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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 | November 4, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair office says it hopes to re-establish the independent advisory panel, which disbanded after a year without data from CSC. Its chair said the panel model is a failure and won't achieve proper oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 4, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 4, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair office says it hopes to re-establish the independent advisory panel, which disbanded after a year without data from CSC. Its chair said the panel model is a failure and won't achieve proper oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID MERNER, TIM LOWAN | October 28, 2020
B.C. Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on COVID-19 on July 17, 2020. Dr. Henry is among those who have issued a comprehensive report calling for the decriminalization of all drugs. Photograph courtesy of the Province of British Columbia
Opinion | BY DAVID MERNER, TIM LOWAN | October 28, 2020
Opinion | BY DAVID MERNER, TIM LOWAN | October 28, 2020
B.C. Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on COVID-19 on July 17, 2020. Dr. Henry is among those who have issued a comprehensive report calling for the decriminalization of all drugs. Photograph courtesy of the Province of British Columbia
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope
Opinion | BY M-J MILLOY | October 28, 2020
New research in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside involving thousands of people who use drugs at highest risks of overdose has revealed possible benefits of cannabis use, but researchers also found that legal cannabis is largely unavailable to people who use drugs in those neighbourhoods, writes M-J Milloy. Flickr photograph by Viv Lynch
Opinion | BY M-J MILLOY | October 28, 2020
Opinion | BY M-J MILLOY | October 28, 2020
New research in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside involving thousands of people who use drugs at highest risks of overdose has revealed possible benefits of cannabis use, but researchers also found that legal cannabis is largely unavailable to people who use drugs in those neighbourhoods, writes M-J Milloy. Flickr photograph by Viv Lynch
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 26, 2020
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said her force would 'review' the use of the carotid neck hold by its officers in early June. That review is not yet complete, and the RCMP isn't sharing any of the details about who is being consulted and when it will be finished. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 26, 2020
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 26, 2020
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said her force would 'review' the use of the carotid neck hold by its officers in early June. That review is not yet complete, and the RCMP isn't sharing any of the details about who is being consulted and when it will be finished. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 21, 2020
'When I’m prime minister, I’ll put an end to Trudeau’s attacks on law-abiding gun owners:' Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole campaigned for the party leadership on a promise to roll back Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new gun control measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 21, 2020
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 21, 2020
'When I’m prime minister, I’ll put an end to Trudeau’s attacks on law-abiding gun owners:' Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole campaigned for the party leadership on a promise to roll back Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new gun control measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured outside a Liberal cabinet meeting in January, says the recent ruling striking down the Safe Third Country Agreement is being challenged by the feds to make clear the legal framework governing asylum law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured outside a Liberal cabinet meeting in January, says the recent ruling striking down the Safe Third Country Agreement is being challenged by the feds to make clear the legal framework governing asylum law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger, pictured in October 2017, says he believes the CSC has worked hard to comply with the new law governing its approach to prisoner isolation, but new software 'fraught with challenges' has made it difficult to report on compliance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger, pictured in October 2017, says he believes the CSC has worked hard to comply with the new law governing its approach to prisoner isolation, but new software 'fraught with challenges' has made it difficult to report on compliance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 10, 2020
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on Jan. 28, 2020, on the Hill arriving for the Liberal cabinet meeting in Ottawa. As worried Canadians focus on immediate problems—staying healthy, surviving financially, whether to send the kids back to school this fall—the environment disappeared from the front pages. So did the minister, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 10, 2020
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 10, 2020
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on Jan. 28, 2020, on the Hill arriving for the Liberal cabinet meeting in Ottawa. As worried Canadians focus on immediate problems—staying healthy, surviving financially, whether to send the kids back to school this fall—the environment disappeared from the front pages. So did the minister, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 29, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has said Indigenous policing should be an essential service, an assessment numerous witnesses said was a key part of addressing systemic racism as part of the House Public Safety Committee's study on the subject last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 29, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 29, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has said Indigenous policing should be an essential service, an assessment numerous witnesses said was a key part of addressing systemic racism as part of the House Public Safety Committee's study on the subject last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | July 29, 2020
The July 22 Federal Court ruling, should the government choose not to fight it, does away with the sketchy and dangerous way of dealing with asylum seekers who are coming from the United States and sent back and detained, writes Jim Creskey. Flickr photograph by Chris Connelly
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | July 29, 2020
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | July 29, 2020
The July 22 Federal Court ruling, should the government choose not to fight it, does away with the sketchy and dangerous way of dealing with asylum seekers who are coming from the United States and sent back and detained, writes Jim Creskey. Flickr photograph by Chris Connelly
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 22, 2020
The gravity of the charge of uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to have been obscured in all the talk about what a decent guy Corey Hurren is, his COVID-related trauma and his concerns about losing the vehicle he needs as a northern Canadian Ranger, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 22, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 22, 2020
The gravity of the charge of uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to have been obscured in all the talk about what a decent guy Corey Hurren is, his COVID-related trauma and his concerns about losing the vehicle he needs as a northern Canadian Ranger, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade