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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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Sen. Enverga ‘embodied the Canadian dream’: ex-PM, colleagues remember country’s first Filipino-Canadian Senator

  • “The guy never stopped.” Conservative Senator David Tkachuk was still processing the news Friday morning that colleague Tobias Enverga wasn’t going to be in
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 17, 2017
Conservative Senator Tobias Enverga was the first Filipino-Canadian to be appointed to the Canadian Senate. He was appointed by prime minister Stephen Harper in 2012 and died suddenly Thursday morning at the age of 61. Photograph courtesy of Ulle Baum

Sen. Enverga ‘embodied the Canadian dream’: ex-PM, colleagues remember country’s first Filipino-Canadian Senator

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 17, 2017
  • “The guy never stopped.” Conservative Senator David Tkachuk was still processing the news Friday morning that colleague Tobias Enverga wasn’t going to be in

Sen. Enverga ‘embodied the Canadian dream’: ex-PM, colleagues remember country’s first Filipino-Canadian Senator

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 17, 2017
  • “The guy never stopped.” Conservative Senator David Tkachuk was still processing the news Friday morning that colleague Tobias Enverga wasn’t going to be in
Conservative Senator Tobias Enverga was the first Filipino-Canadian to be appointed to the Canadian Senate. He was appointed by prime minister Stephen Harper in 2012 and died suddenly Thursday morning at the age of 61. Photograph courtesy of Ulle Baum

National security oversight committee seeking $4.5M to get off the ground

  • The new government department-style entity being created to support a group of Parliamentarians charged with overseeing the country’s national security and intelligence operations is
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 15, 2017
Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, says the politicians won't have any say in staffing the committee's secretariat, except for the prime minister's appointment of the executive director. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National security oversight committee seeking $4.5M to get off the ground

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 15, 2017
  • The new government department-style entity being created to support a group of Parliamentarians charged with overseeing the country’s national security and intelligence operations is

National security oversight committee seeking $4.5M to get off the ground

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 15, 2017
  • The new government department-style entity being created to support a group of Parliamentarians charged with overseeing the country’s national security and intelligence operations is
Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, says the politicians won't have any say in staffing the committee's secretariat, except for the prime minister's appointment of the executive director. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After a slow start, Senate ramps up fall legislative agenda

  • Despite a slow start to the fall sitting, the Senate is ramping up its legislative agenda. With a little more than a month left
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 15, 2017
The Senate is scheduled to return Nov. 21 and sit until Dec. 22. The government’s representative in the Senate says that schedule could be extended this December, if necessary, to complete the Upper Chamber's deliberation of priority government bills. The Hill Times file photograph

After a slow start, Senate ramps up fall legislative agenda

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 15, 2017
  • Despite a slow start to the fall sitting, the Senate is ramping up its legislative agenda. With a little more than a month left

After a slow start, Senate ramps up fall legislative agenda

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 15, 2017
  • Despite a slow start to the fall sitting, the Senate is ramping up its legislative agenda. With a little more than a month left
The Senate is scheduled to return Nov. 21 and sit until Dec. 22. The government’s representative in the Senate says that schedule could be extended this December, if necessary, to complete the Upper Chamber's deliberation of priority government bills. The Hill Times file photograph

Access to information bill ‘beyond redemption,’ Tories say, as committee wraps C-58 study

  • Treasury Board President Scott Brison has said he’s open to a few amendments to his access to information reform bill, but opposition members from
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 8, 2017
Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, chair of the Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee, and Suzanne Legault, the federal information commissioner, speak before Ms. Legault’s Nov. 1 appearance before the committee. Ms. Legault has said if Bill C-58 passes as proposed, it would have a regressive impact on the country’s access to information regime. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Access to information bill ‘beyond redemption,’ Tories say, as committee wraps C-58 study

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 8, 2017
  • Treasury Board President Scott Brison has said he’s open to a few amendments to his access to information reform bill, but opposition members from

Access to information bill ‘beyond redemption,’ Tories say, as committee wraps C-58 study

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 8, 2017
  • Treasury Board President Scott Brison has said he’s open to a few amendments to his access to information reform bill, but opposition members from
Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, chair of the Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee, and Suzanne Legault, the federal information commissioner, speak before Ms. Legault’s Nov. 1 appearance before the committee. Ms. Legault has said if Bill C-58 passes as proposed, it would have a regressive impact on the country’s access to information regime. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Procurement staff supply not meeting demand, says purchasing watchdog

  • A dearth of knowledgeable procurement staff has led to federal organizations “cannibalizing” specialists from one another to fill gaps throughout the public service, according
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 8, 2017
Lorenzo Ieraci, the interim procurement ombudsman, sounded the alarm about a lack of procurement capacity leading to ‘cannibalization’ of staff between federal organizations in his annual report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Procurement staff supply not meeting demand, says purchasing watchdog

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 8, 2017
  • A dearth of knowledgeable procurement staff has led to federal organizations “cannibalizing” specialists from one another to fill gaps throughout the public service, according

Procurement staff supply not meeting demand, says purchasing watchdog

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 8, 2017
  • A dearth of knowledgeable procurement staff has led to federal organizations “cannibalizing” specialists from one another to fill gaps throughout the public service, according
Lorenzo Ieraci, the interim procurement ombudsman, sounded the alarm about a lack of procurement capacity leading to ‘cannibalization’ of staff between federal organizations in his annual report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scapegoated, held to a higher standard, but proud: how visible-minority MPs feel about carrying the mantle of race

  • The face of Canada is changing, which has potential for the face of the country’s federal representatives to change as well. According to 2016
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 1, 2017
Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes said she’s challenging the perception of what it means to be an MP just by being in her role as a young, Black woman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scapegoated, held to a higher standard, but proud: how visible-minority MPs feel about carrying the mantle of race

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 1, 2017
  • The face of Canada is changing, which has potential for the face of the country’s federal representatives to change as well. According to 2016

Scapegoated, held to a higher standard, but proud: how visible-minority MPs feel about carrying the mantle of race

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | November 1, 2017
  • The face of Canada is changing, which has potential for the face of the country’s federal representatives to change as well. According to 2016
Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes said she’s challenging the perception of what it means to be an MP just by being in her role as a young, Black woman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’: what it’s like to be a visible-minority MP

  • “I rarely feel hurt.” Growing up in a predominantly white community, where a quarter of the small local Vietnamese population consists of her own
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 25, 2017
'I must say that I was afraid because I thought ‘It’s going to be hard,’' says Quebec NDP MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach of her constituents’ reaction to NDP leadership winner Jagmeet Singh. 'Jagmeet came to a restaurant to meet with me during the campaign and everyone was looking at us.' She's invited Mr. Singh to her riding so her constituents can meet him and dispel any concerns head on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’: what it’s like to be a visible-minority MP

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 25, 2017
  • “I rarely feel hurt.” Growing up in a predominantly white community, where a quarter of the small local Vietnamese population consists of her own

‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’: what it’s like to be a visible-minority MP

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 25, 2017
  • “I rarely feel hurt.” Growing up in a predominantly white community, where a quarter of the small local Vietnamese population consists of her own
'I must say that I was afraid because I thought ‘It’s going to be hard,’' says Quebec NDP MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach of her constituents’ reaction to NDP leadership winner Jagmeet Singh. 'Jagmeet came to a restaurant to meet with me during the campaign and everyone was looking at us.' She's invited Mr. Singh to her riding so her constituents can meet him and dispel any concerns head on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two Senate committees at standstill, as membership negotiations ensue

  • Members of a pair of Senate committees are still cooling their heels after the summer break, as negotiations over how committee leadership positions are
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 18, 2017
Conservative Senator Denise Batters, left, says the government’s ‘scant legislative agenda’ means it’s less concerning the Legal Committee hasn’t met this fall. The Hill Times file photograph

Two Senate committees at standstill, as membership negotiations ensue

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 18, 2017
  • Members of a pair of Senate committees are still cooling their heels after the summer break, as negotiations over how committee leadership positions are

Two Senate committees at standstill, as membership negotiations ensue

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 18, 2017
  • Members of a pair of Senate committees are still cooling their heels after the summer break, as negotiations over how committee leadership positions are
Conservative Senator Denise Batters, left, says the government’s ‘scant legislative agenda’ means it’s less concerning the Legal Committee hasn’t met this fall. The Hill Times file photograph

Feds have to ‘tread carefully’ on cultural policy after Quebec blowback, say political players

  • Quebecers are more likely to be invested in the idea of Canada having a distinct cultural identity that needs protecting, which could possibly spell
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 18, 2017
Reaction to Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s cultural policy framework has been sharp, especially in her home province of Quebec, where there’s potential for long-term political harm to the Liberals, critics say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds have to ‘tread carefully’ on cultural policy after Quebec blowback, say political players

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 18, 2017
  • Quebecers are more likely to be invested in the idea of Canada having a distinct cultural identity that needs protecting, which could possibly spell

Feds have to ‘tread carefully’ on cultural policy after Quebec blowback, say political players

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 18, 2017
  • Quebecers are more likely to be invested in the idea of Canada having a distinct cultural identity that needs protecting, which could possibly spell
Reaction to Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s cultural policy framework has been sharp, especially in her home province of Quebec, where there’s potential for long-term political harm to the Liberals, critics say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Independent Senators Group adopts 60 per cent approval threshold for new members

  • Senators looking to join the quickly expanding ranks of the Independent Senators Group will now be subject to the approval of at least 21
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 11, 2017
An interim membership process was instituted at the same meeting that saw members elect Independent Senators Yuen Pau Woo, left, and Raymonde Saint-Germain as facilitator and deputy facilitator, respectively, of the Independent Senators Group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Independent Senators Group adopts 60 per cent approval threshold for new members

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 11, 2017
  • Senators looking to join the quickly expanding ranks of the Independent Senators Group will now be subject to the approval of at least 21

Independent Senators Group adopts 60 per cent approval threshold for new members

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 11, 2017
  • Senators looking to join the quickly expanding ranks of the Independent Senators Group will now be subject to the approval of at least 21
An interim membership process was instituted at the same meeting that saw members elect Independent Senators Yuen Pau Woo, left, and Raymonde Saint-Germain as facilitator and deputy facilitator, respectively, of the Independent Senators Group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators, Indigenous activists frustrated by feds’ silence on Bill S-3

  • The government is reviewing new information on the potential implications of fully removing sex discrimination from the Indian Act, but Indigenous activists reaching out
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 11, 2017
Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran, left, (pictured with Liberal Senator Sandra Lovelace Nicholas) and Liberal Senator Lillian Dyck, not pictured, have both spoken to Sen. Peter Harder, the government's representative in the Senate, about Bill S-3 since returning from the summer break. The Hill Times file photograph

Senators, Indigenous activists frustrated by feds’ silence on Bill S-3

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 11, 2017
  • The government is reviewing new information on the potential implications of fully removing sex discrimination from the Indian Act, but Indigenous activists reaching out

Senators, Indigenous activists frustrated by feds’ silence on Bill S-3

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 11, 2017
  • The government is reviewing new information on the potential implications of fully removing sex discrimination from the Indian Act, but Indigenous activists reaching out
Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran, left, (pictured with Liberal Senator Sandra Lovelace Nicholas) and Liberal Senator Lillian Dyck, not pictured, have both spoken to Sen. Peter Harder, the government's representative in the Senate, about Bill S-3 since returning from the summer break. The Hill Times file photograph

Political financing bill a ‘Seinfeld episode,’ critics tell Minister Gould it’s ‘not very substantive’

  • Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould’s political financing bill doesn’t do any real harm, but doesn’t do any good either, opposition MPs suggested at the
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 4, 2017
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould heard from Procedure and House Affairs Committee Conservative members Scott Reid, left, and John Nater, right, as they began studying Bill C-50 on Sept. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political financing bill a ‘Seinfeld episode,’ critics tell Minister Gould it’s ‘not very substantive’

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 4, 2017
  • Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould’s political financing bill doesn’t do any real harm, but doesn’t do any good either, opposition MPs suggested at the

Political financing bill a ‘Seinfeld episode,’ critics tell Minister Gould it’s ‘not very substantive’

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 4, 2017
  • Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould’s political financing bill doesn’t do any real harm, but doesn’t do any good either, opposition MPs suggested at the
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould heard from Procedure and House Affairs Committee Conservative members Scott Reid, left, and John Nater, right, as they began studying Bill C-50 on Sept. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill to ban unhealthy food ads for kids clears Senate, House sponsor sought

  • With her bill having passed the Senate last week, Conservative Senator Nancy Greene Raine is now casting about for an MP in the House
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 4, 2017
Sen. Nancy Greene Raine, centre, holds a press conference in Ottawa on Sept. 28, 2016, after introducing Bill S-228, the Child Health Protection Act, with Manuel Arango, director of health policy and advocacy at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and Corinne Voyer, director of Coalition québécoise sur la problématique du poids. Photograph courtesy of Sen. Nancy Greene Raine

Bill to ban unhealthy food ads for kids clears Senate, House sponsor sought

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 4, 2017
  • With her bill having passed the Senate last week, Conservative Senator Nancy Greene Raine is now casting about for an MP in the House

Bill to ban unhealthy food ads for kids clears Senate, House sponsor sought

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 4, 2017
  • With her bill having passed the Senate last week, Conservative Senator Nancy Greene Raine is now casting about for an MP in the House
Sen. Nancy Greene Raine, centre, holds a press conference in Ottawa on Sept. 28, 2016, after introducing Bill S-228, the Child Health Protection Act, with Manuel Arango, director of health policy and advocacy at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and Corinne Voyer, director of Coalition québécoise sur la problématique du poids. Photograph courtesy of Sen. Nancy Greene Raine

Feds drafting new elections law, say House Affairs Committee members

  • The government is drafting another bill making changes to the Canada Elections Act expected to be tabled as early as this fall, according to
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 27, 2017
Procedure and House Affairs Committee chair Larry Bagnell, left, says the committee is likely finished its months-long study of the chief electoral officer's report on the last general election. It dealt with 72 of 132 recommendations over three interim reports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds drafting new elections law, say House Affairs Committee members

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 27, 2017
  • The government is drafting another bill making changes to the Canada Elections Act expected to be tabled as early as this fall, according to

Feds drafting new elections law, say House Affairs Committee members

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 27, 2017
  • The government is drafting another bill making changes to the Canada Elections Act expected to be tabled as early as this fall, according to
Procedure and House Affairs Committee chair Larry Bagnell, left, says the committee is likely finished its months-long study of the chief electoral officer's report on the last general election. It dealt with 72 of 132 recommendations over three interim reports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Revamped legislation and regulatory reinvigoration on the docket for telecom and broadcasting in fall sitting

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Everything old is new again when it comes to telecom and media issues percolating in Ottawa this fall, from reviews and renegotiations of
Opinion | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 18, 2017
Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured June 21, 2017, on National Aboriginal Day in Ottawa. The Hill Time file photograph

Revamped legislation and regulatory reinvigoration on the docket for telecom and broadcasting in fall sitting

Opinion | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 18, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Everything old is new again when it comes to telecom and media issues percolating in Ottawa this fall, from reviews and renegotiations of

Revamped legislation and regulatory reinvigoration on the docket for telecom and broadcasting in fall sitting

Opinion | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 18, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Everything old is new again when it comes to telecom and media issues percolating in Ottawa this fall, from reviews and renegotiations of
Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured June 21, 2017, on National Aboriginal Day in Ottawa. The Hill Time file photograph

Building bridges with faith in an increasingly secular society

  • Retired Catholic archbishop V. James Weisgerber’s religion places heavy emphasis on the symbolism of ‘threes;’ for example, the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son,
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 28, 2017
James Weisgerber was profiled in the book 'They Desire a Better Country: The Order of Canada in 50 Stories' which features some of the Canadians who have been awarded the Order of Canada. Photograph courtesy of ‘They Desire a Better Country’ taken by Colin Boyd Shafer

Building bridges with faith in an increasingly secular society

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 28, 2017
  • Retired Catholic archbishop V. James Weisgerber’s religion places heavy emphasis on the symbolism of ‘threes;’ for example, the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son,

Building bridges with faith in an increasingly secular society

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | June 28, 2017
  • Retired Catholic archbishop V. James Weisgerber’s religion places heavy emphasis on the symbolism of ‘threes;’ for example, the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son,
James Weisgerber was profiled in the book 'They Desire a Better Country: The Order of Canada in 50 Stories' which features some of the Canadians who have been awarded the Order of Canada. Photograph courtesy of ‘They Desire a Better Country’ taken by Colin Boyd Shafer

For the rest of us, we’re still left on the outside looking in

  • OTTAWA—I didn’t want to write this piece. In fact, I looked for every reason I could think of to say no to the request
Opinion | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo in a scrum on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

For the rest of us, we’re still left on the outside looking in

Opinion | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2017
  • OTTAWA—I didn’t want to write this piece. In fact, I looked for every reason I could think of to say no to the request

For the rest of us, we’re still left on the outside looking in

Opinion | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 22, 2017
  • OTTAWA—I didn’t want to write this piece. In fact, I looked for every reason I could think of to say no to the request
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo in a scrum on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

A history of heckling

  • It’s a practice everyone is familiar with, and likely, has engaged in themselves. Watching sports? You’ve probably tossed out a few barbs about the
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 19, 2017
P&I photograph by Jake Wright

A history of heckling

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 19, 2017
  • It’s a practice everyone is familiar with, and likely, has engaged in themselves. Watching sports? You’ve probably tossed out a few barbs about the

A history of heckling

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | April 19, 2017
  • It’s a practice everyone is familiar with, and likely, has engaged in themselves. Watching sports? You’ve probably tossed out a few barbs about the
P&I photograph by Jake Wright

The Top 100: Jim Watson, the affable mayor

  • This year, Ottawa is hosting the country’s biggest birthday party to date and leading the charge is city Mayor Jim Watson, who is using every
FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 8, 2017
'The current government, provincially and federally, have been a dream to work with,' said Ottawa mayor Jim Watson. 'You can pick up the phone and speak to a minister or the premier.' P&I photograph by Jake Wright

The Top 100: Jim Watson, the affable mayor

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 8, 2017
  • This year, Ottawa is hosting the country’s biggest birthday party to date and leading the charge is city Mayor Jim Watson, who is using every

The Top 100: Jim Watson, the affable mayor

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 8, 2017
  • This year, Ottawa is hosting the country’s biggest birthday party to date and leading the charge is city Mayor Jim Watson, who is using every
'The current government, provincially and federally, have been a dream to work with,' said Ottawa mayor Jim Watson. 'You can pick up the phone and speak to a minister or the premier.' P&I photograph by Jake Wright

Paying the piper

  • When Saleemul Huq gets into a room with negotiators to hash out climate change agreements, he prefers not to mince words in making his
FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 10, 2016
The Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage is supposed to facilitate and disseminate research and best practices by different bodies under the UNFCCC in support of developing countries that are the most vulnerable to climate change. Photograph courtesy of Jules Bosco, USAID

Paying the piper

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 10, 2016
  • When Saleemul Huq gets into a room with negotiators to hash out climate change agreements, he prefers not to mince words in making his

Paying the piper

FeatureBY CHARELLE EVELYN | October 10, 2016
  • When Saleemul Huq gets into a room with negotiators to hash out climate change agreements, he prefers not to mince words in making his
The Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage is supposed to facilitate and disseminate research and best practices by different bodies under the UNFCCC in support of developing countries that are the most vulnerable to climate change. Photograph courtesy of Jules Bosco, USAID

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