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Charelle Evelyn is managing editor of The Hill Times. Raised in British Columbia, she graduated with a bachelor’s of journalism from Carleton University in 2008. Formerly a reporter with the Prince George Citizen, she joined Hill Times Publishing in 2016, where previous roles include reporter and associate editor of The Wire Report, and deputy editor of The Hill Times. Charelle regularly appears as a panellist on CBC’s Power and Politics and CTV’s Question Period, and teaches journalism at Carleton University. You can reach her at cevelyn@hilltimes.com.

Trade war kicks off: Trudeau announces retaliation after Trump makes good on tariff threat

  • 'Canadians understand that we need to respond' to the tariffs levied by the U.S. president, says Prime Minister Trudeau. 'We need to respond in
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 1, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada would respond to the U.S. levies with 25-per-cent tariffs on $155-billion worth of American goods. The first $30-billion will begin as of Feb. 4, he said, followed by a further $125-billion in 21 days to allow Canadian companies to find alternatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade war kicks off: Trudeau announces retaliation after Trump makes good on tariff threat

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 1, 2025
  • 'Canadians understand that we need to respond' to the tariffs levied by the U.S. president, says Prime Minister Trudeau. 'We need to respond in

Trade war kicks off: Trudeau announces retaliation after Trump makes good on tariff threat

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 1, 2025
  • 'Canadians understand that we need to respond' to the tariffs levied by the U.S. president, says Prime Minister Trudeau. 'We need to respond in
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada would respond to the U.S. levies with 25-per-cent tariffs on $155-billion worth of American goods. The first $30-billion will begin as of Feb. 4, he said, followed by a further $125-billion in 21 days to allow Canadian companies to find alternatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
At a Jan 6 press conference, Justin Trudeau announced his plan to step down as Liberal leader and prime minister following a Liberal leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as
Justin Trudeau
At a Jan 6 press conference, Justin Trudeau announced his plan to step down as Liberal leader and prime minister following a Liberal leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solar eclipse comes to Parliament Hill

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 8, 2024
NDP MPs Heather McPherson, front left, and Peter Julian, front right, along with other members of the community, gathered on Parliament Hill on April 8, 2024, to observe the solar eclipse. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

Solar eclipse comes to Parliament Hill

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 8, 2024

Solar eclipse comes to Parliament Hill

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 8, 2024
NDP MPs Heather McPherson, front left, and Peter Julian, front right, along with other members of the community, gathered on Parliament Hill on April 8, 2024, to observe the solar eclipse. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

Politics This Morning: Showing Scholz the sights

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. In case there were any doubts that summer is creeping to a close and back-to-school season is on the
After touching down in Montreal on Sunday night, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his home city. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Adam Scotti

Politics This Morning: Showing Scholz the sights

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. In case there were any doubts that summer is creeping to a close and back-to-school season is on the

Politics This Morning: Showing Scholz the sights

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. In case there were any doubts that summer is creeping to a close and back-to-school season is on the
After touching down in Montreal on Sunday night, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his home city. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Adam Scotti

Court orders new hearing for fired Senate HR director who alleged racial discrimination

  • A former Senate employee who said he was fired from his senior position “without cause” will get a brand-new hearing, nearly six years after
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 9, 2022

Court orders new hearing for fired Senate HR director who alleged racial discrimination

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 9, 2022
  • A former Senate employee who said he was fired from his senior position “without cause” will get a brand-new hearing, nearly six years after

Court orders new hearing for fired Senate HR director who alleged racial discrimination

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 9, 2022
  • A former Senate employee who said he was fired from his senior position “without cause” will get a brand-new hearing, nearly six years after

Politics This Morning: Finance Committee ready to crunch the numbers

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. Unlike the Mondays of the past few months, this one contains something relatively novel these days: a House standing
Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre has a motion on today’s notice paper calling for the House Finance Committee, underway as of today, to have the ability to split the pandemic support bill, C-2, into two separate pieces of legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Finance Committee ready to crunch the numbers

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. Unlike the Mondays of the past few months, this one contains something relatively novel these days: a House standing

Politics This Morning: Finance Committee ready to crunch the numbers

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. Again. Unlike the Mondays of the past few months, this one contains something relatively novel these days: a House standing
Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre has a motion on today’s notice paper calling for the House Finance Committee, underway as of today, to have the ability to split the pandemic support bill, C-2, into two separate pieces of legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Conversations about conversion therapy

  • Good Monday morning. As Parliament swoops into its second week, the Liberal government is firing off another piece of legislation the party promised would
Justice Minister David Lametti will table a new bill to outlaw conversion therapy in the House on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conversations about conversion therapy

  • Good Monday morning. As Parliament swoops into its second week, the Liberal government is firing off another piece of legislation the party promised would

Politics This Morning: Conversations about conversion therapy

  • Good Monday morning. As Parliament swoops into its second week, the Liberal government is firing off another piece of legislation the party promised would
Justice Minister David Lametti will table a new bill to outlaw conversion therapy in the House on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Speaker now, or forever hold your peace

  • Hello. Is it Monday you’re looking for? Well, this is it. The wait is over. The 44th Parliament kicks off this afternoon, bringing to
The race for House Speaker is on, with MPs casting secret ballots at 1 p.m. to select from incumbent Liberal Anthony Rota, centre, or (clockwise from top right) NDP MP Carol Hughes, Green MP Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, Conservative MPs Joël Godin and ChriS d’Entremont, or Liberal MP Marc Dalton. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Cynthia Münster, and photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

Politics This Morning: Speaker now, or forever hold your peace

  • Hello. Is it Monday you’re looking for? Well, this is it. The wait is over. The 44th Parliament kicks off this afternoon, bringing to

Politics This Morning: Speaker now, or forever hold your peace

  • Hello. Is it Monday you’re looking for? Well, this is it. The wait is over. The 44th Parliament kicks off this afternoon, bringing to
The race for House Speaker is on, with MPs casting secret ballots at 1 p.m. to select from incumbent Liberal Anthony Rota, centre, or (clockwise from top right) NDP MP Carol Hughes, Green MP Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, Conservative MPs Joël Godin and ChriS d’Entremont, or Liberal MP Marc Dalton. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Cynthia Münster, and photographs courtesy of the House of Commons

Politics This Morning: In Alberta, the kids are alright

  • Good morning. It’s Monday again. It looks like Calgary Mayor JYOTI GONDEK can strike one thing off of her first 100 days to-do list.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will seal the affordable childcare deal this morning in Edmonton, with Alberta becoming the ninth jurisdiction to sign an agreement with the feds for $10 per day childcare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: In Alberta, the kids are alright

  • Good morning. It’s Monday again. It looks like Calgary Mayor JYOTI GONDEK can strike one thing off of her first 100 days to-do list.

Politics This Morning: In Alberta, the kids are alright

  • Good morning. It’s Monday again. It looks like Calgary Mayor JYOTI GONDEK can strike one thing off of her first 100 days to-do list.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will seal the affordable childcare deal this morning in Edmonton, with Alberta becoming the ninth jurisdiction to sign an agreement with the feds for $10 per day childcare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Erin O’Toole meets the press and the Liberals finally meet with each other

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. After a week of headlines he’d probably rather not have to contend with, Conservative Party Leader ERIN O’TOOLE will hold
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will hold a press conference in Ottawa on Monday morning. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Erin O’Toole meets the press and the Liberals finally meet with each other

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. After a week of headlines he’d probably rather not have to contend with, Conservative Party Leader ERIN O’TOOLE will hold

Politics This Morning: Erin O’Toole meets the press and the Liberals finally meet with each other

  • Good morning. It’s Monday. After a week of headlines he’d probably rather not have to contend with, Conservative Party Leader ERIN O’TOOLE will hold
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will hold a press conference in Ottawa on Monday morning. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Everybody was climate-change fighting

  • Happy Monday. Halloween may be over, but that doesn’t mean the frights have abated—at least not for the anti-climate change crowd or those with
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, will be accompanied by cabinet colleagues such as Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, right, as COP26 kicks off in Scotland today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Everybody was climate-change fighting

  • Happy Monday. Halloween may be over, but that doesn’t mean the frights have abated—at least not for the anti-climate change crowd or those with

Politics This Morning: Everybody was climate-change fighting

  • Happy Monday. Halloween may be over, but that doesn’t mean the frights have abated—at least not for the anti-climate change crowd or those with
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, will be accompanied by cabinet colleagues such as Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, right, as COP26 kicks off in Scotland today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with B.C. premier as Chrétien, caucus wonder about room in Grit leadership schedule

  • Good Monday morning, It’s the last day to truly dig into any cabinet speculation, so make your final predictions for your office shuffle pool.
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 25, 2021
B.C. Premier John Horgan, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are pictured in Centre Block on July 25, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with B.C. premier as Chrétien, caucus wonder about room in Grit leadership schedule

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 25, 2021
  • Good Monday morning, It’s the last day to truly dig into any cabinet speculation, so make your final predictions for your office shuffle pool.

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with B.C. premier as Chrétien, caucus wonder about room in Grit leadership schedule

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 25, 2021
  • Good Monday morning, It’s the last day to truly dig into any cabinet speculation, so make your final predictions for your office shuffle pool.
B.C. Premier John Horgan, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are pictured in Centre Block on July 25, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Caesar-Chavannes offers a ‘breathtakingly candid’ look at life in politics

  • In her memoir Can You Hear Me Now?: How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose, which was one
FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 27, 2021
Former Liberal-turned-Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes' memoir was described by the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize jury members Peter Dauvergne, Adrian Harewood, and Heather Scoffield as a 'memoir like no other in the history of Canadian politics. Breathtakingly candid, she takes us on a rollercoaster ride through her childhood, relations, mental health struggles, and time in public office. Along the way she exposes deep-seated racism and sexism in Canadian society and on Parliament Hill and reminds us that our politicians are real people: vulnerable, caring, resilient. Her dry sense of humour, sparkling intellect, and courage in speaking her mind leave the reader reeling in admiration. Such a powerful voice cannot be silenced." Photograph courtesy of Celina Caesar-Chavannes

Caesar-Chavannes offers a ‘breathtakingly candid’ look at life in politics

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 27, 2021
  • In her memoir Can You Hear Me Now?: How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose, which was one

Caesar-Chavannes offers a ‘breathtakingly candid’ look at life in politics

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 27, 2021
  • In her memoir Can You Hear Me Now?: How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose, which was one
Former Liberal-turned-Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes' memoir was described by the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize jury members Peter Dauvergne, Adrian Harewood, and Heather Scoffield as a 'memoir like no other in the history of Canadian politics. Breathtakingly candid, she takes us on a rollercoaster ride through her childhood, relations, mental health struggles, and time in public office. Along the way she exposes deep-seated racism and sexism in Canadian society and on Parliament Hill and reminds us that our politicians are real people: vulnerable, caring, resilient. Her dry sense of humour, sparkling intellect, and courage in speaking her mind leave the reader reeling in admiration. Such a powerful voice cannot be silenced." Photograph courtesy of Celina Caesar-Chavannes

Politics This Morning: RoseAnne Archibald elected new AFN national chief, first woman to hold post

  • Oh, is it Friday already? The week ends in celebration for RoseAnne Archibald, who was named the new Assembly of First Nations national chief
After five rounds of voting, RoseAnne Archibald was named as the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, becoming the first woman to lead the organization in its nearly 40-year history. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Politics This Morning: RoseAnne Archibald elected new AFN national chief, first woman to hold post

  • Oh, is it Friday already? The week ends in celebration for RoseAnne Archibald, who was named the new Assembly of First Nations national chief

Politics This Morning: RoseAnne Archibald elected new AFN national chief, first woman to hold post

  • Oh, is it Friday already? The week ends in celebration for RoseAnne Archibald, who was named the new Assembly of First Nations national chief
After five rounds of voting, RoseAnne Archibald was named as the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, becoming the first woman to lead the organization in its nearly 40-year history. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Feds brushing ‘crumbs’ to Black Canadians, says former Liberal MP Caesar-Chavannes

  • When former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes heard the news that the prime minister had a new parliamentary secretary, it was “a little bit of
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 12, 2021
Celina Caesar-Chavannes was appointed as the prime minister’s parliamentary secretary in December 2015. When she left the role in January 2017, it remained unfilled, until the March 19 announcement that Quebec MP Greg Fergus would take on the role, a move she says ‘seems like one more window-dressing piece.’ Photograph courtesy of Celina Caesar-Chavannes

Feds brushing ‘crumbs’ to Black Canadians, says former Liberal MP Caesar-Chavannes

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 12, 2021
  • When former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes heard the news that the prime minister had a new parliamentary secretary, it was “a little bit of

Feds brushing ‘crumbs’ to Black Canadians, says former Liberal MP Caesar-Chavannes

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 12, 2021
  • When former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes heard the news that the prime minister had a new parliamentary secretary, it was “a little bit of
Celina Caesar-Chavannes was appointed as the prime minister’s parliamentary secretary in December 2015. When she left the role in January 2017, it remained unfilled, until the March 19 announcement that Quebec MP Greg Fergus would take on the role, a move she says ‘seems like one more window-dressing piece.’ Photograph courtesy of Celina Caesar-Chavannes

‘Canadian-style systemic racism’: Black public servants file suit against federal government

  • The Canadian government has failed to uphold the Charter rights of Black employees in the federal public service, shirking its responsibility to create discrimination-
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | December 3, 2020
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, left, is one of the representative plaintiffs in a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government. Former senator Donald Oliver, middle, has long championed the idea of a new federal government Department of Diversity headed by a Black deputy minister, and before leaving politics former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, right, introduced a bill in the last Parliament to change the Employment Equity Act. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadian-style systemic racism’: Black public servants file suit against federal government

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | December 3, 2020
  • The Canadian government has failed to uphold the Charter rights of Black employees in the federal public service, shirking its responsibility to create discrimination-

‘Canadian-style systemic racism’: Black public servants file suit against federal government

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | December 3, 2020
  • The Canadian government has failed to uphold the Charter rights of Black employees in the federal public service, shirking its responsibility to create discrimination-
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, left, is one of the representative plaintiffs in a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government. Former senator Donald Oliver, middle, has long championed the idea of a new federal government Department of Diversity headed by a Black deputy minister, and before leaving politics former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, right, introduced a bill in the last Parliament to change the Employment Equity Act. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: WE won’t rest, as opposition parties continue push for pandemic payout probe

  • Good Monday morning, After a week off to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday, MPs return to both the physical and virtual House of Commons
Conservative critics Michael Barrett, left, and Pierre Poilievre, pictured at an Aug. 19 press conference, will return to a West Block podium at 9:15 a.m. to ‘call on the Trudeau Liberals to end their WE Scandal cover-up at the Finance and Ethics committees.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: WE won’t rest, as opposition parties continue push for pandemic payout probe

  • Good Monday morning, After a week off to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday, MPs return to both the physical and virtual House of Commons

Politics This Morning: WE won’t rest, as opposition parties continue push for pandemic payout probe

  • Good Monday morning, After a week off to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday, MPs return to both the physical and virtual House of Commons
Conservative critics Michael Barrett, left, and Pierre Poilievre, pictured at an Aug. 19 press conference, will return to a West Block podium at 9:15 a.m. to ‘call on the Trudeau Liberals to end their WE Scandal cover-up at the Finance and Ethics committees.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Halloween is a go, but Liberals less enthused about Conservative committee pitch

  • Good Wednesday morning, There’s some good news for October candy collectors. Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Tuesday that Halloween didn’t have
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam speak to reporters in the West Block on Oct. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Halloween is a go, but Liberals less enthused about Conservative committee pitch

  • Good Wednesday morning, There’s some good news for October candy collectors. Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Tuesday that Halloween didn’t have

Politics This Morning: Halloween is a go, but Liberals less enthused about Conservative committee pitch

  • Good Wednesday morning, There’s some good news for October candy collectors. Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Tuesday that Halloween didn’t have
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam speak to reporters in the West Block on Oct. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Morneau resigns finance post, looks to international gig

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first finance minister is stepping down. Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.), who has been in charge of the Liberal’s financial
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 18, 2020
Bill Morneau announced on Aug. 17 in West Block that he had resigned as both finance minister and the MP for Toronto Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Morneau resigns finance post, looks to international gig

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 18, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first finance minister is stepping down. Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.), who has been in charge of the Liberal’s financial

Morneau resigns finance post, looks to international gig

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 18, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first finance minister is stepping down. Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.), who has been in charge of the Liberal’s financial
Bill Morneau announced on Aug. 17 in West Block that he had resigned as both finance minister and the MP for Toronto Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau ending daily Rideau Cottage updates as new modelling shows positive COVID-19 trend, virus hot spots

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canadians will see less of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the summer—at least framed by his front door. On Monday, the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in front of Rideau Cottage on June 18, will be scaling back his daily COVID-19 press briefings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau ending daily Rideau Cottage updates as new modelling shows positive COVID-19 trend, virus hot spots

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canadians will see less of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the summer—at least framed by his front door. On Monday, the

Politics This Morning: Trudeau ending daily Rideau Cottage updates as new modelling shows positive COVID-19 trend, virus hot spots

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canadians will see less of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the summer—at least framed by his front door. On Monday, the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in front of Rideau Cottage on June 18, will be scaling back his daily COVID-19 press briefings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives want auditor general to probe choice to outsource student grant to WE charity

  • Good Monday morning, All is expected to be relatively quiet on the Parliament Hill front this week, with both the House and Senate adjourned
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, pictured with Margaret Trudeau, is an ambassador for the WE Well-being program. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Politics This Morning: Conservatives want auditor general to probe choice to outsource student grant to WE charity

  • Good Monday morning, All is expected to be relatively quiet on the Parliament Hill front this week, with both the House and Senate adjourned

Politics This Morning: Conservatives want auditor general to probe choice to outsource student grant to WE charity

  • Good Monday morning, All is expected to be relatively quiet on the Parliament Hill front this week, with both the House and Senate adjourned
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, pictured with Margaret Trudeau, is an ambassador for the WE Well-being program. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

‘It’s a lot of lip service’: Black federal public servants hope ‘Floyd effect’ will finally drive change as anti-racism movement grips Canada

  • Black public servants, already more likely to report being victims of racial discrimination than the rest of the federal bureaucracy, are hoping the “Floyd
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 15, 2020
Richard Sharpe, founder of the Federal Black Employee Caucus, is pictured in February, 2019. Mr. Sharpe says he’s hoping for faster progress on work to improve working conditions for Black federal public servants that has been years in the making. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a lot of lip service’: Black federal public servants hope ‘Floyd effect’ will finally drive change as anti-racism movement grips Canada

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 15, 2020
  • Black public servants, already more likely to report being victims of racial discrimination than the rest of the federal bureaucracy, are hoping the “Floyd

‘It’s a lot of lip service’: Black federal public servants hope ‘Floyd effect’ will finally drive change as anti-racism movement grips Canada

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 15, 2020
  • Black public servants, already more likely to report being victims of racial discrimination than the rest of the federal bureaucracy, are hoping the “Floyd
Richard Sharpe, founder of the Federal Black Employee Caucus, is pictured in February, 2019. Mr. Sharpe says he’s hoping for faster progress on work to improve working conditions for Black federal public servants that has been years in the making. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals widen COVID-19 support net for fish, seafood industry

  • Good Monday morning, With concerns about the country’s food supply spiking, as Canadian meat processing facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan is pictured in the West Block in May 2019. Over the weekend, the government announced new money to support fish and seafood processors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals widen COVID-19 support net for fish, seafood industry

  • Good Monday morning, With concerns about the country’s food supply spiking, as Canadian meat processing facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced

Politics This Morning: Liberals widen COVID-19 support net for fish, seafood industry

  • Good Monday morning, With concerns about the country’s food supply spiking, as Canadian meat processing facilities report COVID-19 outbreaks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan is pictured in the West Block in May 2019. Over the weekend, the government announced new money to support fish and seafood processors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau huddles with defence bigwigs to talk Iraq, as Champagne doubles down on de-escalation talk

  • Good Tuesday morning, As the fate of the Canadian-led NATO mission in Iraq remains in up in the air, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent
National Defence deputy minister Jody Thomas, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Monday morning to talk about the ongoing situation in Iraq following the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani last week. Twitter photograph by Adam Scotti

Politics This Morning: Trudeau huddles with defence bigwigs to talk Iraq, as Champagne doubles down on de-escalation talk

  • Good Tuesday morning, As the fate of the Canadian-led NATO mission in Iraq remains in up in the air, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent

Politics This Morning: Trudeau huddles with defence bigwigs to talk Iraq, as Champagne doubles down on de-escalation talk

  • Good Tuesday morning, As the fate of the Canadian-led NATO mission in Iraq remains in up in the air, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent
National Defence deputy minister Jody Thomas, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Monday morning to talk about the ongoing situation in Iraq following the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani last week. Twitter photograph by Adam Scotti

For whom will the bell toll in Peterborough-Kawartha?

  • PETERBOROUGH, ONT.—In a red coat and matching Doc Marten-style boots, Liberal MP Maryam Monsef jokingly implores a Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont., resident with an eye-catching wetlands
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 17, 2019
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a rally in Peterborough on Sept. 26, to boost local candidates Kim Rudd, Maryam Monsef, and Judi Forbes. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

For whom will the bell toll in Peterborough-Kawartha?

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 17, 2019
  • PETERBOROUGH, ONT.—In a red coat and matching Doc Marten-style boots, Liberal MP Maryam Monsef jokingly implores a Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont., resident with an eye-catching wetlands

For whom will the bell toll in Peterborough-Kawartha?

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 17, 2019
  • PETERBOROUGH, ONT.—In a red coat and matching Doc Marten-style boots, Liberal MP Maryam Monsef jokingly implores a Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont., resident with an eye-catching wetlands
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a rally in Peterborough on Sept. 26, to boost local candidates Kim Rudd, Maryam Monsef, and Judi Forbes. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

NDP looking to capitalize on Singh swing to make federal breakthrough in Brampton East

  • BRAMPTON, ONT.—New Democrats in a Toronto-adjacent riding are hoping that their hometown political superstars will help to translate provincial gains into a federal breakthrough
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 9, 2019
Brampton East NDP MPP Gurratan Singh, centre left, and NDP federal Brampton East candidate Saranjit Singh, centre right, are pictured at Saranjit Singh’s campaign office launch. The party is hoping its ‘bold’ platform and NDP pedigree will help push the riding orange on Oct. 21. Photograph courtesy of Saranjit Singh’s Twitter

NDP looking to capitalize on Singh swing to make federal breakthrough in Brampton East

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 9, 2019
  • BRAMPTON, ONT.—New Democrats in a Toronto-adjacent riding are hoping that their hometown political superstars will help to translate provincial gains into a federal breakthrough

NDP looking to capitalize on Singh swing to make federal breakthrough in Brampton East

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 9, 2019
  • BRAMPTON, ONT.—New Democrats in a Toronto-adjacent riding are hoping that their hometown political superstars will help to translate provincial gains into a federal breakthrough
Brampton East NDP MPP Gurratan Singh, centre left, and NDP federal Brampton East candidate Saranjit Singh, centre right, are pictured at Saranjit Singh’s campaign office launch. The party is hoping its ‘bold’ platform and NDP pedigree will help push the riding orange on Oct. 21. Photograph courtesy of Saranjit Singh’s Twitter

Riding to watch: Liberals, NDP face off on affordable housing battlefield in wavering Parkdale-High Park

  • TORONTO—As he walks down Queen Street West on the second day of the election campaign, Arif Virani is hailed by a honking minivan carrying
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 17, 2019
Liberal MP Arif Virani, centre, pictured on Sept. 15, 2019, at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival in Parkdale-High Park. Mr. Virani, who was first elected in 2015 with 42 per cent of the vote, is in a tough battle against the NDP candidate. He beat NDP incumbent Peggy Nash in 2015 by only 1,057 votes. Ms. Nash garnered 40 per cent of the vote in that election. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Riding to watch: Liberals, NDP face off on affordable housing battlefield in wavering Parkdale-High Park

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 17, 2019
  • TORONTO—As he walks down Queen Street West on the second day of the election campaign, Arif Virani is hailed by a honking minivan carrying

Riding to watch: Liberals, NDP face off on affordable housing battlefield in wavering Parkdale-High Park

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 17, 2019
  • TORONTO—As he walks down Queen Street West on the second day of the election campaign, Arif Virani is hailed by a honking minivan carrying
Liberal MP Arif Virani, centre, pictured on Sept. 15, 2019, at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival in Parkdale-High Park. Mr. Virani, who was first elected in 2015 with 42 per cent of the vote, is in a tough battle against the NDP candidate. He beat NDP incumbent Peggy Nash in 2015 by only 1,057 votes. Ms. Nash garnered 40 per cent of the vote in that election. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
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Senators’ anti-harassment training a ‘success,’ says Sen. Saint-Germain, as new policy steams ahead in Upper Chamber

  • Nearly every Senator has completed anti-harassment training, along with the majority of the Chamber’s administration heads and staffers, well before the Senate rises this
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 29, 2019
Independent Senator Raymonde Saint-Germaine, pictured speaking to reporters in 2018, chairs the Human Resources Subcommittee. The group recommended the Upper Chamber participate in anti-harassment training, which is now almost fully complete. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators’ anti-harassment training a ‘success,’ says Sen. Saint-Germain, as new policy steams ahead in Upper Chamber

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 29, 2019
  • Nearly every Senator has completed anti-harassment training, along with the majority of the Chamber’s administration heads and staffers, well before the Senate rises this

Senators’ anti-harassment training a ‘success,’ says Sen. Saint-Germain, as new policy steams ahead in Upper Chamber

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 29, 2019
  • Nearly every Senator has completed anti-harassment training, along with the majority of the Chamber’s administration heads and staffers, well before the Senate rises this
Independent Senator Raymonde Saint-Germaine, pictured speaking to reporters in 2018, chairs the Human Resources Subcommittee. The group recommended the Upper Chamber participate in anti-harassment training, which is now almost fully complete. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on Red Chamber, as Senators push back on key government bills

  • A Senate committee tasked with studying the government’s new rules around solitary confinement doesn’t have enough time to properly do its job, says a
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2019
Independent Sen. Kim Pate, left, says more work needs to be done on the prisoner-segregation bill, C-83. Independent Sen. Yuen Pau Woo, centre, says committees shouldn’t reject government legislation, like the tanker-ban bill, C-48. Meanwhile, Conservative Sen. Don Plett, right, says he’s frustrated by the government’s ‘heavy-handedness’ in dealing with the gun bill, C-71. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

All eyes on Red Chamber, as Senators push back on key government bills

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2019
  • A Senate committee tasked with studying the government’s new rules around solitary confinement doesn’t have enough time to properly do its job, says a

All eyes on Red Chamber, as Senators push back on key government bills

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2019
  • A Senate committee tasked with studying the government’s new rules around solitary confinement doesn’t have enough time to properly do its job, says a
Independent Sen. Kim Pate, left, says more work needs to be done on the prisoner-segregation bill, C-83. Independent Sen. Yuen Pau Woo, centre, says committees shouldn’t reject government legislation, like the tanker-ban bill, C-48. Meanwhile, Conservative Sen. Don Plett, right, says he’s frustrated by the government’s ‘heavy-handedness’ in dealing with the gun bill, C-71. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senate on a spending ‘slippery slope,’ says Sen. Marshall, as Senators review office-expense rules

  • Controversy over a Senator’s use of her office budget to conduct a public opinion poll is the latest irritant for members of the Upper
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2019
Conservative Senators Don Plett, left, and Elizabeth Marshall, right, say Senators should be the ones to examine the rules about eligible expenses from their office budgets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate on a spending ‘slippery slope,’ says Sen. Marshall, as Senators review office-expense rules

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2019
  • Controversy over a Senator’s use of her office budget to conduct a public opinion poll is the latest irritant for members of the Upper

Senate on a spending ‘slippery slope,’ says Sen. Marshall, as Senators review office-expense rules

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2019
  • Controversy over a Senator’s use of her office budget to conduct a public opinion poll is the latest irritant for members of the Upper
Conservative Senators Don Plett, left, and Elizabeth Marshall, right, say Senators should be the ones to examine the rules about eligible expenses from their office budgets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Opposition MPs pushing for Norman committee probe

  • Good Thursday morning, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman may have secured an apology from the House of Commons for the whole breach-of-trust-charges thing, but opposition MPs
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 16, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and lawyer Marie Heinan attend the Ottawa courthouse on May 8. Conservative and NDP MPs prompted today's emergency meeting of the House National Defence Committee, where they will ask for a probe into the government's conduct during the soldier's criminal proceedings that have now been stayed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Opposition MPs pushing for Norman committee probe

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 16, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman may have secured an apology from the House of Commons for the whole breach-of-trust-charges thing, but opposition MPs

Politics This Morning: Opposition MPs pushing for Norman committee probe

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 16, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman may have secured an apology from the House of Commons for the whole breach-of-trust-charges thing, but opposition MPs
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and lawyer Marie Heinan attend the Ottawa courthouse on May 8. Conservative and NDP MPs prompted today's emergency meeting of the House National Defence Committee, where they will ask for a probe into the government's conduct during the soldier's criminal proceedings that have now been stayed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unprecedented’ technical challenge to Centre Block renos means losing familiar spaces, says PSPC

  • Although the hope is that when Centre Block reopens after years of renovation work it will look as similar as possible to before it
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 15, 2019
The appearance of the north side of Centre Block could be changed if plans go forward to add pavilions alongside the Library of Parliament to house committee rooms for the Senate and House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unprecedented’ technical challenge to Centre Block renos means losing familiar spaces, says PSPC

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 15, 2019
  • Although the hope is that when Centre Block reopens after years of renovation work it will look as similar as possible to before it

‘Unprecedented’ technical challenge to Centre Block renos means losing familiar spaces, says PSPC

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 15, 2019
  • Although the hope is that when Centre Block reopens after years of renovation work it will look as similar as possible to before it
The appearance of the north side of Centre Block could be changed if plans go forward to add pavilions alongside the Library of Parliament to house committee rooms for the Senate and House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tax changes in budget bill to alleviate Phoenix overpayment burden

  • Long-awaited tax changes to help federal employees saddled with the unusual problem of getting paid too much thanks to the problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 1, 2019
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency. The agency administers Income Tax Act, which the Liberals plan to change to allow more time for people to deal with getting the wrong paycheque—a big problem for public servants thanks to Phoenix. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tax changes in budget bill to alleviate Phoenix overpayment burden

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 1, 2019
  • Long-awaited tax changes to help federal employees saddled with the unusual problem of getting paid too much thanks to the problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system

Tax changes in budget bill to alleviate Phoenix overpayment burden

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 1, 2019
  • Long-awaited tax changes to help federal employees saddled with the unusual problem of getting paid too much thanks to the problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency. The agency administers Income Tax Act, which the Liberals plan to change to allow more time for people to deal with getting the wrong paycheque—a big problem for public servants thanks to Phoenix. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators look for tweaks to national security bill

  • Senators are looking at ways to change the Liberals’ landmark national security reform bill, but it won’t get a particularly rough ride, says the
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 1, 2019
Independent Senator Marc Gold is sponsoring Bill C-59 in the Senate, and says there may be middle ground on a controversial proposed change to the Criminal Code. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators look for tweaks to national security bill

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 1, 2019
  • Senators are looking at ways to change the Liberals’ landmark national security reform bill, but it won’t get a particularly rough ride, says the

Senators look for tweaks to national security bill

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 1, 2019
  • Senators are looking at ways to change the Liberals’ landmark national security reform bill, but it won’t get a particularly rough ride, says the
Independent Senator Marc Gold is sponsoring Bill C-59 in the Senate, and says there may be middle ground on a controversial proposed change to the Criminal Code. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nearly 20,000 sensitive documents mishandled under Trudeau government

  • Only one government employee has had their security clearance revoked since 2016, though there have been nearly 20,000 instances of sensitive documents being mishandled
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 24, 2019
Employment and Social Development Canada, whose political masters include Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured right arriving at a Feb. 19 cabinet meeting in West Block, reported the most instances of unsecured protected and classified documents going back to 2016, according to new numbers from the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nearly 20,000 sensitive documents mishandled under Trudeau government

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 24, 2019
  • Only one government employee has had their security clearance revoked since 2016, though there have been nearly 20,000 instances of sensitive documents being mishandled

Nearly 20,000 sensitive documents mishandled under Trudeau government

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 24, 2019
  • Only one government employee has had their security clearance revoked since 2016, though there have been nearly 20,000 instances of sensitive documents being mishandled
Employment and Social Development Canada, whose political masters include Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured right arriving at a Feb. 19 cabinet meeting in West Block, reported the most instances of unsecured protected and classified documents going back to 2016, according to new numbers from the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ISG Senators say poll shores up Red Chamber reforms, but feds running out of time to make them law

  • A poll commissioned by an Independent Senator suggests Canadians support changes made to the Upper Chamber and don’t want to see them reversed. But
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
Independent Sen. Donna Dasko commissioned a Nanos Research poll that suggests the majority of respondents support the Trudeau government’s changes to the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ISG Senators say poll shores up Red Chamber reforms, but feds running out of time to make them law

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
  • A poll commissioned by an Independent Senator suggests Canadians support changes made to the Upper Chamber and don’t want to see them reversed. But

ISG Senators say poll shores up Red Chamber reforms, but feds running out of time to make them law

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
  • A poll commissioned by an Independent Senator suggests Canadians support changes made to the Upper Chamber and don’t want to see them reversed. But
Independent Sen. Donna Dasko commissioned a Nanos Research poll that suggests the majority of respondents support the Trudeau government’s changes to the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bring in quotas, financial incentives to get more women to run, says House committee

  • Federal parties and riding associations should set goals and report publicly on their efforts to recruit women as candidates, as well as set quotas
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
The House Status of Women Committee, chaired by Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, tabled a report on women in politics April 10. A dissenting report from Conservative committee members rebuffed the idea of setting quotas for women in political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bring in quotas, financial incentives to get more women to run, says House committee

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
  • Federal parties and riding associations should set goals and report publicly on their efforts to recruit women as candidates, as well as set quotas

Bring in quotas, financial incentives to get more women to run, says House committee

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
  • Federal parties and riding associations should set goals and report publicly on their efforts to recruit women as candidates, as well as set quotas
The House Status of Women Committee, chaired by Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, tabled a report on women in politics April 10. A dissenting report from Conservative committee members rebuffed the idea of setting quotas for women in political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defeated MPs to get access to more support services to navigate life after the Hill

  • MPs who get booted out of office in October will have access to more services helping them navigate what those who’ve seen an election
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
House Speaker Geoff Regan, left, and Chief Government Whip Mark Holland, right, have both taken what they call an ‘involuntary sabbatical,’ after losing their House seats. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Rachel Aiello

Defeated MPs to get access to more support services to navigate life after the Hill

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
  • MPs who get booted out of office in October will have access to more services helping them navigate what those who’ve seen an election

Defeated MPs to get access to more support services to navigate life after the Hill

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 17, 2019
  • MPs who get booted out of office in October will have access to more services helping them navigate what those who’ve seen an election
House Speaker Geoff Regan, left, and Chief Government Whip Mark Holland, right, have both taken what they call an ‘involuntary sabbatical,’ after losing their House seats. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Rachel Aiello

‘This is cultural genocide’: activists call on Liberals to act now to fix Indian Act sex discrimination

  • The government’s lack of action in the face of multiple calls to strip the remaining vestiges of sex discrimination from the Indian Act before
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 10, 2019
Liberal Sen. Lillian Dyck had unanimous Senate support in February for a motion calling on the government to remove the remaining elements of sex discrimination through the Indian Act by June 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘This is cultural genocide’: activists call on Liberals to act now to fix Indian Act sex discrimination

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 10, 2019
  • The government’s lack of action in the face of multiple calls to strip the remaining vestiges of sex discrimination from the Indian Act before

‘This is cultural genocide’: activists call on Liberals to act now to fix Indian Act sex discrimination

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 10, 2019
  • The government’s lack of action in the face of multiple calls to strip the remaining vestiges of sex discrimination from the Indian Act before
Liberal Sen. Lillian Dyck had unanimous Senate support in February for a motion calling on the government to remove the remaining elements of sex discrimination through the Indian Act by June 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate committee blows holes in Liberal gun bill

  • Conservative Senators followed through on their promise to “gut” the Liberals’ gun bill, successfully getting a number of changes passed in committee that strip
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 10, 2019
Conservative Sen. Don Plett, left, moved a slew of amendments to Bill C-71 that the sponsor, Independent Sen. André Pratte, right, says gut the Liberals' gun legislation. The Hill Times file photograph, and by Andrew Meade

Senate committee blows holes in Liberal gun bill

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 10, 2019
  • Conservative Senators followed through on their promise to “gut” the Liberals’ gun bill, successfully getting a number of changes passed in committee that strip

Senate committee blows holes in Liberal gun bill

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 10, 2019
  • Conservative Senators followed through on their promise to “gut” the Liberals’ gun bill, successfully getting a number of changes passed in committee that strip
Conservative Sen. Don Plett, left, moved a slew of amendments to Bill C-71 that the sponsor, Independent Sen. André Pratte, right, says gut the Liberals' gun legislation. The Hill Times file photograph, and by Andrew Meade

Senate committee changes tack, adds Alberta, Saskatchewan to C-48 study travel

  • The Senate committee studying the Liberals’ proposed oil tanker ban for northern British Columbia waters has reversed course, and will now travel to Prairie
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 10, 2019
The Senate’s Transport and Communications Committee, chaired by Conservative Sen. David Tkachuk, will now be going to Alberta and Saskatchewan for its study of Bill C-48, which would ban oil tankers off B.C.'s north coast. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate committee changes tack, adds Alberta, Saskatchewan to C-48 study travel

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 10, 2019
  • The Senate committee studying the Liberals’ proposed oil tanker ban for northern British Columbia waters has reversed course, and will now travel to Prairie

Senate committee changes tack, adds Alberta, Saskatchewan to C-48 study travel

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 10, 2019
  • The Senate committee studying the Liberals’ proposed oil tanker ban for northern British Columbia waters has reversed course, and will now travel to Prairie
The Senate’s Transport and Communications Committee, chaired by Conservative Sen. David Tkachuk, will now be going to Alberta and Saskatchewan for its study of Bill C-48, which would ban oil tankers off B.C.'s north coast. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate to reconsider short staffer contracts as part of harassment review

  • The Senate needs to check in more regularly with its staff, and should consider dumping its one-year employment contracts to improve the Red Chamber’s
FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 3, 2019
Conservative Sen. Scott Tannas, left, and Independent Sen. Raymonde Saint-Germain, right, are deputy chair and chair, respectively, of the Human Resources Subcommittee. The group’s recent report says the Senate’s working conditions need improvement to make a new anti-harassment policy more effective. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate to reconsider short staffer contracts as part of harassment review

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 3, 2019
  • The Senate needs to check in more regularly with its staff, and should consider dumping its one-year employment contracts to improve the Red Chamber’s

Senate to reconsider short staffer contracts as part of harassment review

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 3, 2019
  • The Senate needs to check in more regularly with its staff, and should consider dumping its one-year employment contracts to improve the Red Chamber’s
Conservative Sen. Scott Tannas, left, and Independent Sen. Raymonde Saint-Germain, right, are deputy chair and chair, respectively, of the Human Resources Subcommittee. The group’s recent report says the Senate’s working conditions need improvement to make a new anti-harassment policy more effective. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I want to be audited’: Seven years after expense scandal, some Senators say scrutiny still missing

  • Six years’ worth of Senators’ expenses have largely gone unscrutinized since the federal auditor general dug into the Upper Chamber’s books following the 2012
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 3, 2019
Conservative Senator Elizabeth Marshall says she’s been pushing to have an auditor come in and look at Senators’ expense claims. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I want to be audited’: Seven years after expense scandal, some Senators say scrutiny still missing

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 3, 2019
  • Six years’ worth of Senators’ expenses have largely gone unscrutinized since the federal auditor general dug into the Upper Chamber’s books following the 2012

‘I want to be audited’: Seven years after expense scandal, some Senators say scrutiny still missing

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 3, 2019
  • Six years’ worth of Senators’ expenses have largely gone unscrutinized since the federal auditor general dug into the Upper Chamber’s books following the 2012
Conservative Senator Elizabeth Marshall says she’s been pushing to have an auditor come in and look at Senators’ expense claims. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate committees studying oil tanker ban, impact assessment bills won’t travel to key areas, members say

  • The Senate has approved more than $600,000 for a pair of committees to travel as part of their study of controversial government bills that
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 3, 2019
Independent Senator Doug Black, left, and Conservative Senator Don Plett, middle, say the Transport Committee should be going to Alberta and Saskatchewan as part of its C-48 study. Independent Senator Paula Simons, right, says the Energy Committee’s travel on Bill C-69 should include a First Nation. The Hill Times file photograph, photograph by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Paula Simons

Senate committees studying oil tanker ban, impact assessment bills won’t travel to key areas, members say

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 3, 2019
  • The Senate has approved more than $600,000 for a pair of committees to travel as part of their study of controversial government bills that

Senate committees studying oil tanker ban, impact assessment bills won’t travel to key areas, members say

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 3, 2019
  • The Senate has approved more than $600,000 for a pair of committees to travel as part of their study of controversial government bills that
Independent Senator Doug Black, left, and Conservative Senator Don Plett, middle, say the Transport Committee should be going to Alberta and Saskatchewan as part of its C-48 study. Independent Senator Paula Simons, right, says the Energy Committee’s travel on Bill C-69 should include a First Nation. The Hill Times file photograph, photograph by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Paula Simons

Senate set to ditch Phoenix in January

  • While the federal government is pumping another half-billion dollars into trying to right the Phoenix payroll-system ship, the Senate will be in its own
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 27, 2019
Conservative Senator Denise Batters says the Senate doesn’t want any risk when switching over to its replacement for the Phoenix payroll system. The Hill Times file photograph

Senate set to ditch Phoenix in January

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 27, 2019
  • While the federal government is pumping another half-billion dollars into trying to right the Phoenix payroll-system ship, the Senate will be in its own

Senate set to ditch Phoenix in January

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 27, 2019
  • While the federal government is pumping another half-billion dollars into trying to right the Phoenix payroll-system ship, the Senate will be in its own
Conservative Senator Denise Batters says the Senate doesn’t want any risk when switching over to its replacement for the Phoenix payroll system. The Hill Times file photograph

Senators crack down on ‘culture of delay’ in access-to-information regime

  • Senators say they are trying to tackle the “endemic” culture of delay in the federal access-to-information regime as they propose changes to a bill
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 27, 2019
Senators on the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, including Conservative Claude Carignan, left, and Independents André Pratte, middle, and Pierrette Ringuette, right, have proposed changes to the government’s access-to-information bill, C-58. The Hill Times file photographs and photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators crack down on ‘culture of delay’ in access-to-information regime

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 27, 2019
  • Senators say they are trying to tackle the “endemic” culture of delay in the federal access-to-information regime as they propose changes to a bill

Senators crack down on ‘culture of delay’ in access-to-information regime

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 27, 2019
  • Senators say they are trying to tackle the “endemic” culture of delay in the federal access-to-information regime as they propose changes to a bill
Senators on the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, including Conservative Claude Carignan, left, and Independents André Pratte, middle, and Pierrette Ringuette, right, have proposed changes to the government’s access-to-information bill, C-58. The Hill Times file photographs and photograph by Andrew Meade

House to add 22 new HR jobs, as MPs deal with new workplace standards

  • Members of Parliament will be getting more support as they learn to navigate being employers in a post-#MeToo world, with the House of Commons
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 27, 2019
Pierre Parent, the House of Commons chief human resources officer, says the House administration is getting more requests from MPs and employees for help handling HR issues. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House to add 22 new HR jobs, as MPs deal with new workplace standards

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 27, 2019
  • Members of Parliament will be getting more support as they learn to navigate being employers in a post-#MeToo world, with the House of Commons

House to add 22 new HR jobs, as MPs deal with new workplace standards

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 27, 2019
  • Members of Parliament will be getting more support as they learn to navigate being employers in a post-#MeToo world, with the House of Commons
Pierre Parent, the House of Commons chief human resources officer, says the House administration is getting more requests from MPs and employees for help handling HR issues. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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