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Black Class Action Secretariat President Nicholas Marcus Thompson, pictured Dec. 10, 2024, centre holding a petition, at a rally with PSAC National President Sharon DeSousa, pictured left in white, and other public service unions outside the Prime Minister’s Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 11, 2024
Donald Trump will never be judged by a jury of his peers for triggering a coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021, that would have overthrown the free and fair election of Joe Biden as president in 2020. Wikimedia Commons photograph
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 11, 2024
Donald Trump will never be judged by a jury of his peers for triggering a coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021, that would have overthrown the free and fair election of Joe Biden as president in 2020. Wikimedia Commons photograph
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 11, 2024
Black Class Action Secretariat's Nicholas Marcus Thompson, centre, and Bernadeth Betchi, left, are suing the federal government for alleged systemic anti-Black discrimination within the public service. Pictured right is Canadian Association of Professional Employees’ Nathan Prier. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 11, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 11, 2024
Black Class Action Secretariat's Nicholas Marcus Thompson, centre, and Bernadeth Betchi, left, are suing the federal government for alleged systemic anti-Black discrimination within the public service. Pictured right is Canadian Association of Professional Employees’ Nathan Prier. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 8, 2024
Francois Legault
In September, Quebec Premier François Legault's government issued a directive to prosecutors telling them not to pursue charges against medical practitioners who fulfill advance requests for MAID as of Oct. 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 8, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 8, 2024
Francois Legault
In September, Quebec Premier François Legault's government issued a directive to prosecutors telling them not to pursue charges against medical practitioners who fulfill advance requests for MAID as of Oct. 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 4, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould, left, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP MP Leah Gazan, Green MP Mike Morrice, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 4, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 4, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould, left, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP MP Leah Gazan, Green MP Mike Morrice, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
National Police Federation president Brian Sauvé, left, and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The NPF is calling on the federal government to reconsider the potential removal of a number of 'less lethal intervention options' available to officers. Photograph courtesy of the National Police Federation and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
National Police Federation president Brian Sauvé, left, and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The NPF is calling on the federal government to reconsider the potential removal of a number of 'less lethal intervention options' available to officers. Photograph courtesy of the National Police Federation and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
Police, pictured Feb. 17, 2022, beginning to remove Freedom Convoy protesters from downtown Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
Police, pictured Feb. 17, 2022, beginning to remove Freedom Convoy protesters from downtown Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 28, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with residential school survivor Eugene Arcand during an Aug. 29 event to raise the Survivors’ Flag on Parliament Hill in honour of those affected by the residential school system in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 28, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 28, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with residential school survivor Eugene Arcand during an Aug. 29 event to raise the Survivors’ Flag on Parliament Hill in honour of those affected by the residential school system in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL MCBRIDE | September 28, 2022
In 2021, the federal government finally declared Sept. 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, six years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action demanded a day of recognition be set aside. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY CAROL MCBRIDE | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY CAROL MCBRIDE | September 28, 2022
In 2021, the federal government finally declared Sept. 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, six years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action demanded a day of recognition be set aside. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY TINA CAMPBELL | September 28, 2022
James Bay district doctor and agent T.J. Orford examines a child showing signs of tuberculosis in 1946. When you look at the history, you understand why, in 2022, we still have populations that continue to suffer from a treatable and preventable disease, writes Tina Campbell. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
Opinion | BY TINA CAMPBELL | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY TINA CAMPBELL | September 28, 2022
James Bay district doctor and agent T.J. Orford examines a child showing signs of tuberculosis in 1946. When you look at the history, you understand why, in 2022, we still have populations that continue to suffer from a treatable and preventable disease, writes Tina Campbell. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 28, 2022
The story of our Métis ancestors fighting for our rights in Mica Bay ties directly to the story of Steve Powley, pictured, and his son harvesting their moose and having their right to do so recognized by the Supreme Court in September 2003, writes Margaret Froh. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/ Métis Nation of Ontario
Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 28, 2022
The story of our Métis ancestors fighting for our rights in Mica Bay ties directly to the story of Steve Powley, pictured, and his son harvesting their moose and having their right to do so recognized by the Supreme Court in September 2003, writes Margaret Froh. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/ Métis Nation of Ontario
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | September 28, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and NDP MP Lori Idlout speak to reporters in West Block on June 16. The NDP has been urging the government to address some of the colonial laws and policies, but there is a long way to go to stop the ongoing harm, Idlout writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | September 28, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and NDP MP Lori Idlout speak to reporters in West Block on June 16. The NDP has been urging the government to address some of the colonial laws and policies, but there is a long way to go to stop the ongoing harm, Idlout writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY VICKI CHARTRAND | September 28, 2022
Through a trajectory of reserves, residential schools, child and social welfare, foster care and adoptions, detentions and youth centres, the prison is part of a long line of ongoing colonial interventions for Indigenous people, writes Vicki Chartrand. Unsplash photograph by Hédi Benyounes
Opinion | BY VICKI CHARTRAND | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY VICKI CHARTRAND | September 28, 2022
Through a trajectory of reserves, residential schools, child and social welfare, foster care and adoptions, detentions and youth centres, the prison is part of a long line of ongoing colonial interventions for Indigenous people, writes Vicki Chartrand. Unsplash photograph by Hédi Benyounes
Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | September 28, 2022
Shannin Metatawabin is the CEO of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association, which has developed a National Indigenous Economic Strategy that contains more than 100 Calls to Economic Prosperity. Photograph courtesy of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | September 28, 2022
Shannin Metatawabin is the CEO of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association, which has developed a National Indigenous Economic Strategy that contains more than 100 Calls to Economic Prosperity. Photograph courtesy of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 28, 2022
Since he assumed the throne after the Sept. 8 death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III should fulfill the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 45 and repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, say Indigenous leaders and MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 28, 2022
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 28, 2022
Since he assumed the throne after the Sept. 8 death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III should fulfill the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 45 and repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, say Indigenous leaders and MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GABRIELLE FAYANT | September 28, 2022
Then-Indigenous and northern affairs minister Carolyn Bennett was presented with the grassroots, Indigenous, and youth-led plan for implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call to action No. 66 in 2018, writes Gabrielle Fayant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GABRIELLE FAYANT | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY GABRIELLE FAYANT | September 28, 2022
Then-Indigenous and northern affairs minister Carolyn Bennett was presented with the grassroots, Indigenous, and youth-led plan for implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call to action No. 66 in 2018, writes Gabrielle Fayant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | September 28, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21. We cannot trivialize the magnitude and complexity of intergenerational issues, but we are making headway on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action, writes Jenica Atwin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | September 28, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21. We cannot trivialize the magnitude and complexity of intergenerational issues, but we are making headway on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action, writes Jenica Atwin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade