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A group of Jewish Canadians and allies protested inside the Confederation Building on Dec. 3 to call for a two-way arms embargo with Israel, and an end to Canada's complicity in a 'genocide' against Palestinians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LAURA DAWSON | November 25, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The lost tax revenue which should be flowing into public programs is instead making criminals rich, writes Laura Dawson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LAURA DAWSON | November 25, 2024
Opinion | BY LAURA DAWSON | November 25, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The lost tax revenue which should be flowing into public programs is instead making criminals rich, writes Laura Dawson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | November 21, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | November 21, 2024
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | November 21, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Senators who studied human rights in federal prisons recently accused Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and his government of 'indifference to the continued use of solitary confinement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Senators who studied human rights in federal prisons recently accused Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and his government of 'indifference to the continued use of solitary confinement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 12, 2024
Lauren Chen
Tenet Media's Lauren Chen frustrated members of the House Public Safety Committee when she refused to answer their questions during a Nov. 5 meeting. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 12, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 12, 2024
Lauren Chen
Tenet Media's Lauren Chen frustrated members of the House Public Safety Committee when she refused to answer their questions during a Nov. 5 meeting. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
Opinion | BY FAREED KHAN AND DAVID MIVASAIR | February 8, 2022
A ‘freedom convoy’ supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. By standing shoulder to shoulder with them, some Conservative MPs have betrayed Canadians, and the 90 per cent of truckers, who have abided by pandemic restrictions and mask mandates, and done the responsible thing by getting vaccinated, write Fareed Khan and David Mivasair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FAREED KHAN AND DAVID MIVASAIR | February 8, 2022
Opinion | BY FAREED KHAN AND DAVID MIVASAIR | February 8, 2022
A ‘freedom convoy’ supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. By standing shoulder to shoulder with them, some Conservative MPs have betrayed Canadians, and the 90 per cent of truckers, who have abided by pandemic restrictions and mask mandates, and done the responsible thing by getting vaccinated, write Fareed Khan and David Mivasair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter, pictured on Feb. 5, 2022, waving a sign in the middle of Albert Street as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out meeting with any of the organizers behind the massively disruptive demonstration initially crafted as a display of opposition to the cross-border vaccination requirement for long-haul truck drivers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter, pictured on Feb. 5, 2022, waving a sign in the middle of Albert Street as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out meeting with any of the organizers behind the massively disruptive demonstration initially crafted as a display of opposition to the cross-border vaccination requirement for long-haul truck drivers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 7, 2022
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has called for more help from other levels of government, for what the city's police chief and several city councillors have called a siege. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 7, 2022
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 7, 2022
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has called for more help from other levels of government, for what the city's police chief and several city councillors have called a siege. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 2, 2022
Protesters began gathering around Parliament Hill on Friday, Jan. 28 to protest COVID-19 public health mandates. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 2, 2022
FeatureBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 2, 2022
Protesters began gathering around Parliament Hill on Friday, Jan. 28 to protest COVID-19 public health mandates. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2022
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MATTHEW HORWOOD | February 2, 2022
News | BY MATTHEW HORWOOD | February 2, 2022
News | BY MATTHEW HORWOOD | February 2, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 31, 2022
Trucker convoy protesters are pictured in downtown Ottawa on Jan. 30. Misguided, down-the-rabbit-hole thinking is being seen on a wider basis in the Ottawa trucker demonstration, including calls by convoy organizers to use some kind of far-fetched legal process to remove Trudeau from office, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 31, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 31, 2022
Trucker convoy protesters are pictured in downtown Ottawa on Jan. 30. Misguided, down-the-rabbit-hole thinking is being seen on a wider basis in the Ottawa trucker demonstration, including calls by convoy organizers to use some kind of far-fetched legal process to remove Trudeau from office, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 31, 2022
The first of the trucks arrived at Parliament Hill on Friday and numbers swelled over the weekend. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 31, 2022
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 31, 2022
The first of the trucks arrived at Parliament Hill on Friday and numbers swelled over the weekend. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE AND MATT HORWOOD | January 30, 2022
Supporters of the ‘freedom convoy’ gather along Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa early in the day on Jan. 29, 2022. Thousands of truckers and protesters against cross-border vaccine mandates and COVID restrictions rallied on Parliament Hill Jan. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE AND MATT HORWOOD | January 30, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE AND MATT HORWOOD | January 30, 2022
Supporters of the ‘freedom convoy’ gather along Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa early in the day on Jan. 29, 2022. Thousands of truckers and protesters against cross-border vaccine mandates and COVID restrictions rallied on Parliament Hill Jan. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | January 12, 2022
Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger says nearly two years into the pandemic, restrictions imposed to try to stem the spread of COVID-19 in federal prisons 'remain exceptionally difficult for people behind bars.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | January 12, 2022
News | BY ALICE CHEN | January 12, 2022
Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger says nearly two years into the pandemic, restrictions imposed to try to stem the spread of COVID-19 in federal prisons 'remain exceptionally difficult for people behind bars.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 7, 2021
Ontario ISG Senator Kim Pate introduced her bill to overhaul the criminal pardon system on Nov. 24. 'Why not allow people to move on?' she asks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 7, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | December 7, 2021
Ontario ISG Senator Kim Pate introduced her bill to overhaul the criminal pardon system on Nov. 24. 'Why not allow people to move on?' she asks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | November 9, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | November 9, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | November 9, 2021