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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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Official Languages Committee to probe WE Charity deal

  • The Conservatives successfully passed a motion in a 6-5 vote to widen the scope of inquiry into the WE Charity controversy at the committee
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 12, 2020
Liberal MP Sherry Romanado, pictured speaking to the House Official Languages Committee on Wednesday, as it debated studying the WE Charity controversy, says the members should ensure minority-language rights are protected 'across the country, not just for one event, and one organization.' Photograph courtesy House of Commons

Official Languages Committee to probe WE Charity deal

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 12, 2020
  • The Conservatives successfully passed a motion in a 6-5 vote to widen the scope of inquiry into the WE Charity controversy at the committee

Official Languages Committee to probe WE Charity deal

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 12, 2020
  • The Conservatives successfully passed a motion in a 6-5 vote to widen the scope of inquiry into the WE Charity controversy at the committee
Liberal MP Sherry Romanado, pictured speaking to the House Official Languages Committee on Wednesday, as it debated studying the WE Charity controversy, says the members should ensure minority-language rights are protected 'across the country, not just for one event, and one organization.' Photograph courtesy House of Commons

WE was ‘at no point’ creating a program for feds, says top bureaucrat

  • The development of the student-grant program was a collaborative process involving numerous people, including political staff, says Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart, who testified
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 11, 2020
Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart, pictured in January, says that 'given its scale and the desire for rapidity of beginning' the program, it was necessary to turn to a third party, rather than the Canada Service Corps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

WE was ‘at no point’ creating a program for feds, says top bureaucrat

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 11, 2020
  • The development of the student-grant program was a collaborative process involving numerous people, including political staff, says Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart, who testified

WE was ‘at no point’ creating a program for feds, says top bureaucrat

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 11, 2020
  • The development of the student-grant program was a collaborative process involving numerous people, including political staff, says Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart, who testified
Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart, pictured in January, says that 'given its scale and the desire for rapidity of beginning' the program, it was necessary to turn to a third party, rather than the Canada Service Corps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Sliding scale’ of penalties necessary for ethical breaches, says watchdog

  • A democracy watchdog says the government should consider implementing a “sliding scale of penalties” for ethical breaches in wake of the Trudeau government’s ongoing
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 10, 2020
Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher, pictured speaking to the House Ethics Committee, says MPs need to ensure there are no 'secret lobbying loopholes.' Screen capture via ParlVu

‘Sliding scale’ of penalties necessary for ethical breaches, says watchdog

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 10, 2020
  • A democracy watchdog says the government should consider implementing a “sliding scale of penalties” for ethical breaches in wake of the Trudeau government’s ongoing

‘Sliding scale’ of penalties necessary for ethical breaches, says watchdog

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 10, 2020
  • A democracy watchdog says the government should consider implementing a “sliding scale of penalties” for ethical breaches in wake of the Trudeau government’s ongoing
Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher, pictured speaking to the House Ethics Committee, says MPs need to ensure there are no 'secret lobbying loopholes.' Screen capture via ParlVu

‘For those of us serving in elected office, political life can be incredibly intense and it often becomes all-encompassing’: byelection speculation begins after Liberal MP Levitt announces he will resign his York Centre seat

  • Byelection speculation started shortly after Liberal backbencher Michael Levitt announced he will be resigning from his seat for York Centre, effective Sept. 1. Mr.
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | August 10, 2020
Liberal MP Michael Levitt, pictured chairing the House Foreign Affairs Committee last July, announced last week that he will leave his post in September to head up the Toronto-based non-profit, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘For those of us serving in elected office, political life can be incredibly intense and it often becomes all-encompassing’: byelection speculation begins after Liberal MP Levitt announces he will resign his York Centre seat

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | August 10, 2020
  • Byelection speculation started shortly after Liberal backbencher Michael Levitt announced he will be resigning from his seat for York Centre, effective Sept. 1. Mr.

‘For those of us serving in elected office, political life can be incredibly intense and it often becomes all-encompassing’: byelection speculation begins after Liberal MP Levitt announces he will resign his York Centre seat

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | August 10, 2020
  • Byelection speculation started shortly after Liberal backbencher Michael Levitt announced he will be resigning from his seat for York Centre, effective Sept. 1. Mr.
Liberal MP Michael Levitt, pictured chairing the House Foreign Affairs Committee last July, announced last week that he will leave his post in September to head up the Toronto-based non-profit, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Job losses in July highest among racialized communities, StatsCan data shows

  • Statistics Canada’s latest report on the workforce shows racialized Canadians bore the brunt of the job losses in July, with their unemployment rate higher
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 7, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured in July 2019, oversees Statistics Canada, which, for the first time on Friday, shared disaggregated data in the Labour Force Survey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Job losses in July highest among racialized communities, StatsCan data shows

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 7, 2020
  • Statistics Canada’s latest report on the workforce shows racialized Canadians bore the brunt of the job losses in July, with their unemployment rate higher

Job losses in July highest among racialized communities, StatsCan data shows

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | August 7, 2020
  • Statistics Canada’s latest report on the workforce shows racialized Canadians bore the brunt of the job losses in July, with their unemployment rate higher
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured in July 2019, oversees Statistics Canada, which, for the first time on Friday, shared disaggregated data in the Labour Force Survey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Writers’ Trust finalists probe Indigenous injustice, Canada-China relations, Ottawa on international stage

  • Five finalists were named last week for the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, including the first woman chief justice
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | August 3, 2020
This year's shortlisted books for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing dive into timely topics like Canada-China relations and Indigenous injustice. The winner taking home the grand prize of $25,000 will be named at a digital gala in September. Book cover images courtesy of UBC Press, McClelland & Stewart, Cormorant Books, Simon & Schuster Canada, and McGill-Queen's University Press

Writers’ Trust finalists probe Indigenous injustice, Canada-China relations, Ottawa on international stage

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | August 3, 2020
  • Five finalists were named last week for the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, including the first woman chief justice

Writers’ Trust finalists probe Indigenous injustice, Canada-China relations, Ottawa on international stage

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | August 3, 2020
  • Five finalists were named last week for the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, including the first woman chief justice
This year's shortlisted books for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing dive into timely topics like Canada-China relations and Indigenous injustice. The winner taking home the grand prize of $25,000 will be named at a digital gala in September. Book cover images courtesy of UBC Press, McClelland & Stewart, Cormorant Books, Simon & Schuster Canada, and McGill-Queen's University Press

Funding pledged by feds for child care ‘woefully inadequate,’ say experts, as costs expected to rise

  • Even as some families remain on the fence over whether to send their children to daycare, experts say governments need to spend more money
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 29, 2020
Child care experts say the $625-million announced last week by Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough is not enough, and should be 'urgently revisited' if the feds truly want to make progress on helping Canadians get access to affordable child care once they return to work. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Funding pledged by feds for child care ‘woefully inadequate,’ say experts, as costs expected to rise

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 29, 2020
  • Even as some families remain on the fence over whether to send their children to daycare, experts say governments need to spend more money

Funding pledged by feds for child care ‘woefully inadequate,’ say experts, as costs expected to rise

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 29, 2020
  • Even as some families remain on the fence over whether to send their children to daycare, experts say governments need to spend more money
Child care experts say the $625-million announced last week by Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough is not enough, and should be 'urgently revisited' if the feds truly want to make progress on helping Canadians get access to affordable child care once they return to work. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rare for WE Charity to spend ‘significant’ time on proposals to Ottawa, say Kielburger brothers

  • Amid a series of testy exchanges between the WE Charity co-founders and some members of the House Finance Committee, the Kielburger brothers say it’s
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 28, 2020
Marc and Craig Kielburger, pictured speaking to the House Finance Committee on Tuesday, say their interactions with the government did not cross the threshold required for disclosure in the lobbyists' registry. Photograph courtesy House of Commons

Rare for WE Charity to spend ‘significant’ time on proposals to Ottawa, say Kielburger brothers

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 28, 2020
  • Amid a series of testy exchanges between the WE Charity co-founders and some members of the House Finance Committee, the Kielburger brothers say it’s

Rare for WE Charity to spend ‘significant’ time on proposals to Ottawa, say Kielburger brothers

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 28, 2020
  • Amid a series of testy exchanges between the WE Charity co-founders and some members of the House Finance Committee, the Kielburger brothers say it’s
Marc and Craig Kielburger, pictured speaking to the House Finance Committee on Tuesday, say their interactions with the government did not cross the threshold required for disclosure in the lobbyists' registry. Photograph courtesy House of Commons

Finance Committee should refocus on COVID-19 pandemic, says Liberal MP, amid probe into WE Charity deal

  • Members of the House Finance Committee on Monday sparred briefly over the logistics around witness testimony surrounding the WE Charity controversy, with one Liberal
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 27, 2020
Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos says the House Finance Committee should not turn into the 'WE Charity committee' as it conducts its probe into the controversy, and instead focus on the government's COVID-19 relief measures and spending. Photograph courtesy House of Commons

Finance Committee should refocus on COVID-19 pandemic, says Liberal MP, amid probe into WE Charity deal

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 27, 2020
  • Members of the House Finance Committee on Monday sparred briefly over the logistics around witness testimony surrounding the WE Charity controversy, with one Liberal

Finance Committee should refocus on COVID-19 pandemic, says Liberal MP, amid probe into WE Charity deal

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 27, 2020
  • Members of the House Finance Committee on Monday sparred briefly over the logistics around witness testimony surrounding the WE Charity controversy, with one Liberal
Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos says the House Finance Committee should not turn into the 'WE Charity committee' as it conducts its probe into the controversy, and instead focus on the government's COVID-19 relief measures and spending. Photograph courtesy House of Commons

Liberals to remain in hot seat over WE Charity controversy as Trudeau, Telford prepare for House committee probe

  • In a rare move that will place Canada’s prime minister in the parliamentary hot seat and just days before his two-term finance minister admitted
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford, pictured at a Liberal event in 2014, will testify before the House Finance Committee about the WE Charity controversy. The Hill Times file photograph

Liberals to remain in hot seat over WE Charity controversy as Trudeau, Telford prepare for House committee probe

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 27, 2020
  • In a rare move that will place Canada’s prime minister in the parliamentary hot seat and just days before his two-term finance minister admitted

Liberals to remain in hot seat over WE Charity controversy as Trudeau, Telford prepare for House committee probe

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 27, 2020
  • In a rare move that will place Canada’s prime minister in the parliamentary hot seat and just days before his two-term finance minister admitted
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford, pictured at a Liberal event in 2014, will testify before the House Finance Committee about the WE Charity controversy. The Hill Times file photograph

RCMP watchdog says more resources, statutory deadlines needed for addressing complaints

  • The head of the RCMP’s oversight body says her organization needs more resources to carry out reviews of the force, as the government grapples
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 24, 2020
Michelaine Lahaie, chair of the RCMP’s Civilian Review and Complaints Commission, says given resource constraints, the body often has to make a choice attending to public complaints and conducting reviews. Screen capture via ParlVu

RCMP watchdog says more resources, statutory deadlines needed for addressing complaints

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 24, 2020
  • The head of the RCMP’s oversight body says her organization needs more resources to carry out reviews of the force, as the government grapples

RCMP watchdog says more resources, statutory deadlines needed for addressing complaints

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 24, 2020
  • The head of the RCMP’s oversight body says her organization needs more resources to carry out reviews of the force, as the government grapples
Michelaine Lahaie, chair of the RCMP’s Civilian Review and Complaints Commission, says given resource constraints, the body often has to make a choice attending to public complaints and conducting reviews. Screen capture via ParlVu

Race-based reporting for crime data could become mandatory for police, says cop, as group eyes boosting efforts by 2021

  • Six years after police in Canada began reporting the Indigenous identity for victims and people accused of homicides to the country’s statistics agency, some
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 22, 2020
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured March 20 with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, will oversee Statistics Canada as the agency partners with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police to beef up its efforts to collect race-based crime data. A July 15 announcement came with few details and no money linked to the initiative, though one officer hopes to have something in place by 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Race-based reporting for crime data could become mandatory for police, says cop, as group eyes boosting efforts by 2021

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 22, 2020
  • Six years after police in Canada began reporting the Indigenous identity for victims and people accused of homicides to the country’s statistics agency, some

Race-based reporting for crime data could become mandatory for police, says cop, as group eyes boosting efforts by 2021

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 22, 2020
  • Six years after police in Canada began reporting the Indigenous identity for victims and people accused of homicides to the country’s statistics agency, some
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured March 20 with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, will oversee Statistics Canada as the agency partners with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police to beef up its efforts to collect race-based crime data. A July 15 announcement came with few details and no money linked to the initiative, though one officer hopes to have something in place by 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remote voting should be ready for the fall, says House committee

  • House staff should continue its efforts to develop a remote-voting app that would allow MPs to participate in proceedings from their ridings, in anticipation
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 21, 2020
Liberal MP Ruby Sahota, pictured on the Hill, chairs the House Affairs Committee, which recommends the MPs should be invited to take part in a mock sitting to test out the remote-voting app before Parliament's return in September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remote voting should be ready for the fall, says House committee

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 21, 2020
  • House staff should continue its efforts to develop a remote-voting app that would allow MPs to participate in proceedings from their ridings, in anticipation

Remote voting should be ready for the fall, says House committee

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 21, 2020
  • House staff should continue its efforts to develop a remote-voting app that would allow MPs to participate in proceedings from their ridings, in anticipation
Liberal MP Ruby Sahota, pictured on the Hill, chairs the House Affairs Committee, which recommends the MPs should be invited to take part in a mock sitting to test out the remote-voting app before Parliament's return in September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative leadership hopefuls square off in late-July debate hosted by Independent Press Gallery of Canada

  • Four leadership hopefuls for the Conservative Party will take part in a debate later this month, at the Independent Press Gallery of Canada’s first
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 20, 2020
All four Conservative leadership candidates, Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan, will take part in a leadership debate later this month in an event hosted by the Independent Press Gallery on July 29. The party said last week that more than 269,000 members are eligible to vote in the race, which comes to an end on Aug. 21. The Hill Times file photographs

Conservative leadership hopefuls square off in late-July debate hosted by Independent Press Gallery of Canada

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 20, 2020
  • Four leadership hopefuls for the Conservative Party will take part in a debate later this month, at the Independent Press Gallery of Canada’s first

Conservative leadership hopefuls square off in late-July debate hosted by Independent Press Gallery of Canada

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 20, 2020
  • Four leadership hopefuls for the Conservative Party will take part in a debate later this month, at the Independent Press Gallery of Canada’s first
All four Conservative leadership candidates, Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole, Leslyn Lewis, and Derek Sloan, will take part in a leadership debate later this month in an event hosted by the Independent Press Gallery on July 29. The party said last week that more than 269,000 members are eligible to vote in the race, which comes to an end on Aug. 21. The Hill Times file photographs

WE Charity was eligible to receive up to $43-million under now-abandoned deal, says Chagger

  • Youth Minister Bardish Chagger said on Thursday WE Charity could have received a total of $43.5-million for its administration of a now-abandoned deal to
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | July 16, 2020
Youth Minister Bardish Chagger, pictured at meeting of the House Finance Committee on July 16, says WE could have received more funding, depending on the level of interest from students. Screenshot via ParlVu

WE Charity was eligible to receive up to $43-million under now-abandoned deal, says Chagger

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | July 16, 2020
  • Youth Minister Bardish Chagger said on Thursday WE Charity could have received a total of $43.5-million for its administration of a now-abandoned deal to

WE Charity was eligible to receive up to $43-million under now-abandoned deal, says Chagger

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | July 16, 2020
  • Youth Minister Bardish Chagger said on Thursday WE Charity could have received a total of $43.5-million for its administration of a now-abandoned deal to
Youth Minister Bardish Chagger, pictured at meeting of the House Finance Committee on July 16, says WE could have received more funding, depending on the level of interest from students. Screenshot via ParlVu

Scrap troubled student service grant, funnel money into existing relief programs, says student advocate

  • As fallout over the prime minister’s involvement in a now-abandoned plan to award WE Charity oversight of a $900-million program plays out, his government’s
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 16, 2020
Student experts and political observers say how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 7 at Rideau Cottage, and his government respond to the 'quagmire' surrounding WE Charity and the Canada Student Service Grant is crucial. Some students are calling on the feds to scrap the program entirely and direct funds to other relief measures targeted at students. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scrap troubled student service grant, funnel money into existing relief programs, says student advocate

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 16, 2020
  • As fallout over the prime minister’s involvement in a now-abandoned plan to award WE Charity oversight of a $900-million program plays out, his government’s

Scrap troubled student service grant, funnel money into existing relief programs, says student advocate

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 16, 2020
  • As fallout over the prime minister’s involvement in a now-abandoned plan to award WE Charity oversight of a $900-million program plays out, his government’s
Student experts and political observers say how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 7 at Rideau Cottage, and his government respond to the 'quagmire' surrounding WE Charity and the Canada Student Service Grant is crucial. Some students are calling on the feds to scrap the program entirely and direct funds to other relief measures targeted at students. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ COVID-19 relief measures for businesses should be more ‘agile,’ says Senator

  • As the government moves toward a phased reopening of the economy, and shortly after it unveiled a projected $343-billion deficit last week, a Senate
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 14, 2020
Tony Loffreda
Tony Loffreda
Independent Senator Tony Loffreda, pictured in the Senate Chambers last November, says the federal government should now shift its attention to managing its projected $343-billion deficit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ COVID-19 relief measures for businesses should be more ‘agile,’ says Senator

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 14, 2020
  • As the government moves toward a phased reopening of the economy, and shortly after it unveiled a projected $343-billion deficit last week, a Senate

Feds’ COVID-19 relief measures for businesses should be more ‘agile,’ says Senator

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 14, 2020
  • As the government moves toward a phased reopening of the economy, and shortly after it unveiled a projected $343-billion deficit last week, a Senate
Tony Loffreda
Independent Senator Tony Loffreda, pictured in the Senate Chambers last November, says the federal government should now shift its attention to managing its projected $343-billion deficit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau ‘deeply regrets’ failing to recuse himself from WE Charity deal, says he was unaware of group’s payments to mother, brother

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed regret on Monday for failing to recuse himself from the government’s decision to award management of a now-abandoned $900-million
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in West Block on July 8, says he 'should have known to not get involved with' the government's decision to award WE Charity a $900-million sole-source contract, given his family's ties to the organization. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau ‘deeply regrets’ failing to recuse himself from WE Charity deal, says he was unaware of group’s payments to mother, brother

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed regret on Monday for failing to recuse himself from the government’s decision to award management of a now-abandoned $900-million

Trudeau ‘deeply regrets’ failing to recuse himself from WE Charity deal, says he was unaware of group’s payments to mother, brother

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed regret on Monday for failing to recuse himself from the government’s decision to award management of a now-abandoned $900-million
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in West Block on July 8, says he 'should have known to not get involved with' the government's decision to award WE Charity a $900-million sole-source contract, given his family's ties to the organization. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Media shakeups in Ottawa and beyond: Globe bids adieu to Leblanc, HuffPost Canada readies for new editor-in-chief

  • Globe and Mail veteran reporter Daniel Leblanc split his time last week between digging into the government’s $343-billion deficit and announcing his resignation from
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
Veteran Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc, shown at right in this 2005 file photograph with colleague Campbell Clark, is leaving the paper at which he has spent more than two decades. Mr. Leblanc is now headed to Radio-Canada. The Hill Times file photograph

Media shakeups in Ottawa and beyond: Globe bids adieu to Leblanc, HuffPost Canada readies for new editor-in-chief

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
  • Globe and Mail veteran reporter Daniel Leblanc split his time last week between digging into the government’s $343-billion deficit and announcing his resignation from

Media shakeups in Ottawa and beyond: Globe bids adieu to Leblanc, HuffPost Canada readies for new editor-in-chief

FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
  • Globe and Mail veteran reporter Daniel Leblanc split his time last week between digging into the government’s $343-billion deficit and announcing his resignation from
Veteran Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc, shown at right in this 2005 file photograph with colleague Campbell Clark, is leaving the paper at which he has spent more than two decades. Mr. Leblanc is now headed to Radio-Canada. The Hill Times file photograph

Too soon to say if StatsCan will bring in more racialized researchers, says official; ‘we’re just building those relationships’

  • Canada’s statistics agency is working with an expert advisory committee to better collect race-based data, but it is too early to say whether it
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on May 1, is among those who have acknowledged that where race-based data has been available in years past, it has sometimes been used to 'stigmatize minority and racialized populations.' StatsCan has hired 11 Indigenous liaison officers, but an official says it is too soon to say if the agency will be bringing in more racialized researchers to beef up its efforts in race-based data collection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Too soon to say if StatsCan will bring in more racialized researchers, says official; ‘we’re just building those relationships’

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
  • Canada’s statistics agency is working with an expert advisory committee to better collect race-based data, but it is too early to say whether it

Too soon to say if StatsCan will bring in more racialized researchers, says official; ‘we’re just building those relationships’

News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
  • Canada’s statistics agency is working with an expert advisory committee to better collect race-based data, but it is too early to say whether it
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on May 1, is among those who have acknowledged that where race-based data has been available in years past, it has sometimes been used to 'stigmatize minority and racialized populations.' StatsCan has hired 11 Indigenous liaison officers, but an official says it is too soon to say if the agency will be bringing in more racialized researchers to beef up its efforts in race-based data collection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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