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On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, prorogued Parliament until March 24 and announced his plans to give up the Liberal leadership and resign as prime minister. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said at a news conference that same day he intends to vote to bring down the government at the next throne speech. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN FORBES | November 11, 2024
It's unacceptable that we continue to have veterans' legislation in Canada that provides a much higher level of compensation to a veteran injured before 2006 compared to a veteran injured after that date, writes Brian Forbes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY BRIAN FORBES | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY BRIAN FORBES | November 11, 2024
It's unacceptable that we continue to have veterans' legislation in Canada that provides a much higher level of compensation to a veteran injured before 2006 compared to a veteran injured after that date, writes Brian Forbes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 11, 2024
Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced an investment of up to $11.4-million for veteran-serving groups across Canada on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 11, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 11, 2024
Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced an investment of up to $11.4-million for veteran-serving groups across Canada on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAMIR SINHA, JOHN MUSCEDERE, DAVID PEDLAR | November 11, 2024
Most of today’s veterans served in the military after 1954 in peacekeeping and combat roles overseas, and provided aid at home during natural disasters and emergencies, including supporting long-term care homes during the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SAMIR SINHA, JOHN MUSCEDERE, DAVID PEDLAR | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY SAMIR SINHA, JOHN MUSCEDERE, DAVID PEDLAR | November 11, 2024
Most of today’s veterans served in the military after 1954 in peacekeeping and combat roles overseas, and provided aid at home during natural disasters and emergencies, including supporting long-term care homes during the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DAWN MCILMOYLE | November 11, 2024
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Minister of Veterans Affairs Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced an investment of up to $11.4-million to support the work of veteran-serving organizations across Canada, in a Veterans Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 4, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAWN MCILMOYLE | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY DAWN MCILMOYLE | November 11, 2024
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Minister of Veterans Affairs Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced an investment of up to $11.4-million to support the work of veteran-serving organizations across Canada, in a Veterans Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 4, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NUJMA BOND | November 11, 2024
Standard poodle Caliber, left, is a service dog paired with retired CAF veteran Kenda Doody, centre. German shepherd service dog Cora, right, is paired with retired RCMP veteran Ed Brake. Photos courtesy of Fire Team K9 Service Dogs
Opinion | BY NUJMA BOND | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY NUJMA BOND | November 11, 2024
Standard poodle Caliber, left, is a service dog paired with retired CAF veteran Kenda Doody, centre. German shepherd service dog Cora, right, is paired with retired RCMP veteran Ed Brake. Photos courtesy of Fire Team K9 Service Dogs
Opinion | June 12, 2019
Opinion | June 12, 2019
Opinion | June 12, 2019
Opinion | BY BRIAN N. FORBES | June 10, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 30, 2019, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRIAN N. FORBES | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY BRIAN N. FORBES | June 10, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 30, 2019, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's breach of trust charges were stayed on May 8, before his trial was set to begin in August. Conservative and NDP strategists say the damage of the trial to the Liberals will be mitigated compared to if it had gone forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's breach of trust charges were stayed on May 8, before his trial was set to begin in August. Conservative and NDP strategists say the damage of the trial to the Liberals will be mitigated compared to if it had gone forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 17, 2019
Conservative Senator Ghislain Maltais, middle, will retire on April 22. He is pictured with Cuban Ambassador to Canada Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, left, and Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, right, at a Cuban Embassy reception in November. Photograph courtesy of Freddy Rodriguez Santana
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 17, 2019
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 17, 2019
Conservative Senator Ghislain Maltais, middle, will retire on April 22. He is pictured with Cuban Ambassador to Canada Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, left, and Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, right, at a Cuban Embassy reception in November. Photograph courtesy of Freddy Rodriguez Santana
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | April 1, 2019
Canada's new Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured on March 1, 2019, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa shortly after being sworn in and shuffled from agriculture. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photo
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | April 1, 2019
Opinion | BY SEAN BRUYEA | April 1, 2019
Canada's new Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured on March 1, 2019, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa shortly after being sworn in and shuffled from agriculture. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photo
News | BY JOLSON LIM | March 1, 2019
On March 1, Lawrence MacAulay was sworn in as the 10th minister responsible for Veterans Affairs in the past decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | March 1, 2019
News | BY JOLSON LIM | March 1, 2019
On March 1, Lawrence MacAulay was sworn in as the 10th minister responsible for Veterans Affairs in the past decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID LAW | January 21, 2019
New Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured at the First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID LAW | January 21, 2019
Opinion | BY DAVID LAW | January 21, 2019
New Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured at the First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2019
The Jan. 14 cabinet shuffle saw Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, named minister of Veterans Affairs, Seamus O'Regan took over as minister of Indigenous Services, Jane Philpott was made Treasury Board president and digital government minister, David Lametti is now Justice minister, and Bernadette Jordan was appointed to the new post of minister of Rural Economic Development. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 21, 2019
The Jan. 14 cabinet shuffle saw Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, named minister of Veterans Affairs, Seamus O'Regan took over as minister of Indigenous Services, Jane Philpott was made Treasury Board president and digital government minister, David Lametti is now Justice minister, and Bernadette Jordan was appointed to the new post of minister of Rural Economic Development. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 16, 2019
Liberals with new job titles after the Jan. 14 cabinet shuffle are, from left, Justice Minister David Lametti, Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan, Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Treasury Board President Jane Philpott, and Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 16, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 16, 2019
Liberals with new job titles after the Jan. 14 cabinet shuffle are, from left, Justice Minister David Lametti, Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan, Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Treasury Board President Jane Philpott, and Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2019
Seamus O'Regan, pictured centre with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette, was sworn in as Indigenous services minister on Jan. 14 after serving as veterans affairs minister since August 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2019
Seamus O'Regan, pictured centre with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette, was sworn in as Indigenous services minister on Jan. 14 after serving as veterans affairs minister since August 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 16, 2019
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman and his wife Vicki Heyman, pictured at the embassy's 2015 Fourth of July party, are releasing a new book on the Canada-U.S. relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 16, 2019
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 16, 2019
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman and his wife Vicki Heyman, pictured at the embassy's 2015 Fourth of July party, are releasing a new book on the Canada-U.S. relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | November 14, 2018
Opinion | November 14, 2018
Opinion | November 14, 2018