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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 CHARELLE EVELYN | March 20, 2019
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says there doesn’t need to be a new committee struck to work on the Centre Block renovation project, but some way for MPs to get their feedback in to the Board of Internal Economy and Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 20, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 20, 2019
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says there doesn’t need to be a new committee struck to work on the Centre Block renovation project, but some way for MPs to get their feedback in to the Board of Internal Economy and Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DONALD SAVOIE | March 13, 2019
Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick isn’t a partisan, writes Donald Savoie, but his recent foray into the spotlight raises questions over whether his various roles should be separated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DONALD SAVOIE | March 13, 2019
Opinion | BY DONALD SAVOIE | March 13, 2019
Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick isn’t a partisan, writes Donald Savoie, but his recent foray into the spotlight raises questions over whether his various roles should be separated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 11, 2019
Liberal MPs Chris Bittle and Linda Lapointe sit on the Procedure and House Affairs Committee, which is studying having parallel House of Commons chambers. Already used in the United Kingdom and Australia, parallel chambers tend to focus more on private member's business, and some say Canada should have one after the Centre Block renovations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 11, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 11, 2019
Liberal MPs Chris Bittle and Linda Lapointe sit on the Procedure and House Affairs Committee, which is studying having parallel House of Commons chambers. Already used in the United Kingdom and Australia, parallel chambers tend to focus more on private member's business, and some say Canada should have one after the Centre Block renovations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 6, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward rallies with several hundred bureaucrats on Feb. 28 to mark the three-year anniversary of the Phoenix pay system, kicking off a series of rallies across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 6, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 6, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward rallies with several hundred bureaucrats on Feb. 28 to mark the three-year anniversary of the Phoenix pay system, kicking off a series of rallies across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2019
NDP MP Nathan Cullen, pictured speaking with The Hill Times last week about his 'Create Your Canada' contest, which was first launched in 2009 and enables constituents to pitch policy ideas, with the winner to be turned into a private member's bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2019
NDP MP Nathan Cullen, pictured speaking with The Hill Times last week about his 'Create Your Canada' contest, which was first launched in 2009 and enables constituents to pitch policy ideas, with the winner to be turned into a private member's bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 27, 2019
Independent Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain, left, and Conservative Senator David Tkachuk, right, sit on the Human Resources Subcommittee that is recommending the Senate have a new anti-harassment policy written. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 27, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 27, 2019
Independent Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain, left, and Conservative Senator David Tkachuk, right, sit on the Human Resources Subcommittee that is recommending the Senate have a new anti-harassment policy written. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2019
The Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, pictured in October, continues its study on Bill-C58. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 22, 2019
The Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, pictured in October, continues its study on Bill-C58. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 20, 2019
Montreal MP Alexandre Boulerice, pictured, is one of the New Democrat MPs caught up in the Board of Internal Economy's 2014 repayment orders and the subsequent court challenge, dubbed Board of Internal Economy et al v. Boulerice et al. He was ordered to repay $122,122 in all. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 20, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 20, 2019
Montreal MP Alexandre Boulerice, pictured, is one of the New Democrat MPs caught up in the Board of Internal Economy's 2014 repayment orders and the subsequent court challenge, dubbed Board of Internal Economy et al v. Boulerice et al. He was ordered to repay $122,122 in all. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 20, 2019
Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick pledged to root out a ‘disturbing level’ of harassment in the public service last year. New survey results show 15 per cent of public servants questioned last fall said they’d been victims of harassment on the job in the previous year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 20, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 20, 2019
Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick pledged to root out a ‘disturbing level’ of harassment in the public service last year. New survey results show 15 per cent of public servants questioned last fall said they’d been victims of harassment on the job in the previous year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 13, 2019
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says that Vote 40, which was supposed to speed up the budget implementation process, has not done so. In fact, his office's analysis concludes that implementation has actually slowed compared to last year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 13, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 13, 2019
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says that Vote 40, which was supposed to speed up the budget implementation process, has not done so. In fact, his office's analysis concludes that implementation has actually slowed compared to last year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 6, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says the union would target areas such as the National Capital Region if it decides to take action against the Trudeau government in the 2019 election. About 40,000 of its 140,000 federal members live in the NCR, where the ridings are almost all Liberal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 6, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 6, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says the union would target areas such as the National Capital Region if it decides to take action against the Trudeau government in the 2019 election. About 40,000 of its 140,000 federal members live in the NCR, where the ridings are almost all Liberal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 6, 2019
Cree translator Kevin Lewis, right, made history last week with Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette, left, providing the first simultaneous translation of an Indigenous language in the Chamber. Photograph courtesy of Kevin Lewis
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 6, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 6, 2019
Cree translator Kevin Lewis, right, made history last week with Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette, left, providing the first simultaneous translation of an Indigenous language in the Chamber. Photograph courtesy of Kevin Lewis