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Reflections on anti-Muslim rhetoric from Tory MPs welcome in wake of London attack, but proof will be on campaign trail, say observers

  • The attempts by some politicians to publicly account for past positions in the wake of the deadly attack on a Muslim family shows “progress”
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 14, 2021
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, pictured at left, appeared to be the first within her party to publicly say her party’s proposed niqab ban amid the 2015 election campaign trail was ‘wrong.’ The policy’s spokesperson was then-minister of state for multiculturalism Tim Uppal, who has since said it ‘alienated Muslim Canadians.’ It comes as caucus colleagues Marilyn Gladu and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole reflected on the London, Ont., attack this month. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

Reflections on anti-Muslim rhetoric from Tory MPs welcome in wake of London attack, but proof will be on campaign trail, say observers

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 14, 2021
  • The attempts by some politicians to publicly account for past positions in the wake of the deadly attack on a Muslim family shows “progress”

Reflections on anti-Muslim rhetoric from Tory MPs welcome in wake of London attack, but proof will be on campaign trail, say observers

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 14, 2021
  • The attempts by some politicians to publicly account for past positions in the wake of the deadly attack on a Muslim family shows “progress”
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, pictured at left, appeared to be the first within her party to publicly say her party’s proposed niqab ban amid the 2015 election campaign trail was ‘wrong.’ The policy’s spokesperson was then-minister of state for multiculturalism Tim Uppal, who has since said it ‘alienated Muslim Canadians.’ It comes as caucus colleagues Marilyn Gladu and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole reflected on the London, Ont., attack this month. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

Reflections on anti-Muslim rhetoric from Tory MPs welcome in wake of London attack, but proof will be on campaign trail, say observers

  • The attempts by some politicians to publicly account for past positions in the wake of the deadly attack on a Muslim family shows “progress”
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 14, 2021
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, pictured at left, appeared to be the first within her party to publicly say her party’s proposed niqab ban amid the 2015 election campaign trail was ‘wrong.’ The policy’s spokesperson was then-minister of state for multiculturalism Tim Uppal, who has since said it ‘alienated Muslim Canadians.’ It comes as caucus colleagues Marilyn Gladu and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole reflected on the London, Ont., attack this month. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

Reflections on anti-Muslim rhetoric from Tory MPs welcome in wake of London attack, but proof will be on campaign trail, say observers

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 14, 2021
  • The attempts by some politicians to publicly account for past positions in the wake of the deadly attack on a Muslim family shows “progress”

Reflections on anti-Muslim rhetoric from Tory MPs welcome in wake of London attack, but proof will be on campaign trail, say observers

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 14, 2021
  • The attempts by some politicians to publicly account for past positions in the wake of the deadly attack on a Muslim family shows “progress”
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, pictured at left, appeared to be the first within her party to publicly say her party’s proposed niqab ban amid the 2015 election campaign trail was ‘wrong.’ The policy’s spokesperson was then-minister of state for multiculturalism Tim Uppal, who has since said it ‘alienated Muslim Canadians.’ It comes as caucus colleagues Marilyn Gladu and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole reflected on the London, Ont., attack this month. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

Some Pontiac constituents ‘puzzled,’ after Grit MP Amos caught exposing himself during House virtual proceedings again, says Low Down to Hull and Back News publisher

  • Some Pontiac constituents say they’re puzzled by Liberal MP Will Amos, who in April was caught naked on an internal video feed, which he
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | June 14, 2021
Chelsea Mayor Caryl Green, left, says she sympathized with Liberal MP Will Amos, right, trying to strike a balance between his public and private lives. 'I do think we forget to hold with a certain care that the human reality is fragile,' she said. Photograph courtesy of Centraideoutaouais' YouTube and Will Amos' Twitter

Some Pontiac constituents ‘puzzled,’ after Grit MP Amos caught exposing himself during House virtual proceedings again, says Low Down to Hull and Back News publisher

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | June 14, 2021
  • Some Pontiac constituents say they’re puzzled by Liberal MP Will Amos, who in April was caught naked on an internal video feed, which he

Some Pontiac constituents ‘puzzled,’ after Grit MP Amos caught exposing himself during House virtual proceedings again, says Low Down to Hull and Back News publisher

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | June 14, 2021
  • Some Pontiac constituents say they’re puzzled by Liberal MP Will Amos, who in April was caught naked on an internal video feed, which he
Chelsea Mayor Caryl Green, left, says she sympathized with Liberal MP Will Amos, right, trying to strike a balance between his public and private lives. 'I do think we forget to hold with a certain care that the human reality is fragile,' she said. Photograph courtesy of Centraideoutaouais' YouTube and Will Amos' Twitter

Commons Board of Internal Economy punts matter of Bloc MP sharing nude Amos photo to PROC

  • The House Procedure and Affairs Committee appears to be the only venue that will examine the case of Liberal MP Will Amos, who last
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 11, 2021
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured at right in 2019, recently confirmed that the House Procedure and Affairs Committee will be the only parliamentary body where the incidents involving Liberal MP Will Amos will be discussed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photograph by Jake Wright

Commons Board of Internal Economy punts matter of Bloc MP sharing nude Amos photo to PROC

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 11, 2021
  • The House Procedure and Affairs Committee appears to be the only venue that will examine the case of Liberal MP Will Amos, who last

Commons Board of Internal Economy punts matter of Bloc MP sharing nude Amos photo to PROC

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 11, 2021
  • The House Procedure and Affairs Committee appears to be the only venue that will examine the case of Liberal MP Will Amos, who last
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured at right in 2019, recently confirmed that the House Procedure and Affairs Committee will be the only parliamentary body where the incidents involving Liberal MP Will Amos will be discussed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photograph by Jake Wright

Union demands ‘transparency’ on quarantine hotel program after women, racialized workers let go amid pandemic

  • A British Columbia hotel tapped by the federal government to serve as a COVID-19 quarantine site came under scrutiny Monday, with critics saying the
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 7, 2021
Hospitality workers Elisa Cardona and Kiran Dhillon, pictured from left to right on June 7, say they feel burned after being fired from their positions at a hotel that is being used by Ottawa as part of its hotel quarantine regime. Unite Here’s Michelle Travis, pictured at right on June 7, says there is little detail about when the hotel will no longer be used by Ottawa. Screen capture via ParlVu

Union demands ‘transparency’ on quarantine hotel program after women, racialized workers let go amid pandemic

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 7, 2021
  • A British Columbia hotel tapped by the federal government to serve as a COVID-19 quarantine site came under scrutiny Monday, with critics saying the

Union demands ‘transparency’ on quarantine hotel program after women, racialized workers let go amid pandemic

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 7, 2021
  • A British Columbia hotel tapped by the federal government to serve as a COVID-19 quarantine site came under scrutiny Monday, with critics saying the
Hospitality workers Elisa Cardona and Kiran Dhillon, pictured from left to right on June 7, say they feel burned after being fired from their positions at a hotel that is being used by Ottawa as part of its hotel quarantine regime. Unite Here’s Michelle Travis, pictured at right on June 7, says there is little detail about when the hotel will no longer be used by Ottawa. Screen capture via ParlVu

‘Breathtakingly candid’ memoir from former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes among finalists for coveted Shaughnessy Cohen prize

  • Five finalists have now been named for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, a list that includes former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes for
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | June 7, 2021
The five finalists vying for the Writers' Trust of Canada $25,000 prize are, from left to right: Celina Caesar-Chavannes for Can You Hear Me Now?, Desmond Cole for The Skin We're In, Ronald J. Deibert for Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society, Alex Marland for Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada, and Karin Wells for The Abortion Caravan: When Women Shut Down Government in the Battle for the Right to Choose. Photographs courtesy of The Writers' Trust of Canada

‘Breathtakingly candid’ memoir from former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes among finalists for coveted Shaughnessy Cohen prize

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | June 7, 2021
  • Five finalists have now been named for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, a list that includes former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes for

‘Breathtakingly candid’ memoir from former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes among finalists for coveted Shaughnessy Cohen prize

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | June 7, 2021
  • Five finalists have now been named for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, a list that includes former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes for
The five finalists vying for the Writers' Trust of Canada $25,000 prize are, from left to right: Celina Caesar-Chavannes for Can You Hear Me Now?, Desmond Cole for The Skin We're In, Ronald J. Deibert for Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society, Alex Marland for Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada, and Karin Wells for The Abortion Caravan: When Women Shut Down Government in the Battle for the Right to Choose. Photographs courtesy of The Writers' Trust of Canada

‘Explicit’ details in response to MMIWG inquiry still to come, admits Bennett

  • As some of her cabinet colleagues on Friday reflected on the pace of reconciliation, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett defended Ottawa’s release of its
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 4, 2021
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured at right in 2020 as Indigenous Affairs Minister Marc Miller looks on, says the release of the feds’ action plan in response to the MMIWG inquiry means ‘no one will ever be able to accuse any of the partners of having this plan sit on a shelf.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Explicit’ details in response to MMIWG inquiry still to come, admits Bennett

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 4, 2021
  • As some of her cabinet colleagues on Friday reflected on the pace of reconciliation, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett defended Ottawa’s release of its

‘Explicit’ details in response to MMIWG inquiry still to come, admits Bennett

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 4, 2021
  • As some of her cabinet colleagues on Friday reflected on the pace of reconciliation, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett defended Ottawa’s release of its
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured at right in 2020 as Indigenous Affairs Minister Marc Miller looks on, says the release of the feds’ action plan in response to the MMIWG inquiry means ‘no one will ever be able to accuse any of the partners of having this plan sit on a shelf.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

IRCC’s ‘arbitrary’ automatic extensions on information requests created ‘unfair playing field,’ say immigration agents

  • Some immigration agents filing numerous access to information requests on behalf of their clients are feeling burned by a recently phased-out Immigration, Refugees, and
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 3, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured in 2018, says she is ‘pleased’ the IRCC has since phased out a policy identifying frequent requestors of information, but those impacted feel some level of damage has been done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

IRCC’s ‘arbitrary’ automatic extensions on information requests created ‘unfair playing field,’ say immigration agents

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 3, 2021
  • Some immigration agents filing numerous access to information requests on behalf of their clients are feeling burned by a recently phased-out Immigration, Refugees, and

IRCC’s ‘arbitrary’ automatic extensions on information requests created ‘unfair playing field,’ say immigration agents

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 3, 2021
  • Some immigration agents filing numerous access to information requests on behalf of their clients are feeling burned by a recently phased-out Immigration, Refugees, and
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured in 2018, says she is ‘pleased’ the IRCC has since phased out a policy identifying frequent requestors of information, but those impacted feel some level of damage has been done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds have ‘no firm date’ to enact military victims’ rights: report

  • Military police officers should get training now on how to apply victims rights to sexual misconduct investigations, a new report recommends —regulations that one
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 1, 2021
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured in 2019, says the feds agree ‘in principle’ with all the recommendations brought forward in a review of the National Defence Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds have ‘no firm date’ to enact military victims’ rights: report

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 1, 2021
  • Military police officers should get training now on how to apply victims rights to sexual misconduct investigations, a new report recommends —regulations that one

Feds have ‘no firm date’ to enact military victims’ rights: report

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 1, 2021
  • Military police officers should get training now on how to apply victims rights to sexual misconduct investigations, a new report recommends —regulations that one
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured in 2019, says the feds agree ‘in principle’ with all the recommendations brought forward in a review of the National Defence Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘late in the game’ passing UNDRIP law, says Lametti, urging quick passage in Senate

  • While the federal government is not opposed to amending the UNDRIP legislation “in principle,” it’s operating under an urgent timeline to pass Bill C-15
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 31, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured in 2020, tabled legislation last year that cuts the timeframe to two years for an action plan to guide the work for UNDRIP, down from the three years initially proposed in a previous private member’s bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘late in the game’ passing UNDRIP law, says Lametti, urging quick passage in Senate

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 31, 2021
  • While the federal government is not opposed to amending the UNDRIP legislation “in principle,” it’s operating under an urgent timeline to pass Bill C-15

Canada ‘late in the game’ passing UNDRIP law, says Lametti, urging quick passage in Senate

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 31, 2021
  • While the federal government is not opposed to amending the UNDRIP legislation “in principle,” it’s operating under an urgent timeline to pass Bill C-15
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured in 2020, tabled legislation last year that cuts the timeframe to two years for an action plan to guide the work for UNDRIP, down from the three years initially proposed in a previous private member’s bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Genuis’ newest project, Resuming Debate, aims to avoid sound bites, boost collegiality among MPs

  • OK Hillites, add Conservative MP Garnett Genuis‘ new podcast to your list of essential listening. Resuming Debate, which is currently four episodes deep, aims
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 31, 2021
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, pictured at centre in 2020, has included the likes of Green MP Jenica Atwin, pictured at right in 2019, and Liberal MP John McKay, pictured at left in 2020, in his latest venture: a political podcast. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Genuis’ newest project, Resuming Debate, aims to avoid sound bites, boost collegiality among MPs

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 31, 2021
  • OK Hillites, add Conservative MP Garnett Genuis‘ new podcast to your list of essential listening. Resuming Debate, which is currently four episodes deep, aims

Conservative MP Genuis’ newest project, Resuming Debate, aims to avoid sound bites, boost collegiality among MPs

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 31, 2021
  • OK Hillites, add Conservative MP Garnett Genuis‘ new podcast to your list of essential listening. Resuming Debate, which is currently four episodes deep, aims
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, pictured at centre in 2020, has included the likes of Green MP Jenica Atwin, pictured at right in 2019, and Liberal MP John McKay, pictured at left in 2020, in his latest venture: a political podcast. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Workplace racism ‘amplified’ for Black Canadians, entrepreneurs, new reports find

  • New data on the experiences of Black Canadians and entrepreneurs suggests the workplace is the “epicentre” of racism and discrimination, highlighting the urgent need
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 28, 2021
NDP MP Matthew Green, pictured at left in 2019, and entrepreneur Alfred Burgesson, pictured at right in 2020, say there are issues with the underlying 'notions' behind funds earmarked in the government's budget to support Black Canadians, and their delivery, respectively. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Global News’ YouTube

Workplace racism ‘amplified’ for Black Canadians, entrepreneurs, new reports find

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 28, 2021
  • New data on the experiences of Black Canadians and entrepreneurs suggests the workplace is the “epicentre” of racism and discrimination, highlighting the urgent need

Workplace racism ‘amplified’ for Black Canadians, entrepreneurs, new reports find

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 28, 2021
  • New data on the experiences of Black Canadians and entrepreneurs suggests the workplace is the “epicentre” of racism and discrimination, highlighting the urgent need
NDP MP Matthew Green, pictured at left in 2019, and entrepreneur Alfred Burgesson, pictured at right in 2020, say there are issues with the underlying 'notions' behind funds earmarked in the government's budget to support Black Canadians, and their delivery, respectively. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Global News’ YouTube

Feds took ‘reasonable’ risk prepaying for some medical equipment in early days of pandemic: AG

  • Ottawa should work to better ensure the “financial viability” of suppliers it taps to equip provinces and territories with medical devices and personal protective
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 26, 2021
Auditor General Karen Hogan, pictured on March 25, says Public Services and Procurement Canada has ‘already begun to take action to recover’ funds from a supplier that was granted an advance payment for N95 masks last summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds took ‘reasonable’ risk prepaying for some medical equipment in early days of pandemic: AG

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 26, 2021
  • Ottawa should work to better ensure the “financial viability” of suppliers it taps to equip provinces and territories with medical devices and personal protective

Feds took ‘reasonable’ risk prepaying for some medical equipment in early days of pandemic: AG

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 26, 2021
  • Ottawa should work to better ensure the “financial viability” of suppliers it taps to equip provinces and territories with medical devices and personal protective
Auditor General Karen Hogan, pictured on March 25, says Public Services and Procurement Canada has ‘already begun to take action to recover’ funds from a supplier that was granted an advance payment for N95 masks last summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

IRCC’s automatic extension policy to delay responses to frequent requesters ‘against the act,’ says information czar

  • Canada’s information watchdog is slamming a recently phased-out internal practice at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada that the commissioner says was “not valid” and
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 25, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured in 2018, says while a select few workers helping with access to information requests often know the identity of the requester, it should not be ‘disseminated’ to the larger department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

IRCC’s automatic extension policy to delay responses to frequent requesters ‘against the act,’ says information czar

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 25, 2021
  • Canada’s information watchdog is slamming a recently phased-out internal practice at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada that the commissioner says was “not valid” and

IRCC’s automatic extension policy to delay responses to frequent requesters ‘against the act,’ says information czar

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 25, 2021
  • Canada’s information watchdog is slamming a recently phased-out internal practice at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada that the commissioner says was “not valid” and
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured in 2018, says while a select few workers helping with access to information requests often know the identity of the requester, it should not be ‘disseminated’ to the larger department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heath wins $50,000 Donner Prize for best public policy book of the year

  • Joseph Heath, author of The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal State, published by Oxford University Press, won this year’s prestigious $50,000
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 24, 2021
Joseph Heath is the author of The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal State , published by Oxford University Press.The book is described as dealing 'with the question of how civil servants should think about the public good, and how it should inform their work.' Photographs courtesy of Oxford University Press/Donner Prize

Heath wins $50,000 Donner Prize for best public policy book of the year

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 24, 2021
  • Joseph Heath, author of The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal State, published by Oxford University Press, won this year’s prestigious $50,000

Heath wins $50,000 Donner Prize for best public policy book of the year

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 24, 2021
  • Joseph Heath, author of The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal State, published by Oxford University Press, won this year’s prestigious $50,000
Joseph Heath is the author of The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal State , published by Oxford University Press.The book is described as dealing 'with the question of how civil servants should think about the public good, and how it should inform their work.' Photographs courtesy of Oxford University Press/Donner Prize

PHAC has 15 court cases ‘in process’ in Saskatchewan for suspected quarantine rule-breakers

  • There are some 15 court cases underway in Saskatchewan for people the Public Health Agency of Canada believes have broken federal quarantine rules, a
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 21, 2021
Public Health Agency of Canada President Iain Stewart, pictured May 21, says the group has ‘of course’ had to rely on taking people to court because two provinces have not adopted the Contravention Act, meaning ticketing, like in other jurisdictions, is not possible. Screen capture via ParlVu

PHAC has 15 court cases ‘in process’ in Saskatchewan for suspected quarantine rule-breakers

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 21, 2021
  • There are some 15 court cases underway in Saskatchewan for people the Public Health Agency of Canada believes have broken federal quarantine rules, a

PHAC has 15 court cases ‘in process’ in Saskatchewan for suspected quarantine rule-breakers

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 21, 2021
  • There are some 15 court cases underway in Saskatchewan for people the Public Health Agency of Canada believes have broken federal quarantine rules, a
Public Health Agency of Canada President Iain Stewart, pictured May 21, says the group has ‘of course’ had to rely on taking people to court because two provinces have not adopted the Contravention Act, meaning ticketing, like in other jurisdictions, is not possible. Screen capture via ParlVu

Budget funds tackling anti-Asian racism a ‘symbolic’ move, says expert, but foundation’s plans still in flux

  • A “groundbreaking” boost to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation to help address the rise of anti-Asian racism is a welcome and “symbolic” investment, says
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 19, 2021
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, pictured at left in 2018, and Avvy Go, a director with the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, pictured in 2019, say Ottawa needs to better support groups working to tackle anti-Asian racism, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of The Agenda with Steve Paikin's YouTube

Budget funds tackling anti-Asian racism a ‘symbolic’ move, says expert, but foundation’s plans still in flux

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 19, 2021
  • A “groundbreaking” boost to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation to help address the rise of anti-Asian racism is a welcome and “symbolic” investment, says

Budget funds tackling anti-Asian racism a ‘symbolic’ move, says expert, but foundation’s plans still in flux

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 19, 2021
  • A “groundbreaking” boost to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation to help address the rise of anti-Asian racism is a welcome and “symbolic” investment, says
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, pictured at left in 2018, and Avvy Go, a director with the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, pictured in 2019, say Ottawa needs to better support groups working to tackle anti-Asian racism, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of The Agenda with Steve Paikin's YouTube

Liberals’ ‘quick fix’ to elections law in budget bill ‘unfortunate,’ but not worth going to polls over, says NDP MP Blaikie

  • Changes to the Canada Elections Act should not have been included in the government’s “omnibus” budget implementation bill, say some critics, while others are
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 17, 2021
Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, left, and NDP MP Daniel Blaikie say the Liberals have put forth an omnibus piece of legislation in budget Bill C-30. While the NDP is likely to support it, the Conservatives have slammed the budget as a ‘massive letdown.’ The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ ‘quick fix’ to elections law in budget bill ‘unfortunate,’ but not worth going to polls over, says NDP MP Blaikie

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 17, 2021
  • Changes to the Canada Elections Act should not have been included in the government’s “omnibus” budget implementation bill, say some critics, while others are

Liberals’ ‘quick fix’ to elections law in budget bill ‘unfortunate,’ but not worth going to polls over, says NDP MP Blaikie

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 17, 2021
  • Changes to the Canada Elections Act should not have been included in the government’s “omnibus” budget implementation bill, say some critics, while others are
Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, left, and NDP MP Daniel Blaikie say the Liberals have put forth an omnibus piece of legislation in budget Bill C-30. While the NDP is likely to support it, the Conservatives have slammed the budget as a ‘massive letdown.’ The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A real ‘ball buster’: Toronto Star’s The Badger’s digging leads him out of retirement and over to communications firm Enterprise

  • Look! Over at Enterprise! It’s a ferret! It’s a groundhog! Wait, it’s just The Badger! Ever the familiar face, veteran Toronto Star political reporter
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 17, 2021
You talkin' to me? Then-Hill reporter Richard Brennan, pictured in 2009, offers up one of his icy stares that had many a politicians shaking in their boots. The Hill Times file photograph

A real ‘ball buster’: Toronto Star’s The Badger’s digging leads him out of retirement and over to communications firm Enterprise

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 17, 2021
  • Look! Over at Enterprise! It’s a ferret! It’s a groundhog! Wait, it’s just The Badger! Ever the familiar face, veteran Toronto Star political reporter

A real ‘ball buster’: Toronto Star’s The Badger’s digging leads him out of retirement and over to communications firm Enterprise

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 17, 2021
  • Look! Over at Enterprise! It’s a ferret! It’s a groundhog! Wait, it’s just The Badger! Ever the familiar face, veteran Toronto Star political reporter
You talkin' to me? Then-Hill reporter Richard Brennan, pictured in 2009, offers up one of his icy stares that had many a politicians shaking in their boots. The Hill Times file photograph

Information watchdog plans to up investigative hires with $3-million funding boost

  • With the federal information watchdog poised to beef up the office’s workforce, Canadians registering a complaint could see the time it takes for their
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 14, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured in 2018, says her office has a renewed focus on retaining new hires so they are not scooped up as analysts by other departments and agencies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Information watchdog plans to up investigative hires with $3-million funding boost

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 14, 2021
  • With the federal information watchdog poised to beef up the office’s workforce, Canadians registering a complaint could see the time it takes for their

Information watchdog plans to up investigative hires with $3-million funding boost

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 14, 2021
  • With the federal information watchdog poised to beef up the office’s workforce, Canadians registering a complaint could see the time it takes for their
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured in 2018, says her office has a renewed focus on retaining new hires so they are not scooped up as analysts by other departments and agencies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Oversight board for Facebook decisions a ‘good thing,’ say MPs after body upholds Trump ban

  • The Facebook Oversight Board’s recent decision to uphold the company’s suspension of former U.S. president Donald Trump is earning passing grades from some Hillites,
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 13, 2021
Liberal MPs John McKay and Ken Hardie, pictured in 2019 and 2017, respectively, commended Facebook for setting up an appeals process where users can take up their complaints with the company to another body. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photograph

Oversight board for Facebook decisions a ‘good thing,’ say MPs after body upholds Trump ban

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 13, 2021
  • The Facebook Oversight Board’s recent decision to uphold the company’s suspension of former U.S. president Donald Trump is earning passing grades from some Hillites,

Oversight board for Facebook decisions a ‘good thing,’ say MPs after body upholds Trump ban

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 13, 2021
  • The Facebook Oversight Board’s recent decision to uphold the company’s suspension of former U.S. president Donald Trump is earning passing grades from some Hillites,
Liberal MPs John McKay and Ken Hardie, pictured in 2019 and 2017, respectively, commended Facebook for setting up an appeals process where users can take up their complaints with the company to another body. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photograph

Rollout of infrastructure money ‘lagging indicator’ of effort to spur economic activity, says deputy minister

  • The approval of infrastructure funds is a significant “impetus” in being able to allocate funding for projects aimed at improving things like public transit
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 11, 2021
Kelly Gillis, deputy minister with Infrastructure Canada, pictured in 2018, says any money under the Investing in Canada Plan that has been delayed to future years will not ‘lapse.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rollout of infrastructure money ‘lagging indicator’ of effort to spur economic activity, says deputy minister

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 11, 2021
  • The approval of infrastructure funds is a significant “impetus” in being able to allocate funding for projects aimed at improving things like public transit

Rollout of infrastructure money ‘lagging indicator’ of effort to spur economic activity, says deputy minister

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 11, 2021
  • The approval of infrastructure funds is a significant “impetus” in being able to allocate funding for projects aimed at improving things like public transit
Kelly Gillis, deputy minister with Infrastructure Canada, pictured in 2018, says any money under the Investing in Canada Plan that has been delayed to future years will not ‘lapse.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Setup of tribunal for privacy complaints could delay levying of fines, says watchdog

  • The creation of an “additional layer” of oversight proposed in the government’s privacy bill could lead to a “very protracted process” in handing out
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 10, 2021
Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured in 2019, says changes proposed in a bill that is currently at second reading in the House outline responsibilities of his office that appear to be ‘non-discretionary’ in nature. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Setup of tribunal for privacy complaints could delay levying of fines, says watchdog

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 10, 2021
  • The creation of an “additional layer” of oversight proposed in the government’s privacy bill could lead to a “very protracted process” in handing out

Setup of tribunal for privacy complaints could delay levying of fines, says watchdog

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 10, 2021
  • The creation of an “additional layer” of oversight proposed in the government’s privacy bill could lead to a “very protracted process” in handing out
Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured in 2019, says changes proposed in a bill that is currently at second reading in the House outline responsibilities of his office that appear to be ‘non-discretionary’ in nature. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Certainly in the B range’: Dr. Tam grades Canada’s pandemic response so far in YouTube interview with Brandon Gonez

  • Canada’s top doctor is giving the country a passable grade in its pandemic response so far, but make no bones about it; there is
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 10, 2021
Not a beach person: Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured at right in 2020, told Brandon Gonez of The Brandon Gonez Show this month that she prefers to settle in with a good book under the shade, to the sandy shores of a beach. Photograph courtesy of The Brandon Gonez Show's YouTube, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Certainly in the B range’: Dr. Tam grades Canada’s pandemic response so far in YouTube interview with Brandon Gonez

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 10, 2021
  • Canada’s top doctor is giving the country a passable grade in its pandemic response so far, but make no bones about it; there is

‘Certainly in the B range’: Dr. Tam grades Canada’s pandemic response so far in YouTube interview with Brandon Gonez

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | May 10, 2021
  • Canada’s top doctor is giving the country a passable grade in its pandemic response so far, but make no bones about it; there is
Not a beach person: Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured at right in 2020, told Brandon Gonez of The Brandon Gonez Show this month that she prefers to settle in with a good book under the shade, to the sandy shores of a beach. Photograph courtesy of The Brandon Gonez Show's YouTube, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should tout vaccine costs as ‘leverage’ in future talks with premiers, says expert

  • Ottawa could have used its “leverage” of assuming the cost of COVID-19 vaccines to secure more “guarantees” from the premiers on national data collection
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 7, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 13, recently promised to boost health transfers to the provinces and territories, discussions he said will take place after the ‘worst’ of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should tout vaccine costs as ‘leverage’ in future talks with premiers, says expert

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 7, 2021
  • Ottawa could have used its “leverage” of assuming the cost of COVID-19 vaccines to secure more “guarantees” from the premiers on national data collection

Feds should tout vaccine costs as ‘leverage’ in future talks with premiers, says expert

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 7, 2021
  • Ottawa could have used its “leverage” of assuming the cost of COVID-19 vaccines to secure more “guarantees” from the premiers on national data collection
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 13, recently promised to boost health transfers to the provinces and territories, discussions he said will take place after the ‘worst’ of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health Canada gives green light to administer Pfizer vaccine to those aged 12-15

  • Canada on Wednesday became the first country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 12 to 15, though children younger will likely have
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 5, 2021
Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser with Health Canada, pictured Feb. 26 with her colleague Dr. Marc Berthiaume, a director with the regulator, says it could get more info from Pfizer to support an expansion of its shot into younger age groups in September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health Canada gives green light to administer Pfizer vaccine to those aged 12-15

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 5, 2021
  • Canada on Wednesday became the first country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 12 to 15, though children younger will likely have

Health Canada gives green light to administer Pfizer vaccine to those aged 12-15

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 5, 2021
  • Canada on Wednesday became the first country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 12 to 15, though children younger will likely have
Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser with Health Canada, pictured Feb. 26 with her colleague Dr. Marc Berthiaume, a director with the regulator, says it could get more info from Pfizer to support an expansion of its shot into younger age groups in September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New immigration plan for temporary workers, international students riddled with barriers, says advocate

  • Just days before Ottawa begins accepting permanent-residency applications from temporary foreign workers and international student graduates to fill 90,000 spots allocated, a national advocacy
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 4, 2021
Syed Hussan, executive director of Migrant Rights Network, pictured May 4, says feelings of ‘disappointment, grief, and despondency’ are setting in for many migrant workers who feel shut out from Ottawa’s recently announced immigration policy. Screen capture via Zoom, Migrant Rights Network

New immigration plan for temporary workers, international students riddled with barriers, says advocate

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 4, 2021
  • Just days before Ottawa begins accepting permanent-residency applications from temporary foreign workers and international student graduates to fill 90,000 spots allocated, a national advocacy

New immigration plan for temporary workers, international students riddled with barriers, says advocate

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 4, 2021
  • Just days before Ottawa begins accepting permanent-residency applications from temporary foreign workers and international student graduates to fill 90,000 spots allocated, a national advocacy
Syed Hussan, executive director of Migrant Rights Network, pictured May 4, says feelings of ‘disappointment, grief, and despondency’ are setting in for many migrant workers who feel shut out from Ottawa’s recently announced immigration policy. Screen capture via Zoom, Migrant Rights Network

Canada ‘long way from herd immunity,’ says expert, predicting figure at 60 to 65 per cent

  • As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue, some public health restrictions could be peeled back once up to 65 per cent of Canadians receive a jab—a
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 3, 2021
Dr. Timothy Evans, pictured May 3, spearheads the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and says preliminary data suggests immunity lasts ‘for at least eight months’ after an infection. Screen capture via ParlVu

Canada ‘long way from herd immunity,’ says expert, predicting figure at 60 to 65 per cent

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 3, 2021
  • As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue, some public health restrictions could be peeled back once up to 65 per cent of Canadians receive a jab—a

Canada ‘long way from herd immunity,’ says expert, predicting figure at 60 to 65 per cent

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 3, 2021
  • As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue, some public health restrictions could be peeled back once up to 65 per cent of Canadians receive a jab—a
Dr. Timothy Evans, pictured May 3, spearheads the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and says preliminary data suggests immunity lasts ‘for at least eight months’ after an infection. Screen capture via ParlVu
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‘Marrying tradition and innovation’: MPs hold first meeting on Zoom, with some technical hiccups

  • In a historic move allowing Parliament to reconvene during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some 280 MPs met for the first time on Zoom on
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2020
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‘Marrying tradition and innovation’: MPs hold first meeting on Zoom, with some technical hiccups

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2020
  • In a historic move allowing Parliament to reconvene during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some 280 MPs met for the first time on Zoom on

‘Marrying tradition and innovation’: MPs hold first meeting on Zoom, with some technical hiccups

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  • In a historic move allowing Parliament to reconvene during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some 280 MPs met for the first time on Zoom on
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Feds to eventually share ‘guidelines’ for provinces, territories to begin reopening, says Trudeau

  • With some provinces looking to gradually reopen their economies as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the federal government is working with jurisdictions to ensure their
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 14, 2020, says Ottawa will share principles 'in the coming days' that provinces and the feds have both agreed to uphold, as jurisdictions share plans to reopen their economies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds to eventually share ‘guidelines’ for provinces, territories to begin reopening, says Trudeau

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 27, 2020
  • With some provinces looking to gradually reopen their economies as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the federal government is working with jurisdictions to ensure their

Feds to eventually share ‘guidelines’ for provinces, territories to begin reopening, says Trudeau

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 27, 2020
  • With some provinces looking to gradually reopen their economies as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the federal government is working with jurisdictions to ensure their
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 14, 2020, says Ottawa will share principles 'in the coming days' that provinces and the feds have both agreed to uphold, as jurisdictions share plans to reopen their economies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s relief measures for businesses could soar to more than $9.1-billion, says PBO

  • One of the federal government’s relief measures to support businesses and enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic could cost more than $9.1-billion, according to analyses
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 24, 2020
Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, pictured in his office on January 2019, predicts that one of Ottawa's relief measures to help businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic could cost more than $9.1-billion for the 2020-21 fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ottawa’s relief measures for businesses could soar to more than $9.1-billion, says PBO

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 24, 2020
  • One of the federal government’s relief measures to support businesses and enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic could cost more than $9.1-billion, according to analyses

Ottawa’s relief measures for businesses could soar to more than $9.1-billion, says PBO

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 24, 2020
  • One of the federal government’s relief measures to support businesses and enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic could cost more than $9.1-billion, according to analyses
Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, pictured in his office on January 2019, predicts that one of Ottawa's relief measures to help businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic could cost more than $9.1-billion for the 2020-21 fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada ‘middle of the pack’ among constitutional cousins in push to go virtual, says Samara researcher

  • As a House committee works to lay out a blueprint on how to proceed with virtual sittings during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s efforts so
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 24, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured arriving in the Chamber on April 11, 2020, is expected to join MPs next week when the special COVID-19 pandemic committee meets for the first time, in person, on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘middle of the pack’ among constitutional cousins in push to go virtual, says Samara researcher

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 24, 2020
  • As a House committee works to lay out a blueprint on how to proceed with virtual sittings during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s efforts so

Canada ‘middle of the pack’ among constitutional cousins in push to go virtual, says Samara researcher

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 24, 2020
  • As a House committee works to lay out a blueprint on how to proceed with virtual sittings during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s efforts so
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured arriving in the Chamber on April 11, 2020, is expected to join MPs next week when the special COVID-19 pandemic committee meets for the first time, in person, on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds to offer $9-billion in financial relief for students, pending legislation

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says students will be getting financial relief to cope with the fallout of the pandemic, as the government plans to
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 22, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says post-secondary students will soon be able to receive $1,250 per month from May to August through the Canada Emergency Student Benefit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds to offer $9-billion in financial relief for students, pending legislation

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 22, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says students will be getting financial relief to cope with the fallout of the pandemic, as the government plans to

Feds to offer $9-billion in financial relief for students, pending legislation

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 22, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says students will be getting financial relief to cope with the fallout of the pandemic, as the government plans to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says post-secondary students will soon be able to receive $1,250 per month from May to August through the Canada Emergency Student Benefit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electronic voting still remote possibility in ‘near future,’ House Speaker Rota tells committee

  • With Parliamentarians encouraged to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a House committee tasked with studying how virtual sittings can be held
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 21, 2020
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured arriving at a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Nov. 7, 2019, says efforts must be made to ensure the rights of MPs are not impeded in the transition to virtual sittings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electronic voting still remote possibility in ‘near future,’ House Speaker Rota tells committee

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 21, 2020
  • With Parliamentarians encouraged to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a House committee tasked with studying how virtual sittings can be held

Electronic voting still remote possibility in ‘near future,’ House Speaker Rota tells committee

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 21, 2020
  • With Parliamentarians encouraged to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a House committee tasked with studying how virtual sittings can be held
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured arriving at a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Nov. 7, 2019, says efforts must be made to ensure the rights of MPs are not impeded in the transition to virtual sittings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Heartbreak on top of heartbreak’: Trudeau addresses the Nova Scotia shooting

  • A “senseless tragedy” that left 19 people dead, including an RCMP officer in Nova Scotia, unfolded during a time the federal government would have
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 20, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is hopeful parties can agree to limit in-person sittings to one per week by the end of Monday, after parties failed to reach an agreement ahead of Parliament's return. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Heartbreak on top of heartbreak’: Trudeau addresses the Nova Scotia shooting

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 20, 2020
  • A “senseless tragedy” that left 19 people dead, including an RCMP officer in Nova Scotia, unfolded during a time the federal government would have

‘Heartbreak on top of heartbreak’: Trudeau addresses the Nova Scotia shooting

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 20, 2020
  • A “senseless tragedy” that left 19 people dead, including an RCMP officer in Nova Scotia, unfolded during a time the federal government would have
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is hopeful parties can agree to limit in-person sittings to one per week by the end of Monday, after parties failed to reach an agreement ahead of Parliament's return. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russian TV program to close June despite feds’ $30-million ad buy to promote public-health awareness

  • With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the closure of businesses and some ethnic media outlets in Canada, one independent television producer says his program will
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 17, 2020
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault announced on March 25 that the feds would be spending $30-million on ad buys to help media outlets amid declining ad revenues due to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russian TV program to close June despite feds’ $30-million ad buy to promote public-health awareness

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 17, 2020
  • With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the closure of businesses and some ethnic media outlets in Canada, one independent television producer says his program will

Russian TV program to close June despite feds’ $30-million ad buy to promote public-health awareness

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 17, 2020
  • With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the closure of businesses and some ethnic media outlets in Canada, one independent television producer says his program will
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault announced on March 25 that the feds would be spending $30-million on ad buys to help media outlets amid declining ad revenues due to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reliable funding for coronavirus research key in bracing for future outbreaks, say experts, former MPs

  • As the world races to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, and governments continue to grapple with the fallout of a global pandemic, Canadian researchers, experts,
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 16, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on March 23, 2020, announced last month that the government is spending $275-million for medical research on coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reliable funding for coronavirus research key in bracing for future outbreaks, say experts, former MPs

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 16, 2020
  • As the world races to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, and governments continue to grapple with the fallout of a global pandemic, Canadian researchers, experts,

Reliable funding for coronavirus research key in bracing for future outbreaks, say experts, former MPs

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 16, 2020
  • As the world races to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, and governments continue to grapple with the fallout of a global pandemic, Canadian researchers, experts,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on March 23, 2020, announced last month that the government is spending $275-million for medical research on coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds to require proof of ‘credible’ quarantine plan for travellers

  • Travellers coming into Canada will have to show a “credible” quarantine plan, or be placed in government-run sites, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  In
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 14, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 14, says starting midnight travellers arriving to Canada will have to show they can self-quarantine for the mandatory two-week period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds to require proof of ‘credible’ quarantine plan for travellers

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 14, 2020
  • Travellers coming into Canada will have to show a “credible” quarantine plan, or be placed in government-run sites, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  In

Feds to require proof of ‘credible’ quarantine plan for travellers

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 14, 2020
  • Travellers coming into Canada will have to show a “credible” quarantine plan, or be placed in government-run sites, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  In
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 14, says starting midnight travellers arriving to Canada will have to show they can self-quarantine for the mandatory two-week period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ priciest COVID-19 spending measures could cost more than $851-million, says budget watchdog

  • Some of the federal government’s priciest spending measures in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic could cost more than $851-million between the 2020 and
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 9, 2020
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, pictured on Jan. 14, 2019, and his office forecast that Canada's deficit could soar to $184.2-billion for the 2020-21 fiscal year. It does not account for the feds 75 per cent wage subsidy bill, which will be debated Saturday afternoon. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds’ priciest COVID-19 spending measures could cost more than $851-million, says budget watchdog

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 9, 2020
  • Some of the federal government’s priciest spending measures in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic could cost more than $851-million between the 2020 and

Feds’ priciest COVID-19 spending measures could cost more than $851-million, says budget watchdog

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 9, 2020
  • Some of the federal government’s priciest spending measures in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic could cost more than $851-million between the 2020 and
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, pictured on Jan. 14, 2019, and his office forecast that Canada's deficit could soar to $184.2-billion for the 2020-21 fiscal year. It does not account for the feds 75 per cent wage subsidy bill, which will be debated Saturday afternoon. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

AFN National Chief Bellegarde calls on feds to ‘immediately’ release 10 per cent of COVID-19 funding to communities

  • The Assembly of First Nations wants the federal government to “immediately” release about 10 per cent of all its future funding dedicated to its
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 8, 2020
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured in April 2019, says during a House Finance Committee meeting on April 8 at least 10 per cent in funding set aside for First Nations communities needs to be released 'immediately. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN National Chief Bellegarde calls on feds to ‘immediately’ release 10 per cent of COVID-19 funding to communities

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 8, 2020
  • The Assembly of First Nations wants the federal government to “immediately” release about 10 per cent of all its future funding dedicated to its

AFN National Chief Bellegarde calls on feds to ‘immediately’ release 10 per cent of COVID-19 funding to communities

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 8, 2020
  • The Assembly of First Nations wants the federal government to “immediately” release about 10 per cent of all its future funding dedicated to its
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured in April 2019, says during a House Finance Committee meeting on April 8 at least 10 per cent in funding set aside for First Nations communities needs to be released 'immediately. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds order 30,000 ‘made-in-Canada’ ventilators

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is working with a number of companies to produce 30,000 made-in-Canada ventilators as part of its
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 7, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 7, says the government has put in orders for 30,000 Canadian-made ventilators. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds order 30,000 ‘made-in-Canada’ ventilators

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 7, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is working with a number of companies to produce 30,000 made-in-Canada ventilators as part of its

Feds order 30,000 ‘made-in-Canada’ ventilators

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 7, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is working with a number of companies to produce 30,000 made-in-Canada ventilators as part of its
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 7, says the government has put in orders for 30,000 Canadian-made ventilators. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump administration’s demand for 3M to halt shipment of masks will ‘hurt’ Canada, U.S., Trudeau says

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the Trump administration’s request demanding that manufacturing giant 3M stop exports of U.S.-made N95 masks to Canada will
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 3, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S.' demand that companies like 3M halt exports of N95 masks to Canada will 'hurt' both economies, which still engage in cross-border trade, even as the border has been sealed to non-essential travel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump administration’s demand for 3M to halt shipment of masks will ‘hurt’ Canada, U.S., Trudeau says

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 3, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the Trump administration’s request demanding that manufacturing giant 3M stop exports of U.S.-made N95 masks to Canada will

Trump administration’s demand for 3M to halt shipment of masks will ‘hurt’ Canada, U.S., Trudeau says

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 3, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the Trump administration’s request demanding that manufacturing giant 3M stop exports of U.S.-made N95 masks to Canada will
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S.' demand that companies like 3M halt exports of N95 masks to Canada will 'hurt' both economies, which still engage in cross-border trade, even as the border has been sealed to non-essential travel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dole out funding for COVID-19 ads soon, say experts, as ethnic media outlets face cash crunch

  • As Ottawa looks to reach communities that do not speak English or French during the COVID-19 pandemic by buying ad space in some ethnic
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 2, 2020
Canada's chief medical health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured speaking to reporters at West Block in Ottawa on April 2, is the face of the government's online and TV ads. Health Canada has put aside $30-million for advertising that will span 15 different languages, including French and English, on the COVID-19 outbreak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dole out funding for COVID-19 ads soon, say experts, as ethnic media outlets face cash crunch

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 2, 2020
  • As Ottawa looks to reach communities that do not speak English or French during the COVID-19 pandemic by buying ad space in some ethnic

Dole out funding for COVID-19 ads soon, say experts, as ethnic media outlets face cash crunch

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 2, 2020
  • As Ottawa looks to reach communities that do not speak English or French during the COVID-19 pandemic by buying ad space in some ethnic
Canada's chief medical health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured speaking to reporters at West Block in Ottawa on April 2, is the face of the government's online and TV ads. Health Canada has put aside $30-million for advertising that will span 15 different languages, including French and English, on the COVID-19 outbreak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Refusing to commit to firm timeline, Trudeau says it’s ‘realistic’ measures will last until July

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s a “realistic scenario” to expect the stringent measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 to be in place
News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | April 1, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 'there are a range of projections, depending on how Canadians are behaving, on how isolation is working.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Refusing to commit to firm timeline, Trudeau says it’s ‘realistic’ measures will last until July

News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | April 1, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s a “realistic scenario” to expect the stringent measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 to be in place

Refusing to commit to firm timeline, Trudeau says it’s ‘realistic’ measures will last until July

News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | April 1, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s a “realistic scenario” to expect the stringent measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 to be in place
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 'there are a range of projections, depending on how Canadians are behaving, on how isolation is working.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds to spend $2-billion to scale up production of medical supplies, equipment, as it braces for anticipated surge in COVID-19 cases

  • The federal government is spending $2-billion to purchase bulk personal protective equipment to help provinces in the fight against COVID-19, says Prime Minister Justin
News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | March 31, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has secured agreements with three companies to boost supply of critical medical supplies and equipment, and signed five other letters of intent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds to spend $2-billion to scale up production of medical supplies, equipment, as it braces for anticipated surge in COVID-19 cases

News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | March 31, 2020
  • The federal government is spending $2-billion to purchase bulk personal protective equipment to help provinces in the fight against COVID-19, says Prime Minister Justin

Feds to spend $2-billion to scale up production of medical supplies, equipment, as it braces for anticipated surge in COVID-19 cases

News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | March 31, 2020
  • The federal government is spending $2-billion to purchase bulk personal protective equipment to help provinces in the fight against COVID-19, says Prime Minister Justin
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has secured agreements with three companies to boost supply of critical medical supplies and equipment, and signed five other letters of intent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau outlines expansive criteria for 75 per cent wage subsidy to cover businesses, charities hit hard amid pandemic

  • Businesses that have lost at least 30 per cent of their revenue because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can apply for the feds’ wage
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | March 30, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warns that there will be 'severe consequences' for those who try to game to the system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau outlines expansive criteria for 75 per cent wage subsidy to cover businesses, charities hit hard amid pandemic

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | March 30, 2020
  • Businesses that have lost at least 30 per cent of their revenue because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can apply for the feds’ wage

Trudeau outlines expansive criteria for 75 per cent wage subsidy to cover businesses, charities hit hard amid pandemic

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | March 30, 2020
  • Businesses that have lost at least 30 per cent of their revenue because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can apply for the feds’ wage
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warns that there will be 'severe consequences' for those who try to game to the system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘More of a social work role’: MPs on balancing constituency work with emotions of electorate during COVID-19

  • Some MPs and constituency staffers are balancing the need to share fast-moving daily updates on the government’s relief measures with reassuring and helping stressed-out
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY, PALAK MANGAT | March 27, 2020
Green Party MP Jenica Atwin says since the COVID-19 pandemic, her role has become one similar to a 'social worker.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘More of a social work role’: MPs on balancing constituency work with emotions of electorate during COVID-19

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY, PALAK MANGAT | March 27, 2020
  • Some MPs and constituency staffers are balancing the need to share fast-moving daily updates on the government’s relief measures with reassuring and helping stressed-out

‘More of a social work role’: MPs on balancing constituency work with emotions of electorate during COVID-19

News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY, PALAK MANGAT | March 27, 2020
  • Some MPs and constituency staffers are balancing the need to share fast-moving daily updates on the government’s relief measures with reassuring and helping stressed-out
Green Party MP Jenica Atwin says since the COVID-19 pandemic, her role has become one similar to a 'social worker.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump administration’s proposal to deploy troops to border could damage bilateral relationship, says Freeland

  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland pushed back on Thursday against the Trump administration’s proposal to deploy troops near the Canada-U.S border amid the COVID-19
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | March 26, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair on March 20, says a U.S. proposal to station troops at the Canada-U.S. border will 'damage' the relationship between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump administration’s proposal to deploy troops to border could damage bilateral relationship, says Freeland

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | March 26, 2020
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland pushed back on Thursday against the Trump administration’s proposal to deploy troops near the Canada-U.S border amid the COVID-19

Trump administration’s proposal to deploy troops to border could damage bilateral relationship, says Freeland

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | March 26, 2020
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland pushed back on Thursday against the Trump administration’s proposal to deploy troops near the Canada-U.S border amid the COVID-19
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair on March 20, says a U.S. proposal to station troops at the Canada-U.S. border will 'damage' the relationship between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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