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The House of Commons Chamber in the West Block.
Following a decision by the BOIE, the House of Commons will now cover travel expense claims from any individual who is called to the bar of the Chamber and lives outside the National Capital Region. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 4, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould said the Liberal government has provided thousands of pages of documents already, 'in a way that complies with its obligations under the Charter,' in an emailed statement to The Hill Times on Oct. 31. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 4, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 4, 2024
Government House Leader Karina Gould said the Liberal government has provided thousands of pages of documents already, 'in a way that complies with its obligations under the Charter,' in an emailed statement to The Hill Times on Oct. 31. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
The chair's gavel at the the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs— the committee to which MPs have suggested the SDTC documents issue be referred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
The chair's gavel at the the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs— the committee to which MPs have suggested the SDTC documents issue be referred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2024
The Centre Block building
The Centre Block building, as seen across Wellington Street from the site of the future Block 2 office complex on June 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2024
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2024
The Centre Block building
The Centre Block building, as seen across Wellington Street from the site of the future Block 2 office complex on June 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 21, 2024
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould says the 'Conservatives are filibustering their own motion,' as the privilege debate stretches to two weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 21, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 21, 2024
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould says the 'Conservatives are filibustering their own motion,' as the privilege debate stretches to two weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 16, 2024
Despite the privilege-debate hurdle, the current dysfunction still hasn't reached the levels of toxicity that spurred the 2021 election call, says Government House Leader Karina Gould. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photo illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 16, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 16, 2024
Despite the privilege-debate hurdle, the current dysfunction still hasn't reached the levels of toxicity that spurred the 2021 election call, says Government House Leader Karina Gould. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photo illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
NDP MP Christine Moore and Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould are two of four sitting MPs to have given birth during this Parliament, and are lauding the long-awaited plan to allow new parent Members of Parliament to be absent from House sittings to care for their new child. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2019
NDP MP Christine Moore and Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould are two of four sitting MPs to have given birth during this Parliament, and are lauding the long-awaited plan to allow new parent Members of Parliament to be absent from House sittings to care for their new child. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2019
PIPSC president Debi Daviau says the government will be taking the tentative agreement to ratification at the same time as her organization 'to ensure that the deals are concluded before the writ drops.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2019
PIPSC president Debi Daviau says the government will be taking the tentative agreement to ratification at the same time as her organization 'to ensure that the deals are concluded before the writ drops.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 20, 2019
An archaeologist is pictured shifting through dirt dug out of the site of the old guardhouse, east of Centre Block, last week. During The Hill Times' tour, two coins dating to 1813 and 1844 were unearthed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 20, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 20, 2019
An archaeologist is pictured shifting through dirt dug out of the site of the old guardhouse, east of Centre Block, last week. During The Hill Times' tour, two coins dating to 1813 and 1844 were unearthed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | May 15, 2019
Opinion | May 15, 2019
Opinion | May 15, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
SAP Canada's vice-president of the public sector Robert Conlin pictured recently in his Ottawa office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
SAP Canada's vice-president of the public sector Robert Conlin pictured recently in his Ottawa office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 8, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray told reporters on May 7 that her department intends to lower the dollar threshold that triggers an external review for government advertising. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 8, 2019
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 8, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray told reporters on May 7 that her department intends to lower the dollar threshold that triggers an external review for government advertising. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 4, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray said in a department press release announcing the tentative deal that the pay issues are completely unacceptable and that she is committed to compensating those impacted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 4, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 4, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray said in a department press release announcing the tentative deal that the pay issues are completely unacceptable and that she is committed to compensating those impacted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
The government says it aims to design workspaces around what workers need, rather than giving departments prescribed options. This office at 11 rue Laurier in Gatineau, Que., is one example of the new work environments. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
The government says it aims to design workspaces around what workers need, rather than giving departments prescribed options. This office at 11 rue Laurier in Gatineau, Que., is one example of the new work environments. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
Former Conservative leader Rona Ambrose says a 'concerted' effort in the Senate has kept her bill from appearing before a committee—a necessary step before the Red Chamber can vote on her private member's bill and send it back to the House. With eight sitting weeks left, time is running out. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
Former Conservative leader Rona Ambrose says a 'concerted' effort in the Senate has kept her bill from appearing before a committee—a necessary step before the Red Chamber can vote on her private member's bill and send it back to the House. With eight sitting weeks left, time is running out. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 15, 2019
House Clerk Charles Robert, left, Conservative Whip Mark Strahl, and Liberal MP David Graham. Mr. Robert has said he launched the initiative to re-write the Standing Orders in an effort to make it more user-friendly, but Mr. Strahl has questioned the true intent of the initiative. It's one that Mr. Graham supports seeing through so MPs can consider a full proposed new rulebook. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 15, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 15, 2019
House Clerk Charles Robert, left, Conservative Whip Mark Strahl, and Liberal MP David Graham. Mr. Robert has said he launched the initiative to re-write the Standing Orders in an effort to make it more user-friendly, but Mr. Strahl has questioned the true intent of the initiative. It's one that Mr. Graham supports seeing through so MPs can consider a full proposed new rulebook. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
Foreign Affairs deputy minister Ian Shugart, right, was announced as PCO clerk Michael Wernick's successor on March 18, and some insiders have suggested the transition is expected to happen around Easter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
Foreign Affairs deputy minister Ian Shugart, right, was announced as PCO clerk Michael Wernick's successor on March 18, and some insiders have suggested the transition is expected to happen around Easter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 25, 2019
Design plans for Parliament Hill's iconic Centre Block building won't be finalized until January 2022, Members of Parliament were recently told. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 25, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 25, 2019
Design plans for Parliament Hill's iconic Centre Block building won't be finalized until January 2022, Members of Parliament were recently told. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade