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Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says pending budget cuts to the RCMP won’t impact the recently-announced hiring initiative that aims to add 1,000 new officers to the Mounties’ ranks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ARASH GHIASSI, RIAZ SAYANI | October 1, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser introduced Bill C-9 on Sept. 19, but much of the conduct the bill targets is already illegal, write Arash Ghiassi and Riaz Sayani. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ARASH GHIASSI, RIAZ SAYANI | October 1, 2025
Opinion | BY ARASH GHIASSI, RIAZ SAYANI | October 1, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser introduced Bill C-9 on Sept. 19, but much of the conduct the bill targets is already illegal, write Arash Ghiassi and Riaz Sayani. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
Liam Óg Ó aHnnaidh, centre, a member of the Irish rap trio Kneecap, leaves a U.K. court on Sept. 26, following the dismissal of his terrorism charges for waving a Hezbollah flag. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
Liam Óg Ó aHnnaidh, centre, a member of the Irish rap trio Kneecap, leaves a U.K. court on Sept. 26, following the dismissal of his terrorism charges for waving a Hezbollah flag. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2025
The federal government, through Justice Minister Sean Fraser, has asked the Supreme Court to impose some limits on how the notwithstanding clause can be used, but has not taken a position on whether Quebec’s Bill 21 violates the Charter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2025
The federal government, through Justice Minister Sean Fraser, has asked the Supreme Court to impose some limits on how the notwithstanding clause can be used, but has not taken a position on whether Quebec’s Bill 21 violates the Charter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARK KERSTEN | August 27, 2025
Bob Rae
In a now-deleted social media post, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae called American sanctions against a Canadian judge sitting on the International Criminal Court ‘disgraceful.’
Opinion | BY MARK KERSTEN | August 27, 2025
Opinion | BY MARK KERSTEN | August 27, 2025
Bob Rae
In a now-deleted social media post, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae called American sanctions against a Canadian judge sitting on the International Criminal Court ‘disgraceful.’
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 27, 2023
Justice Minister Arif Virani is the government's new lead on online harms after responsibility for the bill was transferred from Heritage to Justice following this July's cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 27, 2023
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 27, 2023
Justice Minister Arif Virani is the government's new lead on online harms after responsibility for the bill was transferred from Heritage to Justice following this July's cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 8, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reiterated that Israel must follow international law in its bombardment of Gaza, but has refused to elaborate on whether Canada thinks it has. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 8, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 8, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reiterated that Israel must follow international law in its bombardment of Gaza, but has refused to elaborate on whether Canada thinks it has. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NAJMA AHMED | November 2, 2023
Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc is responsible for the government's firearms legislation. Bill C-21 has been subject to frantic opposition from the gun lobby, and its merits at times are overshadowed by disinformation, writes Najma Ahmed.
Opinion | BY NAJMA AHMED | November 2, 2023
Opinion | BY NAJMA AHMED | November 2, 2023
Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc is responsible for the government's firearms legislation. Bill C-21 has been subject to frantic opposition from the gun lobby, and its merits at times are overshadowed by disinformation, writes Najma Ahmed.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 23, 2023
The RCMP concluded that there wasn’t enough evidence to pursue a criminal probe of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured regarding the SNC-Lavalin affair, according to RCMP records released in September to Democracy Watch. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 23, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 23, 2023
The RCMP concluded that there wasn’t enough evidence to pursue a criminal probe of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured regarding the SNC-Lavalin affair, according to RCMP records released in September to Democracy Watch. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative MP Ed Fast's private member’s bill, which seeks to amend the Criminal Code to prevent expanding MAiD to those with mental illness, is coming up for debate and a vote in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative MP Ed Fast's private member’s bill, which seeks to amend the Criminal Code to prevent expanding MAiD to those with mental illness, is coming up for debate and a vote in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 27, 2023
The Muslim Association of Canada had hoped to put halt to a 'fatally flawed' audit of its finances by the Canada Revenue Agency’s charities directorate that it says is rooted in Islamophobia and 'systemic bias.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 27, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 27, 2023
The Muslim Association of Canada had hoped to put halt to a 'fatally flawed' audit of its finances by the Canada Revenue Agency’s charities directorate that it says is rooted in Islamophobia and 'systemic bias.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN L. COX | September 18, 2023
An application was recently filed with the Supreme Court of Canada, pictured, attempting to compel the government to repatriate Canadians being detained by an armed group in Syria, writes Brian L. Cox. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN L. COX | September 18, 2023
Opinion | BY BRIAN L. COX | September 18, 2023
An application was recently filed with the Supreme Court of Canada, pictured, attempting to compel the government to repatriate Canadians being detained by an armed group in Syria, writes Brian L. Cox. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 11, 2023
Justice Minister Arif Virani, seen here on July 26, and his cabinet colleagues will have to alienate either the Prairie premiers or Indigenous leaders in their response to a looming court battle over natural resources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 11, 2023
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 11, 2023
Justice Minister Arif Virani, seen here on July 26, and his cabinet colleagues will have to alienate either the Prairie premiers or Indigenous leaders in their response to a looming court battle over natural resources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 5, 2023
Human rights lawyer Alex Neve says the Canadian government is shirking its responsibility for detained Canadians in Syria. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 5, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 5, 2023
Human rights lawyer Alex Neve says the Canadian government is shirking its responsibility for detained Canadians in Syria. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 4, 2023
A spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the measures contained in Bill C-21 'will help make our communities safer by strengthening gun control and increasing maximum sentences for gun traffickers,' in an emailed statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 4, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 4, 2023
A spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the measures contained in Bill C-21 'will help make our communities safer by strengthening gun control and increasing maximum sentences for gun traffickers,' in an emailed statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 23, 2023
Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly's Global Affairs Canada legal adviser has urged the International Court of Justice not to heed the UN General Assembly's call for an advisory legal opinion on Israel's conduct with the occupied territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 23, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 23, 2023
Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly's Global Affairs Canada legal adviser has urged the International Court of Justice not to heed the UN General Assembly's call for an advisory legal opinion on Israel's conduct with the occupied territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 24, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, with Tricia Geddes, associate deputy minister of Public Safety, at the House Affairs Committee on June 15, 2023. His department is conducting an assessment of the future of contract policing in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 24, 2023
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 24, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, with Tricia Geddes, associate deputy minister of Public Safety, at the House Affairs Committee on June 15, 2023. His department is conducting an assessment of the future of contract policing in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade