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A new Human Rights Watch report found that while Canada’s immigration detention authorities claim to protect marginalized detainees, the system’s designated representative framework often silences them. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 8, 2024
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
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 8, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 8, 2024
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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 1, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. The Canadian Centre for Human Rights survey found a majority of respondents believed refugee applicants and asylum seekers received too many benefits that would be better used for Canadians, while 44 per cent believed immigrants to Canada make the country better. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 1, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 1, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. The Canadian Centre for Human Rights survey found a majority of respondents believed refugee applicants and asylum seekers received too many benefits that would be better used for Canadians, while 44 per cent believed immigrants to Canada make the country better. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 29, 2024
Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister and finance minister, and Dominic LeBlanc, public safety and intergovernmental affairs minister, participated in a first ministers’ meeting addressing president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all products entering the U.S. from Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 29, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 29, 2024
Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister and finance minister, and Dominic LeBlanc, public safety and intergovernmental affairs minister, participated in a first ministers’ meeting addressing president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all products entering the U.S. from Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 27, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new tone on Canada's immigration targets feel 'unreal' after two years of insinuations the Bloc Québécois was xenophobic for raising the same concerns, says critic Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Justin Trudeau
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 27, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 27, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new tone on Canada's immigration targets feel 'unreal' after two years of insinuations the Bloc Québécois was xenophobic for raising the same concerns, says critic Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Justin Trudeau
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 21, 2024
The Hill Times deputy editor Stephen Jeffery, right, and his wife Courtney Parrott became Canadian citizens on Nov. 20. Photograph courtesy of Stephen Jeffery
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 21, 2024
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 21, 2024
The Hill Times deputy editor Stephen Jeffery, right, and his wife Courtney Parrott became Canadian citizens on Nov. 20. Photograph courtesy of Stephen Jeffery
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
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2019
While he denounced last week’s attack against Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2017, also downplayed the severity of white nationalism as a rising global threat. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2019
While he denounced last week’s attack against Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2017, also downplayed the severity of white nationalism as a rising global threat. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 4, 2019
At the House of Commons Immigration Committee, Conservative MPs read letter after letter from Yazidi refugees. They hope to start a study on family reunification. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 4, 2019
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 4, 2019
At the House of Commons Immigration Committee, Conservative MPs read letter after letter from Yazidi refugees. They hope to start a study on family reunification. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
High Commissioner of Pakistan Raza Bashir Tarar arrived in Ottawa in mid-February after serving since August 2015 as head of mission in Kenya. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
High Commissioner of Pakistan Raza Bashir Tarar arrived in Ottawa in mid-February after serving since August 2015 as head of mission in Kenya. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
Kerim Uras, the new Turkish ambassador to Canada, arrived in December 2018 and days later presented his credentials to Governor General Julie Payette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
Kerim Uras, the new Turkish ambassador to Canada, arrived in December 2018 and days later presented his credentials to Governor General Julie Payette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | February 13, 2019
Opinion | February 13, 2019
Opinion | February 13, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 6, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 6, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 6, 2019
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | February 1, 2019
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters outside the House of Commons on Jan. 29. She is set to host a Lima Group meeting on Feb. 4 in Ottawa. The group is made up of likeminded countries in the Americas concerned about Venezuela's political situation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | February 1, 2019
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | February 1, 2019
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters outside the House of Commons on Jan. 29. She is set to host a Lima Group meeting on Feb. 4 in Ottawa. The group is made up of likeminded countries in the Americas concerned about Venezuela's political situation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade