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Defence Minister David McGuinty, pictured third from left with Canada's Chief of Defence Jennie Carignan, right, is one of the ministers in charge of bolstering Canada’s defence capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
There are ‘significant constitutional deficiencies that need to be rectified’ in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-8, says researcher Kate Robertson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
There are ‘significant constitutional deficiencies that need to be rectified’ in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-8, says researcher Kate Robertson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in August he planned to consult recognized party leaders on candidates for the promised Foreign Interference Transparency Registry before Parliament returned, but neither those consultations nor the registry have materialized. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 22, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in August he planned to consult recognized party leaders on candidates for the promised Foreign Interference Transparency Registry before Parliament returned, but neither those consultations nor the registry have materialized. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
Liam Óg Ó aHnnaidh, centre, a member of the Irish rap trio Kneecap, leaves a U.K. court on Sept. 26, following the dismissal of his terrorism charges for waving a Hezbollah flag. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
Liam Óg Ó aHnnaidh, centre, a member of the Irish rap trio Kneecap, leaves a U.K. court on Sept. 26, following the dismissal of his terrorism charges for waving a Hezbollah flag. Photograph courtesy of X
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 1, 2025
More than half of the 19 bills Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his House caucus have introduced so far in the 45th Parliament have focused on crime and public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, right, and Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appeared before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25 to discuss allegations of political interference in the RCMP investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, right, and Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appeared before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25 to discuss allegations of political interference in the RCMP investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 11, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is using her authority over import permits to ban the import of most handguns as of Aug. 19, as a stopgap measure until the government’s proposed regulations freezing the sale, transfer, and import of handguns can take effect in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 11, 2022
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 11, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is using her authority over import permits to ban the import of most handguns as of Aug. 19, as a stopgap measure until the government’s proposed regulations freezing the sale, transfer, and import of handguns can take effect in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 26, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, right, and Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appear before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25 to discuss allegations of political interference in the RCMP investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 26, 2022
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 26, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, right, and Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appear before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25 to discuss allegations of political interference in the RCMP investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 6, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki will be one of the witnesses MPs will question when the House Public Safety Committee meets on July 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 6, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 6, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki will be one of the witnesses MPs will question when the House Public Safety Committee meets on July 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The mandate letters of four senior cabinet ministers call on them to develop a new national cyber security strategy: from left, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Defence Minister Anita Anand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
The mandate letters of four senior cabinet ministers call on them to develop a new national cyber security strategy: from left, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Defence Minister Anita Anand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 1, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino introduced sweeping firearms legislation in the House on May 30, while also tabling regulations intended to freeze handgun sales while Bill C-21 works its way through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 1, 2022
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 1, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino introduced sweeping firearms legislation in the House on May 30, while also tabling regulations intended to freeze handgun sales while Bill C-21 works its way through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 11, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki appeared May 10 before the joint committee reviewing the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act, where she told MPs and Senators that while her agency was consulted, it never requested or recommended the act's use to break up the winter convoy protests. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 11, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 11, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki appeared May 10 before the joint committee reviewing the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act, where she told MPs and Senators that while her agency was consulted, it never requested or recommended the act's use to break up the winter convoy protests. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 28, 2022
In his mandate letter from the prime minister, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino—pictured during a Feb. 14 press conference—was tasked with several firearms-related initiatives, including providing financial support to provinces and territories that implement a ban on handguns across their jurisdiction. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 28, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 28, 2022
In his mandate letter from the prime minister, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino—pictured during a Feb. 14 press conference—was tasked with several firearms-related initiatives, including providing financial support to provinces and territories that implement a ban on handguns across their jurisdiction. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 21, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Parliament Hill in Feb. 24, 2022. Political insiders say they don't see any federal party leader on the horizon at this time who can bring the country together. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 21, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 21, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Parliament Hill in Feb. 24, 2022. Political insiders say they don't see any federal party leader on the horizon at this time who can bring the country together. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, though she has had her share of bumps, is bringing tenacious new leadership as she attempts to positively shift a 150-year-old organization, despite the organization’s tremendous baggage, write David Neufeld and Rosemary Ricciardelli. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, though she has had her share of bumps, is bringing tenacious new leadership as she attempts to positively shift a 150-year-old organization, despite the organization’s tremendous baggage, write David Neufeld and Rosemary Ricciardelli. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 7, 2022
Justin Trudeau has been looking prime ministerial and above the fray in his response to the Russia invasion of Ukraine, say pollsters, but his poor handling of the trucker protest has damaged his personal brand. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 7, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 7, 2022
Justin Trudeau has been looking prime ministerial and above the fray in his response to the Russia invasion of Ukraine, say pollsters, but his poor handling of the trucker protest has damaged his personal brand. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 2, 2022
Social media is one source of foreign and domestic influence for alt-right and far-right groups, experts say, but western alienation may also play a part in these movements. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 2, 2022
News | BY ALICE CHEN | March 2, 2022
Social media is one source of foreign and domestic influence for alt-right and far-right groups, experts say, but western alienation may also play a part in these movements. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia