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Earlier this month, Crown-Indigenous Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced a proposed settlement agreement had been reached in the Federal Indian Hospitals (Hardy) class action.
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 23, 2024
The 2024 fall economic statement includes a number of measures related to the public service, including millions of dollars for modernizing Service Canada locations. The Hill Times photograph by Sophall Duch
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 23, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 23, 2024
The 2024 fall economic statement includes a number of measures related to the public service, including millions of dollars for modernizing Service Canada locations. The Hill Times photograph by Sophall Duch
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland arrives at a committee hearing on Dec. 9, 2024, a week before she quit as deputy prime minister and finance minister. Her bombshell resignation from Cabinet on Dec. 16 would result in renewed questions over the future of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland arrives at a committee hearing on Dec. 9, 2024, a week before she quit as deputy prime minister and finance minister. Her bombshell resignation from Cabinet on Dec. 16 would result in renewed questions over the future of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 18, 2024
Benjamin Roebuck, Canada’s ombudsperson for victims of crime, centre, holds a news conference to present his office's study on Canada's response to hate crimes on Dec. 10. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 18, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 18, 2024
Benjamin Roebuck, Canada’s ombudsperson for victims of crime, centre, holds a news conference to present his office's study on Canada's response to hate crimes on Dec. 10. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 12, 2024
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
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 12, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 12, 2024
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
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 11, 2024
Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says any extradition request is a bilateral issue between Canada and France. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 11, 2024
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 11, 2024
Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says any extradition request is a bilateral issue between Canada and France. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
Carolyn Bennett
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
Carolyn Bennett
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
Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 28, 2022
If implemented, the 231 Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry’s Final Report would have a transformative impact on the lives of Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people, writes Leah Gazan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 28, 2022
Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 28, 2022
If implemented, the 231 Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry’s Final Report would have a transformative impact on the lives of Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people, writes Leah Gazan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2022
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti, right, are, along with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, the government's key decision-makers when it comes to interactions with Indigenous peoples. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2022
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2022
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti, right, are, along with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, the government's key decision-makers when it comes to interactions with Indigenous peoples. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | May 19, 2021
Independent MP Derek Sloan, left, says other MPs will be voting against the Liberals’ bill banning conversion therapy at third reading. Conservative MPs who voted to move the bill at second reading but say they will vote against it next time because of a too-broad definition of ‘conversion therapy’ include Marilyn Gladu, Garnett Genuis, and Michael Cooper. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | May 19, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | May 19, 2021
Independent MP Derek Sloan, left, says other MPs will be voting against the Liberals’ bill banning conversion therapy at third reading. Conservative MPs who voted to move the bill at second reading but say they will vote against it next time because of a too-broad definition of ‘conversion therapy’ include Marilyn Gladu, Garnett Genuis, and Michael Cooper. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured Nov. 26, appeared before the Senate Legal Affairs Committee on Feb. 1 to discuss the government’s bill to change Canada's assisted-death law so that a ‘reasonably foreseeable death' is no longer a requirement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured Nov. 26, appeared before the Senate Legal Affairs Committee on Feb. 1 to discuss the government’s bill to change Canada's assisted-death law so that a ‘reasonably foreseeable death' is no longer a requirement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade