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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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Former cabinet minister Bradshaw remembered for ‘generosity and selflessness’

  • Claudette Bradshaw, a former Liberal cabinet minister who served in the cabinets of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, was memorialized as a trailblazer following
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2022
Former colleagues and mourners recalled Claudette Bradshaw, who served in the cabinets of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, as a generous advocate for the vulnerable. Bradshaw died on March 26 at the age of 72 in Moncton, N.B. The Hill Times file photograph

Former cabinet minister Bradshaw remembered for ‘generosity and selflessness’

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2022
  • Claudette Bradshaw, a former Liberal cabinet minister who served in the cabinets of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, was memorialized as a trailblazer following

Former cabinet minister Bradshaw remembered for ‘generosity and selflessness’

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2022
  • Claudette Bradshaw, a former Liberal cabinet minister who served in the cabinets of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, was memorialized as a trailblazer following
Former colleagues and mourners recalled Claudette Bradshaw, who served in the cabinets of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, as a generous advocate for the vulnerable. Bradshaw died on March 26 at the age of 72 in Moncton, N.B. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Trudeau and Ford make daycare announcement

  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU and Ontario Premier DOUG FORD are finally announcing today that their governments have reached a deal to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will announce tomorrow that they have reached a deal on a $10 per day daycare program for the province. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Politics This Morning: Trudeau and Ford make daycare announcement

  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU and Ontario Premier DOUG FORD are finally announcing today that their governments have reached a deal to

Politics This Morning: Trudeau and Ford make daycare announcement

  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU and Ontario Premier DOUG FORD are finally announcing today that their governments have reached a deal to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will announce tomorrow that they have reached a deal on a $10 per day daycare program for the province. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Politics This Morning: House Indigenous Affairs Committee to go through ministers’ spending requests

  • Good Friday morning, The prime minister is scheduled to return to Ottawa today, after three days in Belgium. The Wire Report reported yesterday afternoon
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller and Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu will appear before the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee today, accompanied by a phalanx of senior officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House Indigenous Affairs Committee to go through ministers’ spending requests

  • Good Friday morning, The prime minister is scheduled to return to Ottawa today, after three days in Belgium. The Wire Report reported yesterday afternoon

Politics This Morning: House Indigenous Affairs Committee to go through ministers’ spending requests

  • Good Friday morning, The prime minister is scheduled to return to Ottawa today, after three days in Belgium. The Wire Report reported yesterday afternoon
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller and Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu will appear before the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee today, accompanied by a phalanx of senior officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PBO dropping new numbers for the federal carbon price regime

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU is still in Brussels, Belgium, where he will attend the G7 Heads of State and Government Meeting
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will appear before committees in the House and Senate today, a week before the annual carbon price increase kicks in. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PBO dropping new numbers for the federal carbon price regime

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU is still in Brussels, Belgium, where he will attend the G7 Heads of State and Government Meeting

Politics This Morning: PBO dropping new numbers for the federal carbon price regime

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU is still in Brussels, Belgium, where he will attend the G7 Heads of State and Government Meeting
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will appear before committees in the House and Senate today, a week before the annual carbon price increase kicks in. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Windsor union leader challenges Unifor leadership’s ‘anointed’ pick to replace Jerry Dias

  • The race to succeed Jerry Dias as national president of Unifor continues, as Canada’s largest private-sector union dealt with the news that Dias, who
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 23, 2022
Unifor's national executive board met on March 21 to discuss an unspecified investigation into former president Jerry Dias, who stepped down abruptly on March 11 after taking a medical leave. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Windsor union leader challenges Unifor leadership’s ‘anointed’ pick to replace Jerry Dias

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 23, 2022
  • The race to succeed Jerry Dias as national president of Unifor continues, as Canada’s largest private-sector union dealt with the news that Dias, who

Windsor union leader challenges Unifor leadership’s ‘anointed’ pick to replace Jerry Dias

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 23, 2022
  • The race to succeed Jerry Dias as national president of Unifor continues, as Canada’s largest private-sector union dealt with the news that Dias, who
Unifor's national executive board met on March 21 to discuss an unspecified investigation into former president Jerry Dias, who stepped down abruptly on March 11 after taking a medical leave. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The Liberals may have to look beyond the NDP for support to increase defence spending

  • Good Wednesday morning, ANTHONY ROTA, the Speaker of the House of Commons, underwent scheduled bypass surgery on Monday at the Health Sciences North hospital
Prime Minister Trudeau, seen here touring Ādaži Military Base in Latvia on March 8 with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and other officials, will return to Europe today. Photograph courtesy of NATO/Flickr

Politics This Morning: The Liberals may have to look beyond the NDP for support to increase defence spending

  • Good Wednesday morning, ANTHONY ROTA, the Speaker of the House of Commons, underwent scheduled bypass surgery on Monday at the Health Sciences North hospital

Politics This Morning: The Liberals may have to look beyond the NDP for support to increase defence spending

  • Good Wednesday morning, ANTHONY ROTA, the Speaker of the House of Commons, underwent scheduled bypass surgery on Monday at the Health Sciences North hospital
Prime Minister Trudeau, seen here touring Ādaži Military Base in Latvia on March 8 with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and other officials, will return to Europe today. Photograph courtesy of NATO/Flickr

Politics This Morning: House committee meets to assess ‘differential outcomes’ in Canada’s immigration process

  • Good Tuesday morning, The cabinet is meeting at 10 a.m. Ottawa time and the House and Senate are both sitting today. The House Immigration
Migrants, refugees and immigration advocates marched in Ottawa on Sunday, March 20, as part of the Unite Against Racism and Status for All rally held in 10 cities across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: House committee meets to assess ‘differential outcomes’ in Canada’s immigration process

  • Good Tuesday morning, The cabinet is meeting at 10 a.m. Ottawa time and the House and Senate are both sitting today. The House Immigration

Politics This Morning: House committee meets to assess ‘differential outcomes’ in Canada’s immigration process

  • Good Tuesday morning, The cabinet is meeting at 10 a.m. Ottawa time and the House and Senate are both sitting today. The House Immigration
Migrants, refugees and immigration advocates marched in Ottawa on Sunday, March 20, as part of the Unite Against Racism and Status for All rally held in 10 cities across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: CP Rail work stoppage tests Liberals’ commitment to bargaining process

  • Good Monday morning, It’s a busy day on Parliament Hill, with the House of Commons sitting again, and meetings scheduled for 14 House committees
Canadian Pacific Railway shut down its services across Canada early on March 20 after a midnight deadline passed without a resolution at the bargaining table. Jason Corbett photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: CP Rail work stoppage tests Liberals’ commitment to bargaining process

  • Good Monday morning, It’s a busy day on Parliament Hill, with the House of Commons sitting again, and meetings scheduled for 14 House committees

Politics This Morning: CP Rail work stoppage tests Liberals’ commitment to bargaining process

  • Good Monday morning, It’s a busy day on Parliament Hill, with the House of Commons sitting again, and meetings scheduled for 14 House committees
Canadian Pacific Railway shut down its services across Canada early on March 20 after a midnight deadline passed without a resolution at the bargaining table. Jason Corbett photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Russia expert urges Western authorities to look beyond financial facilitators and into reputation management

  • The Canadian government and its allies have launched what has been called “a multinational treasure hunt” for the assets of Russian elites. And Canada’s
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 18, 2022
An expert says Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's purchase of English football club Chelsea in 2003 was straight out of 'the reputation management playbook.' Photograph from Twitter - @JoePompliano

Russia expert urges Western authorities to look beyond financial facilitators and into reputation management

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 18, 2022
  • The Canadian government and its allies have launched what has been called “a multinational treasure hunt” for the assets of Russian elites. And Canada’s

Russia expert urges Western authorities to look beyond financial facilitators and into reputation management

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 18, 2022
  • The Canadian government and its allies have launched what has been called “a multinational treasure hunt” for the assets of Russian elites. And Canada’s
An expert says Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's purchase of English football club Chelsea in 2003 was straight out of 'the reputation management playbook.' Photograph from Twitter - @JoePompliano

Indigenous ownership could draw Trans Mountain backers, says coalition director, but opponents warn of big financial risk

  • The financial architect behind an Indigenous coalition to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline says Indigenous ownership is one way to convince major investors to
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 16, 2022
Trans Mountain pipeline's Westridge Marine Terminal on the B.C. coast, pictured July 2019, is being upgraded as part of the expansion project. Wikimedia Commons photograph courtesy of Codex.

Indigenous ownership could draw Trans Mountain backers, says coalition director, but opponents warn of big financial risk

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 16, 2022
  • The financial architect behind an Indigenous coalition to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline says Indigenous ownership is one way to convince major investors to

Indigenous ownership could draw Trans Mountain backers, says coalition director, but opponents warn of big financial risk

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 16, 2022
  • The financial architect behind an Indigenous coalition to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline says Indigenous ownership is one way to convince major investors to
Trans Mountain pipeline's Westridge Marine Terminal on the B.C. coast, pictured July 2019, is being upgraded as part of the expansion project. Wikimedia Commons photograph courtesy of Codex.

Paul Wells and Marie-Danielle Smith take a tandem departure from Maclean’s Hill bureau

  • Senior writer Paul Wells and associate editor Marie-Danielle Smith have both left the Ottawa bureau of Maclean’s magazine. Wells posted on LinkedIn on March
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 16, 2022
Paul Wells wished the new Maclean's management team well as they sought to 'renew a legendary Canadian magazine.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Paul Wells and Marie-Danielle Smith take a tandem departure from Maclean’s Hill bureau

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 16, 2022
  • Senior writer Paul Wells and associate editor Marie-Danielle Smith have both left the Ottawa bureau of Maclean’s magazine. Wells posted on LinkedIn on March

Paul Wells and Marie-Danielle Smith take a tandem departure from Maclean’s Hill bureau

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 16, 2022
  • Senior writer Paul Wells and associate editor Marie-Danielle Smith have both left the Ottawa bureau of Maclean’s magazine. Wells posted on LinkedIn on March
Paul Wells wished the new Maclean's management team well as they sought to 'renew a legendary Canadian magazine.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lockdown in Shenzhen threatens global supply chains

  • Good Monday morning, It’s the first week of daylight savings time in Ottawa. To those about to spend eight months resisting the urge to
Shenzhen, China's answer to Silicon Valley, is the third-largest city in the country and the fourth-largest container port in the world. Photograph by Charlie Fong, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: Lockdown in Shenzhen threatens global supply chains

  • Good Monday morning, It’s the first week of daylight savings time in Ottawa. To those about to spend eight months resisting the urge to

Politics This Morning: Lockdown in Shenzhen threatens global supply chains

  • Good Monday morning, It’s the first week of daylight savings time in Ottawa. To those about to spend eight months resisting the urge to
Shenzhen, China's answer to Silicon Valley, is the third-largest city in the country and the fourth-largest container port in the world. Photograph by Charlie Fong, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Anti-corruption advocates call on feds to expedite registry tracking dirty money, warn 2025 target too far off

  • MPs, Senators, and anti-corruption advocates are urging the federal government to speed up plans to set up a national beneficial ownership registry, to make
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2022
Conservative MP Adam Chambers, NDP MP Daniel Blaikie, and CSG Senator Percy Downe, a former chief of staff to Jean Chrétien, are all calling on the government to move faster to track dirty money. Photograph courtesy of Adam Chambers’ YouTube, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Cynthia Münster

Anti-corruption advocates call on feds to expedite registry tracking dirty money, warn 2025 target too far off

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2022
  • MPs, Senators, and anti-corruption advocates are urging the federal government to speed up plans to set up a national beneficial ownership registry, to make

Anti-corruption advocates call on feds to expedite registry tracking dirty money, warn 2025 target too far off

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2022
  • MPs, Senators, and anti-corruption advocates are urging the federal government to speed up plans to set up a national beneficial ownership registry, to make
Conservative MP Adam Chambers, NDP MP Daniel Blaikie, and CSG Senator Percy Downe, a former chief of staff to Jean Chrétien, are all calling on the government to move faster to track dirty money. Photograph courtesy of Adam Chambers’ YouTube, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Cynthia Münster

Tributes flow for ‘masterful’ strategist John Duffy after passing

  • Tributes are pouring in from fellow Liberals and from the rest of the political spectrum for strategist and author John Duffy, who died unexpectedly
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 9, 2022
Former prime minister Paul Martin described John Duffy, who died on March 3, as one of the people who was with him 'from the very beginning.' Photograph courtesy of Twitter/StrategyCorp

Tributes flow for ‘masterful’ strategist John Duffy after passing

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 9, 2022
  • Tributes are pouring in from fellow Liberals and from the rest of the political spectrum for strategist and author John Duffy, who died unexpectedly

Tributes flow for ‘masterful’ strategist John Duffy after passing

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 9, 2022
  • Tributes are pouring in from fellow Liberals and from the rest of the political spectrum for strategist and author John Duffy, who died unexpectedly
Former prime minister Paul Martin described John Duffy, who died on March 3, as one of the people who was with him 'from the very beginning.' Photograph courtesy of Twitter/StrategyCorp

Politics This Morning: Trudeau and ministers barnstorming across Europe

  • Good Monday morning, The House is adjourned for two weeks until Monday, March 21, but the Finance committee is meeting twice today. It will
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 7, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with the leaders of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, NATO, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, Poland, and others on his trip to Europe this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau and ministers barnstorming across Europe

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 7, 2022
  • Good Monday morning, The House is adjourned for two weeks until Monday, March 21, but the Finance committee is meeting twice today. It will

Politics This Morning: Trudeau and ministers barnstorming across Europe

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 7, 2022
  • Good Monday morning, The House is adjourned for two weeks until Monday, March 21, but the Finance committee is meeting twice today. It will
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with the leaders of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, NATO, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, Poland, and others on his trip to Europe this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

International financial institutions close ranks against Russia as global partners ‘get creative’

  • The strength of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion surprised international leaders, says Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and spurred them to “get creative” with
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 4, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she warned the governor of the Bank of Russia that economic sanctions would be 'swift, co-ordinated, sustained, and crushing.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

International financial institutions close ranks against Russia as global partners ‘get creative’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 4, 2022
  • The strength of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion surprised international leaders, says Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and spurred them to “get creative” with

International financial institutions close ranks against Russia as global partners ‘get creative’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 4, 2022
  • The strength of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion surprised international leaders, says Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and spurred them to “get creative” with
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she warned the governor of the Bank of Russia that economic sanctions would be 'swift, co-ordinated, sustained, and crushing.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds seek parliamentary approval for $13.2-billion in spending to round out fiscal year

  • The federal government has tabled its final spending adjustments for the 2021-22 fiscal year, laying out an additional $17.1-billion in spending authority across 75
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 2, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier and senior Treasury Board officials appeared before the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on March 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds seek parliamentary approval for $13.2-billion in spending to round out fiscal year

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 2, 2022
  • The federal government has tabled its final spending adjustments for the 2021-22 fiscal year, laying out an additional $17.1-billion in spending authority across 75

Feds seek parliamentary approval for $13.2-billion in spending to round out fiscal year

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 2, 2022
  • The federal government has tabled its final spending adjustments for the 2021-22 fiscal year, laying out an additional $17.1-billion in spending authority across 75
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier and senior Treasury Board officials appeared before the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on March 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justice Michael Moldaver prepares for departure from Canada’s top court

  • The Supreme Court of Canada’s most experienced criminal law specialist, Justice Michael Moldaver, has informed Justice Minister David Lametti that he will retire from
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 2, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Michael Moldaver has announced his retirement after 11 years on the country's top court. Photograph courtesy of the Supreme Court of Canada Collection

Justice Michael Moldaver prepares for departure from Canada’s top court

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 2, 2022
  • The Supreme Court of Canada’s most experienced criminal law specialist, Justice Michael Moldaver, has informed Justice Minister David Lametti that he will retire from

Justice Michael Moldaver prepares for departure from Canada’s top court

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 2, 2022
  • The Supreme Court of Canada’s most experienced criminal law specialist, Justice Michael Moldaver, has informed Justice Minister David Lametti that he will retire from
Supreme Court Justice Michael Moldaver has announced his retirement after 11 years on the country's top court. Photograph courtesy of the Supreme Court of Canada Collection

Politics This Morning: Waiting on Russia’s reaction to being cut off from the global financial system

  • Good Monday morning, BOB RAE, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, is scheduled to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 11 a.m.
Ukrainian-Canadians and their supporters rally in front of the Russian embassy in Ottawa on Feb. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Waiting on Russia’s reaction to being cut off from the global financial system

  • Good Monday morning, BOB RAE, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, is scheduled to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 11 a.m.

Politics This Morning: Waiting on Russia’s reaction to being cut off from the global financial system

  • Good Monday morning, BOB RAE, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, is scheduled to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 11 a.m.
Ukrainian-Canadians and their supporters rally in front of the Russian embassy in Ottawa on Feb. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Critics question Freeland’s claim Trans Mountain pipeline project commercially viable

  • Despite Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s announcement last week that the federal government would spend “no additional public money” on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion,
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 25, 2022
Last week, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reaffirmed the government's commitment to completing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Critics question Freeland’s claim Trans Mountain pipeline project commercially viable

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 25, 2022
  • Despite Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s announcement last week that the federal government would spend “no additional public money” on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion,

Critics question Freeland’s claim Trans Mountain pipeline project commercially viable

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 25, 2022
  • Despite Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s announcement last week that the federal government would spend “no additional public money” on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion,
Last week, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reaffirmed the government's commitment to completing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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