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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
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould led the Canadian delegation that appeared in Geneva for the United Nations’ third cycle of Universal Periodic Review of human rights on May 11. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould led the Canadian delegation that appeared in Geneva for the United Nations’ third cycle of Universal Periodic Review of human rights on May 11. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JOSH CAMPBELL | May 11, 2018
Under Bill C-45, in its current form, it could be more than a year before vaporizers and concentrates are made available to cannabis consumers in Canada, writes Josh Campbell. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JOSH CAMPBELL | May 11, 2018
Opinion | BY JOSH CAMPBELL | May 11, 2018
Under Bill C-45, in its current form, it could be more than a year before vaporizers and concentrates are made available to cannabis consumers in Canada, writes Josh Campbell. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY KAREN SPRING | May 9, 2018
Karen Spring, originally from Simcoe County, Ont., is fighting for her spouse, Edwin Espinal, to be released from a maximum-security prison in Honduras. The Hill Times photograph by Shruti Shekar
Opinion | BY KAREN SPRING | May 9, 2018
Opinion | BY KAREN SPRING | May 9, 2018
Karen Spring, originally from Simcoe County, Ont., is fighting for her spouse, Edwin Espinal, to be released from a maximum-security prison in Honduras. The Hill Times photograph by Shruti Shekar
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 9, 2018
Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu says there should be zero tolerance for those who smoke weed and get behind the wheel in the new drug-impaired driving law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 9, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 9, 2018
Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu says there should be zero tolerance for those who smoke weed and get behind the wheel in the new drug-impaired driving law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 25, 2018
Critics say recently released data on drug recognition training for police officers shows Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and the Liberal government are rushing to push through legislation to legalize cannabis when the 'low number' of trained officers show police services aren't prepared. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 25, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 25, 2018
Critics say recently released data on drug recognition training for police officers shows Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and the Liberal government are rushing to push through legislation to legalize cannabis when the 'low number' of trained officers show police services aren't prepared. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 25, 2018
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, left, and B.C. Premier John Horgan, right, are at odds over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, centre, weighing in with support for Mr. Horgan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 25, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 25, 2018
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, left, and B.C. Premier John Horgan, right, are at odds over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, centre, weighing in with support for Mr. Horgan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 25, 2018
Tom Hooper, a historian of the bathhouse raids in Canada, says the prime minister’s November apology to the LGBTQ community was just ‘eloquent words’ unless Bill C-66 allows for the elimination of more historically unjust convictions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 25, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 25, 2018
Tom Hooper, a historian of the bathhouse raids in Canada, says the prime minister’s November apology to the LGBTQ community was just ‘eloquent words’ unless Bill C-66 allows for the elimination of more historically unjust convictions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 25, 2018
Then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau watches as the Queen signs the Constitution on April 17, 1982 in Ottawa. Library and Archives Canada photograph by Robert Cooper
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 25, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 25, 2018
Then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau watches as the Queen signs the Constitution on April 17, 1982 in Ottawa. Library and Archives Canada photograph by Robert Cooper
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | April 18, 2018
Alberta announced last year it would expand its program to allow first responders to administer naloxone by injection, the antidote to an opioid overdose. NDP health critic Don Davies writes Canadian governments have easily spent more than $1-billion dealing with the opioid crisis. Government of Alberta photograph by Chris Schwarz
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | April 18, 2018
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | April 18, 2018
Alberta announced last year it would expand its program to allow first responders to administer naloxone by injection, the antidote to an opioid overdose. NDP health critic Don Davies writes Canadian governments have easily spent more than $1-billion dealing with the opioid crisis. Government of Alberta photograph by Chris Schwarz
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 16, 2018
Justice Minister Jody-Wilson Raybould tabled an enormous criminal justice reform bill in the House last month, and the opposition Conservatives are criticizing the move to allow lighter penalties for serious crimes when the Crown deems it appropriate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 16, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 16, 2018
Justice Minister Jody-Wilson Raybould tabled an enormous criminal justice reform bill in the House last month, and the opposition Conservatives are criticizing the move to allow lighter penalties for serious crimes when the Crown deems it appropriate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2018
Independent Senator Murray Sinclair says he's worried what impact marijuana legalization will have on Indigenous communities where resources are already lacking, and is looking for amendments to the two cannabis-related bills before the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2018
Independent Senator Murray Sinclair says he's worried what impact marijuana legalization will have on Indigenous communities where resources are already lacking, and is looking for amendments to the two cannabis-related bills before the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEAN THIFFAULT | March 23, 2018
A marijuana growing facility in Smith Falls, Ont. run by Tweed Inc., now Canopy Growth, is pictured. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JEAN THIFFAULT | March 23, 2018
Opinion | BY JEAN THIFFAULT | March 23, 2018
A marijuana growing facility in Smith Falls, Ont. run by Tweed Inc., now Canopy Growth, is pictured. The Hill Times file photograph