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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
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
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 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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 2, 2022
Feature | BY 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
Ivan Zinger
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
Ivan Zinger
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
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | September 2, 2021
Members of the 6 Mobile Strike Force Kandak move into position during an exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013. Canadian troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2014. Canadian Armed Forces photograph courtesy of Sgt. James Funk
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | September 2, 2021
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | September 2, 2021
Members of the 6 Mobile Strike Force Kandak move into position during an exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013. Canadian troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2014. Canadian Armed Forces photograph courtesy of Sgt. James Funk
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 27, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, left, and president of the National Police Federation Brian Sauvé. As part of his union's electoral asks, Mr. Sauvé is calling for the next federal government to increase training capacity, prioritize equipment modernization, and increase access to mental health supports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of the National Police Federation
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 27, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 27, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, left, and president of the National Police Federation Brian Sauvé. As part of his union's electoral asks, Mr. Sauvé is calling for the next federal government to increase training capacity, prioritize equipment modernization, and increase access to mental health supports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of the National Police Federation