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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
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | August 23, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard warned in February that access to information is a 'quasi-constitutional right' that could not be suspended because of the pandemic, but an investigation by The Ottawa Citizen found that the federal government had often made access requests a low priority. Photograph courtesy of Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | August 23, 2021
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | August 23, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard warned in February that access to information is a 'quasi-constitutional right' that could not be suspended because of the pandemic, but an investigation by The Ottawa Citizen found that the federal government had often made access requests a low priority. Photograph courtesy of Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 11, 2021
Debate continues in the House of Commons over who should be able to see documents containing possible national security concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 11, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 11, 2021
Debate continues in the House of Commons over who should be able to see documents containing possible national security concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | July 29, 2021
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured Nov. 27, 2020, on the Hill, is the political minister responsible for the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | July 29, 2021
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | July 29, 2021
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured Nov. 27, 2020, on the Hill, is the political minister responsible for the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 21, 2021
Treasury Board Board Jean-Yves Duclos pictured speaking with reporters on Nov. 27, 2020 in Ottawa. Mr. Duclos said the government wants any back to workplace process to be 'fully collaborative and fully adapted again to the realities of department, the realities of community, and the reality of public servants themselves.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 21, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 21, 2021
Treasury Board Board Jean-Yves Duclos pictured speaking with reporters on Nov. 27, 2020 in Ottawa. Mr. Duclos said the government wants any back to workplace process to be 'fully collaborative and fully adapted again to the realities of department, the realities of community, and the reality of public servants themselves.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 2, 2021
The House of Commons, pictured on May 13, 2020, is on a collision course with the federal government over a release of documents requested by the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 2, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 2, 2021
The House of Commons, pictured on May 13, 2020, is on a collision course with the federal government over a release of documents requested by the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 19, 2021
Interpreters are pictured in their booths during a Feb. 16 press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The House Official Languages Committee recently issued six recommendations to better support and protect Hill interpreters during virtual proceedings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 19, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 19, 2021
Interpreters are pictured in their booths during a Feb. 16 press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The House Official Languages Committee recently issued six recommendations to better support and protect Hill interpreters during virtual proceedings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 5, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured crossing Wellington Street on his way to the Sir John A. Macdonald building, flanked by security, on April 16. An opposition push to have Mr. Trudeau appear before the House Affairs Committee for its study on the government's report on prorogation has proven a sticking point in the committee's now two-months long filibuster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 5, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 5, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured crossing Wellington Street on his way to the Sir John A. Macdonald building, flanked by security, on April 16. An opposition push to have Mr. Trudeau appear before the House Affairs Committee for its study on the government's report on prorogation has proven a sticking point in the committee's now two-months long filibuster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 21, 2021
An interpreter is pictured at work in a booth during a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Feb. 16. Among measures undertaken by PSPC to support interpreters during COVID-19, new booths and new sound consoles have been installed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 21, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 21, 2021
An interpreter is pictured at work in a booth during a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Feb. 16. Among measures undertaken by PSPC to support interpreters during COVID-19, new booths and new sound consoles have been installed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 31, 2021
As part of efforts to mitigate risks to Hill interpreters, noise-limiting interpretation consoles have been installed in booths in all 17 committee rooms and two multi-purpose rooms, with two booths added to all committee rooms (and three in the House Chamber) to allow for physical distancing amid COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 31, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 31, 2021
As part of efforts to mitigate risks to Hill interpreters, noise-limiting interpretation consoles have been installed in booths in all 17 committee rooms and two multi-purpose rooms, with two booths added to all committee rooms (and three in the House Chamber) to allow for physical distancing amid COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 24, 2021
Conservative MP Scott Reid, far left, says he thinks MPs should look to define what sanctions the federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner can recommend for contraventions of the Conflict Code for MPs, an idea his caucus colleague, Peter Kent, supports. But Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux and NDP MP Charlie Angus say it's not an issue on their radar. The Hill Times file photograph and photographs courtesy of Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 24, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 24, 2021
Conservative MP Scott Reid, far left, says he thinks MPs should look to define what sanctions the federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner can recommend for contraventions of the Conflict Code for MPs, an idea his caucus colleague, Peter Kent, supports. But Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux and NDP MP Charlie Angus say it's not an issue on their radar. The Hill Times file photograph and photographs courtesy of Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR | March 17, 2021
The NDP believes it is not only possible, but our responsibility, to ensure that our pension investments are not contributing toward human misery and suffering around the world, writes Alistair MacGregor. Pexels photograph by Markus Spiske
Opinion | BY NDP MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR | March 17, 2021
Opinion | BY NDP MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR | March 17, 2021
The NDP believes it is not only possible, but our responsibility, to ensure that our pension investments are not contributing toward human misery and suffering around the world, writes Alistair MacGregor. Pexels photograph by Markus Spiske
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 17, 2021
Nicole Gagnon, a freelance interpreter on Parliament Hill and Canadian advocacy lead for the International Association of Conference Interpreters, says Public Services and Procurement Canada's proposal to only define meetings where a 'majority' of participants take part remotely as distance interpreting events would put the health and safety of interpreters at risk. Photograph courtesy of Sam Garcia
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 17, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 17, 2021
Nicole Gagnon, a freelance interpreter on Parliament Hill and Canadian advocacy lead for the International Association of Conference Interpreters, says Public Services and Procurement Canada's proposal to only define meetings where a 'majority' of participants take part remotely as distance interpreting events would put the health and safety of interpreters at risk. Photograph courtesy of Sam Garcia