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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
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2021
Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2021
Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 24, 2021
Statistics Canada's Jeff Latimer, pictured in July 2020, says 'it has taken a little while to clarify everybody’s roles and get things going' on the initiative, but he's 'confident' in the 'clear plan' that is now established. Screen capture via ParlVu
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 24, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 24, 2021
Statistics Canada's Jeff Latimer, pictured in July 2020, says 'it has taken a little while to clarify everybody’s roles and get things going' on the initiative, but he's 'confident' in the 'clear plan' that is now established. Screen capture via ParlVu
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 12, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured at left in 2018, says the backlog of access-to-information requests at the RCMP, overseen by Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured at right in 2020, is unacceptable. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 12, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | February 12, 2021
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured at left in 2018, says the backlog of access-to-information requests at the RCMP, overseen by Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured at right in 2020, is unacceptable. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 1, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, left, and Rob Stewart, deputy minister of public safety Canada. Minister Blair was appointed to his role following former public safety minister Ralph Goodale's defeat in the 2019 election. Mr. Stewart was appointed to his role in Dec. 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 1, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 1, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, left, and Rob Stewart, deputy minister of public safety Canada. Minister Blair was appointed to his role following former public safety minister Ralph Goodale's defeat in the 2019 election. Mr. Stewart was appointed to his role in Dec. 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
Jennifer Oades, chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada, fielded many of the questions and bore much of the criticism made by opposition MPs. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
Jennifer Oades, chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada, fielded many of the questions and bore much of the criticism made by opposition MPs. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the death was a ‘terrible tragedy’ that should ‘never have happened.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the death was a ‘terrible tragedy’ that should ‘never have happened.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WASHIM AHMED | January 20, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has not committed to adding the Proud Boys to Canada’s list of terrorist organizations. The CBSA needs to improve its intelligence on white supremacists and other far-right organizations to prevent them from finding a new home here, writes Washim Ahmed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WASHIM AHMED | January 20, 2021
Opinion | BY WASHIM AHMED | January 20, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has not committed to adding the Proud Boys to Canada’s list of terrorist organizations. The CBSA needs to improve its intelligence on white supremacists and other far-right organizations to prevent them from finding a new home here, writes Washim Ahmed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
Prisoners are serving ‘much, much harsher sentences’ amid COVID-19, says prison watchdog Ivan Zinger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
Prisoners are serving ‘much, much harsher sentences’ amid COVID-19, says prison watchdog Ivan Zinger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 6, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is the latest in a long line of Liberal and Conservative public safety ministers who have so far proven unable to fix the Firearms Marking Regulations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 6, 2020
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 6, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is the latest in a long line of Liberal and Conservative public safety ministers who have so far proven unable to fix the Firearms Marking Regulations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | November 25, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the chair of the civilian watchdog body, Michelaine Lahaie, and the RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki are 'working together to significantly improve timelines' and to address backlogs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | November 25, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | November 25, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the chair of the civilian watchdog body, Michelaine Lahaie, and the RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki are 'working together to significantly improve timelines' and to address backlogs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | November 17, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, right, has instructed the RCMP to 'work with' the Treasury Board to develop a 'comprehensive plan' to address a backlog of requests for information, in the wake of a damning report from Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | November 17, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | November 17, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, right, has instructed the RCMP to 'work with' the Treasury Board to develop a 'comprehensive plan' to address a backlog of requests for information, in the wake of a damning report from Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade