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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 STEPHEN JEFFERY | August 19, 2024
Australian Parliament House. The country passed foreign interference laws, including the creation of a foreign influence registry, in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | August 19, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | August 19, 2024
Australian Parliament House. The country passed foreign interference laws, including the creation of a foreign influence registry, in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery
Opinion | BY BRIAN SAUVé | August 7, 2024
One of two protestors detained by Parliamentary Protective Services after attempting to bypass officers with a flagpole-in the hands of the PPS officer on the right-at the 'Freedom Convoy 2.0' anniversary protest on Jan. 28, 2023.
The limitations of the Parliamentary Protective Service necessitate the frequent involvement of local police services, diverting them from their core policing duties, writes Brian Sauvé. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY BRIAN SAUVé | August 7, 2024
Opinion | BY BRIAN SAUVé | August 7, 2024
One of two protestors detained by Parliamentary Protective Services after attempting to bypass officers with a flagpole-in the hands of the PPS officer on the right-at the 'Freedom Convoy 2.0' anniversary protest on Jan. 28, 2023.
The limitations of the Parliamentary Protective Service necessitate the frequent involvement of local police services, diverting them from their core policing duties, writes Brian Sauvé. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
List | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 5, 2024
Members of the Parliamentary Protective Service prevent protesters bearing large wooden flagpoles from entering Parliament Hill grounds on Jan. 28, 2023, the anniversary of the Freedom Convoy protest. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
List | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 5, 2024
List | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 5, 2024
Members of the Parliamentary Protective Service prevent protesters bearing large wooden flagpoles from entering Parliament Hill grounds on Jan. 28, 2023, the anniversary of the Freedom Convoy protest. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 31, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani, right, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc defended Bill C-48's bail reforms, and challenged the premiers who asked for the changes to 'step up and enforce the law.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 31, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 31, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani, right, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc defended Bill C-48's bail reforms, and challenged the premiers who asked for the changes to 'step up and enforce the law.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 29, 2024
The wildfires pictured on July 20, 2024, in Williams Lake, B.C. Tom Cameron told The Hill Times: 'We were less than 500 metres from the flame front and watched buildings burn from our front yard. One minute we were sitting down to dinner and the next we were throwing our go bags and family albums in the trucks getting ready to flee. Scary stuff.' The Hill Times photograph courtesy of Tom Cameron
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 29, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 29, 2024
The wildfires pictured on July 20, 2024, in Williams Lake, B.C. Tom Cameron told The Hill Times: 'We were less than 500 metres from the flame front and watched buildings burn from our front yard. One minute we were sitting down to dinner and the next we were throwing our go bags and family albums in the trucks getting ready to flee. Scary stuff.' The Hill Times photograph courtesy of Tom Cameron
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 24, 2024
Then-solicitor general Bob Kaplan, left, signs the papers making CSIS official, with then-CSIS director Ted Finn on July 16, 1984. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 24, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 24, 2024
Then-solicitor general Bob Kaplan, left, signs the papers making CSIS official, with then-CSIS director Ted Finn on July 16, 1984. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 22, 2024
Liberal MP Marco Mendicino, who was the public safety minister from 2021-2023, was spat on by a protester in Ottawa in June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 22, 2024
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 22, 2024
Liberal MP Marco Mendicino, who was the public safety minister from 2021-2023, was spat on by a protester in Ottawa in June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
Liberal MP John McKay, who chairs the House National Defence Committee, said climate change meant calls for the military assistance during natural disasters are 'just going to keep on happening.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
Liberal MP John McKay, who chairs the House National Defence Committee, said climate change meant calls for the military assistance during natural disasters are 'just going to keep on happening.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 1, 2024
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon discussed accomplishments from the spring sitting of Parliament on June 19 on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 1, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 1, 2024
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon discussed accomplishments from the spring sitting of Parliament on June 19 on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | June 17, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has argued that immigration detention in federal prisons would only be used for a 'very small' and 'high risk' segment of the population. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | June 17, 2024
Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | June 17, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has argued that immigration detention in federal prisons would only be used for a 'very small' and 'high risk' segment of the population. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 17, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told a House committee that it would be illegal to release names from the parliamentary foreign activity report, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 17, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 17, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told a House committee that it would be illegal to release names from the parliamentary foreign activity report, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 14, 2024
Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, told reporters on June 12 that the report was 'a major clarion call for action.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 14, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 14, 2024
Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, told reporters on June 12 that the report was 'a major clarion call for action.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade