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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
House of Commons
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
House of Commons
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
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
Opinion | BY JOCELYN DOWNIE, MONA GUPTA, DAPHNE GILBERT | February 26, 2024
On Feb. 14 at the Senate Committee of the Whole, Health Minister Mark Holland, left, and Justice Minister Arif Virani acknowledged there are clinicians who already have the expertise necessary to determine the eligibility criteria and procedural safeguards have been met for MAID MD-SUMC, write Jocelyn Downie, Mona Gupta, and Daphne Gilbert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOCELYN DOWNIE, MONA GUPTA, DAPHNE GILBERT | February 26, 2024
Opinion | BY JOCELYN DOWNIE, MONA GUPTA, DAPHNE GILBERT | February 26, 2024
On Feb. 14 at the Senate Committee of the Whole, Health Minister Mark Holland, left, and Justice Minister Arif Virani acknowledged there are clinicians who already have the expertise necessary to determine the eligibility criteria and procedural safeguards have been met for MAID MD-SUMC, write Jocelyn Downie, Mona Gupta, and Daphne Gilbert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
The proposed bills would require Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, to maintain an update the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and address the harms caused by human trafficking, write the bills' sponsors Conservative Sen. Salma Ataullahjan and Conservative MP Arnold Viersen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The proposed bills would require Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, to maintain an update the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and address the harms caused by human trafficking, write the bills' sponsors Conservative Sen. Salma Ataullahjan and Conservative MP Arnold Viersen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 19, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, centre, flanked by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand at the National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft. Champagne said about 300 devices used to hack wireless key signals for vehicles are already banned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 19, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 19, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, centre, flanked by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand at the National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft. Champagne said about 300 devices used to hack wireless key signals for vehicles are already banned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEXANDRA MCPHERSON | February 15, 2024
In a Feb. 2 interview on CTV’s Question Period, Justice Minister Arif Virani said the government's decision to delay an expansion of MAID was informed by 'what we heard unanimously' from health care professionals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEXANDRA MCPHERSON | February 15, 2024
Opinion | BY ALEXANDRA MCPHERSON | February 15, 2024
In a Feb. 2 interview on CTV’s Question Period, Justice Minister Arif Virani said the government's decision to delay an expansion of MAID was informed by 'what we heard unanimously' from health care professionals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 14, 2024
A group of Black anti-racism advocates were barred from joining a presentation with former governor general Michaëlle Jean, top right, to the Supreme Court of Canada clerks on Jan. 15. Parliamentary Black Caucus co-chair Michael Coteau says more work and difficult discussions are needed to continue the progress Canada has made. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 14, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 14, 2024
A group of Black anti-racism advocates were barred from joining a presentation with former governor general Michaëlle Jean, top right, to the Supreme Court of Canada clerks on Jan. 15. Parliamentary Black Caucus co-chair Michael Coteau says more work and difficult discussions are needed to continue the progress Canada has made. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 14, 2024
The European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States are all working on bills to make deepfake porn a criminal offence, but Canada is falling behind, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Romina Farías
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 14, 2024
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 14, 2024
The European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States are all working on bills to make deepfake porn a criminal offence, but Canada is falling behind, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Romina Farías
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR BERNADETTE CLEMENT | February 12, 2024
ISG Senator Bernadette Clement says during Black History Month she likes to tell her own story as a Black francophone, and as the daughter of a Trinidadian father and Franco-Manitoban mother. Photograph courtesy of Jason McNamara
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR BERNADETTE CLEMENT | February 12, 2024
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR BERNADETTE CLEMENT | February 12, 2024
ISG Senator Bernadette Clement says during Black History Month she likes to tell her own story as a Black francophone, and as the daughter of a Trinidadian father and Franco-Manitoban mother. Photograph courtesy of Jason McNamara
Opinion | BY NAVED BAKALI AND FAISAL KUTTY | February 12, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Hill on Jan. 31, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NAVED BAKALI AND FAISAL KUTTY | February 12, 2024
Opinion | BY NAVED BAKALI AND FAISAL KUTTY | February 12, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Hill on Jan. 31, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOCELYN DOWNIE, MONA GUPTA | February 1, 2024
Mark Holland
On Feb. 1, Health Minister Mark Holland introduced legislation that would delay legalizing MAID for mental illness as the sole underlying cause. The federal government cannot reasonably justify this based on the work of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, write Jocelyn Downie and Mona Gupta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOCELYN DOWNIE, MONA GUPTA | February 1, 2024
Opinion | BY JOCELYN DOWNIE, MONA GUPTA | February 1, 2024
Mark Holland
On Feb. 1, Health Minister Mark Holland introduced legislation that would delay legalizing MAID for mental illness as the sole underlying cause. The federal government cannot reasonably justify this based on the work of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, write Jocelyn Downie and Mona Gupta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade