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Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr
Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
Métis Crossing in Alberta, with the Sturgeon County wildfire burning nearby on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Métis National Council
Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
Métis Crossing in Alberta, with the Sturgeon County wildfire burning nearby on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Métis National Council
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
Wildfires in Manitoba, left, have prompted the province to declare a state of emergency, as have those in Saskatchewan, like in Denare Beach, bottom right, where Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger's home riding has faced 'devastation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of the Manitoba government, Buckley Belanger
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
Wildfires in Manitoba, left, have prompted the province to declare a state of emergency, as have those in Saskatchewan, like in Denare Beach, bottom right, where Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger's home riding has faced 'devastation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of the Manitoba government, Buckley Belanger
Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney are seen in West Block on June 6, 2025. With a new government and prime minister, there is a timely opportunity to advance a vision for a prosperous, secure, and sovereign Arctic, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney are seen in West Block on June 6, 2025. With a new government and prime minister, there is a timely opportunity to advance a vision for a prosperous, secure, and sovereign Arctic, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
The crackdown on recent demonstrations in Los Angeles are an example of what lies down the path to criminalizing protesting that the Canadian government is trying to legislate with Bill C-2, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
The crackdown on recent demonstrations in Los Angeles are an example of what lies down the path to criminalizing protesting that the Canadian government is trying to legislate with Bill C-2, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 9, 2025
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski speaks with reporters in the House foyer before Question Period on June 3, 2025, about the government’s response to the wildfires in Western Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 9, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 9, 2025
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski speaks with reporters in the House foyer before Question Period on June 3, 2025, about the government’s response to the wildfires in Western Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALICE CHEN | May 5, 2021
Liberal MP Hedy Fry has been a long-time advocate for sex workers. She said that she's in support of a 2013 court ruling that found the old sex work laws to be unconstitutional and that tackling exploitation and organized crime can be done at the same time as making sex work more of a labour issue than a criminal one. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY ALICE CHEN | May 5, 2021
News | BY ALICE CHEN | May 5, 2021
Liberal MP Hedy Fry has been a long-time advocate for sex workers. She said that she's in support of a 2013 court ruling that found the old sex work laws to be unconstitutional and that tackling exploitation and organized crime can be done at the same time as making sex work more of a labour issue than a criminal one. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY HELEN FORSEY | April 5, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair. Scandal continues to brew over the Correctional Service Canada's plan to convert its two Kingston-area prison farms into an industrial dairy goat operation for the commercial market, writes Helen Forsey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HELEN FORSEY | April 5, 2021
Opinion | BY HELEN FORSEY | April 5, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair. Scandal continues to brew over the Correctional Service Canada's plan to convert its two Kingston-area prison farms into an industrial dairy goat operation for the commercial market, writes Helen Forsey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2021
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, left, and Independent Senator Mobina Jaffer, right, say Ottawa should act on a motion that earned unanimous support in the House to create and properly fund dedicated hate crime units in every community in Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2021
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2021
NDP MP Jenny Kwan, left, and Independent Senator Mobina Jaffer, right, say Ottawa should act on a motion that earned unanimous support in the House to create and properly fund dedicated hate crime units in every community in Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has been the face of the government's gun control agenda since the last election. His long-awaited bill to make good on the party's gun control promises from that election campaign has been harshly criticized by advocates on both sides of the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2021
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has been the face of the government's gun control agenda since the last election. His long-awaited bill to make good on the party's gun control promises from that election campaign has been harshly criticized by advocates on both sides of the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
Ivan Zinger
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
Ivan Zinger
Prisoners are serving ‘much, much harsher sentences’ amid COVID-19, says prison watchdog Ivan Zinger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade