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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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Qatar hoping Canadian locale pays off for spot on Montreal-based UN aviation body

  • Two years after setting up an office for its permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Qatar is hoping that the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 4, 2019
Essa Al-Maliki has been Qatar’s permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization since 2017, when the country set up an office in Montreal and started working on its bid to join the body’s council this year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Qatar hoping Canadian locale pays off for spot on Montreal-based UN aviation body

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 4, 2019
  • Two years after setting up an office for its permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Qatar is hoping that the

Qatar hoping Canadian locale pays off for spot on Montreal-based UN aviation body

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 4, 2019
  • Two years after setting up an office for its permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Qatar is hoping that the
Essa Al-Maliki has been Qatar’s permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization since 2017, when the country set up an office in Montreal and started working on its bid to join the body’s council this year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Say yes to the feds: voting patterns show group understands ‘legislative responsibility,’ says ISG

  • Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are still the most likely to support government bills come voting time, a record the Independents say reflects
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were most likely to vote with the government’s representative in the Senate Peter Harder, more so than Independents appointed by previous prime ministers and the Senate Liberals. The Hill Times file photograph

Say yes to the feds: voting patterns show group understands ‘legislative responsibility,’ says ISG

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
  • Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are still the most likely to support government bills come voting time, a record the Independents say reflects

Say yes to the feds: voting patterns show group understands ‘legislative responsibility,’ says ISG

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
  • Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are still the most likely to support government bills come voting time, a record the Independents say reflects
Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were most likely to vote with the government’s representative in the Senate Peter Harder, more so than Independents appointed by previous prime ministers and the Senate Liberals. The Hill Times file photograph

Exile-turned-envoy says Lesotho’s success means attracting investors

  • Canada’s newest ambassador from Lesotho is a self-described “political animal” and a former student leader who was once exiled from his home country before
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
Lesotho High Commissioner to Canada Ralechate Lincoln Mokose started on the job in July. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Exile-turned-envoy says Lesotho’s success means attracting investors

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
  • Canada’s newest ambassador from Lesotho is a self-described “political animal” and a former student leader who was once exiled from his home country before

Exile-turned-envoy says Lesotho’s success means attracting investors

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
  • Canada’s newest ambassador from Lesotho is a self-described “political animal” and a former student leader who was once exiled from his home country before
Lesotho High Commissioner to Canada Ralechate Lincoln Mokose started on the job in July. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Show up and do something’: critics call on lobbying commissioner to act on Dion report

  • Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion’s damning report on the prime minister documented previously undisclosed interactions between SNC-Lavalin and the government during the embattled company’s pursuit
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, BEATRICE PAEZ | August 26, 2019
NDP MP Charlie Angus and Conservative MP Peter Kent, pictured on Aug. 21, in a scrum with Hill reporters following the Liberal-majority committee's decision to block their call for a hearing with the ethics commissioner. Both critics say the lobbying commissioner should conduct a probe into SNC's lobbying. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Show up and do something’: critics call on lobbying commissioner to act on Dion report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, BEATRICE PAEZ | August 26, 2019
  • Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion’s damning report on the prime minister documented previously undisclosed interactions between SNC-Lavalin and the government during the embattled company’s pursuit

‘Show up and do something’: critics call on lobbying commissioner to act on Dion report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, BEATRICE PAEZ | August 26, 2019
  • Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion’s damning report on the prime minister documented previously undisclosed interactions between SNC-Lavalin and the government during the embattled company’s pursuit
NDP MP Charlie Angus and Conservative MP Peter Kent, pictured on Aug. 21, in a scrum with Hill reporters following the Liberal-majority committee's decision to block their call for a hearing with the ethics commissioner. Both critics say the lobbying commissioner should conduct a probe into SNC's lobbying. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

New Indonesian envoy wants Canada to ‘expand horizons’ with ASEAN free trade deal

  • After Canada’s federal race is decided, Indonesia’s new ambassador says he hopes the country can revisit a free trade agreement with a bloc of
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
Indonesia's new Ambassador Abdul Kadir Jailani took on the top diplomat job for the first time in May, after two stints in New York and several roles in the South Asian economic superpower's trade negotiations. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Indonesian envoy wants Canada to ‘expand horizons’ with ASEAN free trade deal

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
  • After Canada’s federal race is decided, Indonesia’s new ambassador says he hopes the country can revisit a free trade agreement with a bloc of

New Indonesian envoy wants Canada to ‘expand horizons’ with ASEAN free trade deal

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
  • After Canada’s federal race is decided, Indonesia’s new ambassador says he hopes the country can revisit a free trade agreement with a bloc of
Indonesia's new Ambassador Abdul Kadir Jailani took on the top diplomat job for the first time in May, after two stints in New York and several roles in the South Asian economic superpower's trade negotiations. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time for ethics commissioner to wield sharper sword, say opposition MPs in wake of Trudeau report

  • The ethics commissioner’s scathing report about the prime minister’s involvement in the SNC-Lavalin affair has critics calling for greater powers given to Mario Dion’s office
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in breach of ethics laws in an Aug. 14 report. The House Ethics Committee will meet Aug. 21 to discuss bringing Mr. Dion in to discuss his scathing report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for ethics commissioner to wield sharper sword, say opposition MPs in wake of Trudeau report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
  • The ethics commissioner’s scathing report about the prime minister’s involvement in the SNC-Lavalin affair has critics calling for greater powers given to Mario Dion’s office

Time for ethics commissioner to wield sharper sword, say opposition MPs in wake of Trudeau report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
  • The ethics commissioner’s scathing report about the prime minister’s involvement in the SNC-Lavalin affair has critics calling for greater powers given to Mario Dion’s office
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in breach of ethics laws in an Aug. 14 report. The House Ethics Committee will meet Aug. 21 to discuss bringing Mr. Dion in to discuss his scathing report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s child care ‘crisis’ should be ballot box issue, say advocates, economists

  • Daycare in Canada has reached a crisis point, say some MPs, child care advocates and economists, who urge a conversation on a federally funded
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the campaign trail in Fredericton, N.B., in October 2015, has made the first attempt at federal involvement in child care in more than a decade, but economists say it’s not nearly enough to address the problem. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s child care ‘crisis’ should be ballot box issue, say advocates, economists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
  • Daycare in Canada has reached a crisis point, say some MPs, child care advocates and economists, who urge a conversation on a federally funded

Canada’s child care ‘crisis’ should be ballot box issue, say advocates, economists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
  • Daycare in Canada has reached a crisis point, say some MPs, child care advocates and economists, who urge a conversation on a federally funded
The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the campaign trail in Fredericton, N.B., in October 2015, has made the first attempt at federal involvement in child care in more than a decade, but economists say it’s not nearly enough to address the problem. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics review ‘last act’ for retiring Senator Andreychuk

  • Just days before Raynell Andreychuk retired from the Senate, she was finishing up the final touches on a committee report to “significantly” amend the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk retired this week. She was dean of the Red Chamber upon her retirement, having first been appointed in 1993, and was busy until her last few days in office finishing up Senate work. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senate ethics review ‘last act’ for retiring Senator Andreychuk

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
  • Just days before Raynell Andreychuk retired from the Senate, she was finishing up the final touches on a committee report to “significantly” amend the

Senate ethics review ‘last act’ for retiring Senator Andreychuk

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
  • Just days before Raynell Andreychuk retired from the Senate, she was finishing up the final touches on a committee report to “significantly” amend the
Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk retired this week. She was dean of the Red Chamber upon her retirement, having first been appointed in 1993, and was busy until her last few days in office finishing up Senate work. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘We need to be at the table’: nominated Indigenous candidates near 2015’s record high 

  • With at least 40 Indigenous candidates running for federal office in 2019, the number is nearing the record-breaking 54 contenders in 2015, and almost
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
Liberal candidates Jaime Battiste and Trisha Cowie were among the 2019 MP hopefuls in Ottawa July 31 for the party’s campaign boot camp. They are two of the party's 13 Indigenous candidates, which has the most of any of the major parties, so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We need to be at the table’: nominated Indigenous candidates near 2015’s record high 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
  • With at least 40 Indigenous candidates running for federal office in 2019, the number is nearing the record-breaking 54 contenders in 2015, and almost

‘We need to be at the table’: nominated Indigenous candidates near 2015’s record high 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
  • With at least 40 Indigenous candidates running for federal office in 2019, the number is nearing the record-breaking 54 contenders in 2015, and almost
Liberal candidates Jaime Battiste and Trisha Cowie were among the 2019 MP hopefuls in Ottawa July 31 for the party’s campaign boot camp. They are two of the party's 13 Indigenous candidates, which has the most of any of the major parties, so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds offer ‘lip-service’ on committee roadmap to improve Arctic sovereignty, Tory MP says

  • The government’s “pablum” and “anodyne” answer to a committee’s call for action in the Arctic doesn’t reflect the urgent need to protect Canadian sovereignty,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole, right, and Liberal MP John McKay are both calling for more federal investment in the Arctic to assure Canadian sovereignty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds offer ‘lip-service’ on committee roadmap to improve Arctic sovereignty, Tory MP says

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
  • The government’s “pablum” and “anodyne” answer to a committee’s call for action in the Arctic doesn’t reflect the urgent need to protect Canadian sovereignty,

Feds offer ‘lip-service’ on committee roadmap to improve Arctic sovereignty, Tory MP says

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
  • The government’s “pablum” and “anodyne” answer to a committee’s call for action in the Arctic doesn’t reflect the urgent need to protect Canadian sovereignty,
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole, right, and Liberal MP John McKay are both calling for more federal investment in the Arctic to assure Canadian sovereignty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

First Nations vote ‘a force’ parties must reckon with, leaders say

  • The climate crisis, the Missing and Murdered Women and Girls Inquiry report’s calls for justice, and self-governance are just some of the issues that
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured at a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in January 2019, says the AFN will influence party platforms in the coming election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations vote ‘a force’ parties must reckon with, leaders say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
  • The climate crisis, the Missing and Murdered Women and Girls Inquiry report’s calls for justice, and self-governance are just some of the issues that

First Nations vote ‘a force’ parties must reckon with, leaders say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
  • The climate crisis, the Missing and Murdered Women and Girls Inquiry report’s calls for justice, and self-governance are just some of the issues that
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured at a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in January 2019, says the AFN will influence party platforms in the coming election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competing industry watchdogs creating confusion after rival company buys bankrupt association, pollsters say

  • A year after the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association went bankrupt, two organizations are now vying to be the polling industry’s voice, creating an
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
Mainstreet Research president Quito Maggi, left, helped relaunch the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association after it went bankrupt in 2018, but with another industry association now in the mix, some pollsters, like Abacus Data’s David Coletto, middle, and Forum Research’s Lorne Bozinoff, right, say it’s causing confusion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of LinkedIn

Competing industry watchdogs creating confusion after rival company buys bankrupt association, pollsters say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
  • A year after the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association went bankrupt, two organizations are now vying to be the polling industry’s voice, creating an

Competing industry watchdogs creating confusion after rival company buys bankrupt association, pollsters say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
  • A year after the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association went bankrupt, two organizations are now vying to be the polling industry’s voice, creating an
Mainstreet Research president Quito Maggi, left, helped relaunch the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association after it went bankrupt in 2018, but with another industry association now in the mix, some pollsters, like Abacus Data’s David Coletto, middle, and Forum Research’s Lorne Bozinoff, right, say it’s causing confusion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of LinkedIn

Contradictory polls ‘perfectly predictable,’ reflect volatility among voters, say pollsters

  • Contradictory poll results this far out from the election reflect the undecided population and, unlike the results themselves, are “perfectly predictable,” say some pollsters,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
Polls over the last couple weeks have been divided on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals or the Conservative Party, under leader Andrew Scheer, are ahead in the election race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Contradictory polls ‘perfectly predictable,’ reflect volatility among voters, say pollsters

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
  • Contradictory poll results this far out from the election reflect the undecided population and, unlike the results themselves, are “perfectly predictable,” say some pollsters,

Contradictory polls ‘perfectly predictable,’ reflect volatility among voters, say pollsters

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
  • Contradictory poll results this far out from the election reflect the undecided population and, unlike the results themselves, are “perfectly predictable,” say some pollsters,
Polls over the last couple weeks have been divided on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals or the Conservative Party, under leader Andrew Scheer, are ahead in the election race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last chance to lobby MPs sees June numbers shrink, with influencers eyeing the campaign season

  • The waning days of the House’s busy legislative calendar were coupled with an unsurprising dip in lobbying, but some were making the most of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, and Transport Minister Marc Garneau were the top-lobbied ministers in June, mentioned in a dozen reports each. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Last chance to lobby MPs sees June numbers shrink, with influencers eyeing the campaign season

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
  • The waning days of the House’s busy legislative calendar were coupled with an unsurprising dip in lobbying, but some were making the most of

Last chance to lobby MPs sees June numbers shrink, with influencers eyeing the campaign season

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
  • The waning days of the House’s busy legislative calendar were coupled with an unsurprising dip in lobbying, but some were making the most of
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, and Transport Minister Marc Garneau were the top-lobbied ministers in June, mentioned in a dozen reports each. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Sri Lankan envoy reflects on ‘very challenging’ first year handling ‘sensitive’ files

  • It’s been a “very challenging” first year for Sri Lanka’s new high commissioner, whose arrival last fall came months before the 10th anniversary of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2019
Since Sri Lanka’s new High Commissioner to Canada Asoka Girihagama arrived in November 2018, he's navigated 'sensitive' political files that he says are 'very challenging.' The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Sri Lankan envoy reflects on ‘very challenging’ first year handling ‘sensitive’ files

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2019
  • It’s been a “very challenging” first year for Sri Lanka’s new high commissioner, whose arrival last fall came months before the 10th anniversary of

Sri Lankan envoy reflects on ‘very challenging’ first year handling ‘sensitive’ files

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2019
  • It’s been a “very challenging” first year for Sri Lanka’s new high commissioner, whose arrival last fall came months before the 10th anniversary of
Since Sri Lanka’s new High Commissioner to Canada Asoka Girihagama arrived in November 2018, he's navigated 'sensitive' political files that he says are 'very challenging.' The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Too much party control in ‘highly uncompetitive’ candidate selection: Samara study

  • Over the past five elections, fewer than one-fifth of candidates earned their name on the ballot through a competitive party nomination process, found a
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
The Samara Centre for Democracy looked at Canada’s five major parties’ approaches to candidate selection. From left: Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter

Too much party control in ‘highly uncompetitive’ candidate selection: Samara study

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
  • Over the past five elections, fewer than one-fifth of candidates earned their name on the ballot through a competitive party nomination process, found a

Too much party control in ‘highly uncompetitive’ candidate selection: Samara study

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
  • Over the past five elections, fewer than one-fifth of candidates earned their name on the ballot through a competitive party nomination process, found a
The Samara Centre for Democracy looked at Canada’s five major parties’ approaches to candidate selection. From left: Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter

Lack of Inuit language supports a key concern for advocates 20 years after Nunavut formed

  • Twenty years after legislators carved out Nunavut from the Northwest Territories as a new, majority-Inuit territory, advocates say Ottawa must do more to protect
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson said during the Senate's study of the Indigenous Languages Act, it became 'very clear' that Inuit 'had been overlooked in consultations' by the Liberals. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Lack of Inuit language supports a key concern for advocates 20 years after Nunavut formed

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
  • Twenty years after legislators carved out Nunavut from the Northwest Territories as a new, majority-Inuit territory, advocates say Ottawa must do more to protect

Lack of Inuit language supports a key concern for advocates 20 years after Nunavut formed

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
  • Twenty years after legislators carved out Nunavut from the Northwest Territories as a new, majority-Inuit territory, advocates say Ottawa must do more to protect
Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson said during the Senate's study of the Indigenous Languages Act, it became 'very clear' that Inuit 'had been overlooked in consultations' by the Liberals. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

U.S. Ambassador Craft in ‘departure mode’ with ‘unconventional’ Fourth of July, say former diplomats

  • U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft spent her country’s recent national day in Calgary, passing over the traditional fête in Ottawa, a move that
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft spent the Fourth of July in Calgary instead of hosting the annual Ottawa bash put on by the U.S. embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. Ambassador Craft in ‘departure mode’ with ‘unconventional’ Fourth of July, say former diplomats

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
  • U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft spent her country’s recent national day in Calgary, passing over the traditional fête in Ottawa, a move that

U.S. Ambassador Craft in ‘departure mode’ with ‘unconventional’ Fourth of July, say former diplomats

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
  • U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft spent her country’s recent national day in Calgary, passing over the traditional fête in Ottawa, a move that
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft spent the Fourth of July in Calgary instead of hosting the annual Ottawa bash put on by the U.S. embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No sign Canada ‘making inroads’ with China, strategy not working as Trudeau claims, say former diplomats

  • Canada should be taking more direct action against China instead of “turning the other cheek” and touting its record of getting other countries to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vulnerable when it comes to his handling of the China file, say former diplomats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No sign Canada ‘making inroads’ with China, strategy not working as Trudeau claims, say former diplomats

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
  • Canada should be taking more direct action against China instead of “turning the other cheek” and touting its record of getting other countries to

No sign Canada ‘making inroads’ with China, strategy not working as Trudeau claims, say former diplomats

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
  • Canada should be taking more direct action against China instead of “turning the other cheek” and touting its record of getting other countries to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vulnerable when it comes to his handling of the China file, say former diplomats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next PM to quicken or quell Senator independence, with nearly a quarter set to retire next Parliament

  • Canada’s next prime minister could appoint at least 24 new Senators, giving the country’s future leader the power to solidify the new approach to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wins another term, he’ll be able to further enshrine his approach to appointments with 24 Senators scheduled to retire in the next four years. But Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer could also easily stem that tide if he forms government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next PM to quicken or quell Senator independence, with nearly a quarter set to retire next Parliament

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
  • Canada’s next prime minister could appoint at least 24 new Senators, giving the country’s future leader the power to solidify the new approach to

Next PM to quicken or quell Senator independence, with nearly a quarter set to retire next Parliament

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
  • Canada’s next prime minister could appoint at least 24 new Senators, giving the country’s future leader the power to solidify the new approach to
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wins another term, he’ll be able to further enshrine his approach to appointments with 24 Senators scheduled to retire in the next four years. But Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer could also easily stem that tide if he forms government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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