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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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Demand for critical minerals ‘the greatest opportunity in a generation’ for Indigenous communities, says First Nations coalition

  • Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm say their two countries are committed to respecting Indigenous rights as they rush
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 27, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson delivers a keynote speech to the First Nations Major Projects Coalition's "Toward Net Zero by 2050" conference on April 25. Screengrab courtesy of FNMPC conference

Demand for critical minerals ‘the greatest opportunity in a generation’ for Indigenous communities, says First Nations coalition

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 27, 2022
  • Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm say their two countries are committed to respecting Indigenous rights as they rush

Demand for critical minerals ‘the greatest opportunity in a generation’ for Indigenous communities, says First Nations coalition

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 27, 2022
  • Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm say their two countries are committed to respecting Indigenous rights as they rush
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson delivers a keynote speech to the First Nations Major Projects Coalition's "Toward Net Zero by 2050" conference on April 25. Screengrab courtesy of FNMPC conference

Investigations into Catholic Church finances, military sexual misconduct among finalists for journalism awards

  • Journalism awards season is well underway. The Michener Awards Foundation has announced the finalists for its 2021 award for public service journalism, and the
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 27, 2022
Pope Francis, seen shaking hands with Métis Elder Angie Crerar in the Vatican on March 28, apologized for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada's residential school system. Matt LeMay photograph courtesy of Métis National Council

Investigations into Catholic Church finances, military sexual misconduct among finalists for journalism awards

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 27, 2022
  • Journalism awards season is well underway. The Michener Awards Foundation has announced the finalists for its 2021 award for public service journalism, and the

Investigations into Catholic Church finances, military sexual misconduct among finalists for journalism awards

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 27, 2022
  • Journalism awards season is well underway. The Michener Awards Foundation has announced the finalists for its 2021 award for public service journalism, and the
Pope Francis, seen shaking hands with Métis Elder Angie Crerar in the Vatican on March 28, apologized for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada's residential school system. Matt LeMay photograph courtesy of Métis National Council

Politics This Morning: Bank of Canada governor to defend inflation plan before House Finance Committee

  • Good Monday morning, The House of Commons is sitting again for the next four weeks, after two weeks off. House and Senate committees are
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will face questions from several different ideological angles when he defends the central bank's approach to inflation today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Bank of Canada governor to defend inflation plan before House Finance Committee

  • Good Monday morning, The House of Commons is sitting again for the next four weeks, after two weeks off. House and Senate committees are

Politics This Morning: Bank of Canada governor to defend inflation plan before House Finance Committee

  • Good Monday morning, The House of Commons is sitting again for the next four weeks, after two weeks off. House and Senate committees are
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will face questions from several different ideological angles when he defends the central bank's approach to inflation today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conference to honour career of Rosalie Abella, and more

  • The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre is partnering with several other legal and educational organizations to hold a conference to celebrate the life
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 25, 2022
The retired Supreme Court justice shaped the Canadian understanding of systemic discrimination. Photograph courtesy of Supreme Court of Canada Collection, by photographer Philippe Landreville

Conference to honour career of Rosalie Abella, and more

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 25, 2022
  • The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre is partnering with several other legal and educational organizations to hold a conference to celebrate the life

Conference to honour career of Rosalie Abella, and more

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 25, 2022
  • The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre is partnering with several other legal and educational organizations to hold a conference to celebrate the life
The retired Supreme Court justice shaped the Canadian understanding of systemic discrimination. Photograph courtesy of Supreme Court of Canada Collection, by photographer Philippe Landreville

Housing experts say budget doesn’t address needs of ‘the other missing middle’

  • Two experts on affordable housing say the federal government’s 2022 budget features incremental steps “in the right direction,” but without the scale or volume
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 22, 2022
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured June 30, 2021, whose file was the centrepiece of this year's budget, has shifted programs within the National Housing Strategy to focus more on the lower end of the income spectrum, but critics say there is more to do. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Housing experts say budget doesn’t address needs of ‘the other missing middle’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 22, 2022
  • Two experts on affordable housing say the federal government’s 2022 budget features incremental steps “in the right direction,” but without the scale or volume

Housing experts say budget doesn’t address needs of ‘the other missing middle’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 22, 2022
  • Two experts on affordable housing say the federal government’s 2022 budget features incremental steps “in the right direction,” but without the scale or volume
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured June 30, 2021, whose file was the centrepiece of this year's budget, has shifted programs within the National Housing Strategy to focus more on the lower end of the income spectrum, but critics say there is more to do. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Budget 2022’s employment strategy for people with disabilities not a replacement for income support, warn advocates

  • As MPs from all parties urge the government to fast-track legislation for a promised disability benefit left out of the budget, advocates say the
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 20, 2022
Carla Qualtrough, the minister of employment, workforce development, and disability inclusion, has the complicated job of designing a federal benefit that makes a real difference in the lives of people with disabilities aged 18 to 64. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2022’s employment strategy for people with disabilities not a replacement for income support, warn advocates

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 20, 2022
  • As MPs from all parties urge the government to fast-track legislation for a promised disability benefit left out of the budget, advocates say the

Budget 2022’s employment strategy for people with disabilities not a replacement for income support, warn advocates

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 20, 2022
  • As MPs from all parties urge the government to fast-track legislation for a promised disability benefit left out of the budget, advocates say the
Carla Qualtrough, the minister of employment, workforce development, and disability inclusion, has the complicated job of designing a federal benefit that makes a real difference in the lives of people with disabilities aged 18 to 64. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global’s Hill bureau recognized for coverage of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces

  • The Canadian Journalism Foundation has announced that Mercedes Stephenson, Amanda Connolly, and Marc-André Cossette of Global News are among the finalists for this year’s
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 20, 2022
Global News' Hill bureau chief Mercedes Stephenson, left, online national reporter Amanda Connolly, and investigative producer Marc-André Cossette broke the news in February 2021 that former chief of defence staff General Jonathan Vance had been accused of sexual misconduct by two female subordinates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter

Global’s Hill bureau recognized for coverage of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 20, 2022
  • The Canadian Journalism Foundation has announced that Mercedes Stephenson, Amanda Connolly, and Marc-André Cossette of Global News are among the finalists for this year’s

Global’s Hill bureau recognized for coverage of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 20, 2022
  • The Canadian Journalism Foundation has announced that Mercedes Stephenson, Amanda Connolly, and Marc-André Cossette of Global News are among the finalists for this year’s
Global News' Hill bureau chief Mercedes Stephenson, left, online national reporter Amanda Connolly, and investigative producer Marc-André Cossette broke the news in February 2021 that former chief of defence staff General Jonathan Vance had been accused of sexual misconduct by two female subordinates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter

Bennett to speak at fundraiser, Flora’s Walk, on World Maternal Health Day

  • Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett will speak in Ottawa on May 4 as part of a national fundraiser called Flora’s Walk. The
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 18, 2022
Flora Babakhani, who became pregnant after years of fertility treatments, died by suicide two months and 10 days after giving birth to her first child. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative Walk this way: Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett will speak in Ottawa on May 4 as part of a national fundraiser called Flora’s Walk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bennett to speak at fundraiser, Flora’s Walk, on World Maternal Health Day

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 18, 2022
  • Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett will speak in Ottawa on May 4 as part of a national fundraiser called Flora’s Walk. The

Bennett to speak at fundraiser, Flora’s Walk, on World Maternal Health Day

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 18, 2022
  • Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett will speak in Ottawa on May 4 as part of a national fundraiser called Flora’s Walk. The
Flora Babakhani, who became pregnant after years of fertility treatments, died by suicide two months and 10 days after giving birth to her first child. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative Walk this way: Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett will speak in Ottawa on May 4 as part of a national fundraiser called Flora’s Walk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Finance Committee meeting to draw up ‘Freedom convoy’ report

  • Good Monday morning, It’s another quiet day on Parliament Hill, with the House and the Senate not sitting this week. There are no House
Liberal MP Peter Fonseca, the chair of the House Finance Committee, will lead the committee as it wraps up its study of the financial aspects of the 'Freedom Convoy' occupation and the government's response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Finance Committee meeting to draw up ‘Freedom convoy’ report

  • Good Monday morning, It’s another quiet day on Parliament Hill, with the House and the Senate not sitting this week. There are no House

Politics This Morning: Finance Committee meeting to draw up ‘Freedom convoy’ report

  • Good Monday morning, It’s another quiet day on Parliament Hill, with the House and the Senate not sitting this week. There are no House
Liberal MP Peter Fonseca, the chair of the House Finance Committee, will lead the committee as it wraps up its study of the financial aspects of the 'Freedom Convoy' occupation and the government's response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Long-term funding for infrastructure projects crucial for Indigenous self-governance, says expert

  • This year’s budget reaffirms past billion-dollar federal commitments to fund the long-term infrastructure needs of Indigenous communities, but some advocates are calling for clarity
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 14, 2022
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller and Minster of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu will both play a role in determining how much long-term funding Canada gives to First Nations to maintain water treatment plants and other important infrastructure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Long-term funding for infrastructure projects crucial for Indigenous self-governance, says expert

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 14, 2022
  • This year’s budget reaffirms past billion-dollar federal commitments to fund the long-term infrastructure needs of Indigenous communities, but some advocates are calling for clarity

Long-term funding for infrastructure projects crucial for Indigenous self-governance, says expert

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 14, 2022
  • This year’s budget reaffirms past billion-dollar federal commitments to fund the long-term infrastructure needs of Indigenous communities, but some advocates are calling for clarity
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller and Minster of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu will both play a role in determining how much long-term funding Canada gives to First Nations to maintain water treatment plants and other important infrastructure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wilson-Raybould says new book will be ‘a roadmap’ for ‘true reconciliation’

  • Fresh off being named a finalist for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for her September 2021 memoir ‘Indian’ in the Cabinet,
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2022
Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was a justice minister and attorney general in Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, has announced that her third book will be released in November 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wilson-Raybould says new book will be ‘a roadmap’ for ‘true reconciliation’

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2022
  • Fresh off being named a finalist for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for her September 2021 memoir ‘Indian’ in the Cabinet,

Wilson-Raybould says new book will be ‘a roadmap’ for ‘true reconciliation’

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2022
  • Fresh off being named a finalist for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for her September 2021 memoir ‘Indian’ in the Cabinet,
Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was a justice minister and attorney general in Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, has announced that her third book will be released in November 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bay du Nord project puts Canada on path to stay a global ‘outlier’ in climate change fight, warn critics

  • Environmentalists say Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord offshore oil project⁠—a week after the release of the federal government’s emissions reduction plan and
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's office defended the government's approval of the Bay du Nord project, saying it would be subject to 'some of the strongest environmental conditions ever, including the historic requirement to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bay du Nord project puts Canada on path to stay a global ‘outlier’ in climate change fight, warn critics

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2022
  • Environmentalists say Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord offshore oil project⁠—a week after the release of the federal government’s emissions reduction plan and

Bay du Nord project puts Canada on path to stay a global ‘outlier’ in climate change fight, warn critics

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2022
  • Environmentalists say Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord offshore oil project⁠—a week after the release of the federal government’s emissions reduction plan and
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's office defended the government's approval of the Bay du Nord project, saying it would be subject to 'some of the strongest environmental conditions ever, including the historic requirement to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Selling Budget 2022 to the business community

  • Good Monday morning, The House of Commons and the Senate are both off for two weeks, and cabinet ministers are fanning out around the
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2022
Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Randy Boissonnault will be in Calgary to discuss Budget 2022 with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, while Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be in Montreal with the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Selling Budget 2022 to the business community

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2022
  • Good Monday morning, The House of Commons and the Senate are both off for two weeks, and cabinet ministers are fanning out around the

Politics This Morning: Selling Budget 2022 to the business community

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2022
  • Good Monday morning, The House of Commons and the Senate are both off for two weeks, and cabinet ministers are fanning out around the
Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Randy Boissonnault will be in Calgary to discuss Budget 2022 with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, while Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be in Montreal with the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New book delves into political and diplomatic backstory of 1972 Summit Series

  • Gary Smith, a former Canadian diplomat and ambassador, is marking the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit series with a book about the behind-the-scenes political
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2022
Career diplomat Gary Smith's Hockey Canada identity card, issued in Montreal in August 1972, registered him as a member of the USSR hockey team. Image courtesy of Gary Smith

New book delves into political and diplomatic backstory of 1972 Summit Series

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2022
  • Gary Smith, a former Canadian diplomat and ambassador, is marking the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit series with a book about the behind-the-scenes political

New book delves into political and diplomatic backstory of 1972 Summit Series

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 11, 2022
  • Gary Smith, a former Canadian diplomat and ambassador, is marking the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit series with a book about the behind-the-scenes political
Career diplomat Gary Smith's Hockey Canada identity card, issued in Montreal in August 1972, registered him as a member of the USSR hockey team. Image courtesy of Gary Smith

Scrap tax exemption ‘loophole’ causing ‘erosion’ of rental affordability: housing advocates

  • MPs, real estate investors, and affordable housing advocates are waiting to see if Budget 2022 provides any clarity on the Liberals’ promise to review
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2022
The real estate sector and housing advocates are watching to see if Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen pushes through changes to an important tax exemption for publicly-traded landlords in Budget 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scrap tax exemption ‘loophole’ causing ‘erosion’ of rental affordability: housing advocates

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2022
  • MPs, real estate investors, and affordable housing advocates are waiting to see if Budget 2022 provides any clarity on the Liberals’ promise to review

Scrap tax exemption ‘loophole’ causing ‘erosion’ of rental affordability: housing advocates

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2022
  • MPs, real estate investors, and affordable housing advocates are waiting to see if Budget 2022 provides any clarity on the Liberals’ promise to review
The real estate sector and housing advocates are watching to see if Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen pushes through changes to an important tax exemption for publicly-traded landlords in Budget 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wilson-Raybould’s memoir, two Michaels’ saga land on Shaughnessy Cohen shortlist

  • “Indian” in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power by former Liberal cabinet minister-turned-Independent-MP Jody Wilson-Raybould is among the finalists for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2022
The five finalists vying for the Writers' Trust of Canada $25,000 prize are, from left to right: Mike Blanchfield and Fen Osler Hampson for The Two Michaels: Innocent Canadian Captives and High Stakes Espionage in the US-China Cyber War; Joanna Chiu for China Unbound: A New World Disorder; Flora MacDonald and Geoffrey Stevens for Flora!: A Woman in a Man’s World; Stephen Poloz for The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future; and Jody Wilson-Raybould for ‘Indian’ in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power. Photographs courtesy of The Writers' Trust of Canada

Wilson-Raybould’s memoir, two Michaels’ saga land on Shaughnessy Cohen shortlist

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2022
  • “Indian” in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power by former Liberal cabinet minister-turned-Independent-MP Jody Wilson-Raybould is among the finalists for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen

Wilson-Raybould’s memoir, two Michaels’ saga land on Shaughnessy Cohen shortlist

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2022
  • “Indian” in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power by former Liberal cabinet minister-turned-Independent-MP Jody Wilson-Raybould is among the finalists for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen
The five finalists vying for the Writers' Trust of Canada $25,000 prize are, from left to right: Mike Blanchfield and Fen Osler Hampson for The Two Michaels: Innocent Canadian Captives and High Stakes Espionage in the US-China Cyber War; Joanna Chiu for China Unbound: A New World Disorder; Flora MacDonald and Geoffrey Stevens for Flora!: A Woman in a Man’s World; Stephen Poloz for The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future; and Jody Wilson-Raybould for ‘Indian’ in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power. Photographs courtesy of The Writers' Trust of Canada

Politics This Morning: Guilbeault taking questions on climate plan, new IPCC report

  • Good Monday morning, There are three more days to go until Finance Minister CHRYSTIA FREELAND tables Budget 2022. Expect the usual jockeying to shape
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 4, 2022
Environment minister Steven Guilbeault will hold a virtual press conference this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Guilbeault taking questions on climate plan, new IPCC report

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 4, 2022
  • Good Monday morning, There are three more days to go until Finance Minister CHRYSTIA FREELAND tables Budget 2022. Expect the usual jockeying to shape

Politics This Morning: Guilbeault taking questions on climate plan, new IPCC report

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 4, 2022
  • Good Monday morning, There are three more days to go until Finance Minister CHRYSTIA FREELAND tables Budget 2022. Expect the usual jockeying to shape
Environment minister Steven Guilbeault will hold a virtual press conference this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lisa Raitt tells ‘the full story’ of her husband’s journey with Alzheimer’s

  • Former Harper-era Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt invited the CTV News program W5 into her home recently for a deeply personal look into what early
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 4, 2022
Lisa Raitt, the former deputy leader of the Conservatives and a former Harper-era cabinet minister, spoke with CTV’s Sandie Rinaldo about how dementia changed her husband’s life and her own. Screenshot from CTV's W5

Lisa Raitt tells ‘the full story’ of her husband’s journey with Alzheimer’s

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 4, 2022
  • Former Harper-era Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt invited the CTV News program W5 into her home recently for a deeply personal look into what early

Lisa Raitt tells ‘the full story’ of her husband’s journey with Alzheimer’s

FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 4, 2022
  • Former Harper-era Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt invited the CTV News program W5 into her home recently for a deeply personal look into what early
Lisa Raitt, the former deputy leader of the Conservatives and a former Harper-era cabinet minister, spoke with CTV’s Sandie Rinaldo about how dementia changed her husband’s life and her own. Screenshot from CTV's W5

Low-income seniors complain of poor communication, hidden deadlines in GIS repayment rollout

  • Advocates and legal clinics say they are hearing from “panicked” seniors who have spent hours on the phone with Service Canada trying to register
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 1, 2022
Kamal Khera
Kamal Khera
Seniors Minister Kamal Khera, pictured March 25, told the Senate Social Affairs Committee on Feb. 25 that her department was working to issue early payments in March to seniors ‘experiencing severe financial hardship.’ Her comments were a ‘red flag,’ according to one advocate, for their lack of clarity around the March payment. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Low-income seniors complain of poor communication, hidden deadlines in GIS repayment rollout

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 1, 2022
  • Advocates and legal clinics say they are hearing from “panicked” seniors who have spent hours on the phone with Service Canada trying to register

Low-income seniors complain of poor communication, hidden deadlines in GIS repayment rollout

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 1, 2022
  • Advocates and legal clinics say they are hearing from “panicked” seniors who have spent hours on the phone with Service Canada trying to register
Kamal Khera
Seniors Minister Kamal Khera, pictured March 25, told the Senate Social Affairs Committee on Feb. 25 that her department was working to issue early payments in March to seniors ‘experiencing severe financial hardship.’ Her comments were a ‘red flag,’ according to one advocate, for their lack of clarity around the March payment. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Deeply disturbing’ report raises questions about federal interventions supporting Canadian mining companies overseas despite human rights concerns

  • A new report provides a window into the Harper government’s aggressive support for a Canadian mining company in Guatemala, but MPs and human rights
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2022
NDP MP Heather McPherson says the Liberal government has continued the previous Conservative government's emphasis on promoting trade at the expense of human rights and environmental concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Deeply disturbing’ report raises questions about federal interventions supporting Canadian mining companies overseas despite human rights concerns

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2022
  • A new report provides a window into the Harper government’s aggressive support for a Canadian mining company in Guatemala, but MPs and human rights

‘Deeply disturbing’ report raises questions about federal interventions supporting Canadian mining companies overseas despite human rights concerns

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2022
  • A new report provides a window into the Harper government’s aggressive support for a Canadian mining company in Guatemala, but MPs and human rights
NDP MP Heather McPherson says the Liberal government has continued the previous Conservative government's emphasis on promoting trade at the expense of human rights and environmental concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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