news, on deadline, across different platforms. Yet, Evan Solomon appears to

CTV’s Solomon is back, and he’s one busy guy

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 29, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Multitasking has become a nerve-racking reality for many journalists who must deliver the news, on deadline, across different platforms. Yet, Evan Solomon appears to
Evan Solomon pictured at last year's Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala fundraiser to clean up the Ottawa River, which he will host again this year, on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberal MPs push for pharmacare, while Health minister says drug costs must first be controlled

  • Liberal MP John Oliver hopes that one of the goals behind his decision to enter politics—establishing a national pharmacare program—will become reality before the
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2017
Health Minister Jane Philpott says Canada needs to get the cost of prescription drugs under control before its considers implementing a national pharmacare system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberal MPs push for pharmacare, while Health minister says drug costs must first be controlled

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2017
  • Liberal MP John Oliver hopes that one of the goals behind his decision to enter politics—establishing a national pharmacare program—will become reality before the

Liberal MPs push for pharmacare, while Health minister says drug costs must first be controlled

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2017
  • Liberal MP John Oliver hopes that one of the goals behind his decision to enter politics—establishing a national pharmacare program—will become reality before the
Health Minister Jane Philpott says Canada needs to get the cost of prescription drugs under control before its considers implementing a national pharmacare system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals’ low fundraising numbers should ‘set off alarm bells,’ say some political players

  • The Conservative Party’s commanding lead in fundraising in the first quarter of this year should set off alarm bells in the Liberal Party, say some
News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHRISTOPHER GULY, LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 8, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured at a national caucus meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals’ low fundraising numbers should ‘set off alarm bells,’ say some political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHRISTOPHER GULY, LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 8, 2017
  • The Conservative Party’s commanding lead in fundraising in the first quarter of this year should set off alarm bells in the Liberal Party, say some

Liberals’ low fundraising numbers should ‘set off alarm bells,’ say some political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHRISTOPHER GULY, LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 8, 2017
  • The Conservative Party’s commanding lead in fundraising in the first quarter of this year should set off alarm bells in the Liberal Party, say some
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured at a national caucus meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

MPs alarmed by Radio-Canada/CBC report on cellphone spying around the Hill

  • The revelation that someone may be using a device to track and spy on cellphones around Parliament Hill, and the subsequent RCMP and CSIS
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 12, 2017
Conservative MP Tony Clement, pictured here in the House in 2015, told reporters last week he believed he was being spied on by foreign agents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs alarmed by Radio-Canada/CBC report on cellphone spying around the Hill

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 12, 2017
  • The revelation that someone may be using a device to track and spy on cellphones around Parliament Hill, and the subsequent RCMP and CSIS

MPs alarmed by Radio-Canada/CBC report on cellphone spying around the Hill

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 12, 2017
  • The revelation that someone may be using a device to track and spy on cellphones around Parliament Hill, and the subsequent RCMP and CSIS
Conservative MP Tony Clement, pictured here in the House in 2015, told reporters last week he believed he was being spied on by foreign agents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Manitoba premier calls for action from Trudeau on asylum seekers from U.S.

  • Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in New York City where he addressed the audience of and took in a Broadway performance of
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak at in Washington, D.C., in February. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister wants Trudeau to talk to Trump about issues driving asylum seekers into Manitoba from the U.S. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Manitoba premier calls for action from Trudeau on asylum seekers from U.S.

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2017
  • Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in New York City where he addressed the audience of and took in a Broadway performance of

Manitoba premier calls for action from Trudeau on asylum seekers from U.S.

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2017
  • Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in New York City where he addressed the audience of and took in a Broadway performance of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak at in Washington, D.C., in February. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister wants Trudeau to talk to Trump about issues driving asylum seekers into Manitoba from the U.S. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter

‘Bay Street guy’ Morneau defender of the middle class, despite privileged background

  • With this Liberal government’s second federal budget expected any week now, Finance Minister Bill Morneau will again become one of the main faces of
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 6, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, right, is one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's main point people on creating prosperity for the middle class. He reportedly earned more than $1-million in 2014 and had about $32-million worth of stock in the company he was running before getting elected. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘Bay Street guy’ Morneau defender of the middle class, despite privileged background

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 6, 2017
  • With this Liberal government’s second federal budget expected any week now, Finance Minister Bill Morneau will again become one of the main faces of

‘Bay Street guy’ Morneau defender of the middle class, despite privileged background

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 6, 2017
  • With this Liberal government’s second federal budget expected any week now, Finance Minister Bill Morneau will again become one of the main faces of
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, right, is one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's main point people on creating prosperity for the middle class. He reportedly earned more than $1-million in 2014 and had about $32-million worth of stock in the company he was running before getting elected. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Top 100: Beverley McLachlin, the Supreme Court’s consensus-builder

  • To obtain perspective on Beverley McLachlin’s extraordinary judicial career, one can first measure it by quantity. From March 30, 1989, when she was named to the
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 8, 2017
P&I photograph by Jake Wright

The Top 100: Beverley McLachlin, the Supreme Court’s consensus-builder

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 8, 2017
  • To obtain perspective on Beverley McLachlin’s extraordinary judicial career, one can first measure it by quantity. From March 30, 1989, when she was named to the

The Top 100: Beverley McLachlin, the Supreme Court’s consensus-builder

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 8, 2017
  • To obtain perspective on Beverley McLachlin’s extraordinary judicial career, one can first measure it by quantity. From March 30, 1989, when she was named to the
P&I photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau must match words with action in Trump era, say critics, rights groups

  • Justin Trudeau’s invitation on Twitter to “those fleeing persecution, terror & war” attracted global attention as a subtle response to President Donald Trump’s order
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 1, 2017
Protesters gathered outside of the U.S. embassy in Ottawa Monday to denounce the immigration and refugee ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau must match words with action in Trump era, say critics, rights groups

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 1, 2017
  • Justin Trudeau’s invitation on Twitter to “those fleeing persecution, terror & war” attracted global attention as a subtle response to President Donald Trump’s order

Trudeau must match words with action in Trump era, say critics, rights groups

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 1, 2017
  • Justin Trudeau’s invitation on Twitter to “those fleeing persecution, terror & war” attracted global attention as a subtle response to President Donald Trump’s order
Protesters gathered outside of the U.S. embassy in Ottawa Monday to denounce the immigration and refugee ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Visa denial to Serbs has created ‘negative picture of Canada’ says Serbian foreign minister

  • By backing Canada’s bid to secure a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council, and finalizing a bilateral travel agreement to establish a
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 23, 2016
Ivica Dačić, Serbia's foreign minister, met with Canada's foreign and immigration ministers in Ottawa last week to try to strengthen ties between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

Visa denial to Serbs has created ‘negative picture of Canada’ says Serbian foreign minister

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 23, 2016
  • By backing Canada’s bid to secure a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council, and finalizing a bilateral travel agreement to establish a

Visa denial to Serbs has created ‘negative picture of Canada’ says Serbian foreign minister

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 23, 2016
  • By backing Canada’s bid to secure a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council, and finalizing a bilateral travel agreement to establish a
Ivica Dačić, Serbia's foreign minister, met with Canada's foreign and immigration ministers in Ottawa last week to try to strengthen ties between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

Trudeau prepares to deal with ‘wild card’ Trump

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should approach Donald Trump as “the bully in the playground” and ensure his Liberal government “plays it smooth” and avoids
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 14, 2016
'Donald Trump’s immigration and social policies are not something Canada nor I support under any circumstances because they go against the basic human rights of individuals,' says Conservative leadership contender and MP, Deepak Obhrai. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Trudeau prepares to deal with ‘wild card’ Trump

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 14, 2016
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should approach Donald Trump as “the bully in the playground” and ensure his Liberal government “plays it smooth” and avoids

Trudeau prepares to deal with ‘wild card’ Trump

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 14, 2016
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should approach Donald Trump as “the bully in the playground” and ensure his Liberal government “plays it smooth” and avoids
'Donald Trump’s immigration and social policies are not something Canada nor I support under any circumstances because they go against the basic human rights of individuals,' says Conservative leadership contender and MP, Deepak Obhrai. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

End of honeymoon with labour could force Trudeau to step up game as PM: academic

  • At least one academic and former journalist says the wrath being directed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau right now by Canada’s biggest public-service union
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 24, 2016
PSAC president Robyn Benson is disappointed in the Liberal government in numerous ways, including for the Phoenix pay system, and what she categorizes as inadequate offers on pay and sick-leave. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

End of honeymoon with labour could force Trudeau to step up game as PM: academic

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 24, 2016
  • At least one academic and former journalist says the wrath being directed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau right now by Canada’s biggest public-service union

End of honeymoon with labour could force Trudeau to step up game as PM: academic

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 24, 2016
  • At least one academic and former journalist says the wrath being directed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau right now by Canada’s biggest public-service union
PSAC president Robyn Benson is disappointed in the Liberal government in numerous ways, including for the Phoenix pay system, and what she categorizes as inadequate offers on pay and sick-leave. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Postmedia reporter De Souza files complaint against National Post

  • Parliament Hill journalist Mike De Souza spent about eight years writing on energy issues for the Postmedia Network Inc. newspaper chain. But after the National Post,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 17, 2016
National Observer journalist Mike De Souza has filed a complaint against the National Post, a publication where much of his work done over eight years at Postmedia was published. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Former Postmedia reporter De Souza files complaint against National Post

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 17, 2016
  • Parliament Hill journalist Mike De Souza spent about eight years writing on energy issues for the Postmedia Network Inc. newspaper chain. But after the National Post,

Former Postmedia reporter De Souza files complaint against National Post

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 17, 2016
  • Parliament Hill journalist Mike De Souza spent about eight years writing on energy issues for the Postmedia Network Inc. newspaper chain. But after the National Post,
National Observer journalist Mike De Souza has filed a complaint against the National Post, a publication where much of his work done over eight years at Postmedia was published. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Chagger’s challenge

  • Having made Canadian political history this summer, Bardish Chagger plans to bring change to the capital’s primary institution this fall. Only two weeks into
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 10, 2016
'She has talked about Parliament of the people, and through her experience of working with people on the ground—at the community centre and a constituency office—she really knows how politics works. That experience will guide her through the next session of Parliament, along with the benefit of having colleagues who’ve had the experience of many years in Parliament,' says Trudeau Press Secretary Cameron Ahmad. Photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

Chagger’s challenge

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 10, 2016
  • Having made Canadian political history this summer, Bardish Chagger plans to bring change to the capital’s primary institution this fall. Only two weeks into

Chagger’s challenge

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 10, 2016
  • Having made Canadian political history this summer, Bardish Chagger plans to bring change to the capital’s primary institution this fall. Only two weeks into
'She has talked about Parliament of the people, and through her experience of working with people on the ground—at the community centre and a constituency office—she really knows how politics works. That experience will guide her through the next session of Parliament, along with the benefit of having colleagues who’ve had the experience of many years in Parliament,' says Trudeau Press Secretary Cameron Ahmad. Photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

Monsef case brings calls to strengthen appeal rights for those facing citizenship revocation

  • The hypothetical possibility that Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef could lose her Canadian citizenship without a hearing has prompted some within the House of
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 3, 2016
The case of Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef's mistaken birthplace, and the potential for her to have her Canadian citizenship revoked, is prompting scrutiny of Bill C-6, which is before the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Monsef case brings calls to strengthen appeal rights for those facing citizenship revocation

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 3, 2016
  • The hypothetical possibility that Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef could lose her Canadian citizenship without a hearing has prompted some within the House of

Monsef case brings calls to strengthen appeal rights for those facing citizenship revocation

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 3, 2016
  • The hypothetical possibility that Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef could lose her Canadian citizenship without a hearing has prompted some within the House of
The case of Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef's mistaken birthplace, and the potential for her to have her Canadian citizenship revoked, is prompting scrutiny of Bill C-6, which is before the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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