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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: House Veterans Affairs Committee to hear from women veterans

  • Plus, the House Environment Committee will hear from Indigenous leaders whose communities lie downstream of a massive tailings pond leak in northern Alberta.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 17, 2023
Defence Minister Anita Anand speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill on Dec. 13, 2022, about her department's response to former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour’s report on sexual violence in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House Veterans Affairs Committee to hear from women veterans

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 17, 2023
  • Plus, the House Environment Committee will hear from Indigenous leaders whose communities lie downstream of a massive tailings pond leak in northern Alberta.

Politics This Morning: House Veterans Affairs Committee to hear from women veterans

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 17, 2023
  • Plus, the House Environment Committee will hear from Indigenous leaders whose communities lie downstream of a massive tailings pond leak in northern Alberta.
Defence Minister Anita Anand speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill on Dec. 13, 2022, about her department's response to former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour’s report on sexual violence in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Qualtrough looks to leverage trust of disability community as Senate committee studies landmark benefit

  • Bill C-22 would create a major social program to address the high poverty rates for people with disabilities, but the 'framework bill' relies on
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough, seen here on June 2, 2022, after re-introducing legislation to create the Canada Disability Benefit, has been meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts to address concerns that the federal benefit will be clawed back by other governments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Qualtrough looks to leverage trust of disability community as Senate committee studies landmark benefit

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
  • Bill C-22 would create a major social program to address the high poverty rates for people with disabilities, but the 'framework bill' relies on

Qualtrough looks to leverage trust of disability community as Senate committee studies landmark benefit

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
  • Bill C-22 would create a major social program to address the high poverty rates for people with disabilities, but the 'framework bill' relies on
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough, seen here on June 2, 2022, after re-introducing legislation to create the Canada Disability Benefit, has been meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts to address concerns that the federal benefit will be clawed back by other governments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hajdu’s office wants Alberta government to ‘do a lot more’ on Indigenous child welfare agreements

  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller met with provincial cabinet ministers in Ontario and Alberta to mark agreements to
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu's office says it is "very grateful" the Alberta government came to the table to sign a recent agreement on Indigenous child welfare, but said the relationship on this file has been 'much, much rockier' than with Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hajdu’s office wants Alberta government to ‘do a lot more’ on Indigenous child welfare agreements

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller met with provincial cabinet ministers in Ontario and Alberta to mark agreements to

Hajdu’s office wants Alberta government to ‘do a lot more’ on Indigenous child welfare agreements

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller met with provincial cabinet ministers in Ontario and Alberta to mark agreements to
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu's office says it is "very grateful" the Alberta government came to the table to sign a recent agreement on Indigenous child welfare, but said the relationship on this file has been 'much, much rockier' than with Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau in Toronto for bilateral meeting with Ukraine PM; Parliamentary delegation holds meetings in Taiwan

  • Plus, Ministers Patty Hajdu and Marc Miller will attend ceremonies in Ontario and Alberta as more First Nations sign agreements to assume control over
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2023
Liberal MP John McKay
Liberal MP John McKay
Liberal MP and defence committee chair John McKay, seen here before a committee meeting on March 7, is leading a Parliamentary delegation to Taiwan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau in Toronto for bilateral meeting with Ukraine PM; Parliamentary delegation holds meetings in Taiwan

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2023
  • Plus, Ministers Patty Hajdu and Marc Miller will attend ceremonies in Ontario and Alberta as more First Nations sign agreements to assume control over

Politics This Morning: Trudeau in Toronto for bilateral meeting with Ukraine PM; Parliamentary delegation holds meetings in Taiwan

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2023
  • Plus, Ministers Patty Hajdu and Marc Miller will attend ceremonies in Ontario and Alberta as more First Nations sign agreements to assume control over
Liberal MP John McKay
Liberal MP and defence committee chair John McKay, seen here before a committee meeting on March 7, is leading a Parliamentary delegation to Taiwan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentary Budget Office says ending tax exemption for real estate investment trusts would generate at least $285.8-million in additional revenue over five years

  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office says the federal government ‘continues to evaluate the impact’ that large corporate landlords have on rental housing across Canada.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2023
Green Party MP Mike Morrice, seen here in December 2021, has called on the government to scrap a 1990s-era tax exemption that allows some of Canada's largest landlords to avoid paying corporate taxes, and he has cross-party support. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentary Budget Office says ending tax exemption for real estate investment trusts would generate at least $285.8-million in additional revenue over five years

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2023
  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office says the federal government ‘continues to evaluate the impact’ that large corporate landlords have on rental housing across Canada.

Parliamentary Budget Office says ending tax exemption for real estate investment trusts would generate at least $285.8-million in additional revenue over five years

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2023
  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office says the federal government ‘continues to evaluate the impact’ that large corporate landlords have on rental housing across Canada.
Green Party MP Mike Morrice, seen here in December 2021, has called on the government to scrap a 1990s-era tax exemption that allows some of Canada's largest landlords to avoid paying corporate taxes, and he has cross-party support. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic justice advocates encouraged by a few big wins in Budget 2023, but renew call for bolder action

  • Tax fairness advocate praises measures to end exemptions for banks and to set up a corporate registry, but says government ‘way too timid’ in
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 5, 2023
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen here on March 31, answered a long-standing call from corporate transparency advocates when he tabled legislation on March 22 to set up a beneficial ownership registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic justice advocates encouraged by a few big wins in Budget 2023, but renew call for bolder action

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 5, 2023
  • Tax fairness advocate praises measures to end exemptions for banks and to set up a corporate registry, but says government ‘way too timid’ in

Economic justice advocates encouraged by a few big wins in Budget 2023, but renew call for bolder action

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 5, 2023
  • Tax fairness advocate praises measures to end exemptions for banks and to set up a corporate registry, but says government ‘way too timid’ in
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen here on March 31, answered a long-standing call from corporate transparency advocates when he tabled legislation on March 22 to set up a beneficial ownership registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: NDP MPs highlight humanitarian cost at border crossings

  • Plus, Federal Court hearings begin today in the judicial review of the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 3, 2023
The U.S. and Canada announced a new deal to harden the border and close irregular crossings during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit at the end of March. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: NDP MPs highlight humanitarian cost at border crossings

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 3, 2023
  • Plus, Federal Court hearings begin today in the judicial review of the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022.

Politics This Morning: NDP MPs highlight humanitarian cost at border crossings

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 3, 2023
  • Plus, Federal Court hearings begin today in the judicial review of the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022.
The U.S. and Canada announced a new deal to harden the border and close irregular crossings during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit at the end of March. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Environmental experts praise budget’s ‘transformational’ investments, but say feds still avoiding ‘a really honest conversation about the future of the oil and gas industry’

  • Budget 2023 proposes $5.6-billion over the first five years for a new hydrogen investment tax credit, along with ‘tens of billions’ across multiple departments
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, seen here in October 2022, headed to Germany after budget day to discuss 'the global hydrogen economy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environmental experts praise budget’s ‘transformational’ investments, but say feds still avoiding ‘a really honest conversation about the future of the oil and gas industry’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2023
  • Budget 2023 proposes $5.6-billion over the first five years for a new hydrogen investment tax credit, along with ‘tens of billions’ across multiple departments

Environmental experts praise budget’s ‘transformational’ investments, but say feds still avoiding ‘a really honest conversation about the future of the oil and gas industry’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2023
  • Budget 2023 proposes $5.6-billion over the first five years for a new hydrogen investment tax credit, along with ‘tens of billions’ across multiple departments
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, seen here in October 2022, headed to Germany after budget day to discuss 'the global hydrogen economy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Imperial Oil to answer questions at House Environment Committee about tailings pond leaks, but Alberta regulator waiting for invitation

  • Indigenous communities along the Athabasca River are looking for federal intervention after an oilsands company and its Alberta regulator withheld information on tailings leaks
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu speak with reporters on March 20, about tailings leaks at an Imperial Oil facility in Alberta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Imperial Oil to answer questions at House Environment Committee about tailings pond leaks, but Alberta regulator waiting for invitation

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
  • Indigenous communities along the Athabasca River are looking for federal intervention after an oilsands company and its Alberta regulator withheld information on tailings leaks

Imperial Oil to answer questions at House Environment Committee about tailings pond leaks, but Alberta regulator waiting for invitation

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
  • Indigenous communities along the Athabasca River are looking for federal intervention after an oilsands company and its Alberta regulator withheld information on tailings leaks
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu speak with reporters on March 20, about tailings leaks at an Imperial Oil facility in Alberta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Dude, where’s our $19-billion?

  • Plus, McKinsey & Company faces OGGO.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland showed off their brand-new budget in the House of Commons foyer on March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Dude, where’s our $19-billion?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
  • Plus, McKinsey & Company faces OGGO.

Politics This Morning: Dude, where’s our $19-billion?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
  • Plus, McKinsey & Company faces OGGO.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland showed off their brand-new budget in the House of Commons foyer on March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House to resume debate on Senate amendments to online streaming bill

  • Plus, the heads of two national security oversight bodies appear at committee.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 27, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, seen here speaking with reporters on March 6, has said the government will accept some but not all of the Senate's amendments to a controversial bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House to resume debate on Senate amendments to online streaming bill

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 27, 2023
  • Plus, the heads of two national security oversight bodies appear at committee.

Politics This Morning: House to resume debate on Senate amendments to online streaming bill

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 27, 2023
  • Plus, the heads of two national security oversight bodies appear at committee.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, seen here speaking with reporters on March 6, has said the government will accept some but not all of the Senate's amendments to a controversial bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A third of the electorate ‘up for grabs’ to the party that wins over ‘the new working class,’ experts tell conservative conference

  • Conservatives gathered in Ottawa from March 22-24 for the Canada Strong and Free Network’s annual conference, formerly known as the Manning Centre conference.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 24, 2023
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, left, and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning have a fireside chat on the opening day of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on March 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A third of the electorate ‘up for grabs’ to the party that wins over ‘the new working class,’ experts tell conservative conference

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 24, 2023
  • Conservatives gathered in Ottawa from March 22-24 for the Canada Strong and Free Network’s annual conference, formerly known as the Manning Centre conference.

A third of the electorate ‘up for grabs’ to the party that wins over ‘the new working class,’ experts tell conservative conference

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 24, 2023
  • Conservatives gathered in Ottawa from March 22-24 for the Canada Strong and Free Network’s annual conference, formerly known as the Manning Centre conference.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, left, and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning have a fireside chat on the opening day of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on March 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

UN secretary general calls on developed countries to accelerate net-zero timelines to 2040

  • The International Panel on Climate Change was to release a report on March 20 advising policy-makers on addressing climate change, but behind-the-scenes haggling delayed
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here speaking to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture on March 6, has committed to achieving a net-zero economy by 2050. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

UN secretary general calls on developed countries to accelerate net-zero timelines to 2040

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 20, 2023
  • The International Panel on Climate Change was to release a report on March 20 advising policy-makers on addressing climate change, but behind-the-scenes haggling delayed

UN secretary general calls on developed countries to accelerate net-zero timelines to 2040

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 20, 2023
  • The International Panel on Climate Change was to release a report on March 20 advising policy-makers on addressing climate change, but behind-the-scenes haggling delayed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here speaking to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture on March 6, has committed to achieving a net-zero economy by 2050. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives look to Ethics Committee as Liberals filibuster at House Affairs

  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to drop pre-budget breadcrumbs in speech at Oshawa union training centre.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 20, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, seen here at a March 6 press conference, will introduce a motion in the House today calling on the House Ethics Committee to pick up where the House Affairs Committee left off on foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives look to Ethics Committee as Liberals filibuster at House Affairs

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 20, 2023
  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to drop pre-budget breadcrumbs in speech at Oshawa union training centre.

Politics This Morning: Conservatives look to Ethics Committee as Liberals filibuster at House Affairs

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 20, 2023
  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to drop pre-budget breadcrumbs in speech at Oshawa union training centre.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, seen here at a March 6 press conference, will introduce a motion in the House today calling on the House Ethics Committee to pick up where the House Affairs Committee left off on foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trans Mountain’s next private sector loan likely to be significantly more expensive than last year’s ‘sweetheart deal,’ say observers

  • Former Liberal staffer Elliot Hughes says it was just fortunate timing that the pipeline company secured its first private loan last year while interest
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 15, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's Feb. 18, 2022, announcement that the federal government would provide no further public money to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project came at a time when interest rates for private sector loans were still low. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trans Mountain’s next private sector loan likely to be significantly more expensive than last year’s ‘sweetheart deal,’ say observers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 15, 2023
  • Former Liberal staffer Elliot Hughes says it was just fortunate timing that the pipeline company secured its first private loan last year while interest

Trans Mountain’s next private sector loan likely to be significantly more expensive than last year’s ‘sweetheart deal,’ say observers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 15, 2023
  • Former Liberal staffer Elliot Hughes says it was just fortunate timing that the pipeline company secured its first private loan last year while interest
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's Feb. 18, 2022, announcement that the federal government would provide no further public money to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project came at a time when interest rates for private sector loans were still low. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nuclear Waste Management Organization taking extra year to pick storage site as it seeks local support

  • The industry-funded non-profit says Ontario sites in Ignace and South Bruce both meet technical and scientific requirements for a deep geological repository for high-level
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
An anti-nuclear sign on a farm in South Bruce, Ont., next to the proposed site of a deep geological repository for high-level nuclear waste. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Stein

Nuclear Waste Management Organization taking extra year to pick storage site as it seeks local support

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
  • The industry-funded non-profit says Ontario sites in Ignace and South Bruce both meet technical and scientific requirements for a deep geological repository for high-level

Nuclear Waste Management Organization taking extra year to pick storage site as it seeks local support

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
  • The industry-funded non-profit says Ontario sites in Ignace and South Bruce both meet technical and scientific requirements for a deep geological repository for high-level
An anti-nuclear sign on a farm in South Bruce, Ont., next to the proposed site of a deep geological repository for high-level nuclear waste. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Stein

Politics This Morning: Mary Ng leads women’s trade mission to the UK

  • Plus, Ginette Petitpas Taylor flies the flag in Boston for Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
Mary Ng
Mary Ng
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, seen here on March 10, is leading a delegation to Canada's third-largest trading partner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Mary Ng leads women’s trade mission to the UK

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
  • Plus, Ginette Petitpas Taylor flies the flag in Boston for Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector.

Politics This Morning: Mary Ng leads women’s trade mission to the UK

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
  • Plus, Ginette Petitpas Taylor flies the flag in Boston for Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector.
Mary Ng
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, seen here on March 10, is leading a delegation to Canada's third-largest trading partner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alberta’s chief firearms officer to appear before House committee

  • Plus, a second House committee launches its own study of foreign interference in Canada's democratic institutions, hearing first from Chinese-Canadians who have previously warned
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, seen here speaking with reporters on Feb. 16, announced in early February that the government was withdrawing two amendments that would have greatly expanded the scope of its proposed firearms legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alberta’s chief firearms officer to appear before House committee

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2023
  • Plus, a second House committee launches its own study of foreign interference in Canada's democratic institutions, hearing first from Chinese-Canadians who have previously warned

Politics This Morning: Alberta’s chief firearms officer to appear before House committee

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2023
  • Plus, a second House committee launches its own study of foreign interference in Canada's democratic institutions, hearing first from Chinese-Canadians who have previously warned
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, seen here speaking with reporters on Feb. 16, announced in early February that the government was withdrawing two amendments that would have greatly expanded the scope of its proposed firearms legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly and LeBlanc to discuss foreign interference at committee

  • Plus, Seniors Minister Kamal Khera replaces Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen on the Treasury Board.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 9, 2023
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc appeared before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on Dec. 13, 2022, to answer questions about foreign election interference. Both are scheduled to make another appearance today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly and LeBlanc to discuss foreign interference at committee

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 9, 2023
  • Plus, Seniors Minister Kamal Khera replaces Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen on the Treasury Board.

Politics This Morning: Joly and LeBlanc to discuss foreign interference at committee

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 9, 2023
  • Plus, Seniors Minister Kamal Khera replaces Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen on the Treasury Board.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc appeared before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on Dec. 13, 2022, to answer questions about foreign election interference. Both are scheduled to make another appearance today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Major grocery CEOs to appear before agriculture committee

  • Plus, the Bank of Canada is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady after 12 months of the steepest increases in recent memory.
Pierre St-Laurent, centre, the chief operating officer of Empire Company Limited—which runs Sobey's and other grocery stores—appeared before the House Agriculture Committee on Dec. 5, 2022. Today, the committee will hear from his boss, Empire's president and CEO Michael Medline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Major grocery CEOs to appear before agriculture committee

  • Plus, the Bank of Canada is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady after 12 months of the steepest increases in recent memory.

Politics This Morning: Major grocery CEOs to appear before agriculture committee

  • Plus, the Bank of Canada is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady after 12 months of the steepest increases in recent memory.
Pierre St-Laurent, centre, the chief operating officer of Empire Company Limited—which runs Sobey's and other grocery stores—appeared before the House Agriculture Committee on Dec. 5, 2022. Today, the committee will hear from his boss, Empire's president and CEO Michael Medline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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