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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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Torture ‘by another name’: Canada still keeps some prisoners in solitary confinement, ‘disturbing’ new data shows

  • Nearly 10 per cent of Canadian prisoners housed in “structured intervention units” are still being kept in conditions recognized internationally as torture, according to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2021
Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Torture ‘by another name’: Canada still keeps some prisoners in solitary confinement, ‘disturbing’ new data shows

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2021
  • Nearly 10 per cent of Canadian prisoners housed in “structured intervention units” are still being kept in conditions recognized internationally as torture, according to

Torture ‘by another name’: Canada still keeps some prisoners in solitary confinement, ‘disturbing’ new data shows

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2021
  • Nearly 10 per cent of Canadian prisoners housed in “structured intervention units” are still being kept in conditions recognized internationally as torture, according to
Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Biden afternoon summit to stress renewal of Canada-U.S. relations

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden will offer a joint statement that’s expected to stress a renewed relationship
This afternoon Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding his first bilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Flickr photograph by JLHervàs

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Biden afternoon summit to stress renewal of Canada-U.S. relations

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden will offer a joint statement that’s expected to stress a renewed relationship

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Biden afternoon summit to stress renewal of Canada-U.S. relations

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden will offer a joint statement that’s expected to stress a renewed relationship
This afternoon Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding his first bilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Flickr photograph by JLHervàs

Independent investigation into military, Vance allegations ‘necessary’ to rebuild credibility, says former Supreme Court justice Deschamps

  • An independent investigation into the Canadian Armed Forces senior leadership and allegations against its former top soldier is necessary to rebuild the military’s credibility
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2021
Gen. Jonathan Vance, former chief of the defence staff pictured April 2020, is accused of having inappropriate relations with lower-ranked female military staff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Independent investigation into military, Vance allegations ‘necessary’ to rebuild credibility, says former Supreme Court justice Deschamps

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2021
  • An independent investigation into the Canadian Armed Forces senior leadership and allegations against its former top soldier is necessary to rebuild the military’s credibility

Independent investigation into military, Vance allegations ‘necessary’ to rebuild credibility, says former Supreme Court justice Deschamps

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2021
  • An independent investigation into the Canadian Armed Forces senior leadership and allegations against its former top soldier is necessary to rebuild the military’s credibility
Gen. Jonathan Vance, former chief of the defence staff pictured April 2020, is accused of having inappropriate relations with lower-ranked female military staff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rebel Media lawsuits target journalists, chill speech, says reporter facing litigation

  • Two lawsuits launched by Rebel Media against media outlets have been dismissed under Ontario’s anti-SLAPP law, a sign that the law is working to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2021
Rebel Media founder Ezra Levant, right, launched a lawsuit against freelance reporter Justin Ling, left, in January. The Hill Times file photograph, photograph courtesy of Rebel Media screengrab

Rebel Media lawsuits target journalists, chill speech, says reporter facing litigation

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2021
  • Two lawsuits launched by Rebel Media against media outlets have been dismissed under Ontario’s anti-SLAPP law, a sign that the law is working to

Rebel Media lawsuits target journalists, chill speech, says reporter facing litigation

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2021
  • Two lawsuits launched by Rebel Media against media outlets have been dismissed under Ontario’s anti-SLAPP law, a sign that the law is working to
Rebel Media founder Ezra Levant, right, launched a lawsuit against freelance reporter Justin Ling, left, in January. The Hill Times file photograph, photograph courtesy of Rebel Media screengrab

Public health officials say early data show ‘high’ protection from first shot

  • Canada’s public health officials are in “live” discussions but not offering a position on doling out single doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, rather than
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2021
Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo, pictured Jan. 14, says discussions about delaying the second dose are 'ongoing.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public health officials say early data show ‘high’ protection from first shot

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2021
  • Canada’s public health officials are in “live” discussions but not offering a position on doling out single doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, rather than

Public health officials say early data show ‘high’ protection from first shot

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2021
  • Canada’s public health officials are in “live” discussions but not offering a position on doling out single doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, rather than
Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo, pictured Jan. 14, says discussions about delaying the second dose are 'ongoing.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Senate passes amended assisted-dying bill

  • Good Thursday morning, Senators voted 66-19 to pass and revise a government bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying and put Canadian
The Speaker's parade enters the Senate Chambers on Nov. 04, 2019. The Senate passed the government’s assisted-dying bill overwhelmingly on Wednesday, but with amendments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Senate passes amended assisted-dying bill

  • Good Thursday morning, Senators voted 66-19 to pass and revise a government bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying and put Canadian

Politics This Morning: Senate passes amended assisted-dying bill

  • Good Thursday morning, Senators voted 66-19 to pass and revise a government bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying and put Canadian
The Speaker's parade enters the Senate Chambers on Nov. 04, 2019. The Senate passed the government’s assisted-dying bill overwhelmingly on Wednesday, but with amendments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s immigration policies create discriminatory outcomes for African applicants, critics say

  • Canada must apply a racial lens to its goal of increasing francophone immigration, and address why officials are refusing visas and study permits to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 11, 2021
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada is overseen by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino. NDP critic Jenny Kwan says the minister should ask the 'hard questions' about the barriers preventing the department from achieving its own objectives.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s immigration policies create discriminatory outcomes for African applicants, critics say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 11, 2021
  • Canada must apply a racial lens to its goal of increasing francophone immigration, and address why officials are refusing visas and study permits to

Canada’s immigration policies create discriminatory outcomes for African applicants, critics say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 11, 2021
  • Canada must apply a racial lens to its goal of increasing francophone immigration, and address why officials are refusing visas and study permits to
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada is overseen by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino. NDP critic Jenny Kwan says the minister should ask the 'hard questions' about the barriers preventing the department from achieving its own objectives.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds pledge $14.9-billion in new funds to build public transit projects

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised $14.9-billion in new spending on public transportation projects. Calling it a “big step forward,” he said the new funding
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday Ottawa would commit $14.9-billion in new spending for public transit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds pledge $14.9-billion in new funds to build public transit projects

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised $14.9-billion in new spending on public transportation projects. Calling it a “big step forward,” he said the new funding

Politics This Morning: Feds pledge $14.9-billion in new funds to build public transit projects

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised $14.9-billion in new spending on public transportation projects. Calling it a “big step forward,” he said the new funding
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday Ottawa would commit $14.9-billion in new spending for public transit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sajjan to appear before Defence Committee as it probes Vance allegations

  • Conservative MPs won their call to have Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan appear before a House committee as it probes how the government dealt with
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 9, 2021
General Jonathan Vance, Canada's former chief of defence staff, has denied allegations of sexual misconduct, which are being formally investigated by the Canadian Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sajjan to appear before Defence Committee as it probes Vance allegations

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 9, 2021
  • Conservative MPs won their call to have Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan appear before a House committee as it probes how the government dealt with

Sajjan to appear before Defence Committee as it probes Vance allegations

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 9, 2021
  • Conservative MPs won their call to have Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan appear before a House committee as it probes how the government dealt with
General Jonathan Vance, Canada's former chief of defence staff, has denied allegations of sexual misconduct, which are being formally investigated by the Canadian Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada raised domestic manufacturing ‘at every turn’ with suppliers, told capacity ‘too limited’: Anand

  • Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canada “proactively and repeatedly” approached manufacturers to push domestic vaccine production, but the country’s biomedical capacity was “too limited”
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
Procurement Minister Anita Anand shed more light on the contracts signed with the pharmaceutical companies, saying they specify only that vaccines will come on a quarterly basis, so though companies have committed to weekly rollouts, they aren’t legally obligated to fulfil them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada raised domestic manufacturing ‘at every turn’ with suppliers, told capacity ‘too limited’: Anand

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
  • Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canada “proactively and repeatedly” approached manufacturers to push domestic vaccine production, but the country’s biomedical capacity was “too limited”

Canada raised domestic manufacturing ‘at every turn’ with suppliers, told capacity ‘too limited’: Anand

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
  • Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canada “proactively and repeatedly” approached manufacturers to push domestic vaccine production, but the country’s biomedical capacity was “too limited”
Procurement Minister Anita Anand shed more light on the contracts signed with the pharmaceutical companies, saying they specify only that vaccines will come on a quarterly basis, so though companies have committed to weekly rollouts, they aren’t legally obligated to fulfil them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada designates Proud Boys among 13 new groups to terrorist list

  • Happy Thursday,  In the wake of calls to add a high-profile far-right group to Canada’s terrorist list, Canada says it now considers 13 new
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced the government would add 13 groups as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code, including the Proud Boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada designates Proud Boys among 13 new groups to terrorist list

  • Happy Thursday,  In the wake of calls to add a high-profile far-right group to Canada’s terrorist list, Canada says it now considers 13 new

Politics This Morning: Canada designates Proud Boys among 13 new groups to terrorist list

  • Happy Thursday,  In the wake of calls to add a high-profile far-right group to Canada’s terrorist list, Canada says it now considers 13 new
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced the government would add 13 groups as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code, including the Proud Boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Express entry economic immigration timelines a ‘joke,’ say lawyers as processing times increase

  • Canada’s “express entry” approach to key economic immigration programs isn’t working, immigration lawyers say, following a recent report showing that none of them are meeting
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, overseen by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, missed a third of its performance targets in 2019-20, prompting some to question whether its goals are too aspirational. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Express entry economic immigration timelines a ‘joke,’ say lawyers as processing times increase

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
  • Canada’s “express entry” approach to key economic immigration programs isn’t working, immigration lawyers say, following a recent report showing that none of them are meeting

Express entry economic immigration timelines a ‘joke,’ say lawyers as processing times increase

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
  • Canada’s “express entry” approach to key economic immigration programs isn’t working, immigration lawyers say, following a recent report showing that none of them are meeting
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, overseen by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, missed a third of its performance targets in 2019-20, prompting some to question whether its goals are too aspirational. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Safeguards in assisted-dying law create ‘good balance’ between protection, autonomy, Lametti says

  • The government has the appropriate safeguards in place to address disability groups’ concerns that removing the near-death requirement to Canada’s medical-assistance-in-dying law would put
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured Nov. 26, appeared before the Senate Legal Affairs Committee on Feb. 1 to discuss the government’s bill to change Canada's assisted-death law so that a ‘reasonably foreseeable death' is no longer a requirement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Safeguards in assisted-dying law create ‘good balance’ between protection, autonomy, Lametti says

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
  • The government has the appropriate safeguards in place to address disability groups’ concerns that removing the near-death requirement to Canada’s medical-assistance-in-dying law would put

Safeguards in assisted-dying law create ‘good balance’ between protection, autonomy, Lametti says

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
  • The government has the appropriate safeguards in place to address disability groups’ concerns that removing the near-death requirement to Canada’s medical-assistance-in-dying law would put
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured Nov. 26, appeared before the Senate Legal Affairs Committee on Feb. 1 to discuss the government’s bill to change Canada's assisted-death law so that a ‘reasonably foreseeable death' is no longer a requirement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Flights to Caribbean, Mexico suspended, mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival among new Canadian travel restrictions

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new travel restrictions Friday, halting trips to “sun destinations” until April, limiting international arrivals to four airports, and requiring
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 26, returned to Rideau Cottage Jan. 29 to announce further travel restrictions on international arrivals in an effort to stem the faster-spreading coronavirus variants. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Flights to Caribbean, Mexico suspended, mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival among new Canadian travel restrictions

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new travel restrictions Friday, halting trips to “sun destinations” until April, limiting international arrivals to four airports, and requiring

Flights to Caribbean, Mexico suspended, mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival among new Canadian travel restrictions

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new travel restrictions Friday, halting trips to “sun destinations” until April, limiting international arrivals to four airports, and requiring
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 26, returned to Rideau Cottage Jan. 29 to announce further travel restrictions on international arrivals in an effort to stem the faster-spreading coronavirus variants. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Don’t break out the champagne’: business insolvencies dramatically down, not a sign of financial resilience, economists warn

  • Business insolvencies during the first six months of the pandemic were down by almost one-third compared to the previous year, a surprising result that
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 28, 2021
Massive COVID-19 spending supports for businesses by the Liberal government, and overseen Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, is just one factor that led to a the paradoxical drop in business insolvencies during the first six months of the pandemic The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Don’t break out the champagne’: business insolvencies dramatically down, not a sign of financial resilience, economists warn

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 28, 2021
  • Business insolvencies during the first six months of the pandemic were down by almost one-third compared to the previous year, a surprising result that

‘Don’t break out the champagne’: business insolvencies dramatically down, not a sign of financial resilience, economists warn

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 28, 2021
  • Business insolvencies during the first six months of the pandemic were down by almost one-third compared to the previous year, a surprising result that
Massive COVID-19 spending supports for businesses by the Liberal government, and overseen Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, is just one factor that led to a the paradoxical drop in business insolvencies during the first six months of the pandemic The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Newly released Payette report details ‘poisoned’ environment at Rideau Hall

  • Good Thursday morning, New details have emerged about the independent report into former governor general Julie Payette and the “toxic” workplace she presided over.
Julie Payette, pictured on July 13, 2017, the day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced she would be Canada's 29th governor general. She resigned last week, more than a year before the end of her five-year term. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Newly released Payette report details ‘poisoned’ environment at Rideau Hall

  • Good Thursday morning, New details have emerged about the independent report into former governor general Julie Payette and the “toxic” workplace she presided over.

Politics This Morning: Newly released Payette report details ‘poisoned’ environment at Rideau Hall

  • Good Thursday morning, New details have emerged about the independent report into former governor general Julie Payette and the “toxic” workplace she presided over.
Julie Payette, pictured on July 13, 2017, the day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced she would be Canada's 29th governor general. She resigned last week, more than a year before the end of her five-year term. The Hill Times file photograph

MPs scrutinize parole board following report on murder of Quebec woman

  • MPs questioned on Monday why the Parole Board of Canada appeared to be “absolved” of error in a recent report examining the murder of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
Jennifer Oades, chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada, fielded many of the questions and bore much of the criticism made by opposition MPs. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

MPs scrutinize parole board following report on murder of Quebec woman

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
  • MPs questioned on Monday why the Parole Board of Canada appeared to be “absolved” of error in a recent report examining the murder of

MPs scrutinize parole board following report on murder of Quebec woman

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
  • MPs questioned on Monday why the Parole Board of Canada appeared to be “absolved” of error in a recent report examining the murder of
Jennifer Oades, chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada, fielded many of the questions and bore much of the criticism made by opposition MPs. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

Freelance translators raise concerns over proposed terms of new contract

  • Consultations are underway for a new contract for federal freelance interpreters, with their association sounding the alarm that conditions being considered could put them
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 25, 2021
Nicole Gagnon, with International Association of Conference Interpreters, worries freelance interpreters will be put more at risk under the terms of a new contract that consultations are underway on. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screenshot

Freelance translators raise concerns over proposed terms of new contract

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 25, 2021
  • Consultations are underway for a new contract for federal freelance interpreters, with their association sounding the alarm that conditions being considered could put them

Freelance translators raise concerns over proposed terms of new contract

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 25, 2021
  • Consultations are underway for a new contract for federal freelance interpreters, with their association sounding the alarm that conditions being considered could put them
Nicole Gagnon, with International Association of Conference Interpreters, worries freelance interpreters will be put more at risk under the terms of a new contract that consultations are underway on. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screenshot

Trudeau dodges questions on culpability for Payette appointment

  • Facing scrutiny over his part in selecting the disgraced former governor general Julie Payette, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday dodged questions on whether
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2017, with Julie Payette when he named the former astronaut governor general. The Hill Times file photograph

Trudeau dodges questions on culpability for Payette appointment

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2021
  • Facing scrutiny over his part in selecting the disgraced former governor general Julie Payette, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday dodged questions on whether

Trudeau dodges questions on culpability for Payette appointment

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2021
  • Facing scrutiny over his part in selecting the disgraced former governor general Julie Payette, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday dodged questions on whether
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2017, with Julie Payette when he named the former astronaut governor general. The Hill Times file photograph

Correctional Service ‘abdicating’ responsibility in Quebec woman’s murder, say critics of response to internal report

  • The Correctional Service of Canada has promised to strengthen its community supervision policies after an internal report found it missed a number of warning
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the death was a ‘terrible tragedy’ that should ‘never have happened.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Correctional Service ‘abdicating’ responsibility in Quebec woman’s murder, say critics of response to internal report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
  • The Correctional Service of Canada has promised to strengthen its community supervision policies after an internal report found it missed a number of warning

Correctional Service ‘abdicating’ responsibility in Quebec woman’s murder, say critics of response to internal report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
  • The Correctional Service of Canada has promised to strengthen its community supervision policies after an internal report found it missed a number of warning
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the death was a ‘terrible tragedy’ that should ‘never have happened.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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