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Samantha Wright Allen

Samantha Wright Allen is digital editor of The Hill Times. She has been with Hill Times Publishing since 2017, first working at The Lobby Monitor, before moving desks that same year to cover federal politics for The Hill Times. Born in Coquitlam, B.C., she previously worked for The Ottawa Citizen, The Telegraph-Journal in Saint John, N.B., and the B.C.-based Prince George Citizen. She has a master’s in journalism from Carleton University.

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government will work to engage the Trump administration, and 'bottom line, we'll do like we always do: we'll stand up for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government will work to engage the Trump administration, and 'bottom line, we'll do like we always do: we'll stand up for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government will work to engage the Trump administration, and 'bottom line, we'll do like we always do: we'll stand up for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government will work to engage the Trump administration, and 'bottom line, we'll do like we always do: we'll stand up for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

  • The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Senators who studied human rights in federal prisons recently accused Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and his government of 'indifference to the continued use of solitary confinement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
  • The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
  • The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government
Dominic Leblanc
Senators who studied human rights in federal prisons recently accused Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and his government of 'indifference to the continued use of solitary confinement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The people are never wrong’: Canadian politicians mark ‘decisive’ Trump victory

  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to ease the anxiety of some Canadians following the election results: 'Canada will be absolutely fine.'
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters on Nov. 6, addressing the results of the U.S. presidential election and Donald Trump's victory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The people are never wrong’: Canadian politicians mark ‘decisive’ Trump victory

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to ease the anxiety of some Canadians following the election results: 'Canada will be absolutely fine.'

‘The people are never wrong’: Canadian politicians mark ‘decisive’ Trump victory

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to ease the anxiety of some Canadians following the election results: 'Canada will be absolutely fine.'
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters on Nov. 6, addressing the results of the U.S. presidential election and Donald Trump's victory. 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

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

  • Liberal MPs gathered for a national caucus meeting on Oct. 23 where some called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith scrums with reporters after the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • Liberal MPs gathered for a national caucus meeting on Oct. 23 where some called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • Liberal MPs gathered for a national caucus meeting on Oct. 23 where some called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith scrums with reporters after the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: MPs pay homage to Cirillo, Vincent 10 years after Hill attack

  • On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon,
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
Wreaths lay at the foot of the National War Memorial on Oct. 23, 2014, where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down the day before while standing sentry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: MPs pay homage to Cirillo, Vincent 10 years after Hill attack

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon,

‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: MPs pay homage to Cirillo, Vincent 10 years after Hill attack

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon,
Wreaths lay at the foot of the National War Memorial on Oct. 23, 2014, where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down the day before while standing sentry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary 

  • Members of Parliament stood for a moment of silence to mark one year since Hamas attacks killed close to 1,200 Israelis, triggering widespread war.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2024
On the grim one-year anniversary, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh condemned the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel that killed nearly 1,200. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2024
  • Members of Parliament stood for a moment of silence to mark one year since Hamas attacks killed close to 1,200 Israelis, triggering widespread war.

‘So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2024
  • Members of Parliament stood for a moment of silence to mark one year since Hamas attacks killed close to 1,200 Israelis, triggering widespread war.
On the grim one-year anniversary, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh condemned the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel that killed nearly 1,200. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

All guns blazing

  • Plus, Joly joins Trudeau at the UN in New York.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 16, 2024, will be among cabinet ministers defending the Liberals' turf on the day of the Conservatives' non-confidence motion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All guns blazing

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2024
  • Plus, Joly joins Trudeau at the UN in New York.

All guns blazing

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2024
  • Plus, Joly joins Trudeau at the UN in New York.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 16, 2024, will be among cabinet ministers defending the Liberals' turf on the day of the Conservatives' non-confidence motion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau in ‘survival’ mode as Treasury Board President Anand takes on transport after Rodriguez resignation: Bricker

  • Liberal-turned-Indendent MP Pablo Rodriguez’s resignation from cabinet Thursday sparked a same-day mini shuffle.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2024
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand has taken on a second ministerial role overseeing transport following a small cabinet shuffle on Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau in ‘survival’ mode as Treasury Board President Anand takes on transport after Rodriguez resignation: Bricker

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2024
  • Liberal-turned-Indendent MP Pablo Rodriguez’s resignation from cabinet Thursday sparked a same-day mini shuffle.

Trudeau in ‘survival’ mode as Treasury Board President Anand takes on transport after Rodriguez resignation: Bricker

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2024
  • Liberal-turned-Indendent MP Pablo Rodriguez’s resignation from cabinet Thursday sparked a same-day mini shuffle.
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand has taken on a second ministerial role overseeing transport following a small cabinet shuffle on Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to declare his exit from cabinet today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to declare his exit from cabinet today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

  • Government House Leader Karina Gould convened reporters to talk about government priorities on Parliament’s first day back, but spent much of her time castigating
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
Karina Gould
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'fraudster' over his warning about the federal carbon price. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
  • Government House Leader Karina Gould convened reporters to talk about government priorities on Parliament’s first day back, but spent much of her time castigating

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
  • Government House Leader Karina Gould convened reporters to talk about government priorities on Parliament’s first day back, but spent much of her time castigating
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'fraudster' over his warning about the federal carbon price. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on Aug. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and

Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on Aug. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, after his appointment to the new role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, after his appointment to the new role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump assassination attempt a ‘wakeup call’ for politicians, say Canadian MPs, Senators 

  • The United States has ‘embraced violence in political discourse,’ said Liberal MP John McKay, who doubts that the attempt on Donald Trump’s life would
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 18, 2024
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in June, was shot on July 13 at a rally near Butler, Penn., in an attack that killed one in the crowd, and critically injured two more people. Photograph courtesy Gage Skidmore/ Flickr

Trump assassination attempt a ‘wakeup call’ for politicians, say Canadian MPs, Senators 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 18, 2024
  • The United States has ‘embraced violence in political discourse,’ said Liberal MP John McKay, who doubts that the attempt on Donald Trump’s life would

Trump assassination attempt a ‘wakeup call’ for politicians, say Canadian MPs, Senators 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 18, 2024
  • The United States has ‘embraced violence in political discourse,’ said Liberal MP John McKay, who doubts that the attempt on Donald Trump’s life would
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in June, was shot on July 13 at a rally near Butler, Penn., in an attack that killed one in the crowd, and critically injured two more people. Photograph courtesy Gage Skidmore/ Flickr

Senate Oversight Committee recommends budget boost, hiring two auditors

  • Senate Audit and Oversight Committee chair Sen. Marty Klyne says his team will ‘build a launchpad’ over the summer for their request for a
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 15, 2024
Senate Chamber in Senate of Canada Building
Senate Chamber in Senate of Canada Building
On June 18, the Senate adjourned debate on a request to set $881,768 as this year's budget for the Senate Audit and Oversight Committee and the Office of the Chief Audit Executive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Oversight Committee recommends budget boost, hiring two auditors

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 15, 2024
  • Senate Audit and Oversight Committee chair Sen. Marty Klyne says his team will ‘build a launchpad’ over the summer for their request for a

Senate Oversight Committee recommends budget boost, hiring two auditors

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 15, 2024
  • Senate Audit and Oversight Committee chair Sen. Marty Klyne says his team will ‘build a launchpad’ over the summer for their request for a
Senate Chamber in Senate of Canada Building
On June 18, the Senate adjourned debate on a request to set $881,768 as this year's budget for the Senate Audit and Oversight Committee and the Office of the Chief Audit Executive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re in the dark’: CSG pushes for security clearance for Senate leaders to parse NSICOP report

  • Only the Canadian Senators Group has pushed to read the full NSICOP report, with the government saying access to 'information of this nature is
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2024
Senator Scott Tannas and his 18-member Canadian Senators Group have been pressing the government to grant Senate leaders access to the unredacted intelligence watchdog report.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re in the dark’: CSG pushes for security clearance for Senate leaders to parse NSICOP report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2024
  • Only the Canadian Senators Group has pushed to read the full NSICOP report, with the government saying access to 'information of this nature is

‘We’re in the dark’: CSG pushes for security clearance for Senate leaders to parse NSICOP report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2024
  • Only the Canadian Senators Group has pushed to read the full NSICOP report, with the government saying access to 'information of this nature is
Senator Scott Tannas and his 18-member Canadian Senators Group have been pressing the government to grant Senate leaders access to the unredacted intelligence watchdog report.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate should examine sponsored travel and ‘reporting gap,’ says Senator who wants the practice banned

  • ‘It's no longer appropriate to travel on sponsored trips’ in light of the recent NSICOP report says ISG Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 21, 2024
ISG Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain gave a notice on June 20 of her plan to introduce a motion this fall calling on the Senate Ethics Committee to study Senators' sponsored travel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate should examine sponsored travel and ‘reporting gap,’ says Senator who wants the practice banned

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 21, 2024
  • ‘It's no longer appropriate to travel on sponsored trips’ in light of the recent NSICOP report says ISG Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain

Senate should examine sponsored travel and ‘reporting gap,’ says Senator who wants the practice banned

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 21, 2024
  • ‘It's no longer appropriate to travel on sponsored trips’ in light of the recent NSICOP report says ISG Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain
ISG Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain gave a notice on June 20 of her plan to introduce a motion this fall calling on the Senate Ethics Committee to study Senators' sponsored travel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Non-affiliated Senators press Red Chamber to address their ‘second-class’ status

  • ‘Without having a seat at the table… where legislation is discussed, bartered, and decided upon to receive its votes, our items are left in
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 6, 2024
Non-affiliated Senators Marilou McPhedran, left, Mary Jane McCallum, and Patrick Brazeau say they are not treated equally to their colleagues who choose to sit in groups. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster, Andrew Meade

Non-affiliated Senators press Red Chamber to address their ‘second-class’ status

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 6, 2024
  • ‘Without having a seat at the table… where legislation is discussed, bartered, and decided upon to receive its votes, our items are left in

Non-affiliated Senators press Red Chamber to address their ‘second-class’ status

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 6, 2024
  • ‘Without having a seat at the table… where legislation is discussed, bartered, and decided upon to receive its votes, our items are left in
Non-affiliated Senators Marilou McPhedran, left, Mary Jane McCallum, and Patrick Brazeau say they are not treated equally to their colleagues who choose to sit in groups. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster, Andrew Meade

Senate rule change ‘tough pill to swallow’ for Conservatives, but backers say vote protects Red Chamber’s independence

  • The rule changes and move to limit debate created 'resentment,' but Senate government rep Marc Gold says he expects his relationship with the Tory
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2024
On May 8, 67 Senators voted in favour of Motion 165, which cemented changes to the Red Chamber’s rules to recognize groups other than the opposition and government, granting them new procedural powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate rule change ‘tough pill to swallow’ for Conservatives, but backers say vote protects Red Chamber’s independence

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2024
  • The rule changes and move to limit debate created 'resentment,' but Senate government rep Marc Gold says he expects his relationship with the Tory

Senate rule change ‘tough pill to swallow’ for Conservatives, but backers say vote protects Red Chamber’s independence

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2024
  • The rule changes and move to limit debate created 'resentment,' but Senate government rep Marc Gold says he expects his relationship with the Tory
On May 8, 67 Senators voted in favour of Motion 165, which cemented changes to the Red Chamber’s rules to recognize groups other than the opposition and government, granting them new procedural powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clock ticking on Senate rule change debate as government rep invokes time allocation

  • Conservative Senate Leader Donald Plett says the motion opens ‘a Pandora’s box,’ creating the prospect of two Liberal-aligned caucuses if Conservatives form government.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 6, 2024
On May 2, Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, moved to limit debate on his modernization motion to another six hours at most. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clock ticking on Senate rule change debate as government rep invokes time allocation

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 6, 2024
  • Conservative Senate Leader Donald Plett says the motion opens ‘a Pandora’s box,’ creating the prospect of two Liberal-aligned caucuses if Conservatives form government.

Clock ticking on Senate rule change debate as government rep invokes time allocation

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 6, 2024
  • Conservative Senate Leader Donald Plett says the motion opens ‘a Pandora’s box,’ creating the prospect of two Liberal-aligned caucuses if Conservatives form government.
On May 2, Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, moved to limit debate on his modernization motion to another six hours at most. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes

  • Some Senators questioned the timing of the motion amid talk of Liberals being 'wiped out’ in the next election, as Conservative Leader Donald Plett
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, introduced a motion on April 18 to change the Upper Chamber’s rules after other initiatives failed to bring the matter to a vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
  • Some Senators questioned the timing of the motion amid talk of Liberals being 'wiped out’ in the next election, as Conservative Leader Donald Plett

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
  • Some Senators questioned the timing of the motion amid talk of Liberals being 'wiped out’ in the next election, as Conservative Leader Donald Plett
Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, introduced a motion on April 18 to change the Upper Chamber’s rules after other initiatives failed to bring the matter to a vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate’s committee system ‘does not work’: Senators consider cutting membership and dropping a day

  • Having more than nine members often means there are a few ‘free-riders’ who don’t do the work, says Progressive Senator Diane Bellemare, while nine
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2024
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar, left, Conservative Senator Denise Batters, and ISG Senator Diane Bellemare, chair of the Senate Rules Committee. Omidvar says the Senate committee system does not work. All three Senators sit on the Senate Rules Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Senate's Government Representative Office

Senate’s committee system ‘does not work’: Senators consider cutting membership and dropping a day

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2024
  • Having more than nine members often means there are a few ‘free-riders’ who don’t do the work, says Progressive Senator Diane Bellemare, while nine

Senate’s committee system ‘does not work’: Senators consider cutting membership and dropping a day

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2024
  • Having more than nine members often means there are a few ‘free-riders’ who don’t do the work, says Progressive Senator Diane Bellemare, while nine
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar, left, Conservative Senator Denise Batters, and ISG Senator Diane Bellemare, chair of the Senate Rules Committee. Omidvar says the Senate committee system does not work. All three Senators sit on the Senate Rules Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Senate's Government Representative Office

‘No miracle recipe’: new freelance interpreters not adding capacity to House, Senate services as injuries, attrition affect hours available

  • Though 10 people passed the recent accreditation exam, the Translation Bureau can’t ‘reallocate resources to either the Senate or the House,’ says new CEO
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2023
Interpreters at work in sound booths during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No miracle recipe’: new freelance interpreters not adding capacity to House, Senate services as injuries, attrition affect hours available

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2023
  • Though 10 people passed the recent accreditation exam, the Translation Bureau can’t ‘reallocate resources to either the Senate or the House,’ says new CEO

‘No miracle recipe’: new freelance interpreters not adding capacity to House, Senate services as injuries, attrition affect hours available

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2023
  • Though 10 people passed the recent accreditation exam, the Translation Bureau can’t ‘reallocate resources to either the Senate or the House,’ says new CEO
Interpreters at work in sound booths during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in February 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs push back against ‘stunning’ riding boundary, name changes in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: ‘these symbols are important’

  • Three Nova Scotia Liberal MPs oppose significant ‘surprise’ riding border changes in their ridings, while New Brunswick Conservative MP John Williamson says the renaming
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 2, 2023
Nova Scotia Liberal MPs Sean Fraser, Jaime Battiste, and Lena Metlege Diab, and New Brunswick Conservative MP John Williamson appeared before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Jan. 31 to object to proposed changes to their ridings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Twitter

MPs push back against ‘stunning’ riding boundary, name changes in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: ‘these symbols are important’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 2, 2023
  • Three Nova Scotia Liberal MPs oppose significant ‘surprise’ riding border changes in their ridings, while New Brunswick Conservative MP John Williamson says the renaming

MPs push back against ‘stunning’ riding boundary, name changes in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: ‘these symbols are important’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 2, 2023
  • Three Nova Scotia Liberal MPs oppose significant ‘surprise’ riding border changes in their ridings, while New Brunswick Conservative MP John Williamson says the renaming
Nova Scotia Liberal MPs Sean Fraser, Jaime Battiste, and Lena Metlege Diab, and New Brunswick Conservative MP John Williamson appeared before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Jan. 31 to object to proposed changes to their ridings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Twitter

Top 100: the most influential people in government and politics in 2023

  • This year’s 100 most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold
List | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2023
This year’s most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold the government to account, and wield influence behind the scenes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, handouts, and photo illustration by Serena Masonde

Top 100: the most influential people in government and politics in 2023

List | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2023
  • This year’s 100 most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold

Top 100: the most influential people in government and politics in 2023

List | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2023
  • This year’s 100 most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold
This year’s most influential list is peppered with the politicians, political staffers and strategists, public servants, and media who help shape policy, hold the government to account, and wield influence behind the scenes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, handouts, and photo illustration by Serena Masonde

Elamin Abdelmahmoud makes amends and finds meaning in debut memoir

  • In Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud tracks his path as a teenager emigrating from Sudan to Kingston, Ont., and his evolving understanding of the
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 19, 2022
Journalist Elamin Abdelmahmoud says reception of Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces has continued to shape his understanding of identity and 'allow for a bit more space of self-forgiveness.' Kyla Zanardi photograph courtesy of McClelland & Stewart

Elamin Abdelmahmoud makes amends and finds meaning in debut memoir

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 19, 2022
  • In Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud tracks his path as a teenager emigrating from Sudan to Kingston, Ont., and his evolving understanding of the

Elamin Abdelmahmoud makes amends and finds meaning in debut memoir

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 19, 2022
  • In Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud tracks his path as a teenager emigrating from Sudan to Kingston, Ont., and his evolving understanding of the
Journalist Elamin Abdelmahmoud says reception of Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces has continued to shape his understanding of identity and 'allow for a bit more space of self-forgiveness.' Kyla Zanardi photograph courtesy of McClelland & Stewart
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The 34 ridings the Liberals lost in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Aug. 15, led his party to a victory in 2019, but 34 of the seats it won in 2015 flipped to opposition parties in the last election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The 34 ridings the Liberals lost in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2021

The 34 ridings the Liberals lost in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Aug. 15, led his party to a victory in 2019, but 34 of the seats it won in 2015 flipped to opposition parties in the last election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: ‘Vital’ countries do more to combat climate change, says Environment Minister after UN report

  • Good Tuesday morning, A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes clear the world is at “a critical time for international
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Feb. 25, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: ‘Vital’ countries do more to combat climate change, says Environment Minister after UN report

  • Good Tuesday morning, A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes clear the world is at “a critical time for international

Politics This Morning: ‘Vital’ countries do more to combat climate change, says Environment Minister after UN report

  • Good Tuesday morning, A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes clear the world is at “a critical time for international
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Feb. 25, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: McCrimmon, Amos, Vaughan won’t reoffer as 26 MPs opt not to run in the next federal election

  • Good Monday morning, Three Liberal MPs announced their eventual exits from federal politics, saying Sunday they would not run in the next federal election.
Liberal MPs Karen McCrimmon, Will Amos, and Adam Vaughan have all said they will not run again for another term in federal office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, and Cynthia Munster

Politics This Morning: McCrimmon, Amos, Vaughan won’t reoffer as 26 MPs opt not to run in the next federal election

  • Good Monday morning, Three Liberal MPs announced their eventual exits from federal politics, saying Sunday they would not run in the next federal election.

Politics This Morning: McCrimmon, Amos, Vaughan won’t reoffer as 26 MPs opt not to run in the next federal election

  • Good Monday morning, Three Liberal MPs announced their eventual exits from federal politics, saying Sunday they would not run in the next federal election.
Liberal MPs Karen McCrimmon, Will Amos, and Adam Vaughan have all said they will not run again for another term in federal office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, and Cynthia Munster

Politics This Morning: Canada can conduct safe in-person voting if snap election called; average daily COVID-19 cases up 54 per cent, says Tam

  • Can you believe it’s the end of the week? Well, it’s not quite over yet and Liberal MPs and ministers are keeping busy making
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam says there are ways to minimize risk so that in-person voting could be conducted safely if an election is called. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada can conduct safe in-person voting if snap election called; average daily COVID-19 cases up 54 per cent, says Tam

  • Can you believe it’s the end of the week? Well, it’s not quite over yet and Liberal MPs and ministers are keeping busy making

Politics This Morning: Canada can conduct safe in-person voting if snap election called; average daily COVID-19 cases up 54 per cent, says Tam

  • Can you believe it’s the end of the week? Well, it’s not quite over yet and Liberal MPs and ministers are keeping busy making
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam says there are ways to minimize risk so that in-person voting could be conducted safely if an election is called. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lametti, Guilbeault, and McKenna lined up to make funding announcements

  • Good Wednesday morning, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan will be up and at it early with a 9
Justice Minister David Lametti, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, and Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna are all set to make funding announcements today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lametti, Guilbeault, and McKenna lined up to make funding announcements

  • Good Wednesday morning, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan will be up and at it early with a 9

Politics This Morning: Lametti, Guilbeault, and McKenna lined up to make funding announcements

  • Good Wednesday morning, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan will be up and at it early with a 9
Justice Minister David Lametti, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, and Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna are all set to make funding announcements today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Vandal to make Nutrition North announcement; Singh celebrates NDP’s 60th

  • Welcome back after the long weekend,  It looks like we’re easing into the shortened week with a few events to kick it all off.
Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal, pictured in February 2020, will make an announcement today on the Nutrition North program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Vandal to make Nutrition North announcement; Singh celebrates NDP’s 60th

  • Welcome back after the long weekend,  It looks like we’re easing into the shortened week with a few events to kick it all off.

Politics This Morning: Vandal to make Nutrition North announcement; Singh celebrates NDP’s 60th

  • Welcome back after the long weekend,  It looks like we’re easing into the shortened week with a few events to kick it all off.
Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal, pictured in February 2020, will make an announcement today on the Nutrition North program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Record-breaking lobbying in June as election buzz, end of sitting drive activity

  • Last month was a record-breaking June for lobbying activity as the historically busy period held the added interest—and pressure—of pre-election rumours and a big
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 26, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, from left, was among the most-lobbied MPs in June, while Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau was the top-lobbied in cabinet, followed by Health Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Record-breaking lobbying in June as election buzz, end of sitting drive activity

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 26, 2021
  • Last month was a record-breaking June for lobbying activity as the historically busy period held the added interest—and pressure—of pre-election rumours and a big

Record-breaking lobbying in June as election buzz, end of sitting drive activity

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 26, 2021
  • Last month was a record-breaking June for lobbying activity as the historically busy period held the added interest—and pressure—of pre-election rumours and a big
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, from left, was among the most-lobbied MPs in June, while Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau was the top-lobbied in cabinet, followed by Health Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Border opens to vaccinated American travellers Aug. 9

  • Good Tuesday morning, Five ministers were on hand Monday to announce Canada’s plans to open its borders on Sept. 7 to fully vaccinated travellers,
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, left, Public SafetyMinister Bill Blair were among the officials on Monday who announced a loosening of border restrictions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Border opens to vaccinated American travellers Aug. 9

  • Good Tuesday morning, Five ministers were on hand Monday to announce Canada’s plans to open its borders on Sept. 7 to fully vaccinated travellers,

Politics This Morning: Border opens to vaccinated American travellers Aug. 9

  • Good Tuesday morning, Five ministers were on hand Monday to announce Canada’s plans to open its borders on Sept. 7 to fully vaccinated travellers,
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, left, Public SafetyMinister Bill Blair were among the officials on Monday who announced a loosening of border restrictions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ministers plan border measure update; Trudeau to make housing announcement

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu and cabinet colleagues have announced they will offer an update on border measures at 1:30 p.m. Reporters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been making a number of announcements as of late. Monday is no different, with an afternoon presser planned, related to housing. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Ministers plan border measure update; Trudeau to make housing announcement

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu and cabinet colleagues have announced they will offer an update on border measures at 1:30 p.m. Reporters

Politics This Morning: Ministers plan border measure update; Trudeau to make housing announcement

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu and cabinet colleagues have announced they will offer an update on border measures at 1:30 p.m. Reporters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been making a number of announcements as of late. Monday is no different, with an afternoon presser planned, related to housing. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Vance charged with obstruction of justice

  • Good Friday morning, The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service has charged Canada’s former chief of defence staff, Jonathan Vance, with one count of obstruction
On July 15 the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service charged Gen. Jonathan Vance, former chief of the defence staff, with one count of obstruction of justice. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Vance charged with obstruction of justice

  • Good Friday morning, The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service has charged Canada’s former chief of defence staff, Jonathan Vance, with one count of obstruction

Politics This Morning: Vance charged with obstruction of justice

  • Good Friday morning, The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service has charged Canada’s former chief of defence staff, Jonathan Vance, with one count of obstruction
On July 15 the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service charged Gen. Jonathan Vance, former chief of the defence staff, with one count of obstruction of justice. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada commits 17.7 million AstraZeneca vaccines donation to COVAX

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada is planning to donate an extra 17.7 million doses of surplus AstraZeneca vaccines to developing countries through a global vaccine-sharing
International Development Minister Karina Gould, pictured, and Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Canada is in a good position to donate excess vaccines with the domestic immunization campaign well underway. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada commits 17.7 million AstraZeneca vaccines donation to COVAX

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada is planning to donate an extra 17.7 million doses of surplus AstraZeneca vaccines to developing countries through a global vaccine-sharing

Politics This Morning: Canada commits 17.7 million AstraZeneca vaccines donation to COVAX

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada is planning to donate an extra 17.7 million doses of surplus AstraZeneca vaccines to developing countries through a global vaccine-sharing
International Development Minister Karina Gould, pictured, and Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Canada is in a good position to donate excess vaccines with the domestic immunization campaign well underway. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ethics committee meeting to consider Liberal use of parliamentary funds

  • Good Monday morning, Parliament has risen for the summer but the House Ethics Committee is back in action this morning at the request of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30. Opposition members on the House Ethics Committee have called a meeting to question whether it should study Liberal caucus parliamentary spending on a company that also runs the party's political digital campaigns. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Ethics committee meeting to consider Liberal use of parliamentary funds

  • Good Monday morning, Parliament has risen for the summer but the House Ethics Committee is back in action this morning at the request of

Politics This Morning: Ethics committee meeting to consider Liberal use of parliamentary funds

  • Good Monday morning, Parliament has risen for the summer but the House Ethics Committee is back in action this morning at the request of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30. Opposition members on the House Ethics Committee have called a meeting to question whether it should study Liberal caucus parliamentary spending on a company that also runs the party's political digital campaigns. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Mary Simon as first Indigenous governor general marks ‘historic step,’ says Trudeau

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country is taking “a historic step” with the appointment of Mary Simon as the country’s first-ever Indigenous governor
On July 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Mary Simon would become Canada's next governor general, the 30th person and fifth woman to hold the position since Confederation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Mary Simon as first Indigenous governor general marks ‘historic step,’ says Trudeau

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country is taking “a historic step” with the appointment of Mary Simon as the country’s first-ever Indigenous governor

Politics This Morning: Mary Simon as first Indigenous governor general marks ‘historic step,’ says Trudeau

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country is taking “a historic step” with the appointment of Mary Simon as the country’s first-ever Indigenous governor
On July 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Mary Simon would become Canada's next governor general, the 30th person and fifth woman to hold the position since Confederation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: AFN kicks off 42nd Annual General Assembly; PM visits Cowessess First Nation

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Assembly of First Nations’ 42nd Annual General Assembly begins today. Outgoing National Chief Perry Bellegarde will kick off the virtual
The Assembly of First Nations will bid farewell to national chief Perry Bellegarde, who is speaking today, to kick off the organization’s three-day annual general assembly, running July 6 to 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: AFN kicks off 42nd Annual General Assembly; PM visits Cowessess First Nation

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Assembly of First Nations’ 42nd Annual General Assembly begins today. Outgoing National Chief Perry Bellegarde will kick off the virtual

Politics This Morning: AFN kicks off 42nd Annual General Assembly; PM visits Cowessess First Nation

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Assembly of First Nations’ 42nd Annual General Assembly begins today. Outgoing National Chief Perry Bellegarde will kick off the virtual
The Assembly of First Nations will bid farewell to national chief Perry Bellegarde, who is speaking today, to kick off the organization’s three-day annual general assembly, running July 6 to 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BOIE approves $1.7-million pilot project to give MPs new funds for staff skills training

  • The House of Commons’ Board of Internal Economy recently green-lit a one-year pilot project giving every MP an extra $5,000 to specifically fund professional development
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 2, 2021
Chief Government Whip Mark Holland, pictured during a March BOIE meeting, proposed a one-year pilot to set aside MP office budget funds specifically for professional development. The Board agreed to an extra $5,000 for this purpose, starting June 28. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu

BOIE approves $1.7-million pilot project to give MPs new funds for staff skills training

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 2, 2021
  • The House of Commons’ Board of Internal Economy recently green-lit a one-year pilot project giving every MP an extra $5,000 to specifically fund professional development

BOIE approves $1.7-million pilot project to give MPs new funds for staff skills training

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 2, 2021
  • The House of Commons’ Board of Internal Economy recently green-lit a one-year pilot project giving every MP an extra $5,000 to specifically fund professional development
Chief Government Whip Mark Holland, pictured during a March BOIE meeting, proposed a one-year pilot to set aside MP office budget funds specifically for professional development. The Board agreed to an extra $5,000 for this purpose, starting June 28. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu

Politics This Morning: Senate readies to adjourn for summer; O’Toole kicks off Tuesday events with presser

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Senate will wrap up the rest of its work today, which will be the last chance for the Chamber to
A view of the Senate of Canada Building. The Red Chamber has until midnight today to deal with legislation before it adjourns for the summer The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Senate readies to adjourn for summer; O’Toole kicks off Tuesday events with presser

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Senate will wrap up the rest of its work today, which will be the last chance for the Chamber to

Politics This Morning: Senate readies to adjourn for summer; O’Toole kicks off Tuesday events with presser

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Senate will wrap up the rest of its work today, which will be the last chance for the Chamber to
A view of the Senate of Canada Building. The Red Chamber has until midnight today to deal with legislation before it adjourns for the summer The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: McKenna opting out of next election, announcing retirement at Monday media avail: report

  • Good Monday morning, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna is expected to announce today that she won’t be seeking re-election in an upcoming contest that has
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured at the November 2019 cabinet swearing-in, is set to announce her retirement from politics, The Canadian Press reported. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: McKenna opting out of next election, announcing retirement at Monday media avail: report

  • Good Monday morning, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna is expected to announce today that she won’t be seeking re-election in an upcoming contest that has

Politics This Morning: McKenna opting out of next election, announcing retirement at Monday media avail: report

  • Good Monday morning, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna is expected to announce today that she won’t be seeking re-election in an upcoming contest that has
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured at the November 2019 cabinet swearing-in, is set to announce her retirement from politics, The Canadian Press reported. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Remains found at Saskatchewan residential school ‘deepen the pain’ of Indigenous communities, Trudeau says that ‘trauma’ is ‘Canada’s responsibility to bear’

  • It’s Friday, what a week. The estimated 751 unmarked graves found at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan “deepen
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will provide Indigenous communities with the funding and resources to investigate burial sites at former residential schools in order to ‘bring these terrible wrongs to light.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Remains found at Saskatchewan residential school ‘deepen the pain’ of Indigenous communities, Trudeau says that ‘trauma’ is ‘Canada’s responsibility to bear’

  • It’s Friday, what a week. The estimated 751 unmarked graves found at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan “deepen

Politics This Morning: Remains found at Saskatchewan residential school ‘deepen the pain’ of Indigenous communities, Trudeau says that ‘trauma’ is ‘Canada’s responsibility to bear’

  • It’s Friday, what a week. The estimated 751 unmarked graves found at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan “deepen
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will provide Indigenous communities with the funding and resources to investigate burial sites at former residential schools in order to ‘bring these terrible wrongs to light.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘An atrocity’: MPs, Senators, diplomats decry discovery of 751 unmarked graves near Sask. residential school

  • The “horrific” discovery in Saskatchewan of a second residential school gravesite, with an estimated 751 bodies, prompted a quick outpouring of grief and anger
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2021
A child adds shoes to the memorial left on Parliament Hill on June 3, 2021, to symbolize the remains of 215 children found at a former residential school in B.C. On June 24, a second burial site, with an estimated 751 unmarked graves, was found at a former Saskatchewan residential school. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘An atrocity’: MPs, Senators, diplomats decry discovery of 751 unmarked graves near Sask. residential school

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2021
  • The “horrific” discovery in Saskatchewan of a second residential school gravesite, with an estimated 751 bodies, prompted a quick outpouring of grief and anger

‘An atrocity’: MPs, Senators, diplomats decry discovery of 751 unmarked graves near Sask. residential school

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2021
  • The “horrific” discovery in Saskatchewan of a second residential school gravesite, with an estimated 751 bodies, prompted a quick outpouring of grief and anger
A child adds shoes to the memorial left on Parliament Hill on June 3, 2021, to symbolize the remains of 215 children found at a former residential school in B.C. On June 24, a second burial site, with an estimated 751 unmarked graves, was found at a former Saskatchewan residential school. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Last push for legislation during the House’s final scheduled sitting day

  • Happy last scheduled (House) sitting day. It’s Wednesday and, surprisingly, still mid-week. Look out for another late night for MPs as they run down
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend Question Period today, the last of the sitting with the House set to adjourn for the summer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Last push for legislation during the House’s final scheduled sitting day

  • Happy last scheduled (House) sitting day. It’s Wednesday and, surprisingly, still mid-week. Look out for another late night for MPs as they run down

Politics This Morning: Last push for legislation during the House’s final scheduled sitting day

  • Happy last scheduled (House) sitting day. It’s Wednesday and, surprisingly, still mid-week. Look out for another late night for MPs as they run down
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend Question Period today, the last of the sitting with the House set to adjourn for the summer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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