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Bill C-16, introduced by Justice Minister Sean Fraser on Dec. 9, proposes to introduce 'femicide' into the Criminal Code by applying it to murders that are committed by an offender against their intimate partner under certain circumstances. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-16 ‘progress,’ but needs tougher language to codify femicide as a standalone crime, advocates say

NewsBY MARLO GLASS
  • Canada is a leader among peer nations including the United States, Australian, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in being the first to introduce femicide into criminal legislation, but advocates for women say the law won’t act as a deterrent.

Bill C-16 ‘progress,’ but needs tougher language to codify femicide as a standalone crime, advocates say

NewsBY MARLO GLASS
  • Canada is a leader among peer nations including the United States, Australian, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in being the first to introduce femicide into criminal legislation, but advocates for women say the law won’t act as a deterrent.

Buried in the MOU: a licence to lie

OpinionBY LEAH TEMPER, SAMANTHA GREEN

PHAC lacks timely national data on children’s vaccination rates as report finds agency is not meeting targets 

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
Opinion

When AI causes harm, Canadian law may not be ready

Mark Carney
Even though Prime Minister Mark Carney is inching closer to a majority government via floor crossings, the Liberals' pace this fall isn't matching the 'transformative agenda' he campaigned on, say strategists.

‘Something’s gotta give’: Liberal agenda needs a majority to make progress in 2026, says Grit strategist Joe Jordan

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • With only two substantive bills receiving royal assent since the spring, Conservative strategist Ashton Arsenault says the Liberals' legislative performance this fall would be an ‘embarrassment’ under any other Parliament.
Mark Carney

‘Something’s gotta give’: Liberal agenda needs a majority to make progress in 2026, says Grit strategist Joe Jordan

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • With only two substantive bills receiving royal assent since the spring, Conservative strategist Ashton Arsenault says the Liberals' legislative performance this fall would be an ‘embarrassment’ under any other Parliament.
Parliamentary Calendar

Decked halls of Parliament on pause until House returns on Jan. 26

Podcast

Cut, not cap? The latest on public service downsizing, with Marlo Glass

Conservative addictions critic Todd Doherty, left, Conservative health critic Dan Mazier, and Pierre Poirier, chief of the Ottawa Paramedic Service, at a Dec. 9 press conference about the need to fast-track a bill legislating more serious criminal sentences for assaults against health-care workers and first responders. The Hill Times photograph by Tessie Sanci

Bill calling for more serious punishment for assaulting first responders not fast-tracked despite Conservative MPs’ efforts

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
  • The Senate bill is identical to MP Todd Doherty’s bill, which nearly became law but died on the order paper when the election was called this past spring.

Bill calling for more serious punishment for assaulting first responders not fast-tracked despite Conservative MPs’ efforts

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
  • The Senate bill is identical to MP Todd Doherty’s bill, which nearly became law but died on the order paper when the election was called this past spring.
Other jurisdictions are demonstrating that user privacy and protecting children from pornography are not mutually exclusive, writes Daniel Zekveld. Unsplash photograph by Alvaro Uribe

Bill S-209 is needed to protect children from pornography

OpinionBY DANIEL ZEKVELD
  • Committee testimony about PSG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne’s bill highlighted that Canada must do better in protecting children from online pornography alongside other countries.

Bill S-209 is needed to protect children from pornography

OpinionBY DANIEL ZEKVELD
  • Committee testimony about PSG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne’s bill highlighted that Canada must do better in protecting children from online pornography alongside other countries.
Canada cannot meet its Paris commitments, nor protect its citizens, if capital continues to flow into activities incompatible with a net-zero future, writes Sen. Rosa Galvez. Unsplash photograph by Jinyun

Canada’s financial system needs a green upgrade

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ
  • The Climate-Aligned Finance Act provides the structure and legal clarity needed for our financial system to operate consistently with Canada’s own climate commitments.

Canada’s financial system needs a green upgrade

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ
  • The Climate-Aligned Finance Act provides the structure and legal clarity needed for our financial system to operate consistently with Canada’s own climate commitments.

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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