Protecting publicly funded health care is shaping up as a last-ditch stand
Holding off the push toward private care will take measurable results.
Critics, refugee advocates call on Liberals to clarify status of Safe Third Country Agreement talks
Reports alleging U.S. officials are facilitating migrant travel from New York City to near Roxham Road show the political climate in regards to immigrants has drastically changed since the agreement was signed in 2002, says University of Ottawa Professor Jamie Chai Yun Liew.
Senator Miville-Dechêne takes on the porn industry
Bill S-210, the Protecting Young Persons from exposure to Pornography Act, is a few weeks away from third reading in the Senate, and should then proceed to the House of Commons.
Saying ‘no’ to silence: Canada’s new, Haitian-born poet laureate aims to inspire youth
‘Writing is a way for me to ask questions about the world that surrounds me,’ says Marie-Célie Agnant, who will hold the role of Canada’s 10th Parliamentary Poet Laureate for a two-year term.
Hill barbershop has remained a cut above for nearly a century
Politicos have flocked to Victoria Barber Shop in the heart of the Parliamentary Precinct for 99 years, finding conversation and casual camaraderie alongside constancy and haircuts.
Milking it? MPs raise concerns with supply management bill but signal support
‘I feel like I’m watching the same movie I saw two years ago where a part of the House of Commons, under pressure, will vote in favour, but is doing everything it can to tell us that Bill C‑282 is ultimately a bad bill,’ says Bloc MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay.
May remains optimistic despite poor polling, vows to elect 12 Green MPs in next election
Despite no discernible ‘honeymoon’ in the federal Greens’ polling, party leader Elizabeth May says she isn’t discouraged about her party’s future.
PROC to hear from top officials Wednesday, as Trudeau maintains no public inquiry into foreign interference necessary
Meanwhile the Conservatives will attempt once more to summon PMO Chief of Staff Katie Telford before committee.
Sport ministers team up to tackle ‘huge gap’ in safe sport against tight timeline, ‘frustrations’ of federalism
Provincial ministers told The Hill Times they want federal cash to help offset costs of joining Sport Integrity Commissioner Office as deadline to sign up or create their own sport oversight bodies looms.
Third press secretary added to the Prime Minister’s Office
Plus, Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek recently bade farewell to her director of parliamentary affairs, Kelsey MacDonald.
