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‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto
Feature | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
Desmond Cole: 'That responsibility falls to our media, and to our political class, who are overwhelmingly white, and who insist on devaluing Black life in Canada, by telling activist Black people that we don’t have a cause. That we’re being too loud. That we’re emulating what we see in the United States, but that it’s not really happening here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

Feature | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto

‘We see a lot of denial, but when it’s brought right into view, there’s a deep sense of shame and denial’: Cole

Feature | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 27, 2021
  • Desmond Cole wants Canadians to abandon their reflexive impulse to measure social and racial progress against their southern neighbours. In 2015, his awarding-winning Toronto
Desmond Cole: 'That responsibility falls to our media, and to our political class, who are overwhelmingly white, and who insist on devaluing Black life in Canada, by telling activist Black people that we don’t have a cause. That we’re being too loud. That we’re emulating what we see in the United States, but that it’s not really happening here.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds formally step into legal dispute over fate of Line 5 pipeline

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada has filed a petition in U.S. court in a bid to prevent the decommissioning of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Its
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back against suggestions from Conservatives that the government's legal filing in the dispute over the fate of the Line 5 pipeline represented an admission that its lobbying of the Biden administration had failed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds formally step into legal dispute over fate of Line 5 pipeline

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada has filed a petition in U.S. court in a bid to prevent the decommissioning of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Its

Politics This Morning: Feds formally step into legal dispute over fate of Line 5 pipeline

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada has filed a petition in U.S. court in a bid to prevent the decommissioning of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Its
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back against suggestions from Conservatives that the government's legal filing in the dispute over the fate of the Line 5 pipeline represented an admission that its lobbying of the Biden administration had failed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ appointee to address military sexual misconduct aims to have mandate approval at ‘end of May’

  • The newly appointed senior officer responsible for leading an effort to root out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military says she intends to have
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 11, 2021
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, pictured May 11, 2021, says she will be ‘working very closely’ with former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour, assigned to review the military's handling of complaints, to ensure that her recommendations are adopted even before her yearlong study is finished. Screen capture via ParlVu

Feds’ appointee to address military sexual misconduct aims to have mandate approval at ‘end of May’

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 11, 2021
  • The newly appointed senior officer responsible for leading an effort to root out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military says she intends to have

Feds’ appointee to address military sexual misconduct aims to have mandate approval at ‘end of May’

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 11, 2021
  • The newly appointed senior officer responsible for leading an effort to root out sexual misconduct in the Canadian military says she intends to have
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, pictured May 11, 2021, says she will be ‘working very closely’ with former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour, assigned to review the military's handling of complaints, to ensure that her recommendations are adopted even before her yearlong study is finished. Screen capture via ParlVu

Politics This Morning: Heritage Committee hits pause on Bill C-10, calls on Guilbeault, Lametti to testify

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Heritage Committee unanimously agreed to press pause on its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-10, the controversial legislation granting increased
Justice Minister David Lametti and Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault are being asked to testify on the Bill C-10 this week, as the Heritage Committee pauses its clause-by-clause study of the legislation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Heritage Committee hits pause on Bill C-10, calls on Guilbeault, Lametti to testify

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Heritage Committee unanimously agreed to press pause on its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-10, the controversial legislation granting increased

Politics This Morning: Heritage Committee hits pause on Bill C-10, calls on Guilbeault, Lametti to testify

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Heritage Committee unanimously agreed to press pause on its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-10, the controversial legislation granting increased
Justice Minister David Lametti and Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault are being asked to testify on the Bill C-10 this week, as the Heritage Committee pauses its clause-by-clause study of the legislation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hajdu says take first dose on offer amid concerns over conflicting advice

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu sought to tamp down on concerns from some Canadians over the very rare but serious blood clots linked to
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured with Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canadians should take the first vaccine that is available to them as buyer's remorse sets in for some AstraZeneca recipients. Ms. Hajdu herself received an AstraZeneca jab late last month when she became eligible. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hajdu says take first dose on offer amid concerns over conflicting advice

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu sought to tamp down on concerns from some Canadians over the very rare but serious blood clots linked to

Politics This Morning: Hajdu says take first dose on offer amid concerns over conflicting advice

  • Good Monday morning, Health Minister Patty Hajdu sought to tamp down on concerns from some Canadians over the very rare but serious blood clots linked to
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured with Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canadians should take the first vaccine that is available to them as buyer's remorse sets in for some AstraZeneca recipients. Ms. Hajdu herself received an AstraZeneca jab late last month when she became eligible. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top PMO aide got assurances ‘no one’s safety was at risk’ as probe into Vance allegation hit impasse

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide says she sought assurances from the bureaucracy that “no one’s safety was at risk” when it was unable
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 7, 2021
Chief of staff to the prime minister Katie Telford, pictured May 7, 2021, says she 'was troubled' that the probe couldn't move forward without more information. Screen capture via ParlVu

Top PMO aide got assurances ‘no one’s safety was at risk’ as probe into Vance allegation hit impasse

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 7, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide says she sought assurances from the bureaucracy that “no one’s safety was at risk” when it was unable

Top PMO aide got assurances ‘no one’s safety was at risk’ as probe into Vance allegation hit impasse

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 7, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide says she sought assurances from the bureaucracy that “no one’s safety was at risk” when it was unable
Chief of staff to the prime minister Katie Telford, pictured May 7, 2021, says she 'was troubled' that the probe couldn't move forward without more information. Screen capture via ParlVu

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford to testify before Defence Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the House Defence Committee as part of its probe into
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the Defence Committee over the government's handling of a misconduct allegation against now-former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford to testify before Defence Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the House Defence Committee as part of its probe into

Politics This Morning: Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford to testify before Defence Committee

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the House Defence Committee as part of its probe into
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford has agreed to testify before the Defence Committee over the government's handling of a misconduct allegation against now-former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election speculation, party conventions likely boosted fundraising haul, say strategists

  • The possibility of a looming election likely boosted some opposition parties’ haul in the first few months of the new year, strategists say, with
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 6, 2021
The parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Annamie Paul all saw an increase in money raised in the first few months of 2021 compared to the same period year prior. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Election speculation, party conventions likely boosted fundraising haul, say strategists

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 6, 2021
  • The possibility of a looming election likely boosted some opposition parties’ haul in the first few months of the new year, strategists say, with

Election speculation, party conventions likely boosted fundraising haul, say strategists

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 6, 2021
  • The possibility of a looming election likely boosted some opposition parties’ haul in the first few months of the new year, strategists say, with
The parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Annamie Paul all saw an increase in money raised in the first few months of 2021 compared to the same period year prior. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds could face climate litigation over export-credit agency’s financing of fossil fuel projects, say advocates

  • The Trudeau government could be legally exposed due to its continued financing of carbon-intensive projects unless it takes steps to dramatically scale back this
Opinion | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 4, 2021
International Trade Minister Mary Ng received a letter from environmental groups calling on her to align Export Development Canada's mandate with the government's climate ambitions to reduce dependency on fossil fuel, both internationally and domestically. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds could face climate litigation over export-credit agency’s financing of fossil fuel projects, say advocates

Opinion | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 4, 2021
  • The Trudeau government could be legally exposed due to its continued financing of carbon-intensive projects unless it takes steps to dramatically scale back this

Feds could face climate litigation over export-credit agency’s financing of fossil fuel projects, say advocates

Opinion | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | May 4, 2021
  • The Trudeau government could be legally exposed due to its continued financing of carbon-intensive projects unless it takes steps to dramatically scale back this
International Trade Minister Mary Ng received a letter from environmental groups calling on her to align Export Development Canada's mandate with the government's climate ambitions to reduce dependency on fossil fuel, both internationally and domestically. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau faces calls from Conservatives to let top aide go over handling of military misconduct probe

  • Good Tuesday morning, Opposition Conservatives have set their sights on a new target, calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief aide Katie Telford over
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to fire his longtime chief of staff Katie Telford, pictured, over how his office handled the allegation against now-retired chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau faces calls from Conservatives to let top aide go over handling of military misconduct probe

  • Good Tuesday morning, Opposition Conservatives have set their sights on a new target, calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief aide Katie Telford over

Politics This Morning: Trudeau faces calls from Conservatives to let top aide go over handling of military misconduct probe

  • Good Tuesday morning, Opposition Conservatives have set their sights on a new target, calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief aide Katie Telford over
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to fire his longtime chief of staff Katie Telford, pictured, over how his office handled the allegation against now-retired chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds tap former Supreme Court justice to undertake review of military misconduct

  • Good Friday morning, Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been enlisted by the government to lead a yearlong, external review of the military’s handling
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the government has tapped former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to oversee the review of the military's handling of sexual misconduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds tap former Supreme Court justice to undertake review of military misconduct

  • Good Friday morning, Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been enlisted by the government to lead a yearlong, external review of the military’s handling

Politics This Morning: Feds tap former Supreme Court justice to undertake review of military misconduct

  • Good Friday morning, Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been enlisted by the government to lead a yearlong, external review of the military’s handling
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the government has tapped former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to oversee the review of the military's handling of sexual misconduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

StatsCan still on hunt for local enumerators in rural, remote areas

  • Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s still on the lookout for local enumerators in rural and remote areas to help administer the upcoming census,
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2021
Census Day kicks off May 3, the day when more than 15 million households will start to receive a yellow envelope to take survey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

StatsCan still on hunt for local enumerators in rural, remote areas

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2021
  • Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s still on the lookout for local enumerators in rural and remote areas to help administer the upcoming census,

StatsCan still on hunt for local enumerators in rural, remote areas

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2021
  • Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s still on the lookout for local enumerators in rural and remote areas to help administer the upcoming census,
Census Day kicks off May 3, the day when more than 15 million households will start to receive a yellow envelope to take survey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

‘Impulsive decision’ to share nude photo is ‘precedent setting,’ says strategist

  • While Parliamentarians inadvertently getting caught on camera may be “bound to happen” during virtual House proceedings, the incident involving Liberal MP Will Amos sets
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2021
Liberal MP John McKay, left, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro, centre right, all say the leaking of a nude image of Liberal MP Will Amos, far right, should not have happened. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of CBC News' YouTube, photograph courtesy of Will Amos' Twitter

‘Impulsive decision’ to share nude photo is ‘precedent setting,’ says strategist

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2021
  • While Parliamentarians inadvertently getting caught on camera may be “bound to happen” during virtual House proceedings, the incident involving Liberal MP Will Amos sets

‘Impulsive decision’ to share nude photo is ‘precedent setting,’ says strategist

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | April 28, 2021
  • While Parliamentarians inadvertently getting caught on camera may be “bound to happen” during virtual House proceedings, the incident involving Liberal MP Will Amos sets
Liberal MP John McKay, left, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, and Liberal strategist Amanda Alvaro, centre right, all say the leaking of a nude image of Liberal MP Will Amos, far right, should not have happened. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of CBC News' YouTube, photograph courtesy of Will Amos' Twitter

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Ford in talks over feds’ sick-leave benefit, says PM

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated the job of figuring out how Ontario can boost access to the Ottawa’s sick-leave benefit to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 27, 2021, says the government is sending $10-million to the Canadian Red Cross' counterpart in India as the country grapples with the explosive spread of the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Ford in talks over feds’ sick-leave benefit, says PM

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated the job of figuring out how Ontario can boost access to the Ottawa’s sick-leave benefit to

Politics This Morning: Freeland, Ford in talks over feds’ sick-leave benefit, says PM

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated the job of figuring out how Ontario can boost access to the Ottawa’s sick-leave benefit to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 27, 2021, says the government is sending $10-million to the Canadian Red Cross' counterpart in India as the country grapples with the explosive spread of the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: U.S. to share AstraZeneca supply with world

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada hopes to see itself on the list of recipients the United States plans to send vaccines to after the White
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been among those pressing U.S. President Joe Biden to share the stockpile of AstraZeneca doses with countries like Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Flickr photograph by JLHervàs

Politics This Morning: U.S. to share AstraZeneca supply with world

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada hopes to see itself on the list of recipients the United States plans to send vaccines to after the White

Politics This Morning: U.S. to share AstraZeneca supply with world

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada hopes to see itself on the list of recipients the United States plans to send vaccines to after the White
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been among those pressing U.S. President Joe Biden to share the stockpile of AstraZeneca doses with countries like Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Flickr photograph by JLHervàs

Politics This Morning: Anand signals talks progressing with U.S. to procure more AstraZeneca doses

  • Good Monday morning, Procurement Minister Anita Anand hinted that talks with her American counterparts to boost Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca doses are progressing. She told CTV’s Question
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says she's been working the phones with her U.S. counterparts about sending more AstraZeneca doses to Canada. U.S. regulatory authorities have yet to approve that vaccine, but have a stockpile ready for use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Anand signals talks progressing with U.S. to procure more AstraZeneca doses

  • Good Monday morning, Procurement Minister Anita Anand hinted that talks with her American counterparts to boost Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca doses are progressing. She told CTV’s Question

Politics This Morning: Anand signals talks progressing with U.S. to procure more AstraZeneca doses

  • Good Monday morning, Procurement Minister Anita Anand hinted that talks with her American counterparts to boost Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca doses are progressing. She told CTV’s Question
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says she's been working the phones with her U.S. counterparts about sending more AstraZeneca doses to Canada. U.S. regulatory authorities have yet to approve that vaccine, but have a stockpile ready for use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Not a thing’ Trudeau could have ‘taken action on’ in Vance probe, says ex-PMO staffer

  • A former PMO adviser says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been limited in his ability to take action on the misconduct allegations against
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 23, 2021
Former PMO aide Elder Marques, pictured April 23, says the prime minister couldn’t have gotten involved in overseeing follow-through on an investigation, even if he had known about the allegations. Screen capture via CPAC

‘Not a thing’ Trudeau could have ‘taken action on’ in Vance probe, says ex-PMO staffer

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 23, 2021
  • A former PMO adviser says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been limited in his ability to take action on the misconduct allegations against

‘Not a thing’ Trudeau could have ‘taken action on’ in Vance probe, says ex-PMO staffer

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 23, 2021
  • A former PMO adviser says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been limited in his ability to take action on the misconduct allegations against
Former PMO aide Elder Marques, pictured April 23, says the prime minister couldn’t have gotten involved in overseeing follow-through on an investigation, even if he had known about the allegations. Screen capture via CPAC

Canada’s ‘fair share’: report calls for doubling emissions target as Trudeau preps for U.S. climate summit

  • Canada can afford to be far more aggressive in slashing emissions by doubling its previous target of 30 per cent below 2005 levels by
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 21, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be joining 39 other leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, who represent the world’s largest emitters at the U.S.-hosted summit, which starts Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s ‘fair share’: report calls for doubling emissions target as Trudeau preps for U.S. climate summit

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 21, 2021
  • Canada can afford to be far more aggressive in slashing emissions by doubling its previous target of 30 per cent below 2005 levels by

Canada’s ‘fair share’: report calls for doubling emissions target as Trudeau preps for U.S. climate summit

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 21, 2021
  • Canada can afford to be far more aggressive in slashing emissions by doubling its previous target of 30 per cent below 2005 levels by
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be joining 39 other leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, who represent the world’s largest emitters at the U.S.-hosted summit, which starts Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Provinces stake out position on childcare as feds look to hammer out bilateral deals

  • Good Wednesday morning, Several provinces have begun signalling what it would take to get them to negotiating table as the feds seek to make
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 19, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hold a copy of their 2021 budget, which calls for $101.4-billion in new funding over three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Provinces stake out position on childcare as feds look to hammer out bilateral deals

  • Good Wednesday morning, Several provinces have begun signalling what it would take to get them to negotiating table as the feds seek to make

Politics This Morning: Provinces stake out position on childcare as feds look to hammer out bilateral deals

  • Good Wednesday morning, Several provinces have begun signalling what it would take to get them to negotiating table as the feds seek to make
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 19, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hold a copy of their 2021 budget, which calls for $101.4-billion in new funding over three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Freeland debuts first budget featuring $30-billion over five years for child care

  • Good Tuesday morning, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland‘s first budget comes with a host of hefty spending measures, adding up to $101.4-billion over the next three
'After 50 years of talking about it and fighting for it, we’re finally going to get it done,' says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland of the feds' plan to establish a national child-care system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland debuts first budget featuring $30-billion over five years for child care

  • Good Tuesday morning, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland‘s first budget comes with a host of hefty spending measures, adding up to $101.4-billion over the next three

Politics This Morning: Freeland debuts first budget featuring $30-billion over five years for child care

  • Good Tuesday morning, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland‘s first budget comes with a host of hefty spending measures, adding up to $101.4-billion over the next three
'After 50 years of talking about it and fighting for it, we’re finally going to get it done,' says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland of the feds' plan to establish a national child-care system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds likely to be drawn into talks on standardizing use of vaccine passports, despite reticence to wade in

  • The Trudeau government may be intent on leaving it up to premiers to decide whether to implement systems for tracking proof of vaccination, but
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed ambivalence around the use of vaccine passports, saying they raise concerns around 'equity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds likely to be drawn into talks on standardizing use of vaccine passports, despite reticence to wade in

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2021
  • The Trudeau government may be intent on leaving it up to premiers to decide whether to implement systems for tracking proof of vaccination, but

Feds likely to be drawn into talks on standardizing use of vaccine passports, despite reticence to wade in

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 16, 2021
  • The Trudeau government may be intent on leaving it up to premiers to decide whether to implement systems for tracking proof of vaccination, but
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed ambivalence around the use of vaccine passports, saying they raise concerns around 'equity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives propose their own carbon price to rival Liberals’

  • Happy Friday, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled a climate plan that calls for a carbon price that’s lower than the Liberals’, reversing course on his
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole unveiled a climate proposal that calls for a substantially lower price on carbon at $20 per tonne, which would rise to $50 per tonne by 2030. The Liberals have set theirs to gradually increase each year, eventually reaching $170 per tonne by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives propose their own carbon price to rival Liberals’

  • Happy Friday, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled a climate plan that calls for a carbon price that’s lower than the Liberals’, reversing course on his

Politics This Morning: Conservatives propose their own carbon price to rival Liberals’

  • Happy Friday, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled a climate plan that calls for a carbon price that’s lower than the Liberals’, reversing course on his
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole unveiled a climate proposal that calls for a substantially lower price on carbon at $20 per tonne, which would rise to $50 per tonne by 2030. The Liberals have set theirs to gradually increase each year, eventually reaching $170 per tonne by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal support for Canada’s oil patch surged during pandemic, says new report

  • The pandemic has facilitated an increase in federal aid to the oil and gas sector in the last year amid the economic downturn, according
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2021
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan's office disputes the addition of the feds' wage subsidy to the group's tally of subsidies to the oil and gas sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal support for Canada’s oil patch surged during pandemic, says new report

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2021
  • The pandemic has facilitated an increase in federal aid to the oil and gas sector in the last year amid the economic downturn, according

Federal support for Canada’s oil patch surged during pandemic, says new report

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 15, 2021
  • The pandemic has facilitated an increase in federal aid to the oil and gas sector in the last year amid the economic downturn, according
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan's office disputes the addition of the feds' wage subsidy to the group's tally of subsidies to the oil and gas sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds taking stock of U.S.’ pause of J&J vaccine rollout over concerns about blood clots

  • Good Wednesday morning, Health Canada has reported one case of a rare blood clot linked to a Quebec woman who received the AstraZeneca vaccine;

Politics This Morning: Feds taking stock of U.S.’ pause of J&J vaccine rollout over concerns about blood clots

  • Good Wednesday morning, Health Canada has reported one case of a rare blood clot linked to a Quebec woman who received the AstraZeneca vaccine;

Politics This Morning: Feds taking stock of U.S.’ pause of J&J vaccine rollout over concerns about blood clots

  • Good Wednesday morning, Health Canada has reported one case of a rare blood clot linked to a Quebec woman who received the AstraZeneca vaccine;

Liberals endorse basic income, whistleblower protections, ‘green new deal’ at convention

  • Liberal Party members sailed through many of the policy proposals without much debate at the party’s convention Saturday, endorsing resolutions that ranged from calling
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 10, 2021
Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier served as co-chair of the Liberals' 2021 policy convention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals endorse basic income, whistleblower protections, ‘green new deal’ at convention

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 10, 2021
  • Liberal Party members sailed through many of the policy proposals without much debate at the party’s convention Saturday, endorsing resolutions that ranged from calling

Liberals endorse basic income, whistleblower protections, ‘green new deal’ at convention

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 10, 2021
  • Liberal Party members sailed through many of the policy proposals without much debate at the party’s convention Saturday, endorsing resolutions that ranged from calling
Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier served as co-chair of the Liberals' 2021 policy convention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs Fergus, Ien reflect on death of George Floyd nearly a year since his killing

  • The death of yet another Black man at the hands of police last spring propelled Liberal MP Marci Ien to run for political office
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 9, 2021
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, Justice Minister David Lametti, and Trade Minister Mary Ng were part of a panel discussion April 9 on systemic racism at the Liberal Party convention. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs Fergus, Ien reflect on death of George Floyd nearly a year since his killing

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 9, 2021
  • The death of yet another Black man at the hands of police last spring propelled Liberal MP Marci Ien to run for political office

Liberal MPs Fergus, Ien reflect on death of George Floyd nearly a year since his killing

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 9, 2021
  • The death of yet another Black man at the hands of police last spring propelled Liberal MP Marci Ien to run for political office
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, Justice Minister David Lametti, and Trade Minister Mary Ng were part of a panel discussion April 9 on systemic racism at the Liberal Party convention. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘They have a tipping point’: Alexandra Morton on her unrelenting fight to save B.C.’s wild salmon

  • Alexandra Morton isn’t your average scientist. She says she’s been tailed, surveilled, and taken to court for trespassing, all in an effort to dissuade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
Alexandra Morton says she has wanted to leave the fight behind ages ago, but is unable to extricate herself. 'When you look at this planet, and you're in a position where I am, where I know so much, I just really can't let it go,' she says. Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House/Sea Shepherd

‘They have a tipping point’: Alexandra Morton on her unrelenting fight to save B.C.’s wild salmon

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
  • Alexandra Morton isn’t your average scientist. She says she’s been tailed, surveilled, and taken to court for trespassing, all in an effort to dissuade

‘They have a tipping point’: Alexandra Morton on her unrelenting fight to save B.C.’s wild salmon

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 8, 2021
  • Alexandra Morton isn’t your average scientist. She says she’s been tailed, surveilled, and taken to court for trespassing, all in an effort to dissuade
Alexandra Morton says she has wanted to leave the fight behind ages ago, but is unable to extricate herself. 'When you look at this planet, and you're in a position where I am, where I know so much, I just really can't let it go,' she says. Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House/Sea Shepherd
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Politics This Morning: Supreme Court dismisses TMX appeal cases

  • Happy Friday, The Supreme Court won’t be hearing any of the five appeals launched by Indigenous and environmental groups against the Trans Mountain pipeline
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan last month welcomed news that the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the Trans Mountain pipeline challenged. The Supreme Court on Thursday opted not to hear the appeals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Supreme Court dismisses TMX appeal cases

  • Happy Friday, The Supreme Court won’t be hearing any of the five appeals launched by Indigenous and environmental groups against the Trans Mountain pipeline

Politics This Morning: Supreme Court dismisses TMX appeal cases

  • Happy Friday, The Supreme Court won’t be hearing any of the five appeals launched by Indigenous and environmental groups against the Trans Mountain pipeline
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan last month welcomed news that the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the Trans Mountain pipeline challenged. The Supreme Court on Thursday opted not to hear the appeals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No ‘drawbacks’ for Bloc Québécois, NDP in joining forces on shared concerns, say politicos

  • The NDP and the Bloc Québécois’ recent moves to team up to apply pressure on the government to respond to issues preoccupying their constituents
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 5, 2020
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's parties have recently held joint press conferences, including teaming up to press the government to improve EI benefits for seasonal workers and Indigenous communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No ‘drawbacks’ for Bloc Québécois, NDP in joining forces on shared concerns, say politicos

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 5, 2020
  • The NDP and the Bloc Québécois’ recent moves to team up to apply pressure on the government to respond to issues preoccupying their constituents

No ‘drawbacks’ for Bloc Québécois, NDP in joining forces on shared concerns, say politicos

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 5, 2020
  • The NDP and the Bloc Québécois’ recent moves to team up to apply pressure on the government to respond to issues preoccupying their constituents
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's parties have recently held joint press conferences, including teaming up to press the government to improve EI benefits for seasonal workers and Indigenous communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau names Freeland to head feds’ cabinet committee on coronavirus fallout

  • Good Thursday morning, As concerns continue to mount over the threat of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated his deputy, Chrystia Freeland,
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been tapped to head the government's cabinet committee on the feds' response to the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau names Freeland to head feds’ cabinet committee on coronavirus fallout

  • Good Thursday morning, As concerns continue to mount over the threat of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated his deputy, Chrystia Freeland,

Politics This Morning: Trudeau names Freeland to head feds’ cabinet committee on coronavirus fallout

  • Good Thursday morning, As concerns continue to mount over the threat of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s delegated his deputy, Chrystia Freeland,
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been tapped to head the government's cabinet committee on the feds' response to the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau defers to Wet’suwet’en Nation on release of details of tentative deal

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is respecting the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s process for deliberating the tentative agreement that was reached between the hereditary
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is keeping the details of the tentative agreement with the Wet'suwet'en Nation confidential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau defers to Wet’suwet’en Nation on release of details of tentative deal

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is respecting the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s process for deliberating the tentative agreement that was reached between the hereditary

Politics This Morning: Trudeau defers to Wet’suwet’en Nation on release of details of tentative deal

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is respecting the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s process for deliberating the tentative agreement that was reached between the hereditary
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is keeping the details of the tentative agreement with the Wet'suwet'en Nation confidential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former prime minister Chrétien says Trudeau has ‘absolutely no authority’ to quash blockades through police force

  • Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says the prime minister can’t order the police to intervene to bring an end to blockades. “When there is
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 3, 2020
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says Canada remains 'more united than ever,' despite the recent wave of protests across the country in support of some of the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former prime minister Chrétien says Trudeau has ‘absolutely no authority’ to quash blockades through police force

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 3, 2020
  • Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says the prime minister can’t order the police to intervene to bring an end to blockades. “When there is

Former prime minister Chrétien says Trudeau has ‘absolutely no authority’ to quash blockades through police force

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 3, 2020
  • Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says the prime minister can’t order the police to intervene to bring an end to blockades. “When there is
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says Canada remains 'more united than ever,' despite the recent wave of protests across the country in support of some of the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Quebec court gives feds four-month extension for assisted-dying legislation; Morneau to talk with G7 counterparts

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Quebec Superior Court has agreed to give the feds a four-month extension to amend its medical assistance in dying legislation.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his G7 counterparts are reportedly holding a conference call as the OECD sounds the alarm over the threat the coronavirus poses on global economic growth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Quebec court gives feds four-month extension for assisted-dying legislation; Morneau to talk with G7 counterparts

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Quebec Superior Court has agreed to give the feds a four-month extension to amend its medical assistance in dying legislation.

Politics This Morning: Quebec court gives feds four-month extension for assisted-dying legislation; Morneau to talk with G7 counterparts

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Quebec Superior Court has agreed to give the feds a four-month extension to amend its medical assistance in dying legislation.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his G7 counterparts are reportedly holding a conference call as the OECD sounds the alarm over the threat the coronavirus poses on global economic growth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Wet’suwet’en First Nation reach tentative deal

  • Good Monday morning, It’s constituency week, so House activity has hit a pause. After four days of negotiations, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Woos, one of
Protesters in solidarity with some of the hereditary chiefs march in Ottawa. The government and the hereditary leadership have reached a tentative deal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Wet’suwet’en First Nation reach tentative deal

  • Good Monday morning, It’s constituency week, so House activity has hit a pause. After four days of negotiations, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Woos, one of

Politics This Morning: Wet’suwet’en First Nation reach tentative deal

  • Good Monday morning, It’s constituency week, so House activity has hit a pause. After four days of negotiations, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Woos, one of
Protesters in solidarity with some of the hereditary chiefs march in Ottawa. The government and the hereditary leadership have reached a tentative deal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minority Parliament not conducive to resolving issues sparked by Wet’suwet’en dispute, says former Grit MP Ouellette

  • A minority Parliament isn’t conducive to “deep” debates over the Wet’suwet’en dispute and the ensuing solidarity protests, says former Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette. As
News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | March 2, 2020
Demonstrators in Ottawa march on Feb. 24 in support of the Wetʼsuwetʼen hereditary chiefs, who oppose a $6-billion natural gas pipeline that will run through its traditional territory in northern B.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minority Parliament not conducive to resolving issues sparked by Wet’suwet’en dispute, says former Grit MP Ouellette

News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | March 2, 2020
  • A minority Parliament isn’t conducive to “deep” debates over the Wet’suwet’en dispute and the ensuing solidarity protests, says former Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette. As

Minority Parliament not conducive to resolving issues sparked by Wet’suwet’en dispute, says former Grit MP Ouellette

News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | March 2, 2020
  • A minority Parliament isn’t conducive to “deep” debates over the Wet’suwet’en dispute and the ensuing solidarity protests, says former Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette. As
Demonstrators in Ottawa march on Feb. 24 in support of the Wetʼsuwetʼen hereditary chiefs, who oppose a $6-billion natural gas pipeline that will run through its traditional territory in northern B.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Freeland to host First Ministers’ Meeting in March

  • Happy Friday,  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy, Chrystia Freeland, will be hosting the First Ministers’ Meeting in Ottawa on March 13, after the House returns
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul, at a House Trade Committee meeting, which has wrapped up its clause-by-clause review of the new NAFTA. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Freeland to host First Ministers’ Meeting in March

  • Happy Friday,  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy, Chrystia Freeland, will be hosting the First Ministers’ Meeting in Ottawa on March 13, after the House returns

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Freeland to host First Ministers’ Meeting in March

  • Happy Friday,  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy, Chrystia Freeland, will be hosting the First Ministers’ Meeting in Ottawa on March 13, after the House returns
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul, at a House Trade Committee meeting, which has wrapped up its clause-by-clause review of the new NAFTA. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous Affairs Committee votes down motion to call Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

  • After considering a motion to call on Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs to testify, the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee unanimously agreed on Wednesday to
News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | February 27, 2020
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured with Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, is in Vancouver to meet with the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation on Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous Affairs Committee votes down motion to call Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | February 27, 2020
  • After considering a motion to call on Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs to testify, the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee unanimously agreed on Wednesday to

Indigenous Affairs Committee votes down motion to call Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

News | BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ | February 27, 2020
  • After considering a motion to call on Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs to testify, the House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee unanimously agreed on Wednesday to
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured with Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, is in Vancouver to meet with the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation on Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Champagne says no plan in works to repatriate Canadians in Iran amid coronavirus outbreak

  • Good Thursday morning, Despite calls from Iranian-Canadians stuck in Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government isn’t planning
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says with March break coming up, Canadians travelling abroad should register with the government and keep a close watch on changes to travel advisories, as the coronavirus spreads beyond China. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Champagne says no plan in works to repatriate Canadians in Iran amid coronavirus outbreak

  • Good Thursday morning, Despite calls from Iranian-Canadians stuck in Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government isn’t planning

Politics This Morning: Champagne says no plan in works to repatriate Canadians in Iran amid coronavirus outbreak

  • Good Thursday morning, Despite calls from Iranian-Canadians stuck in Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government isn’t planning
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says with March break coming up, Canadians travelling abroad should register with the government and keep a close watch on changes to travel advisories, as the coronavirus spreads beyond China. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guilbeault says feds ‘absolutely prepared’ to make tweaks to feds’ media aid package

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government has no interest in “regulating the news media,” in another bid to quash concerns that Ottawa
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 26, 2020
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured arriving at a House Heritage Committee meeting on Feb. 26, says the government expects to table a bill informed in part by the recent broadcast review panel in June, or 'even earlier.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guilbeault says feds ‘absolutely prepared’ to make tweaks to feds’ media aid package

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 26, 2020
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government has no interest in “regulating the news media,” in another bid to quash concerns that Ottawa

Guilbeault says feds ‘absolutely prepared’ to make tweaks to feds’ media aid package

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 26, 2020
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government has no interest in “regulating the news media,” in another bid to quash concerns that Ottawa
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured arriving at a House Heritage Committee meeting on Feb. 26, says the government expects to table a bill informed in part by the recent broadcast review panel in June, or 'even earlier.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A fundamental reset’: pollsters, Indigenous experts call for re-examination of feds’ approach to reconciliation

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s push to meet Indigenous people halfway in advancing reconciliation appears to have hit a snag over the Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades,
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | February 26, 2020
More than 400 demonstrators took to Ottawa's streets on Feb. 24 in a show of solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs. Canada is ‘really starting to grapple with some implications of what colonization means and how we can make that right,’ says lawyer Kate Gunn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A fundamental reset’: pollsters, Indigenous experts call for re-examination of feds’ approach to reconciliation

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | February 26, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s push to meet Indigenous people halfway in advancing reconciliation appears to have hit a snag over the Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades,

‘A fundamental reset’: pollsters, Indigenous experts call for re-examination of feds’ approach to reconciliation

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT | February 26, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s push to meet Indigenous people halfway in advancing reconciliation appears to have hit a snag over the Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades,
More than 400 demonstrators took to Ottawa's streets on Feb. 24 in a show of solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs. Canada is ‘really starting to grapple with some implications of what colonization means and how we can make that right,’ says lawyer Kate Gunn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: A ‘constitutional Trojan horse’

  • Good Tuesday morning, Alberta’s appeals court dealt a blow to Ottawa’s carbon tax, ruling in a 4-1 decision that it’s unconstitutional. Despite widespread support
Some 400 protesters on Feb. 24, 2020, marched in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in Ottawa, as Ontario police moved in to clear a blockade that had been set up near the railways close to Belleville, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: A ‘constitutional Trojan horse’

  • Good Tuesday morning, Alberta’s appeals court dealt a blow to Ottawa’s carbon tax, ruling in a 4-1 decision that it’s unconstitutional. Despite widespread support

Politics This Morning: A ‘constitutional Trojan horse’

  • Good Tuesday morning, Alberta’s appeals court dealt a blow to Ottawa’s carbon tax, ruling in a 4-1 decision that it’s unconstitutional. Despite widespread support
Some 400 protesters on Feb. 24, 2020, marched in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in Ottawa, as Ontario police moved in to clear a blockade that had been set up near the railways close to Belleville, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

UNDRIP provides ‘guide’ to resolving tensions among Indigenous communities over questions of authority, say experts

  • Legislation that would implement the UN’s declaration on Indigenous rights provides a “guide forward” in reconciling the tensions at play between the hereditary chiefs
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 21, 2020
Demonstrators in Ottawa took to the streets on Feb. 7, 2020, in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, demanding the RCMP pull back from the First Nation's territory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

UNDRIP provides ‘guide’ to resolving tensions among Indigenous communities over questions of authority, say experts

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 21, 2020
  • Legislation that would implement the UN’s declaration on Indigenous rights provides a “guide forward” in reconciling the tensions at play between the hereditary chiefs

UNDRIP provides ‘guide’ to resolving tensions among Indigenous communities over questions of authority, say experts

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 21, 2020
  • Legislation that would implement the UN’s declaration on Indigenous rights provides a “guide forward” in reconciling the tensions at play between the hereditary chiefs
Demonstrators in Ottawa took to the streets on Feb. 7, 2020, in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, demanding the RCMP pull back from the First Nation's territory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Blair says RCMP offer to leave should pave way for end to blockades

  • Happy Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a call last night with premiers, after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe suggested they convene over teleconference to discuss the
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the RCMP's offer to leave Wet'suwet'en territory should pave the way for the blockades, which have crippled much of Canada's railways and temporarily obstructed roadways and bridges, to come down. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Blair says RCMP offer to leave should pave way for end to blockades

  • Happy Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a call last night with premiers, after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe suggested they convene over teleconference to discuss the

Politics This Morning: Blair says RCMP offer to leave should pave way for end to blockades

  • Happy Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a call last night with premiers, after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe suggested they convene over teleconference to discuss the
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the RCMP's offer to leave Wet'suwet'en territory should pave the way for the blockades, which have crippled much of Canada's railways and temporarily obstructed roadways and bridges, to come down. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Black Canadian groups call on feds to address economic inequities facing community

  • A collective of Black Canadian groups is appealing to the prime minister to address the barriers that prevent the community from achieving economic parity
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 20, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Liberal MPs Emmanuel Dubourg, left, Greg Fergus, far right, and ministers Bardish Chagger and Ahmed Hussen met with several representatives from Black Canadian organizations as part of a lobbying effort that coincided with the start of Black History Month. Photograph courtesy of Twitter via Bardish Chagger

Black Canadian groups call on feds to address economic inequities facing community

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 20, 2020
  • A collective of Black Canadian groups is appealing to the prime minister to address the barriers that prevent the community from achieving economic parity

Black Canadian groups call on feds to address economic inequities facing community

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 20, 2020
  • A collective of Black Canadian groups is appealing to the prime minister to address the barriers that prevent the community from achieving economic parity
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Liberal MPs Emmanuel Dubourg, left, Greg Fergus, far right, and ministers Bardish Chagger and Ahmed Hussen met with several representatives from Black Canadian organizations as part of a lobbying effort that coincided with the start of Black History Month. Photograph courtesy of Twitter via Bardish Chagger

Politics This Morning: Champagne to convene Lima Group

  • Good Thursday morning, Fresh from his trip to Barbados, where he was filling in for the prime minister, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne is

Politics This Morning: Champagne to convene Lima Group

  • Good Thursday morning, Fresh from his trip to Barbados, where he was filling in for the prime minister, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne is

Politics This Morning: Champagne to convene Lima Group

  • Good Thursday morning, Fresh from his trip to Barbados, where he was filling in for the prime minister, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne is

Politics This Morning: Trudeau calls for patience in resolving Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be convening the national caucus, where MPs will also likely press for updates on the government’s efforts
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett is on standby to meet with the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation. An invitation has been extended, and talks are underway. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau calls for patience in resolving Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be convening the national caucus, where MPs will also likely press for updates on the government’s efforts

Politics This Morning: Trudeau calls for patience in resolving Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be convening the national caucus, where MPs will also likely press for updates on the government’s efforts
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett is on standby to meet with the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation. An invitation has been extended, and talks are underway. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocate calling for a simplified suicide hotline number gets ally in Sen. Batters

  • A mental health advocate is appealing to MPs and Senators to rally behind an effort to shorten the 11-digit national suicide hotline to three
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 19, 2020
Conservative Sen. Denise Batters, centre, is hoping to raise the profile of Kathleen Finlay's, right, campaign to designate 988 as the national suicide hotline. Ms. Finlay says she has tried to get support from Health Minister Patty Hajdu, left, along with a number of other Parliamentarians. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, Kathleen Finlay, and by Andrew Meade

Advocate calling for a simplified suicide hotline number gets ally in Sen. Batters

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 19, 2020
  • A mental health advocate is appealing to MPs and Senators to rally behind an effort to shorten the 11-digit national suicide hotline to three

Advocate calling for a simplified suicide hotline number gets ally in Sen. Batters

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | February 19, 2020
  • A mental health advocate is appealing to MPs and Senators to rally behind an effort to shorten the 11-digit national suicide hotline to three
Conservative Sen. Denise Batters, centre, is hoping to raise the profile of Kathleen Finlay's, right, campaign to designate 988 as the national suicide hotline. Ms. Finlay says she has tried to get support from Health Minister Patty Hajdu, left, along with a number of other Parliamentarians. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, Kathleen Finlay, and by Andrew Meade

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