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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 SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
Senators raised concerns back in a May report on changes to the Criminal Code, which brought in deferred prosecution agreements, when former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould rebuffed requests to appear before the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
Senators raised concerns back in a May report on changes to the Criminal Code, which brought in deferred prosecution agreements, when former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould rebuffed requests to appear before the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould is bound by two oaths of office—cabinet confidence and solicitor-client privilege—but has retained former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell for advice on what she can say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould is bound by two oaths of office—cabinet confidence and solicitor-client privilege—but has retained former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell for advice on what she can say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 13, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former veterans affairs minister, resigned from the Trudeau cabinet on Feb. 12 in the wake of allegations that she faced pressure to cut a deal with construction giant SNC-Lavalin so it would avoid a trial. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 13, 2019
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 13, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former veterans affairs minister, resigned from the Trudeau cabinet on Feb. 12 in the wake of allegations that she faced pressure to cut a deal with construction giant SNC-Lavalin so it would avoid a trial. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, seated centre, prepares to testify Feb. 1, 2018 before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on C-46, the now-passed impaired-driving bill introduced alongside cannabis legalization legislation. Author Sen. Claude Carignan is pictured behind Mr. Goodale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, seated centre, prepares to testify Feb. 1, 2018 before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on C-46, the now-passed impaired-driving bill introduced alongside cannabis legalization legislation. Author Sen. Claude Carignan is pictured behind Mr. Goodale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 16, 2019
A cultivation facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., belonging to Tweed Inc., part of Canopy Growth, the largest cannabis producer in Canada. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 16, 2019
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 16, 2019
A cultivation facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., belonging to Tweed Inc., part of Canopy Growth, the largest cannabis producer in Canada. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 16, 2019
Organized Crime Reduction and Border Security Minister Bill Blair speaks to reporters in the House foyer on Oct. 14, three days before recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 16, 2019
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 16, 2019
Organized Crime Reduction and Border Security Minister Bill Blair speaks to reporters in the House foyer on Oct. 14, three days before recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP MARILYN GLADU | January 16, 2019
Bill Blair, the minister responsible for the Cannabis Act, speaks with reporters in the House foyer on Oct. 14, 2018, three days before recreational cannabis legalization began. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP MARILYN GLADU | January 16, 2019
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP MARILYN GLADU | January 16, 2019
Bill Blair, the minister responsible for the Cannabis Act, speaks with reporters in the House foyer on Oct. 14, 2018, three days before recreational cannabis legalization began. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A cannabis user lights up on Parliament Hill on April 20, 2018. Reliable and evidence-based information is essential to achieving the government’s objective of protecting public health and safety when it comes to legal marijuana, writes minister Bill Blair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A cannabis user lights up on Parliament Hill on April 20, 2018. Reliable and evidence-based information is essential to achieving the government’s objective of protecting public health and safety when it comes to legal marijuana, writes minister Bill Blair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHRISTIAN LEUPRECHT, TODD HATALEY | January 16, 2019
Bill Blair, right, is the minister responsible for cannabis-legalization legislation that the government wanted ‘to keep profits from going into the pockets of criminal organizations and street gangs.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHRISTIAN LEUPRECHT, TODD HATALEY | January 16, 2019
Opinion | BY CHRISTIAN LEUPRECHT, TODD HATALEY | January 16, 2019
Bill Blair, right, is the minister responsible for cannabis-legalization legislation that the government wanted ‘to keep profits from going into the pockets of criminal organizations and street gangs.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
As of Dec. 18, if a permanent resident is convicted of even the most minor impaired-driving offence in which no one is injured, and no property is damaged, that person could nevertheless bear a crippling punishment, say Sens. Mobina Jaffer and Ratna Omidvar: deportation. Tobi photograph courtesy of Pexels
As of Dec. 18, if a permanent resident is convicted of even the most minor impaired-driving offence in which no one is injured, and no property is damaged, that person could nevertheless bear a crippling punishment, say Sens. Mobina Jaffer and Ratna Omidvar: deportation. Tobi photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 12, 2018
While Democrats are raising the idea of impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured right with his wife Melania headed to Argentina for a G20 summit Nov. 29, an obvious path to the president’s removal is not evident, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 12, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 12, 2018
While Democrats are raising the idea of impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured right with his wife Melania headed to Argentina for a G20 summit Nov. 29, an obvious path to the president’s removal is not evident, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 14, 2018
Newfoundland Premier Dwight Ball and Quebec Premier François Legault ought to bury the hatchet and carve out a new hydro deal that benefits both, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of LouisRoyQc
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 14, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 14, 2018
Newfoundland Premier Dwight Ball and Quebec Premier François Legault ought to bury the hatchet and carve out a new hydro deal that benefits both, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of LouisRoyQc