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McKinsey released a series of four reports over the past decade exploring the connection between corporate executive team diversity and financial performance. Their findings are clear; companies with higher levels of gender and racial diversity on executive teams tend to produce higher financial returns, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 5, 2025
To support the implementation plan announced by Justice Minister Arif Virani on Feb. 25, the government previously announced $276.5-million over two years in the 2024 fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 5, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 5, 2025
To support the implementation plan announced by Justice Minister Arif Virani on Feb. 25, the government previously announced $276.5-million over two years in the 2024 fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Justice Minister Arif Virani. Our country can preserve what we have fought for and continue the progress achieved on human rights, write Odette McCarthy and Jean-Sébastien Vallée. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Justice Minister Arif Virani. Our country can preserve what we have fought for and continue the progress achieved on human rights, write Odette McCarthy and Jean-Sébastien Vallée. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 1, 2025
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The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act prohibits an MP or Senator from using parliamentary privilege as a defence if they were to reveal state secrets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 1, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 1, 2025
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The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act prohibits an MP or Senator from using parliamentary privilege as a defence if they were to reveal state secrets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 21, 2020
Author and former lawyer Harold Johnson’s book Peace and Good Order relays his experience working in the legal system and his conclusion that it can’t bring Indigenous people justice. Photograph courtesy of Calvin Fehr
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 21, 2020
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 21, 2020
Author and former lawyer Harold Johnson’s book Peace and Good Order relays his experience working in the legal system and his conclusion that it can’t bring Indigenous people justice. Photograph courtesy of Calvin Fehr
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | September 10, 2020
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured Jan. 26, 2020, at a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Parliament should reform the National Defence Act, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | September 10, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHEL DRAPEAU AND JOSHUA JUNEAU | September 10, 2020
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured Jan. 26, 2020, at a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Parliament should reform the National Defence Act, write Michel Drapeau and Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
Thousands gathered on the Parliament Hill for a rally to call attention to anti-black racism and police violence against Black people on June 5, 2020. Prof. Afua Cooper said symbolic action, like the Prime Minister kneeling at the rally, is not good enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
Thousands gathered on the Parliament Hill for a rally to call attention to anti-black racism and police violence against Black people on June 5, 2020. Prof. Afua Cooper said symbolic action, like the Prime Minister kneeling at the rally, is not good enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 16, 2020, is steering the country at a time of great upheaval, with experts and politicos from various fields saying it's an opportune time to rethink how society functions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 16, 2020, is steering the country at a time of great upheaval, with experts and politicos from various fields saying it's an opportune time to rethink how society functions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 29, 2020
B.C. Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy and federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured on April 25, 2019, at a joint news conference in Ottawa to talk about their Facebook investigation involving Cambridge Analytica. Mr. McEvoy says he would like more information from the federal government on the proposed contact-tracing app. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 29, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 29, 2020
B.C. Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy and federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured on April 25, 2019, at a joint news conference in Ottawa to talk about their Facebook investigation involving Cambridge Analytica. Mr. McEvoy says he would like more information from the federal government on the proposed contact-tracing app. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | June 24, 2020
Justice Minister David Lametti is pictured at a press conference in the West Block on May 1. The justice minister initiates an extradition process, can confirm a judicial decision to extradite, or can deny a judicial decision to extradite or can impose conditions, writes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | June 24, 2020
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | June 24, 2020
Justice Minister David Lametti is pictured at a press conference in the West Block on May 1. The justice minister initiates an extradition process, can confirm a judicial decision to extradite, or can deny a judicial decision to extradite or can impose conditions, writes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
Benjamin Perrin, a former senior adviser to then-prime minister Stephen Harper, is the author of a new book, Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis, in which he outlines a series of policy recommendations for ramping up political support for decriminalizing the treatment of those with addictions. Photographs courtesy of Benjamin Perrin and Penguin Random House
FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
FeatureBY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2020
Benjamin Perrin, a former senior adviser to then-prime minister Stephen Harper, is the author of a new book, Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis, in which he outlines a series of policy recommendations for ramping up political support for decriminalizing the treatment of those with addictions. Photographs courtesy of Benjamin Perrin and Penguin Random House
Opinion | BY LORRAINE WHITMAN | March 7, 2020
The final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, presented to the federal government on June 3, 2019, issued 231 calls for justice so that healing and justice can occur, and Indigenous women’s place as leaders and givers of life can be restored, writes Lorraine Whitman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORRAINE WHITMAN | March 7, 2020
Opinion | BY LORRAINE WHITMAN | March 7, 2020
The final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, presented to the federal government on June 3, 2019, issued 231 calls for justice so that healing and justice can occur, and Indigenous women’s place as leaders and givers of life can be restored, writes Lorraine Whitman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PASCAL DESBIENS | February 24, 2020
A rally in support of Wet’suwet’an land defenders marched in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 7. In an increasingly interdependent society, an urgent challenge facing democratic governments is arguably to determine how much disruptive power, in terms of time and intensity, dissatisfied groups can be allowed to exercise domestically, writes Pascal Desbiens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PASCAL DESBIENS | February 24, 2020
Opinion | BY PASCAL DESBIENS | February 24, 2020
A rally in support of Wet’suwet’an land defenders marched in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 7. In an increasingly interdependent society, an urgent challenge facing democratic governments is arguably to determine how much disruptive power, in terms of time and intensity, dissatisfied groups can be allowed to exercise domestically, writes Pascal Desbiens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
Former Conservative MP Rona Ambrose is pictured with Justice Minister David Lametti on Feb. 4 as they announced the re-introduction of her private member's bill requiring judicial training on sexual assault cases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
Former Conservative MP Rona Ambrose is pictured with Justice Minister David Lametti on Feb. 4 as they announced the re-introduction of her private member's bill requiring judicial training on sexual assault cases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRADLEY POULOS | October 30, 2019
In the run-up to legalization, the Liberal government’s point person was then parliamentary secretary Bill Blair, who stressed they wanted to regulate, but not normalize, the use of cannabis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRADLEY POULOS | October 30, 2019
Opinion | BY BRADLEY POULOS | October 30, 2019
In the run-up to legalization, the Liberal government’s point person was then parliamentary secretary Bill Blair, who stressed they wanted to regulate, but not normalize, the use of cannabis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOUDREAU, SARAH HAMILL | October 30, 2019
One issue that needs to be addressed quickly is the provinces’ struggle to secure an ample supply of high-grade cannabis, write Michael Boudreau and Sarah Hamill. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay/Michael Moriarty
Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOUDREAU, SARAH HAMILL | October 30, 2019
Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOUDREAU, SARAH HAMILL | October 30, 2019
One issue that needs to be addressed quickly is the provinces’ struggle to secure an ample supply of high-grade cannabis, write Michael Boudreau and Sarah Hamill. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay/Michael Moriarty