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Peter Mazereeuw is executive editor at The Hill Times. He writes and edits The Hill Times' daily subscriber newsletter, Politics This Morning, and hosts and produces its weekly podcast, The Hot Room. Mazereeuw has covered politics and policy for The Hill Times and its sister publications since 2012, and has dug deep into legislation, the Senate, international trade, lobbying, politics, and more. Send your news tips to pmazereeuw@hilltimes.com.

A domino falls

  • Plus, Marie-Claude Bibeau faces the music for CRA leaks.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 21, 2024
Randy Boissonnault is out of the cabinet, after claims about his identity, past, and business ties got him in hot water. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A domino falls

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 21, 2024
  • Plus, Marie-Claude Bibeau faces the music for CRA leaks.

A domino falls

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 21, 2024
  • Plus, Marie-Claude Bibeau faces the music for CRA leaks.
Randy Boissonnault is out of the cabinet, after claims about his identity, past, and business ties got him in hot water. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A domino falls

  • Plus, Marie-Claude Bibeau faces the music for CRA leaks.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 21, 2024
Randy Boissonnault is out of the cabinet, after claims about his identity, past, and business ties got him in hot water. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A domino falls

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 21, 2024
  • Plus, Marie-Claude Bibeau faces the music for CRA leaks.

A domino falls

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 21, 2024
  • Plus, Marie-Claude Bibeau faces the music for CRA leaks.
Randy Boissonnault is out of the cabinet, after claims about his identity, past, and business ties got him in hot water. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne problems

  • Plus, checking in on the climate summit in Azerbaijan.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, IREM KOCA | November 20, 2024
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne will speak today at a gathering of businesspeople from across North America eyeing another NAFTA renegotiation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne problems

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, IREM KOCA | November 20, 2024
  • Plus, checking in on the climate summit in Azerbaijan.

Champagne problems

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, IREM KOCA | November 20, 2024
  • Plus, checking in on the climate summit in Azerbaijan.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne will speak today at a gathering of businesspeople from across North America eyeing another NAFTA renegotiation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day two in Rio

  • Plus, an hour inside the filibuster.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 19, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden pictured before a press conference in Ottawa in 2023. Trudeau and Biden are among leaders attending the G20 Summit in Brazil. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day two in Rio

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 19, 2024
  • Plus, an hour inside the filibuster.

Day two in Rio

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 19, 2024
  • Plus, an hour inside the filibuster.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden pictured before a press conference in Ottawa in 2023. Trudeau and Biden are among leaders attending the G20 Summit in Brazil. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Taking on Canada’s affordable housing crisis

  • The author of Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis talks with The Hot Room about how to lower housing prices.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 18, 2024
Sean Fraser
Sean Fraser
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Sean Fraser The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Taking on Canada’s affordable housing crisis

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 18, 2024
  • The author of Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis talks with The Hot Room about how to lower housing prices.

Q&A | Taking on Canada’s affordable housing crisis

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 18, 2024
  • The author of Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis talks with The Hot Room about how to lower housing prices.
Sean Fraser
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Sean Fraser The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

You fled north to Canada—now what?

  • Plus, Alberta has its say at the UN climate summit.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Asylum claimants could become a big story in Canada again if Donald Trump tries to deport millions of undocumented people from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

You fled north to Canada—now what?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2024
  • Plus, Alberta has its say at the UN climate summit.

You fled north to Canada—now what?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2024
  • Plus, Alberta has its say at the UN climate summit.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Asylum claimants could become a big story in Canada again if Donald Trump tries to deport millions of undocumented people from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MPs bailed on France visit early, won’t say why

  • New Democrat Don Davies says the Tories wasted taxpayer dollars by crossing the Atlantic twice for a conference in which they did not fully
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 13, 2024
Conservative MPs Jamie Schmale, left, Lianne Rood, and Larry Brock were part of a delegation of MPs who flew to Strasbourg, France, in June. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Conservative MPs bailed on France visit early, won’t say why

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 13, 2024
  • New Democrat Don Davies says the Tories wasted taxpayer dollars by crossing the Atlantic twice for a conference in which they did not fully

Conservative MPs bailed on France visit early, won’t say why

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 13, 2024
  • New Democrat Don Davies says the Tories wasted taxpayer dollars by crossing the Atlantic twice for a conference in which they did not fully
Conservative MPs Jamie Schmale, left, Lianne Rood, and Larry Brock were part of a delegation of MPs who flew to Strasbourg, France, in June. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

U.S. cabinet committee meets

  • Plus, a fundraising breakdown by Riddhi Kachhela.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will chair a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations today in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. cabinet committee meets

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2024
  • Plus, a fundraising breakdown by Riddhi Kachhela.

U.S. cabinet committee meets

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2024
  • Plus, a fundraising breakdown by Riddhi Kachhela.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will chair a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations today in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fundraisers and funding announcements

  • Plus, a look at what's on the agenda at the International climate summit in Azerbaijan today.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2024
Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada will announce funding for Quebec business groups this morning, then drum up some cash for the Liberal Party at a performance art venue in Montreal this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fundraisers and funding announcements

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2024
  • Plus, a look at what's on the agenda at the International climate summit in Azerbaijan today.

Fundraisers and funding announcements

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2024
  • Plus, a look at what's on the agenda at the International climate summit in Azerbaijan today.
Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada will announce funding for Quebec business groups this morning, then drum up some cash for the Liberal Party at a performance art venue in Montreal this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | How foreign actors and criminals use dirty money in Canada

  • ‘If we're not looking at how those activities are financed, we're missing a whole piece of the puzzle,’ says national security expert Jessica Davis.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 11, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on Oct. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | How foreign actors and criminals use dirty money in Canada

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 11, 2024
  • ‘If we're not looking at how those activities are financed, we're missing a whole piece of the puzzle,’ says national security expert Jessica Davis.

Q&A | How foreign actors and criminals use dirty money in Canada

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 11, 2024
  • ‘If we're not looking at how those activities are financed, we're missing a whole piece of the puzzle,’ says national security expert Jessica Davis.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on Oct. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian Future Party holds founding convention

  • Former New Brunswick MLA Dominic Cardy launched the CFP in August, and says 110 people are registered for this weekend’s three-day convention.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 8, 2024
Dominic Cardy
Dominic Cardy
The Canadian Future Party's interim leader Dominic Cardy, right, and Tara McPhail, interim national council president, hold a press conference at the National Press Theatre on Aug. 14, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian Future Party holds founding convention

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 8, 2024
  • Former New Brunswick MLA Dominic Cardy launched the CFP in August, and says 110 people are registered for this weekend’s three-day convention.

Canadian Future Party holds founding convention

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 8, 2024
  • Former New Brunswick MLA Dominic Cardy launched the CFP in August, and says 110 people are registered for this weekend’s three-day convention.
Dominic Cardy
The Canadian Future Party's interim leader Dominic Cardy, right, and Tara McPhail, interim national council president, hold a press conference at the National Press Theatre on Aug. 14, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau on fundraising double duty

  • Plus, the PBO gives an update on the Trans Mountain Pipeline's prospects.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 8, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend two back-to-back fundraisers in Vancouver today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau on fundraising double duty

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 8, 2024
  • Plus, the PBO gives an update on the Trans Mountain Pipeline's prospects.

Trudeau on fundraising double duty

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 8, 2024
  • Plus, the PBO gives an update on the Trans Mountain Pipeline's prospects.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend two back-to-back fundraisers in Vancouver today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds get their green report cards

  • Plus, David Pugliese has his say before the National Security Committee.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2024
Jerry DeMarco
Jerry DeMarco
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will release new audits of the government's environmental programs today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds get their green report cards

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2024
  • Plus, David Pugliese has his say before the National Security Committee.

Feds get their green report cards

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2024
  • Plus, David Pugliese has his say before the National Security Committee.
Jerry DeMarco
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will release new audits of the government's environmental programs today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The morning after

  • Plus, who Canadians would pick for president.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 6, 2024
MPs and party leaders will attend caucus meetings on the Hill today, to plot their strategy for the days and weeks to come. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The morning after

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 6, 2024
  • Plus, who Canadians would pick for president.

The morning after

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 6, 2024
  • Plus, who Canadians would pick for president.
MPs and party leaders will attend caucus meetings on the Hill today, to plot their strategy for the days and weeks to come. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

E-Day

  • Plus, Harjit Sajjan faces questions about the military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 5, 2024
The U.S. presidential election today will bring either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris into the White House. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

E-Day

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 5, 2024
  • Plus, Harjit Sajjan faces questions about the military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

E-Day

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 5, 2024
  • Plus, Harjit Sajjan faces questions about the military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The U.S. presidential election today will bring either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris into the White House. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Q&A | DeMarco dissects Net Zero Accelerator fund’s flaws

  • Canada's environment commissioner audit found the $8-billion program was not attracting the country’s largest greenhouse gas emitters.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2024
Jerry DeMarco
Jerry DeMarco
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco’s spring audit found many of the businesses getting cash under the Net Zero Accelerator Initiative were under no obligation to reduce their emissions by any specific amount. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | DeMarco dissects Net Zero Accelerator fund’s flaws

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2024
  • Canada's environment commissioner audit found the $8-billion program was not attracting the country’s largest greenhouse gas emitters.

Q&A | DeMarco dissects Net Zero Accelerator fund’s flaws

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2024
  • Canada's environment commissioner audit found the $8-billion program was not attracting the country’s largest greenhouse gas emitters.
Jerry DeMarco
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco’s spring audit found many of the businesses getting cash under the Net Zero Accelerator Initiative were under no obligation to reduce their emissions by any specific amount. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mo money, less problems

  • Plus, Joly and Blair talk defence strategy with the Koreans.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 1, 2024
The Conservatives have raised more than twice as much money in the third quarter of this year than the Liberals, according to financial returns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mo money, less problems

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 1, 2024
  • Plus, Joly and Blair talk defence strategy with the Koreans.

Mo money, less problems

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 1, 2024
  • Plus, Joly and Blair talk defence strategy with the Koreans.
The Conservatives have raised more than twice as much money in the third quarter of this year than the Liberals, according to financial returns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Elections bill under scrutiny

  • Plus, China's envoy speaks on improving ties, after CSE calls China the biggest cyber threat.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 31, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic LeBlanc's elections bill will be examined by a committee of MPs for the first time today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Elections bill under scrutiny

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 31, 2024
  • Plus, China's envoy speaks on improving ties, after CSE calls China the biggest cyber threat.

Elections bill under scrutiny

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 31, 2024
  • Plus, China's envoy speaks on improving ties, after CSE calls China the biggest cyber threat.
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic LeBlanc's elections bill will be examined by a committee of MPs for the first time today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Round two

  • Plus, the PBO costs the NATO spending plan.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 30, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with the Liberal caucus again on Parliament Hill today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Round two

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 30, 2024
  • Plus, the PBO costs the NATO spending plan.

Round two

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 30, 2024
  • Plus, the PBO costs the NATO spending plan.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with the Liberal caucus again on Parliament Hill today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deadline day

  • Plus, senior officials testify on India’s interference.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 29, 2024
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanche
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanche
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet will hold a press conference today to talk about his conditions for supporting the Liberal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deadline day

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 29, 2024
  • Plus, senior officials testify on India’s interference.

Deadline day

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 29, 2024
  • Plus, senior officials testify on India’s interference.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanche
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet will hold a press conference today to talk about his conditions for supporting the Liberal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Immigration reversal and a system ‘in chaos’

  • Immigration lawyer Elizabeth Long says immigrants, foreign workers, and foreign students shouldn’t ‘be scapegoated for all of the problems that the government has created.'
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2024
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a U-turn in the government’s immigration policy on Oct. 24, scaling back plans for the number of new permanent residents from 500,000 to 395,000 in 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Immigration reversal and a system ‘in chaos’

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2024
  • Immigration lawyer Elizabeth Long says immigrants, foreign workers, and foreign students shouldn’t ‘be scapegoated for all of the problems that the government has created.'

Q&A | Immigration reversal and a system ‘in chaos’

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2024
  • Immigration lawyer Elizabeth Long says immigrants, foreign workers, and foreign students shouldn’t ‘be scapegoated for all of the problems that the government has created.'
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a U-turn in the government’s immigration policy on Oct. 24, scaling back plans for the number of new permanent residents from 500,000 to 395,000 in 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

LeBlanc offers cash for crime fighters

  • Stats Can reveals the latest on house prices in Canada.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 25, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc will launch a call for applications under the National Crime Prevention Strategy today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

LeBlanc offers cash for crime fighters

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 25, 2024
  • Stats Can reveals the latest on house prices in Canada.

LeBlanc offers cash for crime fighters

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 25, 2024
  • Stats Can reveals the latest on house prices in Canada.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc will launch a call for applications under the National Crime Prevention Strategy today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Still standing

  • Plus, a former prime minister testifies on the miscarriage of justice bill.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 24, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will carry on today with a major announcement about immigration policy, following a challenge to his leadership at the Liberal caucus meeting yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Still standing

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 24, 2024
  • Plus, a former prime minister testifies on the miscarriage of justice bill.

Still standing

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 24, 2024
  • Plus, a former prime minister testifies on the miscarriage of justice bill.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will carry on today with a major announcement about immigration policy, following a challenge to his leadership at the Liberal caucus meeting yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why the Bank of Canada cut the key interest rate

  • The 50-basis-point cut, reducing the rate to 3.75. per cent, is 'to support economic growth and keep inflation close to the middle' of the
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 23, 2024
Tiff Macklem
Tiff Macklem
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, pictured on July 24, announced Wednesday that the central bank has again cut the interest rate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why the Bank of Canada cut the key interest rate

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 23, 2024
  • The 50-basis-point cut, reducing the rate to 3.75. per cent, is 'to support economic growth and keep inflation close to the middle' of the

Why the Bank of Canada cut the key interest rate

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 23, 2024
  • The 50-basis-point cut, reducing the rate to 3.75. per cent, is 'to support economic growth and keep inflation close to the middle' of the
Tiff Macklem
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, pictured on July 24, announced Wednesday that the central bank has again cut the interest rate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau faces the pitchforks—but how many?

  • Plus, the leaders of China, Russia, India, and Iran have gathered to talk strategy.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 23, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to face calls to step down during today's Liberal caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau faces the pitchforks—but how many?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 23, 2024
  • Plus, the leaders of China, Russia, India, and Iran have gathered to talk strategy.

Trudeau faces the pitchforks—but how many?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 23, 2024
  • Plus, the leaders of China, Russia, India, and Iran have gathered to talk strategy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to face calls to step down during today's Liberal caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Weekday update

  • Plus, Richard Fadden gives the lay of the land in the Indo-Pacific.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will hold one of her weekly press conferences today to talk about the government's economic policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Weekday update

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2024
  • Plus, Richard Fadden gives the lay of the land in the Indo-Pacific.

Weekday update

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2024
  • Plus, Richard Fadden gives the lay of the land in the Indo-Pacific.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will hold one of her weekly press conferences today to talk about the government's economic policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s public safety woes with India under committee scanner

  • Plus, Blair meets G7 defence ministers in Europe.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 18, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference this week that the Indian government was found to be involved in violent acts and other crimes in Canada, as per RCMP investigations. Photograph courtesy of Narendra Modi's X (formerly Twitter) account

Canada’s public safety woes with India under committee scanner

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 18, 2024
  • Plus, Blair meets G7 defence ministers in Europe.

Canada’s public safety woes with India under committee scanner

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 18, 2024
  • Plus, Blair meets G7 defence ministers in Europe.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference this week that the Indian government was found to be involved in violent acts and other crimes in Canada, as per RCMP investigations. Photograph courtesy of Narendra Modi's X (formerly Twitter) account

LeBlanc and Virani to safety summit in Yellowknife

  • Plus, the PBO weighs in on the economy, and the federal books.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 17, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, and Justice Minister Arif Virani will take part in a meeting of federal, provincial, and territorial public safety and justice ministers in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

LeBlanc and Virani to safety summit in Yellowknife

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 17, 2024
  • Plus, the PBO weighs in on the economy, and the federal books.

LeBlanc and Virani to safety summit in Yellowknife

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 17, 2024
  • Plus, the PBO weighs in on the economy, and the federal books.
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, and Justice Minister Arif Virani will take part in a meeting of federal, provincial, and territorial public safety and justice ministers in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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MPs to question RCMP commissioner on ArriveCan

  • Plus, Melanie Joly is set to meet with Russian opposition activist Yulia Navalnaya.
RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme will take questions today from a committee of MPs investigating the ArriveCan scandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs to question RCMP commissioner on ArriveCan

  • Plus, Melanie Joly is set to meet with Russian opposition activist Yulia Navalnaya.

MPs to question RCMP commissioner on ArriveCan

  • Plus, Melanie Joly is set to meet with Russian opposition activist Yulia Navalnaya.
RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme will take questions today from a committee of MPs investigating the ArriveCan scandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The final countdown

  • Plus, Elizabeth May will talk NSICOP again this morning.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has his work cut out for him this week as he tries to coax certain government bills across the finish line. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The final countdown

  • Plus, Elizabeth May will talk NSICOP again this morning.

The final countdown

  • Plus, Elizabeth May will talk NSICOP again this morning.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has his work cut out for him this week as he tries to coax certain government bills across the finish line. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Money, power, glory

  • Plus, oh right—the environment. Updates on EVs, and a new nature bill.
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein tabled two annual reports to Parliament yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Money, power, glory

  • Plus, oh right—the environment. Updates on EVs, and a new nature bill.

Money, power, glory

  • Plus, oh right—the environment. Updates on EVs, and a new nature bill.
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein tabled two annual reports to Parliament yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau gets to work in Italy

  • Plus, the House Justice Committee vets a potential new director of public prosecutions.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Italy for a meeting of G7 leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau gets to work in Italy

  • Plus, the House Justice Committee vets a potential new director of public prosecutions.

Trudeau gets to work in Italy

  • Plus, the House Justice Committee vets a potential new director of public prosecutions.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Italy for a meeting of G7 leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

LeBlanc’s foreign interference bill returns to the House

  • Plus, Trudeau departs for the G7 summit.
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's foreign interference bill is expected to come up for debate in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

LeBlanc’s foreign interference bill returns to the House

  • Plus, Trudeau departs for the G7 summit.

LeBlanc’s foreign interference bill returns to the House

  • Plus, Trudeau departs for the G7 summit.
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's foreign interference bill is expected to come up for debate in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A convicted felon runs for president

  • Plus, we recap a point-of-order war in the House.
Former U.S. president, presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and convicted felon Donald Trump. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

A convicted felon runs for president

  • Plus, we recap a point-of-order war in the House.

A convicted felon runs for president

  • Plus, we recap a point-of-order war in the House.
Former U.S. president, presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and convicted felon Donald Trump. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Indigenous economy summit opens at the Westin

  • Plus, MPs meet to study their harassment policy.
Northern Affairs and PrairiesCan Minister Dan Vandal will speak at a summit on the Indigenous economy in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous economy summit opens at the Westin

  • Plus, MPs meet to study their harassment policy.

Indigenous economy summit opens at the Westin

  • Plus, MPs meet to study their harassment policy.
Northern Affairs and PrairiesCan Minister Dan Vandal will speak at a summit on the Indigenous economy in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CANSEC kicks off

  • Plus, where foreign interference meets ‘diplomatic activity.’
A military uniform on display at CANSEC 2023. The defence and security convention returns to Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CANSEC kicks off

  • Plus, where foreign interference meets ‘diplomatic activity.’

CANSEC kicks off

  • Plus, where foreign interference meets ‘diplomatic activity.’
A military uniform on display at CANSEC 2023. The defence and security convention returns to Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Speaker Fergus heads to committee

  • Plus, a cabinet debate on regularization?
House Speaker Greg Fergus will testify before a Commons committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Speaker Fergus heads to committee

  • Plus, a cabinet debate on regularization?

Politics This Morning: Speaker Fergus heads to committee

  • Plus, a cabinet debate on regularization?
House Speaker Greg Fergus will testify before a Commons committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Seal deals

  • Plus, the House Health Committee's mandated marathon.
After 27 meetings over 18 months, the Senate Fisheries and Oceans Committee yesterday delivered its report on the matter of seals. Spoiler alert: it's not looking good for the seals. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Politics This Morning: Seal deals

  • Plus, the House Health Committee's mandated marathon.

Politics This Morning: Seal deals

  • Plus, the House Health Committee's mandated marathon.
After 27 meetings over 18 months, the Senate Fisheries and Oceans Committee yesterday delivered its report on the matter of seals. Spoiler alert: it's not looking good for the seals. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez, LeBlanc face grilling on auto theft

  • Plus, MPs put Arif Virani on the hot seat in the Commons.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez will appear before a House committee this morning alongside Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc to talk about auto theft. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez, LeBlanc face grilling on auto theft

  • Plus, MPs put Arif Virani on the hot seat in the Commons.

Politics This Morning: Rodriguez, LeBlanc face grilling on auto theft

  • Plus, MPs put Arif Virani on the hot seat in the Commons.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez will appear before a House committee this morning alongside Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc to talk about auto theft. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PBO reports on the quest to end homelessness

  • Plus, New Democrats will push the government to do more for family members in Palestine and Sudan.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to work to end chronic homelessness in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PBO reports on the quest to end homelessness

  • Plus, New Democrats will push the government to do more for family members in Palestine and Sudan.

Politics This Morning: PBO reports on the quest to end homelessness

  • Plus, New Democrats will push the government to do more for family members in Palestine and Sudan.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to work to end chronic homelessness in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Late-night debate on the budget bill

  • Plus, Nazanin Afshin-Jam testifies on Iran.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's budget implementation bill will be debated for hours this morning, afternoon, and evening in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Late-night debate on the budget bill

  • Plus, Nazanin Afshin-Jam testifies on Iran.

Politics This Morning: Late-night debate on the budget bill

  • Plus, Nazanin Afshin-Jam testifies on Iran.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's budget implementation bill will be debated for hours this morning, afternoon, and evening in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: A tale of two press conferences

  • Plus, what the People's Party of Canada is up to this weekend in Gatineau.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre might have been across the country from one another on Thursday, but they each still managed to muster up some partisanship. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC

Politics This Morning: A tale of two press conferences

  • Plus, what the People's Party of Canada is up to this weekend in Gatineau.

Politics This Morning: A tale of two press conferences

  • Plus, what the People's Party of Canada is up to this weekend in Gatineau.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre might have been across the country from one another on Thursday, but they each still managed to muster up some partisanship. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC

Politics This Morning: MPs kick off study on Winnipeg lab docs

  • Plus, help The Hill Times find the best staffers on Parliament Hill.
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard will testify before a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs kick off study on Winnipeg lab docs

  • Plus, help The Hill Times find the best staffers on Parliament Hill.

Politics This Morning: MPs kick off study on Winnipeg lab docs

  • Plus, help The Hill Times find the best staffers on Parliament Hill.
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard will testify before a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs to grill CBSA president, again

  • Plus, Trudeau and Poilievre headline party fundraisers.
MPs on the House Public Accounts Committee are scheduled to question CBSA president Erin O'Gorman about the ArriveCan scandal again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs to grill CBSA president, again

  • Plus, Trudeau and Poilievre headline party fundraisers.

Politics This Morning: MPs to grill CBSA president, again

  • Plus, Trudeau and Poilievre headline party fundraisers.
MPs on the House Public Accounts Committee are scheduled to question CBSA president Erin O'Gorman about the ArriveCan scandal again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs debate fast-tracking pharmacare bill

  • Plus, immigration ministers haggle over temporary residents.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has proposed a motion to fast-track the progression of Bill C-64 through the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs debate fast-tracking pharmacare bill

  • Plus, immigration ministers haggle over temporary residents.

Politics This Morning: MPs debate fast-tracking pharmacare bill

  • Plus, immigration ministers haggle over temporary residents.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has proposed a motion to fast-track the progression of Bill C-64 through the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Public service pushes back

  • Plus, who said what at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Public Service of Alliance president Chris Aylward and other civil service union leaders will hold a press conference on Parliament Hill today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Public service pushes back

  • Plus, who said what at the National Prayer Breakfast.

Politics This Morning: Public service pushes back

  • Plus, who said what at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Public Service of Alliance president Chris Aylward and other civil service union leaders will hold a press conference on Parliament Hill today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Christian, gay rights summits open in Ottawa

  • Plus, Kenney and Wynne team up at Politics and the Pen.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured addressing the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa in 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Christian, gay rights summits open in Ottawa

  • Plus, Kenney and Wynne team up at Politics and the Pen.

Politics This Morning: Christian, gay rights summits open in Ottawa

  • Plus, Kenney and Wynne team up at Politics and the Pen.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured addressing the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa in 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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