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On Dec. 3, Treasury Board President Anita Anand appeared at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to take questions about cuts to the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller, centre, flanked by Prime Justin Trudeau, right, and a group of Liberal MPs, announced on Oct. 24 that the number of permanent residents admitted to Canada will be cut. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller, centre, flanked by Prime Justin Trudeau, right, and a group of Liberal MPs, announced on Oct. 24 that the number of permanent residents admitted to Canada will be cut. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a U-turn in the government’s immigration policy on Oct. 24, scaling back plans for the number of new permanent residents from 500,000 to 395,000 in 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2024
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a U-turn in the government’s immigration policy on Oct. 24, scaling back plans for the number of new permanent residents from 500,000 to 395,000 in 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | October 25, 2024
Discussions at the United Nations General Assembly reaffirmed that rebuilding tourism and business travel is crucial for economic recovery for countries still emerging from the pandemic, writes Amit Kumar Sharma. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | October 25, 2024
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | October 25, 2024
Discussions at the United Nations General Assembly reaffirmed that rebuilding tourism and business travel is crucial for economic recovery for countries still emerging from the pandemic, writes Amit Kumar Sharma. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement regarding the strengthening of our temporary resident programs and migration pathways on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller pledged in March that those fleeing the civil war in Sudan could be joining family members in Canada as early as late 2024, but a bleaker and longer timeline has since emerged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement regarding the strengthening of our temporary resident programs and migration pathways on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller pledged in March that those fleeing the civil war in Sudan could be joining family members in Canada as early as late 2024, but a bleaker and longer timeline has since emerged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LUBOMYR LUCIUK | May 9, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured responding to the auditor general's report on May 7, told reporters that the government has cleared its backlog of legacy refugee claims last week. In the 2019 budget, the feds set aside $208-million for the Immigration and Refugee Board to help tackle the backlog. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LUBOMYR LUCIUK | May 9, 2019
Opinion | BY LUBOMYR LUCIUK | May 9, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured responding to the auditor general's report on May 7, told reporters that the government has cleared its backlog of legacy refugee claims last week. In the 2019 budget, the feds set aside $208-million for the Immigration and Refugee Board to help tackle the backlog. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
The office of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen says an increase in Mexican asylum claims was expected and planned for when the visa exemption was lifted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
The office of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen says an increase in Mexican asylum claims was expected and planned for when the visa exemption was lifted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Residents trickle back into a neighbourhood in Homs, Syria, in March 2019—the city in which Abu Bakr al Rabeeah lived before coming to Canada as a refugee. Photograph courtesy of UNHCR/Christopher Reardon
Residents trickle back into a neighbourhood in Homs, Syria, in March 2019—the city in which Abu Bakr al Rabeeah lived before coming to Canada as a refugee. Photograph courtesy of UNHCR/Christopher Reardon
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 7, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured addressing reporters on the Hill, has pledged to clear Canada's backlog of legacy refugee claims, as the government works to process another mounting backlog. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 7, 2019
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 7, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured addressing reporters on the Hill, has pledged to clear Canada's backlog of legacy refugee claims, as the government works to process another mounting backlog. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
Border Security Minister Bill Blair’s office says the proposed measure means Canada has a way to respond when delays by countries to issue travel documents ‘are unreasonable.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
Border Security Minister Bill Blair’s office says the proposed measure means Canada has a way to respond when delays by countries to issue travel documents ‘are unreasonable.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JUSTIN MOHAMMED | May 1, 2019
Border Security Minister Bill Blair has sought to reopen negotiations on the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JUSTIN MOHAMMED | May 1, 2019
Opinion | BY JUSTIN MOHAMMED | May 1, 2019
Border Security Minister Bill Blair has sought to reopen negotiations on the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 24, 2019
Employment and Social Development Canada, whose political masters include Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured right arriving at a Feb. 19 cabinet meeting in West Block, reported the most instances of unsecured protected and classified documents going back to 2016, according to new numbers from the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 24, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 24, 2019
Employment and Social Development Canada, whose political masters include Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured right arriving at a Feb. 19 cabinet meeting in West Block, reported the most instances of unsecured protected and classified documents going back to 2016, according to new numbers from the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 24, 2019
Far-right anti-migration groups gather on Parliament Hill on Dec. 8, 2018, to protest Canada signing the UN Global Compact on Migration. Canadians still have a long way to go to have a responsible dialogue about much-needed immigration in our country, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 24, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 24, 2019
Far-right anti-migration groups gather on Parliament Hill on Dec. 8, 2018, to protest Canada signing the UN Global Compact on Migration. Canadians still have a long way to go to have a responsible dialogue about much-needed immigration in our country, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 24, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 24, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 24, 2019
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 22, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The federal Liberal government is seeking to renegotiate the Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. to close a loophole surrounding claims at non-official points of entry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 22, 2019
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 22, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The federal Liberal government is seeking to renegotiate the Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. to close a loophole surrounding claims at non-official points of entry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 27, 2019
Opinion | March 27, 2019
Opinion | March 27, 2019
Opinion | BY RACHEL KIDDELL-MONROE | March 27, 2019
A Honduran family heads into the town of La Técnica, Guatemala, which lies across the Usumacinta River from Mexico. Nearly 500,000 Central Americans flee to Mexico every year. Tito Herrera photograph courtesy of the UNHCR
Opinion | BY RACHEL KIDDELL-MONROE | March 27, 2019
Opinion | BY RACHEL KIDDELL-MONROE | March 27, 2019
A Honduran family heads into the town of La Técnica, Guatemala, which lies across the Usumacinta River from Mexico. Nearly 500,000 Central Americans flee to Mexico every year. Tito Herrera photograph courtesy of the UNHCR