Monday, December 29, 2025

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Legislation

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu. The federal government needs effective tools to end work stoppages in federally regulated industries, write Jasmin Guénette and Christina Santini. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative addictions critic Todd Doherty, left, Conservative health critic Dan Mazier, and Pierre Poirier, chief of the Ottawa Paramedic Service, at a Dec. 9 press conference about the need to fast-track a bill legislating more serious criminal sentences for assaults against health-care workers and first responders. The Hill Times photograph by Tessie Sanci
For firefighters exposed through fire suppression foam and PFAS-treated protective gear, the health consequences have been severe, writes Rémy Alexandre. Pexels photograph by Tim Eiden
Sponsorship funds vital public forums for serious open dialogue often in full public view, write Jacques Shore and Suzanne Sabourin. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Marilou McPhedran
Senator Marilou McPhedran has made youth a primary focus since joining the Red Chamber. Her Vote 16 Act aims to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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