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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 | July 22, 2020
RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki told MPs at committee last month that the number of calls the force responds to on mental health 'are growing exponentially,' and new data supports that claim. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 22, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 22, 2020
RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki told MPs at committee last month that the number of calls the force responds to on mental health 'are growing exponentially,' and new data supports that claim. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 22, 2020
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured March 20 with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, will oversee Statistics Canada as the agency partners with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police to beef up its efforts to collect race-based crime data. A July 15 announcement came with few details and no money linked to the initiative, though one officer hopes to have something in place by 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 22, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 22, 2020
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured March 20 with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, will oversee Statistics Canada as the agency partners with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police to beef up its efforts to collect race-based crime data. A July 15 announcement came with few details and no money linked to the initiative, though one officer hopes to have something in place by 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 15, 2020
A serving soldier on active duty assembles a small arsenal of loaded weapons and drives halfway across Canada to deliver a ‘wake-up’ call with an attack on Rideau Hall—that is serious stuff, far beyond a simple ‘mental health’ episode, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 15, 2020
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 15, 2020
A serving soldier on active duty assembles a small arsenal of loaded weapons and drives halfway across Canada to deliver a ‘wake-up’ call with an attack on Rideau Hall—that is serious stuff, far beyond a simple ‘mental health’ episode, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 8, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government is 'taking steps' to 'locate foreign nationals whose whereabouts are unknown by completing a review of all outstanding cases, prioritizing criminal cases, and focusing investigations on the most concerning cases.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 8, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 8, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government is 'taking steps' to 'locate foreign nationals whose whereabouts are unknown by completing a review of all outstanding cases, prioritizing criminal cases, and focusing investigations on the most concerning cases.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | July 6, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during one of the daily press conferences he held in front of Rideau Cottage, where he and his family live on the grounds of Rideau Hall, this spring. Mr. Trudeau was not home on July 2 when Manitoba man Corey Hurren forced his way onto the property with several guns, and made a threat against Mr. Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | July 6, 2020
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | July 6, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during one of the daily press conferences he held in front of Rideau Cottage, where he and his family live on the grounds of Rideau Hall, this spring. Mr. Trudeau was not home on July 2 when Manitoba man Corey Hurren forced his way onto the property with several guns, and made a threat against Mr. Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 2, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on May 25, 2020, says the 'overrepresentation of Indigenous people in correctional institutions is an unacceptable situation that we are working very hard to address.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 2, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | July 2, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on May 25, 2020, says the 'overrepresentation of Indigenous people in correctional institutions is an unacceptable situation that we are working very hard to address.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 1, 2020
Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s comment to Members of Parliament that her officers are feeling picked on and ‘demoralized’ by the ‘anti-police narrative’ belies all her talk about reform, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 1, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 1, 2020
Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s comment to Members of Parliament that her officers are feeling picked on and ‘demoralized’ by the ‘anti-police narrative’ belies all her talk about reform, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 1, 2020
Independent Senator Stan Kutcher, a former leading psychiatrist, doesn’t think police should be removed from wellness checks, but says it’s clear a new model and better de-escalation training is needed. Photograph courtesy of Senate Communications
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 1, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 1, 2020
Independent Senator Stan Kutcher, a former leading psychiatrist, doesn’t think police should be removed from wellness checks, but says it’s clear a new model and better de-escalation training is needed. Photograph courtesy of Senate Communications
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | June 29, 2020
Ground Zero in New York City, after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre complex in Lower Manhattan, conducted by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaida. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | June 29, 2020
Opinion | BY PHIL GURSKI | June 29, 2020
Ground Zero in New York City, after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre complex in Lower Manhattan, conducted by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaida. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 24, 2020
Having risen to prominence and won the White House on an appeal to white racism, U.S. President Donald Trump is openly embracing that approach again, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 24, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 24, 2020
Having risen to prominence and won the White House on an appeal to white racism, U.S. President Donald Trump is openly embracing that approach again, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 19, 2020
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, pictured May 14, 2020, said last week there is 'bad behaviour' in the RCMP and 'people took oaths, and they need to respect them. Hard stop. If they don’t want to, there’s a door, and they can take it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 19, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 19, 2020
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, pictured May 14, 2020, said last week there is 'bad behaviour' in the RCMP and 'people took oaths, and they need to respect them. Hard stop. If they don’t want to, there’s a door, and they can take it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Toronto Police are pictured at the Toronto Pride parade on July 3, 2016, which was temporarily halted when members of Black Lives Matter Toronto demonstrated and called for, among other things, the removal of uniformed police participation in the event. Flickr photograph by Eric Parker
Toronto Police are pictured at the Toronto Pride parade on July 3, 2016, which was temporarily halted when members of Black Lives Matter Toronto demonstrated and called for, among other things, the removal of uniformed police participation in the event. Flickr photograph by Eric Parker