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Focusing on how to empower groups through good public policy that targets and uplifts the most vulnerable in our society is essential at this moment, write Kait LaForce and Will Shelling. Unsplash photograph by Marlis Trio Akbar
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 10, 2025
Ken Dryden
As minister of social development, Ken Dryden laid the groundwork for the Liberals’ early learning and childcare plan, which was the most important Canadian social program since medicare, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 10, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 10, 2025
Ken Dryden
As minister of social development, Ken Dryden laid the groundwork for the Liberals’ early learning and childcare plan, which was the most important Canadian social program since medicare, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 10, 2025
If Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford want to 'build Canada,' prioritizing healthy school food with greater investments 'is the smartest decision they can make,' says the Coalition for Healthy School Food's Sarah Keyes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 10, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 10, 2025
If Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford want to 'build Canada,' prioritizing healthy school food with greater investments 'is the smartest decision they can make,' says the Coalition for Healthy School Food's Sarah Keyes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAN CLEMENT | August 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
As families and jobs minister, Patty Hajdu leads Employment and Social Development Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAN CLEMENT | August 7, 2025
Opinion | BY DAN CLEMENT | August 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
As families and jobs minister, Patty Hajdu leads Employment and Social Development Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | September 25, 2024
In a recent letter to Families Minister Jenna Sudds, the Peel Regional chair said the federal quota that limits participation of private for-profit suppliers is ‘restricting the creation of new child care spaces.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | September 25, 2024
Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | September 25, 2024
In a recent letter to Families Minister Jenna Sudds, the Peel Regional chair said the federal quota that limits participation of private for-profit suppliers is ‘restricting the creation of new child care spaces.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 2, 2024
The office of Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds says she is in 'active negotiations' after announcing the launch of the long-promised national school food program and accompanying $1-billion over five years at a Toronto press conference on April 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 2, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 2, 2024
The office of Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds says she is in 'active negotiations' after announcing the launch of the long-promised national school food program and accompanying $1-billion over five years at a Toronto press conference on April 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 2, 2024
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds, centre, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, announced the launch of the long-promised national school food program and accompanying $1-billion over five years at a Toronto press conference on April 1. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 2, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 2, 2024
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds, centre, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, announced the launch of the long-promised national school food program and accompanying $1-billion over five years at a Toronto press conference on April 1. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 8, 2023
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds says she is ‘all in’ on developing a national school food program policy, but can’t say when matching investment will follow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 8, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 8, 2023
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds says she is ‘all in’ on developing a national school food program policy, but can’t say when matching investment will follow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 1, 2023
Families Minister Karina Gould, seen here on Nov. 3, 2022, opened the debate on the government's bill to write into law its vision of a long-term federal commitment to child care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 1, 2023
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 1, 2023
Families Minister Karina Gould, seen here on Nov. 3, 2022, opened the debate on the government's bill to write into law its vision of a long-term federal commitment to child care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 2, 2022, on the Hill. Liberals campaigned to make parental leave more inclusive for some families, extending a full year's leave to parents pursuing adoption, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 2, 2022, on the Hill. Liberals campaigned to make parental leave more inclusive for some families, extending a full year's leave to parents pursuing adoption, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade