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Kevin Philipupillai

Kevin Philipupillai has been an online reporter with The Hill Times since January 2022. He covers climate change, natural resources, federal benefit programs, and the Senate. He was previously a broadcast producer in Toronto with Accessible Media.

Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates

  • ‘People with disabilities were led to believe this program would lift them out of poverty,’ says social policy expert John Stapleton, but none believed
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 1, 2024
Kamal Khera
Kamal Khera
When defending the Liberals' benefit plan, Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera has repeated the budget's language, calling on provinces and territories not to claw it back from recipients." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 1, 2024
  • ‘People with disabilities were led to believe this program would lift them out of poverty,’ says social policy expert John Stapleton, but none believed

Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 1, 2024
  • ‘People with disabilities were led to believe this program would lift them out of poverty,’ says social policy expert John Stapleton, but none believed
Kamal Khera
When defending the Liberals' benefit plan, Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera has repeated the budget's language, calling on provinces and territories not to claw it back from recipients." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates

  • ‘People with disabilities were led to believe this program would lift them out of poverty,’ says social policy expert John Stapleton, but none believed
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 1, 2024
Kamal Khera
Kamal Khera
When defending the Liberals' benefit plan, Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera has repeated the budget's language, calling on provinces and territories not to claw it back from recipients." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 1, 2024
  • ‘People with disabilities were led to believe this program would lift them out of poverty,’ says social policy expert John Stapleton, but none believed

Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 1, 2024
  • ‘People with disabilities were led to believe this program would lift them out of poverty,’ says social policy expert John Stapleton, but none believed
Kamal Khera
When defending the Liberals' benefit plan, Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera has repeated the budget's language, calling on provinces and territories not to claw it back from recipients." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates call on Liberals to fund Canada Disability Benefit in Budget 2024

  • Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera will need support at the cabinet table to push for a new multi-billion-dollar social program at a time
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 29, 2023
Kamal Khera
Kamal Khera
Minister Kamal Khera speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 26, after taking over the disability file from Minister Carla Qualtrough in the cabinet shuffle. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates call on Liberals to fund Canada Disability Benefit in Budget 2024

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 29, 2023
  • Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera will need support at the cabinet table to push for a new multi-billion-dollar social program at a time

Advocates call on Liberals to fund Canada Disability Benefit in Budget 2024

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 29, 2023
  • Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera will need support at the cabinet table to push for a new multi-billion-dollar social program at a time
Kamal Khera
Minister Kamal Khera speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 26, after taking over the disability file from Minister Carla Qualtrough in the cabinet shuffle. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Union urges public sector pension fund not to pursue rent increases, mass evictions at Toronto apartment buildings

  • The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Starlight Investments are moving to evict up to 100 tenants who have been withholding payments in protest
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 21, 2023
Up to 100 tenants in a 944-unit rental complex in Toronto are now facing eviction proceedings because of their ongoing eight-month rent strike against proposed above-guideline rent increases of approximately 10 per cent over two years. According to an ATIP from 2020, the building is owned by a public servants' pension fund. Photograph courtesy of Allan Vega/Unsplash

Union urges public sector pension fund not to pursue rent increases, mass evictions at Toronto apartment buildings

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 21, 2023
  • The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Starlight Investments are moving to evict up to 100 tenants who have been withholding payments in protest

Union urges public sector pension fund not to pursue rent increases, mass evictions at Toronto apartment buildings

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 21, 2023
  • The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Starlight Investments are moving to evict up to 100 tenants who have been withholding payments in protest
Up to 100 tenants in a 944-unit rental complex in Toronto are now facing eviction proceedings because of their ongoing eight-month rent strike against proposed above-guideline rent increases of approximately 10 per cent over two years. According to an ATIP from 2020, the building is owned by a public servants' pension fund. Photograph courtesy of Allan Vega/Unsplash

Politics This Morning: House and Senate adjourn for the winter break

  • Plus, two frigates return from a four-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region.
Government House Leader Karina Gould, seen here speaking with reporters on Dec. 14, is set to begin her maternity leave in the new year. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House and Senate adjourn for the winter break

  • Plus, two frigates return from a four-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region.

Politics This Morning: House and Senate adjourn for the winter break

  • Plus, two frigates return from a four-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region.
Government House Leader Karina Gould, seen here speaking with reporters on Dec. 14, is set to begin her maternity leave in the new year. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes pared-down version of bill on carbon tax exemptions for farmers

  • Bloc, NDP, and Green MPs who voted with the Conservatives in March will have to take a second look at Bill C-234 now that
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2023
Conservative MP Ben Lobb, pictured on Oct. 5, 2021, talking to reporters outside the Conservative caucus meeting at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on the Hill, is the sponsor of Bill C-234. Lobb represents Huron-Bruce, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senate passes pared-down version of bill on carbon tax exemptions for farmers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2023
  • Bloc, NDP, and Green MPs who voted with the Conservatives in March will have to take a second look at Bill C-234 now that

Senate passes pared-down version of bill on carbon tax exemptions for farmers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2023
  • Bloc, NDP, and Green MPs who voted with the Conservatives in March will have to take a second look at Bill C-234 now that
Conservative MP Ben Lobb, pictured on Oct. 5, 2021, talking to reporters outside the Conservative caucus meeting at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on the Hill, is the sponsor of Bill C-234. Lobb represents Huron-Bruce, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

First Nations-led committee looks to avoid past mistakes in payout of $23.3-billion child welfare settlement

  • The federal government can transfer the lump sum to third-party administrators as early as February 2024, with cheques going out to some First Nations
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 13, 2023
Newly elected AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, seen here in Ottawa on Dec. 7, was the AFN's chief negotiator for the historic First Nations child welfare settlement. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations-led committee looks to avoid past mistakes in payout of $23.3-billion child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 13, 2023
  • The federal government can transfer the lump sum to third-party administrators as early as February 2024, with cheques going out to some First Nations

First Nations-led committee looks to avoid past mistakes in payout of $23.3-billion child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 13, 2023
  • The federal government can transfer the lump sum to third-party administrators as early as February 2024, with cheques going out to some First Nations
Newly elected AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, seen here in Ottawa on Dec. 7, was the AFN's chief negotiator for the historic First Nations child welfare settlement. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Winter break or no winter break?

  • Plus, House Speaker Greg Fergus will appear before the House Affairs Committee to answer questions about his appearance at an Ontario Liberal Party convention.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, seen here on Nov. 20, says he will keep fighting against the carbon tax all this week. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Winter break or no winter break?

  • Plus, House Speaker Greg Fergus will appear before the House Affairs Committee to answer questions about his appearance at an Ontario Liberal Party convention.

Politics This Morning: Winter break or no winter break?

  • Plus, House Speaker Greg Fergus will appear before the House Affairs Committee to answer questions about his appearance at an Ontario Liberal Party convention.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, seen here on Nov. 20, says he will keep fighting against the carbon tax all this week. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Assembly of First Nations elects Cindy Woodhouse as new national chief

  • Woodhouse was the AFN’s lead negotiator for an unprecedented $23-billion child welfare settlement deal with the federal government.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 7, 2023
Cindy Woodhouse, the Assembly of First Nations' new national chief, speaks to a crowd after being sworn into the position at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Dec. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Assembly of First Nations elects Cindy Woodhouse as new national chief

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 7, 2023
  • Woodhouse was the AFN’s lead negotiator for an unprecedented $23-billion child welfare settlement deal with the federal government.

Assembly of First Nations elects Cindy Woodhouse as new national chief

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 7, 2023
  • Woodhouse was the AFN’s lead negotiator for an unprecedented $23-billion child welfare settlement deal with the federal government.
Cindy Woodhouse, the Assembly of First Nations' new national chief, speaks to a crowd after being sworn into the position at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Dec. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environmental advocates push back against ‘loopholes’ and ‘false solutions’ at UN climate conference

  • Tzeporah Berman from the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative says there is significant momentum behind the call to phase-out fossil fuels, but that she
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 4, 2023
Steven Guilbeault.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has hinted that he will release a framework for a domestic oil and gas emissions cap while attending the COP28 conference in Dubai. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Environmental advocates push back against ‘loopholes’ and ‘false solutions’ at UN climate conference

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 4, 2023
  • Tzeporah Berman from the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative says there is significant momentum behind the call to phase-out fossil fuels, but that she

Environmental advocates push back against ‘loopholes’ and ‘false solutions’ at UN climate conference

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 4, 2023
  • Tzeporah Berman from the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative says there is significant momentum behind the call to phase-out fossil fuels, but that she
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has hinted that he will release a framework for a domestic oil and gas emissions cap while attending the COP28 conference in Dubai. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canadian politicians pulling in different directions at UN climate conference

  • Plus, the House Health Committee holds hearings on the opioid crisis and on a failed COVID-19 vaccine contract.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, seen here in March, arrived at COP28 this weekend after launching her government's tax credits for carbon capture and storage. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canadian politicians pulling in different directions at UN climate conference

  • Plus, the House Health Committee holds hearings on the opioid crisis and on a failed COVID-19 vaccine contract.

Politics This Morning: Canadian politicians pulling in different directions at UN climate conference

  • Plus, the House Health Committee holds hearings on the opioid crisis and on a failed COVID-19 vaccine contract.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, seen here in March, arrived at COP28 this weekend after launching her government's tax credits for carbon capture and storage. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Tenants describe ‘dramatic erosion’ of existing affordable housing, call on feds to take action

  • A House Human Resources Committee report called for a fund to help non-profits acquire affordable housing. The Nov. 21 fiscal update did not include
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 30, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Housing Minister Sean Fraser speak to reporters on Nov. 28 about the rollout of new measures announced in the government’s fall economic statement. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Tenants describe ‘dramatic erosion’ of existing affordable housing, call on feds to take action

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 30, 2023
  • A House Human Resources Committee report called for a fund to help non-profits acquire affordable housing. The Nov. 21 fiscal update did not include

Tenants describe ‘dramatic erosion’ of existing affordable housing, call on feds to take action

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 30, 2023
  • A House Human Resources Committee report called for a fund to help non-profits acquire affordable housing. The Nov. 21 fiscal update did not include
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Housing Minister Sean Fraser speak to reporters on Nov. 28 about the rollout of new measures announced in the government’s fall economic statement. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Opposition MPs press for details of EV battery plant contracts

  • Plus, the House resumes debate on a government bill to ban federally-regulated employers from using replacement workers to get around a strike or lockout.
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen here on Nov. 24, has met with building trades unions about reports that EV battery manufacturers will rely on hundreds of foreign workers to set up federally-subsidized plants in Canada. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Opposition MPs press for details of EV battery plant contracts

  • Plus, the House resumes debate on a government bill to ban federally-regulated employers from using replacement workers to get around a strike or lockout.

Politics This Morning: Opposition MPs press for details of EV battery plant contracts

  • Plus, the House resumes debate on a government bill to ban federally-regulated employers from using replacement workers to get around a strike or lockout.
François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen here on Nov. 24, has met with building trades unions about reports that EV battery manufacturers will rely on hundreds of foreign workers to set up federally-subsidized plants in Canada. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators caught in the middle as government and opposition dig in their heels on carbon tax exemption for farmers

  • Conservative MP Ben Lobb’s private member’s bill made it through the House last March with support from all opposition MPs. Any amendments in the
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2023
Conservative Senator Don Plett, right, says it is 'very unusual' for a private member's bill to generate so much attention as it makes its way through the Senate. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators caught in the middle as government and opposition dig in their heels on carbon tax exemption for farmers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2023
  • Conservative MP Ben Lobb’s private member’s bill made it through the House last March with support from all opposition MPs. Any amendments in the

Senators caught in the middle as government and opposition dig in their heels on carbon tax exemption for farmers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2023
  • Conservative MP Ben Lobb’s private member’s bill made it through the House last March with support from all opposition MPs. Any amendments in the
Conservative Senator Don Plett, right, says it is 'very unusual' for a private member's bill to generate so much attention as it makes its way through the Senate. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland highlights plans to address affordability and build new homes, but only within context of a ‘responsible fiscal plan’

  • The fall economic statement, tabled in the House of Commons on Nov. 21, included no mention of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 21, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference before tabling the fall economic statement on Nov. 21. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland highlights plans to address affordability and build new homes, but only within context of a ‘responsible fiscal plan’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 21, 2023
  • The fall economic statement, tabled in the House of Commons on Nov. 21, included no mention of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP

Freeland highlights plans to address affordability and build new homes, but only within context of a ‘responsible fiscal plan’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 21, 2023
  • The fall economic statement, tabled in the House of Commons on Nov. 21, included no mention of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference before tabling the fall economic statement on Nov. 21. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals and NDP agree to path forward on housing and grocery bill

  • Plus, the government extends the appointments of three judges who are examining documents related to the firing of two scientists from a high-level lab
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, seen here on Nov. 9 with members of his caucus, has looked to amend the Liberals' Affordable Housing and Groceries Act to give regulators more teeth. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals and NDP agree to path forward on housing and grocery bill

  • Plus, the government extends the appointments of three judges who are examining documents related to the firing of two scientists from a high-level lab

Politics This Morning: Liberals and NDP agree to path forward on housing and grocery bill

  • Plus, the government extends the appointments of three judges who are examining documents related to the firing of two scientists from a high-level lab
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, seen here on Nov. 9 with members of his caucus, has looked to amend the Liberals' Affordable Housing and Groceries Act to give regulators more teeth. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates look for Canada to lead at COP28, but say credibility depends on meeting domestic commitments

  • Canada has been ‘much more accommodating’ to the concerns of developing countries in recent months than the United States has been, says policy analyst
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 16, 2023
Steven Guilbeault.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on Nov. 9, will lead Canada's delegation to COP28 in Dubai at the end of November. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates look for Canada to lead at COP28, but say credibility depends on meeting domestic commitments

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 16, 2023
  • Canada has been ‘much more accommodating’ to the concerns of developing countries in recent months than the United States has been, says policy analyst

Advocates look for Canada to lead at COP28, but say credibility depends on meeting domestic commitments

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 16, 2023
  • Canada has been ‘much more accommodating’ to the concerns of developing countries in recent months than the United States has been, says policy analyst
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on Nov. 9, will lead Canada's delegation to COP28 in Dubai at the end of November. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-money laundering advocates praise new public registry for corporations, look for harmonization with provinces

  • Parliament has passed legislation to establish a public registry of the beneficial owners of federally registered corporations, but most companies in Canada are registered
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 13, 2023
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here on Oct. 5, both worked on setting up a beneficial ownership registry for federally-regulated corporations. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-money laundering advocates praise new public registry for corporations, look for harmonization with provinces

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 13, 2023
  • Parliament has passed legislation to establish a public registry of the beneficial owners of federally registered corporations, but most companies in Canada are registered

Anti-money laundering advocates praise new public registry for corporations, look for harmonization with provinces

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 13, 2023
  • Parliament has passed legislation to establish a public registry of the beneficial owners of federally registered corporations, but most companies in Canada are registered
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here on Oct. 5, both worked on setting up a beneficial ownership registry for federally-regulated corporations. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland in San Francisco for lead-up to Asia-Pacific summit

  • Plus, the House Finance Committee begins a five-day tour through Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here during a press conference on Nov. 7, is meeting with other Asia-Pacific region finance ministers ahead of a global trade summit. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland in San Francisco for lead-up to Asia-Pacific summit

  • Plus, the House Finance Committee begins a five-day tour through Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia.

Politics This Morning: Freeland in San Francisco for lead-up to Asia-Pacific summit

  • Plus, the House Finance Committee begins a five-day tour through Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here during a press conference on Nov. 7, is meeting with other Asia-Pacific region finance ministers ahead of a global trade summit. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals fed resentment against their carbon pricing plan by neglecting low-income Canadians, says energy efficiency expert

  • Carbon pricing is a necessary piece of the Liberals’ climate agenda, says environmental advocate, but defending it is ‘eating up so much political capital’
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 9, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Oct. 26 with the Liberal Atlantic Caucus to announce measures intended to soften the effect of the carbon tax on Atlantic and rural Canadians. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals fed resentment against their carbon pricing plan by neglecting low-income Canadians, says energy efficiency expert

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 9, 2023
  • Carbon pricing is a necessary piece of the Liberals’ climate agenda, says environmental advocate, but defending it is ‘eating up so much political capital’

Liberals fed resentment against their carbon pricing plan by neglecting low-income Canadians, says energy efficiency expert

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 9, 2023
  • Carbon pricing is a necessary piece of the Liberals’ climate agenda, says environmental advocate, but defending it is ‘eating up so much political capital’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Oct. 26 with the Liberal Atlantic Caucus to announce measures intended to soften the effect of the carbon tax on Atlantic and rural Canadians. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It has to be focused on the right kind of supply’: federal housing advocate looking to ‘change the narrative’ on the housing shortage

  • A new report says the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's housing projections focus on middle-class people who want to buy a home, and vastly
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 7, 2023
Experts say Housing Minister Sean Fraser, seen here on Sept. 26, has shown some willingness to question housing policy decisions made by the current government and its predecessors. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It has to be focused on the right kind of supply’: federal housing advocate looking to ‘change the narrative’ on the housing shortage

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 7, 2023
  • A new report says the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's housing projections focus on middle-class people who want to buy a home, and vastly

‘It has to be focused on the right kind of supply’: federal housing advocate looking to ‘change the narrative’ on the housing shortage

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 7, 2023
  • A new report says the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's housing projections focus on middle-class people who want to buy a home, and vastly
Experts say Housing Minister Sean Fraser, seen here on Sept. 26, has shown some willingness to question housing policy decisions made by the current government and its predecessors. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs to vote on Conservatives’ home heating motion

  • Plus, the industry minister will brief a House committee about allegations of financial mismanagement at the government’s main green technology funding agency.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, seen here addressing his caucus on Nov. 1, will have the NDP's support today for a motion to pause the carbon tax on all kinds of home heating. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs to vote on Conservatives’ home heating motion

  • Plus, the industry minister will brief a House committee about allegations of financial mismanagement at the government’s main green technology funding agency.

Politics This Morning: MPs to vote on Conservatives’ home heating motion

  • Plus, the industry minister will brief a House committee about allegations of financial mismanagement at the government’s main green technology funding agency.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, seen here addressing his caucus on Nov. 1, will have the NDP's support today for a motion to pause the carbon tax on all kinds of home heating. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Gun control advocates ask Senators to pass Liberals’ ‘incomplete’ firearms bill ‘as quickly as possible’

  • Gun rights group says it will likely appeal a Federal Court ruling upholding the government’s May 2020 ban on 1,500 specific models of ‘assault-style
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 2, 2023
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has told Senators the government will engage with hunters, sport shooters, and other groups "who have very legitimate concerns" about how Bill C-21 and accompanying regulations will be implemented. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Gun control advocates ask Senators to pass Liberals’ ‘incomplete’ firearms bill ‘as quickly as possible’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 2, 2023
  • Gun rights group says it will likely appeal a Federal Court ruling upholding the government’s May 2020 ban on 1,500 specific models of ‘assault-style

Gun control advocates ask Senators to pass Liberals’ ‘incomplete’ firearms bill ‘as quickly as possible’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 2, 2023
  • Gun rights group says it will likely appeal a Federal Court ruling upholding the government’s May 2020 ban on 1,500 specific models of ‘assault-style
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has told Senators the government will engage with hunters, sport shooters, and other groups "who have very legitimate concerns" about how Bill C-21 and accompanying regulations will be implemented. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Fall economic statement should include tax filing help, banking reforms, say advocates for lower income Canadians

  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says this year's fall economic statement will be 'narrowly focused' on three areas: housing, affordability, and fiscal responsibility.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 1, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand hold a press conference on Parliament Hill on Oct. 24 to preview this year’s fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fall economic statement should include tax filing help, banking reforms, say advocates for lower income Canadians

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 1, 2023
  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says this year's fall economic statement will be 'narrowly focused' on three areas: housing, affordability, and fiscal responsibility.

Fall economic statement should include tax filing help, banking reforms, say advocates for lower income Canadians

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 1, 2023
  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says this year's fall economic statement will be 'narrowly focused' on three areas: housing, affordability, and fiscal responsibility.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand hold a press conference on Parliament Hill on Oct. 24 to preview this year’s fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly to deliver foreign policy speech as Israel commences ground invasion of Gaza

  • Plus, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will answer questions about the cost of housing at the House Finance Committee.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, seen here on Oct. 19, will deliver a speech in Toronto today about Canada's approach to diplomacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly to deliver foreign policy speech as Israel commences ground invasion of Gaza

  • Plus, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will answer questions about the cost of housing at the House Finance Committee.

Politics This Morning: Joly to deliver foreign policy speech as Israel commences ground invasion of Gaza

  • Plus, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will answer questions about the cost of housing at the House Finance Committee.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, seen here on Oct. 19, will deliver a speech in Toronto today about Canada's approach to diplomacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government not directly involved in paying out compensation in record $23-billion First Nations child welfare settlement

  • A Federal Court judge has approved payments of at least $40,000 each for the approximately 300,000 First Nations children and family members affected by
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 26, 2023
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, seen here attending a summit on Indigenous mental health on Oct. 25, says the $23-billion settlement is the largest in Canadian history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government not directly involved in paying out compensation in record $23-billion First Nations child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 26, 2023
  • A Federal Court judge has approved payments of at least $40,000 each for the approximately 300,000 First Nations children and family members affected by

Federal government not directly involved in paying out compensation in record $23-billion First Nations child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 26, 2023
  • A Federal Court judge has approved payments of at least $40,000 each for the approximately 300,000 First Nations children and family members affected by
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, seen here attending a summit on Indigenous mental health on Oct. 25, says the $23-billion settlement is the largest in Canadian history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Upper Chamber to vote on ending debate early on Thursdays to give Senators a chance to get to the airport

  • The office of Senator Marc Gold says he introduced the motion at the request of the leadership of all recognized groups in the Red
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 25, 2023
The Senate generally sits on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays starting at 2 p.m., with a 4 p.m. cutoff on Wednesdays and a midnight cutoff on the other two days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Upper Chamber to vote on ending debate early on Thursdays to give Senators a chance to get to the airport

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 25, 2023
  • The office of Senator Marc Gold says he introduced the motion at the request of the leadership of all recognized groups in the Red

Upper Chamber to vote on ending debate early on Thursdays to give Senators a chance to get to the airport

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 25, 2023
  • The office of Senator Marc Gold says he introduced the motion at the request of the leadership of all recognized groups in the Red
The Senate generally sits on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays starting at 2 p.m., with a 4 p.m. cutoff on Wednesdays and a midnight cutoff on the other two days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: LeBlanc steps into the breach on Liberals’ contentious gun bill

  • Plus, RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme appears before a House committee to explain why the RCMP decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into the
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, seen here on Sept. 18 alongside Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly. LeBlanc will appear before the Senate Defence Committee today to make the case for the Liberals' revamped firearms bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: LeBlanc steps into the breach on Liberals’ contentious gun bill

  • Plus, RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme appears before a House committee to explain why the RCMP decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into the

Politics This Morning: LeBlanc steps into the breach on Liberals’ contentious gun bill

  • Plus, RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme appears before a House committee to explain why the RCMP decided not to pursue a criminal investigation into the
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, seen here on Sept. 18 alongside Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly. LeBlanc will appear before the Senate Defence Committee today to make the case for the Liberals' revamped firearms bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: Liberals move forward on long-awaited plan for 2SLGBTQ+ people

  • Good Monday morning, There are no committee meetings scheduled for today. Justice Minister DAVID LAMETTI and Quebec Liberal MPs RACHEL BENDAYAN and PATRICIA LATTANZIO
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier attend the launch of the government's 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan during an event at SAW Gallery in Ottawa on Aug. 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals move forward on long-awaited plan for 2SLGBTQ+ people

  • Good Monday morning, There are no committee meetings scheduled for today. Justice Minister DAVID LAMETTI and Quebec Liberal MPs RACHEL BENDAYAN and PATRICIA LATTANZIO

Politics This Morning: Liberals move forward on long-awaited plan for 2SLGBTQ+ people

  • Good Monday morning, There are no committee meetings scheduled for today. Justice Minister DAVID LAMETTI and Quebec Liberal MPs RACHEL BENDAYAN and PATRICIA LATTANZIO
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier attend the launch of the government's 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan during an event at SAW Gallery in Ottawa on Aug. 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Miller concludes almost $300-million worth of settlement agreements during Saskatchewan trip

  • The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that recently concluded a settlement agreement with Canada for historical grievances dating back to 1885 says his
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 22, 2022
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, seen here with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, visited three First Nations communities in Saskatchewan in early August to finalize compensation agreements for historical wrongs done by the Canadian government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Miller concludes almost $300-million worth of settlement agreements during Saskatchewan trip

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 22, 2022
  • The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that recently concluded a settlement agreement with Canada for historical grievances dating back to 1885 says his

Miller concludes almost $300-million worth of settlement agreements during Saskatchewan trip

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 22, 2022
  • The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that recently concluded a settlement agreement with Canada for historical grievances dating back to 1885 says his
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, seen here with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, visited three First Nations communities in Saskatchewan in early August to finalize compensation agreements for historical wrongs done by the Canadian government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alghabra to discuss airport delays with House Transport Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU, who is back on the road in Canada after returning from Costa Rica earlier this week, will
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will be the first witness in the House Transport Committee's study of delays and cancellations at airports, after all six opposition MPs on the committee called for hearings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alghabra to discuss airport delays with House Transport Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU, who is back on the road in Canada after returning from Costa Rica earlier this week, will

Politics This Morning: Alghabra to discuss airport delays with House Transport Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU, who is back on the road in Canada after returning from Costa Rica earlier this week, will
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will be the first witness in the House Transport Committee's study of delays and cancellations at airports, after all six opposition MPs on the committee called for hearings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House Foreign Affairs Committee cancels Russian gas turbine hearing

  • Good Thursday morning, The House Foreign Affairs Committee has cancelled today’s planned hearings into the government’s decision to grant an exemption to its economic
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Aug. 4 to discuss the government's decision to grant an exemption to its economic sanctions against Russia. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House Foreign Affairs Committee cancels Russian gas turbine hearing

  • Good Thursday morning, The House Foreign Affairs Committee has cancelled today’s planned hearings into the government’s decision to grant an exemption to its economic

Politics This Morning: House Foreign Affairs Committee cancels Russian gas turbine hearing

  • Good Thursday morning, The House Foreign Affairs Committee has cancelled today’s planned hearings into the government’s decision to grant an exemption to its economic
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Aug. 4 to discuss the government's decision to grant an exemption to its economic sanctions against Russia. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Gould and Boissonnault to announce new passport pickup locations

  • Good Wednesday morning, There are no committee meetings scheduled today, and the prime minister and deputy prime minister are both scheduled to spend the
Families Minister Karina Gould, seen here on May 31, has taken the lead in the government's efforts to address delays and long lineups at passport offices across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Gould and Boissonnault to announce new passport pickup locations

  • Good Wednesday morning, There are no committee meetings scheduled today, and the prime minister and deputy prime minister are both scheduled to spend the

Politics This Morning: Gould and Boissonnault to announce new passport pickup locations

  • Good Wednesday morning, There are no committee meetings scheduled today, and the prime minister and deputy prime minister are both scheduled to spend the
Families Minister Karina Gould, seen here on May 31, has taken the lead in the government's efforts to address delays and long lineups at passport offices across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Key Nova Scotia RCMP members to testify in hearings on political interference

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Public Safety Committee will meet at 11 a.m. today to hear from the deputy minister of justice and from
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, right, and Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appeared before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25 to discuss allegations of political interference in the RCMP investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Key Nova Scotia RCMP members to testify in hearings on political interference

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Public Safety Committee will meet at 11 a.m. today to hear from the deputy minister of justice and from

Politics This Morning: Key Nova Scotia RCMP members to testify in hearings on political interference

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Public Safety Committee will meet at 11 a.m. today to hear from the deputy minister of justice and from
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, right, and Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appeared before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25 to discuss allegations of political interference in the RCMP investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada and Mexico meet following passage of sweeping U.S. legislation

  • Good Monday morning,  Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU returned to the National Capital Region yesterday after a two-week holiday in Costa Rica. International Trade Minister
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, seen here on May 5, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne will meet virtually with Mexico's economy secretary today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada and Mexico meet following passage of sweeping U.S. legislation

  • Good Monday morning,  Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU returned to the National Capital Region yesterday after a two-week holiday in Costa Rica. International Trade Minister

Politics This Morning: Canada and Mexico meet following passage of sweeping U.S. legislation

  • Good Monday morning,  Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU returned to the National Capital Region yesterday after a two-week holiday in Costa Rica. International Trade Minister
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, seen here on May 5, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne will meet virtually with Mexico's economy secretary today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly’s intervention to ban handgun imports ‘a significant and creative measure,’ says gun control advocate

  • The government’s move to ban the import of most legal handguns as of Aug. 19 came as a surprise both to gun control advocates
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 11, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is using her authority over import permits to ban the import of most handguns as of Aug. 19, as a stopgap measure until the government’s proposed regulations freezing the sale, transfer, and import of handguns can take effect in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly’s intervention to ban handgun imports ‘a significant and creative measure,’ says gun control advocate

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 11, 2022
  • The government’s move to ban the import of most legal handguns as of Aug. 19 came as a surprise both to gun control advocates

Joly’s intervention to ban handgun imports ‘a significant and creative measure,’ says gun control advocate

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 11, 2022
  • The government’s move to ban the import of most legal handguns as of Aug. 19 came as a surprise both to gun control advocates
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is using her authority over import permits to ban the import of most handguns as of Aug. 19, as a stopgap measure until the government’s proposed regulations freezing the sale, transfer, and import of handguns can take effect in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds not planning to limit the use of non-disclosure agreements, despite outcry after Hockey Canada hearings

  • Advocates say the public outcry over how Hockey Canada has dealt with sexual assault cases has created a window of opportunity for new legislation
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 9, 2022
Scott Smith, president of Hockey Canada, speaks with reporters after appearing before the House Heritage Committee on July 27 to answer questions about settlement agreements related to sexual assault cases from 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds not planning to limit the use of non-disclosure agreements, despite outcry after Hockey Canada hearings

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 9, 2022
  • Advocates say the public outcry over how Hockey Canada has dealt with sexual assault cases has created a window of opportunity for new legislation

Feds not planning to limit the use of non-disclosure agreements, despite outcry after Hockey Canada hearings

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 9, 2022
  • Advocates say the public outcry over how Hockey Canada has dealt with sexual assault cases has created a window of opportunity for new legislation
Scott Smith, president of Hockey Canada, speaks with reporters after appearing before the House Heritage Committee on July 27 to answer questions about settlement agreements related to sexual assault cases from 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ethics committee chair slams RCMP’s ‘point-blank refusal’ to provide information on spyware tools

  • Conservative MP and parliamentary committee chair Pat Kelly intervened during testimony by senior RCMP officers to say it was “disappointing and troubling” to see
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 8, 2022
Mark Flynn, RCMP assistant commissioner for federal policing, national security and protective policing, and Bryan Larkin, RCMP deputy commissioner for specialized policing services, appeared before the House Ethics Committee on Aug. 8, 2022, to answer questions about the RCMP’s use of spyware. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ethics committee chair slams RCMP’s ‘point-blank refusal’ to provide information on spyware tools

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 8, 2022
  • Conservative MP and parliamentary committee chair Pat Kelly intervened during testimony by senior RCMP officers to say it was “disappointing and troubling” to see

Ethics committee chair slams RCMP’s ‘point-blank refusal’ to provide information on spyware tools

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 8, 2022
  • Conservative MP and parliamentary committee chair Pat Kelly intervened during testimony by senior RCMP officers to say it was “disappointing and troubling” to see
Mark Flynn, RCMP assistant commissioner for federal policing, national security and protective policing, and Bryan Larkin, RCMP deputy commissioner for specialized policing services, appeared before the House Ethics Committee on Aug. 8, 2022, to answer questions about the RCMP’s use of spyware. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Privacy committee begins study of RCMP use of spyware

  • Good Monday morning, The House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee will hear from new federal privacy commissioner PHILIPPE DUFRESNE and from Public
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will appear before the House Privacy Committee today, alongside senior RCMP officers, to answer questions about the RCMP's use of spyware to obtain information from cellphones and other devices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Privacy committee begins study of RCMP use of spyware

  • Good Monday morning, The House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee will hear from new federal privacy commissioner PHILIPPE DUFRESNE and from Public

Politics This Morning: Privacy committee begins study of RCMP use of spyware

  • Good Monday morning, The House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee will hear from new federal privacy commissioner PHILIPPE DUFRESNE and from Public
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will appear before the House Privacy Committee today, alongside senior RCMP officers, to answer questions about the RCMP's use of spyware to obtain information from cellphones and other devices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For campaigns looking to turn support into seats in Parliament, not all ‘ethnic communities’ are created equal

  • The conventional wisdom around the potential for so-called “ethnic voting blocs” to swing elections is often overstated, but “parties make a big mistake when
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 3, 2022
When Harjit Sajjan, now minister of international development, was first elected in 2015, he was one of four Sikh cabinet ministers and 17 Sikh MPs, highlighting the Sikh community's success in Canada's political landscape. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For campaigns looking to turn support into seats in Parliament, not all ‘ethnic communities’ are created equal

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 3, 2022
  • The conventional wisdom around the potential for so-called “ethnic voting blocs” to swing elections is often overstated, but “parties make a big mistake when

For campaigns looking to turn support into seats in Parliament, not all ‘ethnic communities’ are created equal

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 3, 2022
  • The conventional wisdom around the potential for so-called “ethnic voting blocs” to swing elections is often overstated, but “parties make a big mistake when
When Harjit Sajjan, now minister of international development, was first elected in 2015, he was one of four Sikh cabinet ministers and 17 Sikh MPs, highlighting the Sikh community's success in Canada's political landscape. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Duclos does damage control in Montreal after disastrous AIDS conference

  • Good Monday morning, There’s not much on the political calendar this long weekend, and tomorrow should be relatively quiet as well. The only event
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, seen here at a June 14 press conference, will make an announcement about Canada's domestic response to HIV-AIDS after International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan cancelled an appearance at a major AIDS conference in Montreal on Friday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Duclos does damage control in Montreal after disastrous AIDS conference

  • Good Monday morning, There’s not much on the political calendar this long weekend, and tomorrow should be relatively quiet as well. The only event

Politics This Morning: Duclos does damage control in Montreal after disastrous AIDS conference

  • Good Monday morning, There’s not much on the political calendar this long weekend, and tomorrow should be relatively quiet as well. The only event
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, seen here at a June 14 press conference, will make an announcement about Canada's domestic response to HIV-AIDS after International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan cancelled an appearance at a major AIDS conference in Montreal on Friday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Doctrine of Discovery ‘permeates throughout’ Canadian system, says former head of Indigenous Bar Association

  • Indigenous leaders are pushing Pope Francis to repudiate the 15th-century doctrine that provided European colonizers with a legal and moral framework for the seizure
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 28, 2022
Pope Francis, pictured in Maskwacîs, Alta., on July 25, 2022, at the former site of the Ermineskin Residential School, in a burial ground for Indigenous children. Photograph courtesy of the PMO/Adam Scotti

Doctrine of Discovery ‘permeates throughout’ Canadian system, says former head of Indigenous Bar Association

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 28, 2022
  • Indigenous leaders are pushing Pope Francis to repudiate the 15th-century doctrine that provided European colonizers with a legal and moral framework for the seizure

Doctrine of Discovery ‘permeates throughout’ Canadian system, says former head of Indigenous Bar Association

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 28, 2022
  • Indigenous leaders are pushing Pope Francis to repudiate the 15th-century doctrine that provided European colonizers with a legal and moral framework for the seizure
Pope Francis, pictured in Maskwacîs, Alta., on July 25, 2022, at the former site of the Ermineskin Residential School, in a burial ground for Indigenous children. Photograph courtesy of the PMO/Adam Scotti

Committee hearing exposes rift within RCMP, but observer says political interference claims in mass shooting investigation a red herring

  • Recent testimony from current and former RCMP employees before the House Public Safety Committee has shed light on tensions between “downtown” command in Ottawa
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 26, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, right, and Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appear before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25 to discuss allegations of political interference in the RCMP investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Committee hearing exposes rift within RCMP, but observer says political interference claims in mass shooting investigation a red herring

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 26, 2022
  • Recent testimony from current and former RCMP employees before the House Public Safety Committee has shed light on tensions between “downtown” command in Ottawa

Committee hearing exposes rift within RCMP, but observer says political interference claims in mass shooting investigation a red herring

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 26, 2022
  • Recent testimony from current and former RCMP employees before the House Public Safety Committee has shed light on tensions between “downtown” command in Ottawa
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, right, and Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appear before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25 to discuss allegations of political interference in the RCMP investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Papal apology expected at the site of former residential school

  • Good Monday morning, It’s a busy Monday, with high-profile committee meetings taking place in Ottawa to address the July 8 Rogers outage and the
Elder Angie Crerar shakes hands with Pope Francis inside the Vatican chambers following a private meeting on March 28. Behind Crerar stand Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis National Council, and Elder Angie LaFleur. Photograph by Matt LeMay, courtesy of the Métis National Council

Politics This Morning: Papal apology expected at the site of former residential school

  • Good Monday morning, It’s a busy Monday, with high-profile committee meetings taking place in Ottawa to address the July 8 Rogers outage and the

Politics This Morning: Papal apology expected at the site of former residential school

  • Good Monday morning, It’s a busy Monday, with high-profile committee meetings taking place in Ottawa to address the July 8 Rogers outage and the
Elder Angie Crerar shakes hands with Pope Francis inside the Vatican chambers following a private meeting on March 28. Behind Crerar stand Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis National Council, and Elder Angie LaFleur. Photograph by Matt LeMay, courtesy of the Métis National Council

‘Not moms who tucked money away in a Swiss bank account’: advocates warn of clawbacks to Canada Child Benefit for those who received pandemic supports

  • For the second year in a row, parents who received pandemic support payments in the previous calendar year are receiving letters telling them that
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 21, 2022
Families Minister Karina Gould announced the annual inflation-based increase to the Canada Child Benefit on July 20, the same day the Canada Revenue Agency sent out letters informing parents how much they would receive over the next 12 months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Not moms who tucked money away in a Swiss bank account’: advocates warn of clawbacks to Canada Child Benefit for those who received pandemic supports

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 21, 2022
  • For the second year in a row, parents who received pandemic support payments in the previous calendar year are receiving letters telling them that

‘Not moms who tucked money away in a Swiss bank account’: advocates warn of clawbacks to Canada Child Benefit for those who received pandemic supports

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 21, 2022
  • For the second year in a row, parents who received pandemic support payments in the previous calendar year are receiving letters telling them that
Families Minister Karina Gould announced the annual inflation-based increase to the Canada Child Benefit on July 20, the same day the Canada Revenue Agency sent out letters informing parents how much they would receive over the next 12 months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN national chief strikes conciliatory tone before meeting with regional chiefs

  • Bolstered by strong votes of confidence from the chiefs who gathered at the Assembly of First Nations’ annual general assembly earlier this month, National
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 19, 2022
AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, pictured, met on July 16 with Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, who introduced the motion to suspend Archibald during the organization's annual general assembly in Vancouver, B.C. Archibald is set to meet with AFN regional chiefs on July 22, for first time since overcoming their attempt to suspend her. Photograph courtesy of Laura Barrios

AFN national chief strikes conciliatory tone before meeting with regional chiefs

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 19, 2022
  • Bolstered by strong votes of confidence from the chiefs who gathered at the Assembly of First Nations’ annual general assembly earlier this month, National

AFN national chief strikes conciliatory tone before meeting with regional chiefs

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 19, 2022
  • Bolstered by strong votes of confidence from the chiefs who gathered at the Assembly of First Nations’ annual general assembly earlier this month, National
AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, pictured, met on July 16 with Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, who introduced the motion to suspend Archibald during the organization's annual general assembly in Vancouver, B.C. Archibald is set to meet with AFN regional chiefs on July 22, for first time since overcoming their attempt to suspend her. Photograph courtesy of Laura Barrios

Politics This Morning: Blair visits B.C. as Lytton in danger again

  • Good Monday morning, There are no House or Senate committee meetings scheduled for today, after the excitement of two House committee meetings last Friday.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair will hold a joint press conference in Vancouver today with B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Blair visits B.C. as Lytton in danger again

  • Good Monday morning, There are no House or Senate committee meetings scheduled for today, after the excitement of two House committee meetings last Friday.

Politics This Morning: Blair visits B.C. as Lytton in danger again

  • Good Monday morning, There are no House or Senate committee meetings scheduled for today, after the excitement of two House committee meetings last Friday.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair will hold a joint press conference in Vancouver today with B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They don’t want us,’ says Patrick Brown supporter ‘disenfranchised and disregarded’ by Conservative Party

  • Supporters of ousted Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown, including new Canadians who were participating for the first time in a leadership election, say they
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 14, 2022
The Conservative Party leadership race started with six candidates, clockwise from top left: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber. Before Brown's disqualification, his campaign relied heavily on reaching out to immigrant communities. His former rivals will now try to woo these voters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and handouts

‘They don’t want us,’ says Patrick Brown supporter ‘disenfranchised and disregarded’ by Conservative Party

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 14, 2022
  • Supporters of ousted Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown, including new Canadians who were participating for the first time in a leadership election, say they

‘They don’t want us,’ says Patrick Brown supporter ‘disenfranchised and disregarded’ by Conservative Party

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 14, 2022
  • Supporters of ousted Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown, including new Canadians who were participating for the first time in a leadership election, say they
The Conservative Party leadership race started with six candidates, clockwise from top left: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber. Before Brown's disqualification, his campaign relied heavily on reaching out to immigrant communities. His former rivals will now try to woo these voters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and handouts

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