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As president of the Task Force on Linguistic Policy, columnist Andrew Caddell, centre, appeared before a National Assembly committee studying Quebec’s Bill 1, alongside colleague Geoffrey Chambers, right, and lawyer Michael Bergman on Feb. 4. Screenshot courtesy of the Quebec National Assembly
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is giving the impression that this government isn’t that motivated to deal with the AI deepfake problem beyond reworking a few sentences in the Criminal Code, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Unsplash photograph by Salvador Rios
Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali shouldn’t sign on to his officials’ disastrous draft discussion paper that would make for a more dysfunctional access-to-information system, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Marjorie Michel recently told CBC Radio’s “The House” that she's “relying a lot” on the efforts of frontline organizations and the health sciences sector to improve vaccination rates because she doesn’t want to “politicize” the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Sean Fraser
Justice Minister Sean Fraser at a press conference after introducing Bill C-16 into the House of Commons on Dec. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Wednesday, February 11, 2026