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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
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 17, 2020
It is time for a parliamentary inquiry into police training and methods across Canada, especially as they relate to minority communities, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 17, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 17, 2020
It is time for a parliamentary inquiry into police training and methods across Canada, especially as they relate to minority communities, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 17, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair oversees the Correctional Service of Canada, which advocates say needs to address systemic racism, given the outcomes of its Black inmates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 17, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 17, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair oversees the Correctional Service of Canada, which advocates say needs to address systemic racism, given the outcomes of its Black inmates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 17, 2020
Policing cultures and structures should be assessed, but that also requires wisdom, not just acting as a response to the immediate challenges of the day, writes Tim Powers.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 17, 2020
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 17, 2020
Policing cultures and structures should be assessed, but that also requires wisdom, not just acting as a response to the immediate challenges of the day, writes Tim Powers.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 17, 2020
Demonstrators participate in the No Peace Until Justice rally on Parliament Hill on June 5. Given the protections for police built into the current system, it’s clear the only way to make progress will be through a drastic overhaul of the current policing model, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 17, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 17, 2020
Demonstrators participate in the No Peace Until Justice rally on Parliament Hill on June 5. Given the protections for police built into the current system, it’s clear the only way to make progress will be through a drastic overhaul of the current policing model, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 15, 2020
Indigenous women, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating in Ottawa in support of the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation and against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline. In the second quarter of 2020, racism and police brutality was brought to the forefront of the world’s consciousness. Black Americans, Native Americans, and allies closed down American cities as a measure of the stark and desperate urgency to change whole systems. Racism and police brutality have no place in any democracy, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 15, 2020
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 15, 2020
Indigenous women, pictured Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating in Ottawa in support of the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation and against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline. In the second quarter of 2020, racism and police brutality was brought to the forefront of the world’s consciousness. Black Americans, Native Americans, and allies closed down American cities as a measure of the stark and desperate urgency to change whole systems. Racism and police brutality have no place in any democracy, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LISA VAN DUSEN | June 10, 2020
In Washington, an impeached reality-show president in a White House surrounded by perimeter fencing and rent-a-cops makes the 2020 election a choice between a performative authoritarian coup and Joe Biden stopping this lunacy, writes Lisa Van Dusen. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY LISA VAN DUSEN | June 10, 2020
Opinion | BY LISA VAN DUSEN | June 10, 2020
In Washington, an impeached reality-show president in a White House surrounded by perimeter fencing and rent-a-cops makes the 2020 election a choice between a performative authoritarian coup and Joe Biden stopping this lunacy, writes Lisa Van Dusen. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 10, 2020
Whether intentional or not, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taking a knee at Ottawa’s ‘No Peace Until Justice’ rally on June 5 took space and attention from the Black woman who was speaking on the podium, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 10, 2020
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 10, 2020
Whether intentional or not, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taking a knee at Ottawa’s ‘No Peace Until Justice’ rally on June 5 took space and attention from the Black woman who was speaking on the podium, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 10, 2020
As protests of unfair policing have mounted in more than 100 cities around the globe and in Canada, including in Ottawa on June 5, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other elected leaders have vowed to do more to tackle the problem, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 10, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 10, 2020
As protests of unfair policing have mounted in more than 100 cities around the globe and in Canada, including in Ottawa on June 5, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other elected leaders have vowed to do more to tackle the problem, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 8, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on April 20, 2020, at a press conference in Ottawa following the shooting in Portapique, N.S. Mr. Blair is the minister responsible for the RCMP, which was the subject of more than 9,000 complaints from Canadian civilians in the four years leading up to 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 8, 2020
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 8, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on April 20, 2020, at a press conference in Ottawa following the shooting in Portapique, N.S. Mr. Blair is the minister responsible for the RCMP, which was the subject of more than 9,000 complaints from Canadian civilians in the four years leading up to 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2020
Thousands gathered on Parliament Hill and nearby streets on June 5 for the ‘No Peace Until Justice’ march. The Hill imes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 5, 2020
Thousands gathered on Parliament Hill and nearby streets on June 5 for the ‘No Peace Until Justice’ march. The Hill imes photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 3, 2020
Protesters gather in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29. Though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau characterized the demonstrations as being against anti-Black racism, Erica Ifill writes that she has been seeing protests of police murders of unarmed Black people, and for the justice denied, for generations. Flickr photograph by Phil Roeder
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 3, 2020
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 3, 2020
Protesters gather in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29. Though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau characterized the demonstrations as being against anti-Black racism, Erica Ifill writes that she has been seeing protests of police murders of unarmed Black people, and for the justice denied, for generations. Flickr photograph by Phil Roeder
Opinion | BY DIDIER REYNDERS | May 6, 2020
Digital tools, from contact tracing and warning apps to telemedicine or symptom checkers, can really make a difference, writes Didier Reynders. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY DIDIER REYNDERS | May 6, 2020
Opinion | BY DIDIER REYNDERS | May 6, 2020
Digital tools, from contact tracing and warning apps to telemedicine or symptom checkers, can really make a difference, writes Didier Reynders. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay