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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
Opinion | BY SENATOR BETTY UNGER | December 20, 2017
A haze of marijuana smoke hangs over Parliament Hill on April 20, during the annual celebration of the drug on Hill's front lawn. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SENATOR BETTY UNGER | December 20, 2017
Opinion | BY SENATOR BETTY UNGER | December 20, 2017
A haze of marijuana smoke hangs over Parliament Hill on April 20, during the annual celebration of the drug on Hill's front lawn. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY GORDON FOX | December 7, 2017
If patients with legitimate medical need pay just as much tax for their cannabis as do those Canadians looking to use cannabis recreationally, fewer of these patients will bother going to their doctor when they can simply buy cannabis at a retail store. This will hurt their overall quality of medical care, writes Gordon Fox. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY GORDON FOX | December 7, 2017
Opinion | BY GORDON FOX | December 7, 2017
If patients with legitimate medical need pay just as much tax for their cannabis as do those Canadians looking to use cannabis recreationally, fewer of these patients will bother going to their doctor when they can simply buy cannabis at a retail store. This will hurt their overall quality of medical care, writes Gordon Fox. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | December 6, 2017
Justice Sheilah Martin listens intently during a question-and-answer session with members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, members of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, and representatives from the Bloc Québécois and the Green Party, in Ottawa on Tuesday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | December 6, 2017
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | December 6, 2017
Justice Sheilah Martin listens intently during a question-and-answer session with members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, members of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, and representatives from the Bloc Québécois and the Green Party, in Ottawa on Tuesday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
A 'tireless' advocate for prison reform, Independent Senator Kim Pate says she'll only stay in the Senate if she can 'affect some change.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
A 'tireless' advocate for prison reform, Independent Senator Kim Pate says she'll only stay in the Senate if she can 'affect some change.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 14, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has voiced his opposition to Quebec's newly adopted law on religious neutrality that would bar Muslim women who wear the niqab and burka, and others wearing face coverings, from accessing public services in the province. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 14, 2017
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | November 14, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has voiced his opposition to Quebec's newly adopted law on religious neutrality that would bar Muslim women who wear the niqab and burka, and others wearing face coverings, from accessing public services in the province. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 8, 2017
The Supreme Court of Canada on Nov. 3 ruled in favour of the Association of Justice Counsel, saying it was unfair for the government to impose a mandatory unpaid on-call duty on federal Quebec-based immigration lawyers. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 8, 2017
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 8, 2017
The Supreme Court of Canada on Nov. 3 ruled in favour of the Association of Justice Counsel, saying it was unfair for the government to impose a mandatory unpaid on-call duty on federal Quebec-based immigration lawyers. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY ANDRé SCHUTTEN | November 8, 2017
Conservative MP David Anderson, Conservative critic for human rights and religious freedom, has been calling for faith leaders to ‘defend the rights’ afforded them by Section 176 of the Criminal Code. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDRé SCHUTTEN | November 8, 2017
Opinion | BY ANDRé SCHUTTEN | November 8, 2017
Conservative MP David Anderson, Conservative critic for human rights and religious freedom, has been calling for faith leaders to ‘defend the rights’ afforded them by Section 176 of the Criminal Code. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | November 8, 2017
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured in June, told the Senate last month that the committee doesn't infringe on her role as the country's attorney general in regulating litigation for the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JOLSON LIM | November 8, 2017
News | BY JOLSON LIM | November 8, 2017
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured in June, told the Senate last month that the committee doesn't infringe on her role as the country's attorney general in regulating litigation for the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | November 6, 2017
Former PMO adviser Bruce Carson, pictured on Sept. 14, 2015, arriving at the Elgin Street courthouse in Ottawa for the start of his influence-peddling trial. He was originally acquitted of that charge and then convicted on appeal earlier this year. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Carroccetto
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | November 6, 2017
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | November 6, 2017
Former PMO adviser Bruce Carson, pictured on Sept. 14, 2015, arriving at the Elgin Street courthouse in Ottawa for the start of his influence-peddling trial. He was originally acquitted of that charge and then convicted on appeal earlier this year. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Carroccetto
Opinion | BY COLIN SINGER | November 1, 2017
In passing the controversial Bill 62, the Quebec Liberal government of Philippe Couillard, pictured, is likely infringing on 'established' principles laid out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, writes Colin Singer. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY COLIN SINGER | November 1, 2017
Opinion | BY COLIN SINGER | November 1, 2017
In passing the controversial Bill 62, the Quebec Liberal government of Philippe Couillard, pictured, is likely infringing on 'established' principles laid out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, writes Colin Singer. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 27, 2017
Former interim federal Liberal leader Bob Rae doesn't think Supreme Court justice candidates should have to apply to be considered. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 27, 2017
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 27, 2017
Former interim federal Liberal leader Bob Rae doesn't think Supreme Court justice candidates should have to apply to be considered. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 25, 2017
Justin Trudeau wouldn’t allow anti-abortion candidates to run for the Liberals in the 2015 election, though sitting MPs were exempt from that rule. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 25, 2017
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 25, 2017
Justin Trudeau wouldn’t allow anti-abortion candidates to run for the Liberals in the 2015 election, though sitting MPs were exempt from that rule. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade