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Opposition critics and veterans are calling on Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight to explain how only millions of dollars in reimbursement reductions for medical cannabis will amount to the projected $4-billion over four years in savings for her department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 24, 2024
Between 2020 and 2023, the number of companies owing excise debt increased from 68 to 213, accounting for a threefold increase in outstanding debt from $52.4-million to $192.7-million. Without swift action from the federal government, there soon may not be a legal market left to tax, says Organigram CEO Beena Goldenberg. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 24, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 24, 2024
Between 2020 and 2023, the number of companies owing excise debt increased from 68 to 213, accounting for a threefold increase in outstanding debt from $52.4-million to $192.7-million. Without swift action from the federal government, there soon may not be a legal market left to tax, says Organigram CEO Beena Goldenberg. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
Nearly five years after legalization, Canada's cannabis industry is struggling with the burden of an excise tax based on an 'idealized' valuation by Health Canada, say advocates, forcing many businesses to choose between bankruptcy, selling government weed, or returning to the illicit market to turn a profit. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
Nearly five years after legalization, Canada's cannabis industry is struggling with the burden of an excise tax based on an 'idealized' valuation by Health Canada, say advocates, forcing many businesses to choose between bankruptcy, selling government weed, or returning to the illicit market to turn a profit. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 5, 2023
Demonstrators gather for a 4/20 rally on Parliament Hill on April 20, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 5, 2023
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 5, 2023
Demonstrators gather for a 4/20 rally on Parliament Hill on April 20, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GEORGE SMITHERMAN | February 13, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has a chance to change the tax and regulatory structure conceived for cannabis that has made it nearly impossible for any company of any size to have a consistently positive cash flow, writes George Smitherman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GEORGE SMITHERMAN | February 13, 2023
Opinion | BY GEORGE SMITHERMAN | February 13, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has a chance to change the tax and regulatory structure conceived for cannabis that has made it nearly impossible for any company of any size to have a consistently positive cash flow, writes George Smitherman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 2, 2022
As with so many other times government has been involved in trying to regulate an industry in the ‘public good,’ it failed to take into account the problems that might arise from the legalization of cannabis, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by David Gabrić
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 2, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 2, 2022
As with so many other times government has been involved in trying to regulate an industry in the ‘public good,’ it failed to take into account the problems that might arise from the legalization of cannabis, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by David Gabrić
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | July 2, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 20, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Over his first years in office, he has revealed himself to be a risk-taker, a prime minister willing to pursue what he believes to be sound policy even when it is not obvious that it makes for good politics, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | July 2, 2018
Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | July 2, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 20, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. Over his first years in office, he has revealed himself to be a risk-taker, a prime minister willing to pursue what he believes to be sound policy even when it is not obvious that it makes for good politics, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
Former politicians and staffers are getting in ‘on the ground floor’ of emerging cannabis companies. Clockwise from top left: former Conservative minister Julian Fantino, former Conservative staffer Will Stewart, former Conservative minister Joe Oliver, former Conservative staffer Dimitri Soudas, former Liberal Party chief financial officer Chuck Rifici, and former Liberal staffer Sarah Bain. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, LinkedIn
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
Former politicians and staffers are getting in ‘on the ground floor’ of emerging cannabis companies. Clockwise from top left: former Conservative minister Julian Fantino, former Conservative staffer Will Stewart, former Conservative minister Joe Oliver, former Conservative staffer Dimitri Soudas, former Liberal Party chief financial officer Chuck Rifici, and former Liberal staffer Sarah Bain. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, LinkedIn
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2018
House Leaders talk: Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, left, Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, and NDP House Leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2018
House Leaders talk: Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, left, Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, and NDP House Leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is among a number of ministers assigned to the marijuana file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is among a number of ministers assigned to the marijuana file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2018
Liberal MP John McKay, left, chairs the House Public Safety Committee, which is wrapping up its study this week of Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale's (centre) gun safety bill, C-71. Liberal MP Pam Damoff, a member of the committee, is working on at least one amendment to the bill, to be introduced during clause-by-clause examination. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2018
Liberal MP John McKay, left, chairs the House Public Safety Committee, which is wrapping up its study this week of Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale's (centre) gun safety bill, C-71. Liberal MP Pam Damoff, a member of the committee, is working on at least one amendment to the bill, to be introduced during clause-by-clause examination. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | June 4, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured speaking with reporters before Question Period in September. A private member's bill and motion related to the health file are now before Parliament, but Ms. Petitpas Taylor did not take clear-cut position on either. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | June 4, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | June 4, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured speaking with reporters before Question Period in September. A private member's bill and motion related to the health file are now before Parliament, but Ms. Petitpas Taylor did not take clear-cut position on either. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | June 4, 2018
A pot smoker on Parliament Hill, pictured. Employer associations are worried about a spike in workplace impairment following legalization this year. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY JOLSON LIM | June 4, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | June 4, 2018
A pot smoker on Parliament Hill, pictured. Employer associations are worried about a spike in workplace impairment following legalization this year. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 28, 2018
Independent Senator Tony Dean, right, speaking with Liberal Senator Serge Joyal. Sen. Dean said he expects the Senate Social Affairs Committee will recommend changes to the way the cannabis legalization Bill C-45 allows for the growth of cannabis for personal use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 28, 2018
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 28, 2018
Independent Senator Tony Dean, right, speaking with Liberal Senator Serge Joyal. Sen. Dean said he expects the Senate Social Affairs Committee will recommend changes to the way the cannabis legalization Bill C-45 allows for the growth of cannabis for personal use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2018
Opinion | BY NEIL BOYD, SCOTT BERNSTEIN | May 23, 2018
From left, Conservative Senators Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Claude Carignan, and Denise Batters recently travelled to the U.S. to meet with legislators and officials on the upcoming legalization of cannabis in Canada. The Hill Times file photographs
Opinion | BY NEIL BOYD, SCOTT BERNSTEIN | May 23, 2018
Opinion | BY NEIL BOYD, SCOTT BERNSTEIN | May 23, 2018
From left, Conservative Senators Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Claude Carignan, and Denise Batters recently travelled to the U.S. to meet with legislators and officials on the upcoming legalization of cannabis in Canada. The Hill Times file photographs
Opinion | BY JOSH CAMPBELL | May 11, 2018
Under Bill C-45, in its current form, it could be more than a year before vaporizers and concentrates are made available to cannabis consumers in Canada, writes Josh Campbell. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JOSH CAMPBELL | May 11, 2018
Opinion | BY JOSH CAMPBELL | May 11, 2018
Under Bill C-45, in its current form, it could be more than a year before vaporizers and concentrates are made available to cannabis consumers in Canada, writes Josh Campbell. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 9, 2018
Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu says there should be zero tolerance for those who smoke weed and get behind the wheel in the new drug-impaired driving law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 9, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 9, 2018
Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu says there should be zero tolerance for those who smoke weed and get behind the wheel in the new drug-impaired driving law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade