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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 ROSE LEMAY | April 15, 2024
RCMP Commissioner Michel Duheme. Civilian oversight and accountability of policing is an essential plank of any democracy, writes Rose LeMay.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 15, 2024
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 15, 2024
RCMP Commissioner Michel Duheme. Civilian oversight and accountability of policing is an essential plank of any democracy, writes Rose LeMay.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 10, 2024
The parties led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are seeking another delay in a years-long battle over how their parties use the personal information of Canadian voters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 10, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 10, 2024
The parties led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are seeking another delay in a years-long battle over how their parties use the personal information of Canadian voters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 3, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani pictured on the Hill onJan. 30, 2024, is the federal cabinet minister responsible for the Online Harms Bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 3, 2024
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 3, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani pictured on the Hill onJan. 30, 2024, is the federal cabinet minister responsible for the Online Harms Bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 28, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
On March 20, Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc introduced Bill C-65, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, which includes a section regarding privacy policies for federal political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 28, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 28, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
On March 20, Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc introduced Bill C-65, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, which includes a section regarding privacy policies for federal political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 18, 2024
The House of Commons Chamber in the West Block. The House Status of Women Committee tabled a report on preventing human trafficking on Feb. 29 following an almost year-long study that heard from 55 witnesses, and received 57 written submissions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 18, 2024
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 18, 2024
The House of Commons Chamber in the West Block. The House Status of Women Committee tabled a report on preventing human trafficking on Feb. 29 following an almost year-long study that heard from 55 witnesses, and received 57 written submissions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. Family members are often the first point of contact when a loved one is struggling, and play an important role in suicide prevention, write Fardous Hosseiny and Laryssa Lamrockis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. Family members are often the first point of contact when a loved one is struggling, and play an important role in suicide prevention, write Fardous Hosseiny and Laryssa Lamrockis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR AMINA GERBA | March 11, 2024
The possibilities for improving the lot of Black entrepreneurs are manifold. Implementing them requires two things: awareness of the obstacles they face, and the will to end them, writes Senator Amina Gerba. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR AMINA GERBA | March 11, 2024
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR AMINA GERBA | March 11, 2024
The possibilities for improving the lot of Black entrepreneurs are manifold. Implementing them requires two things: awareness of the obstacles they face, and the will to end them, writes Senator Amina Gerba. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2024
Documents obtained by The Hill Times offer the first window into what the office of Attorney General Arif Virani will argue in a B.C. court case about how federal political parties use voters' personal information. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2024
Documents obtained by The Hill Times offer the first window into what the office of Attorney General Arif Virani will argue in a B.C. court case about how federal political parties use voters' personal information. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 6, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled the Liberals' long-awaited Online Harms Act, Bill C-63, in the House of Commons on Feb. 26, vowing as a parent of two children to do whatever he can to ensure their 'digital world is as safe as the neighbourhood we live in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 6, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 6, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled the Liberals' long-awaited Online Harms Act, Bill C-63, in the House of Commons on Feb. 26, vowing as a parent of two children to do whatever he can to ensure their 'digital world is as safe as the neighbourhood we live in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 4, 2024
In January 2023, the RCMP released a decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following an assessment of whether or not he broke the law in 2018 by pressuring the justice minister to stop the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 4, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 4, 2024
In January 2023, the RCMP released a decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following an assessment of whether or not he broke the law in 2018 by pressuring the justice minister to stop the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, National Police Federation president Brian Sauvé, and RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of National Police Federation, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2024
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, National Police Federation president Brian Sauvé, and RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of National Police Federation, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | February 28, 2024
There are systemic issues within the RCMP and CBSA—overseen by Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured—that need to be addressed, writes Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who is urging MPs to ensure the House Public Safety Committee opens a hearing into Nova Scotia's mass killing in 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | February 28, 2024
Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | February 28, 2024
There are systemic issues within the RCMP and CBSA—overseen by Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured—that need to be addressed, writes Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who is urging MPs to ensure the House Public Safety Committee opens a hearing into Nova Scotia's mass killing in 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade