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Chelsea Nash is The Hill Times’ acting digital editor. Previously, she was The Hill Times’ deputy editor and reporter covering immigration, foreign affairs, agriculture and food, and the NDP. She has one gold and one silver Canadian Community Newspaper Award, and one silver Canadian Online Publishing Award.

Indigenous communities battle for fire safety

  • Plus, the Tories demand more meetings.
A damning report by Statistics Canada has revealed that Indigenous people are more susceptible to fire-related deaths than non-Indigenous people. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous communities battle for fire safety

  • Plus, the Tories demand more meetings.

Indigenous communities battle for fire safety

  • Plus, the Tories demand more meetings.
A damning report by Statistics Canada has revealed that Indigenous people are more susceptible to fire-related deaths than non-Indigenous people. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer House committee meetings are running hot

  • Plus, who let the bots out?
Federal public servant Diane Daly appeared before the House Public Accounts Committee to testify about her knowledge of the ArriveCan procurement process on Aug. 7, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Summer House committee meetings are running hot

  • Plus, who let the bots out?

Summer House committee meetings are running hot

  • Plus, who let the bots out?
Federal public servant Diane Daly appeared before the House Public Accounts Committee to testify about her knowledge of the ArriveCan procurement process on Aug. 7, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Labour minister’s trial-by-fire

  • Plus, the spotlight is back on ArriveCan.
Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon met with representatives from CN, CPKC, and TCRC on Monday to help resume labour negotiations. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

Labour minister’s trial-by-fire

  • Plus, the spotlight is back on ArriveCan.

Labour minister’s trial-by-fire

  • Plus, the spotlight is back on ArriveCan.
Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon met with representatives from CN, CPKC, and TCRC on Monday to help resume labour negotiations. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

The U.K.’s far-right melts down

  • Plus, Harris picks a veep.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an emergency meeting on Monday after far-right violence broke out in cities across the U.K. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The U.K.’s far-right melts down

  • Plus, Harris picks a veep.

The U.K.’s far-right melts down

  • Plus, Harris picks a veep.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an emergency meeting on Monday after far-right violence broke out in cities across the U.K. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

  • Death threats, arson, violent imagery, vandalism, and more: Canadian politics is becoming more violent, MPs say.
List | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 5, 2024
Members of the Parliamentary Protective Service prevent protesters bearing large wooden flagpoles from entering Parliament Hill grounds on Jan. 28, 2023, the anniversary of the Freedom Convoy protest. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

List | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 5, 2024
  • Death threats, arson, violent imagery, vandalism, and more: Canadian politics is becoming more violent, MPs say.

A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

List | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 5, 2024
  • Death threats, arson, violent imagery, vandalism, and more: Canadian politics is becoming more violent, MPs say.
Members of the Parliamentary Protective Service prevent protesters bearing large wooden flagpoles from entering Parliament Hill grounds on Jan. 28, 2023, the anniversary of the Freedom Convoy protest. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Ready, set, campaign

  • Plus, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to the women's soccer team spying scandal.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is off to campaign with his party's local candidate in the Montreal-area riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ready, set, campaign

  • Plus, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to the women's soccer team spying scandal.

Ready, set, campaign

  • Plus, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to the women's soccer team spying scandal.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is off to campaign with his party's local candidate in the Montreal-area riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds respond to Jasper wildfires

  • Plus, Canada's homicide rate went down from 2022 to 2023.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan will provide an update on the federal response to the Alberta wildfires this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds respond to Jasper wildfires

  • Plus, Canada's homicide rate went down from 2022 to 2023.

Feds respond to Jasper wildfires

  • Plus, Canada's homicide rate went down from 2022 to 2023.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan will provide an update on the federal response to the Alberta wildfires this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Right-wing media follows Trudeau on vacation

  • Plus, Joe Biden's parting message.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is confronted on a Tofino, B.C. beach by Keean Bexte. Screenshot courtesy of Keean Bexte on YouTube

Right-wing media follows Trudeau on vacation

  • Plus, Joe Biden's parting message.

Right-wing media follows Trudeau on vacation

  • Plus, Joe Biden's parting message.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is confronted on a Tofino, B.C. beach by Keean Bexte. Screenshot courtesy of Keean Bexte on YouTube

Macklem’s decision day

  • Plus, behind the Conservatives’ fight for summer committee meetings. 
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is expected to once again reduce the policy interest rate this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macklem’s decision day

  • Plus, behind the Conservatives’ fight for summer committee meetings. 

Macklem’s decision day

  • Plus, behind the Conservatives’ fight for summer committee meetings. 
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is expected to once again reduce the policy interest rate this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Pierre’s record’: Liberals try to see ‘what sticks’ to Poilievre

  • Plus, getting to the bottom of a Conservative MP’s claim that IRCC tried to censor him. 
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
The Liberal Party launched a new website attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, for various positions he's taken throughout his 20 year political career. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Pierre’s record’: Liberals try to see ‘what sticks’ to Poilievre

  • Plus, getting to the bottom of a Conservative MP’s claim that IRCC tried to censor him. 

‘Pierre’s record’: Liberals try to see ‘what sticks’ to Poilievre

  • Plus, getting to the bottom of a Conservative MP’s claim that IRCC tried to censor him. 
Pierre Poilievre
The Liberal Party launched a new website attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, for various positions he's taken throughout his 20 year political career. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian politics is ‘not safe’ right now, and MPs ‘are in harm’s way’: former public safety minister

  • ‘Many’ MPs work ‘in a perpetual state of fear,’ says Liberal MP Marco Mendicino. NDP MP Charlie Angus was recently accosted at a beach
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 22, 2024
Liberal MP Marco Mendicino, who was the public safety minister from 2021-2023, was spat on by a protester in Ottawa in June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian politics is ‘not safe’ right now, and MPs ‘are in harm’s way’: former public safety minister

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 22, 2024
  • ‘Many’ MPs work ‘in a perpetual state of fear,’ says Liberal MP Marco Mendicino. NDP MP Charlie Angus was recently accosted at a beach

Canadian politics is ‘not safe’ right now, and MPs ‘are in harm’s way’: former public safety minister

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 22, 2024
  • ‘Many’ MPs work ‘in a perpetual state of fear,’ says Liberal MP Marco Mendicino. NDP MP Charlie Angus was recently accosted at a beach
Liberal MP Marco Mendicino, who was the public safety minister from 2021-2023, was spat on by a protester in Ottawa in June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pressure works

  • Plus, the PM tries to have a non-scandalous vacation.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during Biden's state visit to Ottawa. The 81-year-old will no longer run for re-election in November. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Pressure works

  • Plus, the PM tries to have a non-scandalous vacation.

Pressure works

  • Plus, the PM tries to have a non-scandalous vacation.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during Biden's state visit to Ottawa. The 81-year-old will no longer run for re-election in November. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

PMO won’t speculate on rumours about itself

  • Plus, a fact-check on the origins of Trudeau’s housing policy.
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet before the cabinet retreat in Halifax at the end of August, though he'll name one new minister today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO won’t speculate on rumours about itself

  • Plus, a fact-check on the origins of Trudeau’s housing policy.

PMO won’t speculate on rumours about itself

  • Plus, a fact-check on the origins of Trudeau’s housing policy.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet before the cabinet retreat in Halifax at the end of August, though he'll name one new minister today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs grill former Boissonnault business associates

  • Plus, the premiers deliver their verdict from Halifax.
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault
The House Ethics Committee is meeting to study Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault's business relationships today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs grill former Boissonnault business associates

  • Plus, the premiers deliver their verdict from Halifax.

MPs grill former Boissonnault business associates

  • Plus, the premiers deliver their verdict from Halifax.
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault
The House Ethics Committee is meeting to study Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault's business relationships today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Whitecap apology ‘coming for a long time’

  • Plus, Poilievre 'happy' suspected Trump shooter is dead.
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will deliver a formal apology to nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations this morning for the Canadian government's decision to label them refugees and deny them the rights afforded to other First Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Jesse Cnockaert

Whitecap apology ‘coming for a long time’

  • Plus, Poilievre 'happy' suspected Trump shooter is dead.

Whitecap apology ‘coming for a long time’

  • Plus, Poilievre 'happy' suspected Trump shooter is dead.
Gary Anandasangaree
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will deliver a formal apology to nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations this morning for the Canadian government's decision to label them refugees and deny them the rights afforded to other First Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Jesse Cnockaert

Is populism popular in Canada? Researchers say yes

  • Populist, far-right politicians have not only made gains in France, but are becoming a stronger threat across Europe and in the United States. In
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 8, 2024
Pierre Poilievre, left, who has dismissed suggestions that he is embracing populism, often frames his party as ‘common sense Conservatives,’ in contrast to the ‘ivory tower elites’ who support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Is populism popular in Canada? Researchers say yes

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 8, 2024
  • Populist, far-right politicians have not only made gains in France, but are becoming a stronger threat across Europe and in the United States. In

Is populism popular in Canada? Researchers say yes

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 8, 2024
  • Populist, far-right politicians have not only made gains in France, but are becoming a stronger threat across Europe and in the United States. In
Pierre Poilievre, left, who has dismissed suggestions that he is embracing populism, often frames his party as ‘common sense Conservatives,’ in contrast to the ‘ivory tower elites’ who support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

CSIS director takes a bow

  • Plus, the United Kingdom wakes up to a new political era.
David Vigneault announced his retirement as director of CSIS after seven years in the role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CSIS director takes a bow

  • Plus, the United Kingdom wakes up to a new political era.

CSIS director takes a bow

  • Plus, the United Kingdom wakes up to a new political era.
David Vigneault announced his retirement as director of CSIS after seven years in the role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy ministers meet in Calgary

  • Plus, the PBO prices tax breaks for ‘clean’ tech.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is getting together with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Calgary this week to talk policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy ministers meet in Calgary

  • Plus, the PBO prices tax breaks for ‘clean’ tech.

Energy ministers meet in Calgary

  • Plus, the PBO prices tax breaks for ‘clean’ tech.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is getting together with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Calgary this week to talk policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The West’s next step to the right

  • Plus, the MPs who want a dedicated force to respond to natural disasters.
French President Emmanuel Macron suffered a blow in the first round of the French legislative elections on June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The West’s next step to the right

  • Plus, the MPs who want a dedicated force to respond to natural disasters.

The West’s next step to the right

  • Plus, the MPs who want a dedicated force to respond to natural disasters.
French President Emmanuel Macron suffered a blow in the first round of the French legislative elections on June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.
Discourse around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership reached a fever pitch this week, and shows no signs of subsiding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.
Discourse around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership reached a fever pitch this week, and shows no signs of subsiding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

  • The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 27, 2024
Senator Marilou McPhedran, left, and NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen are the co-chairs of the Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 27, 2024
  • The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 27, 2024
  • The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to
Senator Marilou McPhedran, left, and NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen are the co-chairs of the Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Nurturing nature

  • Plus, Trudeau and three ministers celebrate a landmark decision in B.C.’s Nemaiah Valley.
Steven Guilbeault.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is hosting a gathering of Canadian environment ministers and senior public servants in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nurturing nature

  • Plus, Trudeau and three ministers celebrate a landmark decision in B.C.’s Nemaiah Valley.

Nurturing nature

  • Plus, Trudeau and three ministers celebrate a landmark decision in B.C.’s Nemaiah Valley.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is hosting a gathering of Canadian environment ministers and senior public servants in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection: Was it worth the hype?

  • Plus, how do you take your electric cars?
Voters in Toronto-St. Paul's chose a new MP in a byelection yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection: Was it worth the hype?

  • Plus, how do you take your electric cars?

Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection: Was it worth the hype?

  • Plus, how do you take your electric cars?
Voters in Toronto-St. Paul's chose a new MP in a byelection yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Race of the insiders

  • Plus, it's the Fête nationale du Québec, and the leaders are in la belle province to celebrate.
The byelection in Toronto-St. Paul's is seen as a test for both Pierre Poilievre, left, and Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Race of the insiders

  • Plus, it's the Fête nationale du Québec, and the leaders are in la belle province to celebrate.

Race of the insiders

  • Plus, it's the Fête nationale du Québec, and the leaders are in la belle province to celebrate.
The byelection in Toronto-St. Paul's is seen as a test for both Pierre Poilievre, left, and Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Freedom from/on the Hill

  • Plus, this Senator wants sponsored travel to be put under the microscope.
Freedom Convoy spokesperson Derek Noonan pictured at a previous press conference on Parliament Hill, beside Chris Dacey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freedom from/on the Hill

  • Plus, this Senator wants sponsored travel to be put under the microscope.

Freedom from/on the Hill

  • Plus, this Senator wants sponsored travel to be put under the microscope.
Freedom Convoy spokesperson Derek Noonan pictured at a previous press conference on Parliament Hill, beside Chris Dacey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators aim for early exit

  • Plus, a House committee gets one more chance to grill Dominic LeBlanc.
The Senate Speaker’s Parade, pictured on Feb. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators aim for early exit

  • Plus, a House committee gets one more chance to grill Dominic LeBlanc.

Senators aim for early exit

  • Plus, a House committee gets one more chance to grill Dominic LeBlanc.
The Senate Speaker’s Parade, pictured on Feb. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Globally engaged Grits don’t make foreign service contract talks any easier: ex-union chief

  • The recently departed head of Canada’s diplomats union says the government needs to invest in developing new blood in the foreign service, as baby
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 17, 2016
From left, Tim Hodges, former PAFSO president, with Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion, and former prime minister Joe Clark at the annual PAFSO awards dinner in June 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Globally engaged Grits don’t make foreign service contract talks any easier: ex-union chief

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 17, 2016
  • The recently departed head of Canada’s diplomats union says the government needs to invest in developing new blood in the foreign service, as baby

Globally engaged Grits don’t make foreign service contract talks any easier: ex-union chief

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 17, 2016
  • The recently departed head of Canada’s diplomats union says the government needs to invest in developing new blood in the foreign service, as baby
From left, Tim Hodges, former PAFSO president, with Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion, and former prime minister Joe Clark at the annual PAFSO awards dinner in June 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Meeting between Canadian, Turkish MPs airs out concerns in ‘frank’ discussions

  • Liberal MP Judy Sgro says a group of Canadian parliamentarians expressed their concerns about human rights in a “frank” discussion in Ottawa Tuesday with
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 10, 2016
MP Judy Sgro, centre, chair of the Canada-Turkey Parliamentary Friendship Group, greets Dr. Kani Torun, a Turkish MP and deputy chair of his government's foreign relations committee, right, on Aug. 9 while Turkish Ambassador Selçuk Unal looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Meeting between Canadian, Turkish MPs airs out concerns in ‘frank’ discussions

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 10, 2016
  • Liberal MP Judy Sgro says a group of Canadian parliamentarians expressed their concerns about human rights in a “frank” discussion in Ottawa Tuesday with

Meeting between Canadian, Turkish MPs airs out concerns in ‘frank’ discussions

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 10, 2016
  • Liberal MP Judy Sgro says a group of Canadian parliamentarians expressed their concerns about human rights in a “frank” discussion in Ottawa Tuesday with
MP Judy Sgro, centre, chair of the Canada-Turkey Parliamentary Friendship Group, greets Dr. Kani Torun, a Turkish MP and deputy chair of his government's foreign relations committee, right, on Aug. 9 while Turkish Ambassador Selçuk Unal looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Elizabeth May questions her own leadership, but some Greens say there’s no heir apparent

  • Elizabeth May is openly questioning her own Green party leadership after members voted to adopt a policy that she personally disagreed with, yet took
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 10, 2016
Elizabeth May looks on while a speech is given at the biennial Green Party convention on Saturday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Elizabeth May questions her own leadership, but some Greens say there’s no heir apparent

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 10, 2016
  • Elizabeth May is openly questioning her own Green party leadership after members voted to adopt a policy that she personally disagreed with, yet took

Elizabeth May questions her own leadership, but some Greens say there’s no heir apparent

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 10, 2016
  • Elizabeth May is openly questioning her own Green party leadership after members voted to adopt a policy that she personally disagreed with, yet took
Elizabeth May looks on while a speech is given at the biennial Green Party convention on Saturday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Argentina ambassador excited to reinvigorate ties

  • After a decade of lukewarm ties, Marcelo Gabriel Suárez Salvia has come from Argentina to Canada to heat things up between the two. The career diplomat,
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 10, 2016
Marcelo Gabriel Suárez Salvia, Argentina's new ambassador to Canada, is expecting a daughter to be born in Canada next month. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Argentina ambassador excited to reinvigorate ties

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 10, 2016
  • After a decade of lukewarm ties, Marcelo Gabriel Suárez Salvia has come from Argentina to Canada to heat things up between the two. The career diplomat,

Argentina ambassador excited to reinvigorate ties

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 10, 2016
  • After a decade of lukewarm ties, Marcelo Gabriel Suárez Salvia has come from Argentina to Canada to heat things up between the two. The career diplomat,
Marcelo Gabriel Suárez Salvia, Argentina's new ambassador to Canada, is expecting a daughter to be born in Canada next month. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

May ‘devastated’ by Greens’ adoption of controversial BDS policy

  • At the end of what was an emotional convention, members of the Green Party of Canada voted to adopt a controversial policy motion Sunday morning in
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 7, 2016
Green Party members vote Saturday at their biennial convention in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

May ‘devastated’ by Greens’ adoption of controversial BDS policy

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 7, 2016
  • At the end of what was an emotional convention, members of the Green Party of Canada voted to adopt a controversial policy motion Sunday morning in

May ‘devastated’ by Greens’ adoption of controversial BDS policy

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 7, 2016
  • At the end of what was an emotional convention, members of the Green Party of Canada voted to adopt a controversial policy motion Sunday morning in
Green Party members vote Saturday at their biennial convention in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Greens drop controversial reference to Jewish National Fund, vote to revoke charitable status from organizations complicit in international rights violations

  • OTTAWA—After a heated fight and an emotionally charged debate, Green Party members at their policy convention in Ottawa on Saturday decided to amend a controversial motion which would have revoked the
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 6, 2016
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Greens drop controversial reference to Jewish National Fund, vote to revoke charitable status from organizations complicit in international rights violations

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 6, 2016
  • OTTAWA—After a heated fight and an emotionally charged debate, Green Party members at their policy convention in Ottawa on Saturday decided to amend a controversial motion which would have revoked the

Greens drop controversial reference to Jewish National Fund, vote to revoke charitable status from organizations complicit in international rights violations

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 6, 2016
  • OTTAWA—After a heated fight and an emotionally charged debate, Green Party members at their policy convention in Ottawa on Saturday decided to amend a controversial motion which would have revoked the
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bilingualism ‘critical’ for leadership candidates, Supreme Court judges: Languages czar

  • It’s crucial for both judges on the Supreme Court and political party leaders in Canada to know both French and English, says Canada’s official
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 3, 2016
Languages Commissioner Graham Fraser sits in his office in front of framed political cartoons, mostly of him. He keeps them there as a reminder that 'this was an issue that Canadians could laugh about.' The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Bilingualism ‘critical’ for leadership candidates, Supreme Court judges: Languages czar

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 3, 2016
  • It’s crucial for both judges on the Supreme Court and political party leaders in Canada to know both French and English, says Canada’s official

Bilingualism ‘critical’ for leadership candidates, Supreme Court judges: Languages czar

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 3, 2016
  • It’s crucial for both judges on the Supreme Court and political party leaders in Canada to know both French and English, says Canada’s official
Languages Commissioner Graham Fraser sits in his office in front of framed political cartoons, mostly of him. He keeps them there as a reminder that 'this was an issue that Canadians could laugh about.' The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Grit MP’s constituency office a ‘de facto’ passport office

  • Liberal MP Sean Casey says he is frustrated that there is no passport office in his riding—much less his province. His constituency office has
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 3, 2016
Liberal MP Sean Casey says there ought to be a Passport Canada office in P.E.I. to better serve his constituents. The Hill Times file photo

Grit MP’s constituency office a ‘de facto’ passport office

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 3, 2016
  • Liberal MP Sean Casey says he is frustrated that there is no passport office in his riding—much less his province. His constituency office has

Grit MP’s constituency office a ‘de facto’ passport office

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 3, 2016
  • Liberal MP Sean Casey says he is frustrated that there is no passport office in his riding—much less his province. His constituency office has
Liberal MP Sean Casey says there ought to be a Passport Canada office in P.E.I. to better serve his constituents. The Hill Times file photo

Well known Korean defence attaché leaves Ottawa this month

  • You might know them from one of the “countless” receptions, dinners, or conferences they have attended during his three-year posting in Canada. Now, Korean defence attaché
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 3, 2016
Outgoing Korean Defence Attaché Jang Min Choi started off his remarks at his going away party with a kiss for his wife, Angela Son. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Well known Korean defence attaché leaves Ottawa this month

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 3, 2016
  • You might know them from one of the “countless” receptions, dinners, or conferences they have attended during his three-year posting in Canada. Now, Korean defence attaché

Well known Korean defence attaché leaves Ottawa this month

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | August 3, 2016
  • You might know them from one of the “countless” receptions, dinners, or conferences they have attended during his three-year posting in Canada. Now, Korean defence attaché
Outgoing Korean Defence Attaché Jang Min Choi started off his remarks at his going away party with a kiss for his wife, Angela Son. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Small but mighty crowd at Belgian national day party

  • There was no shortage of beer, fries, or networking at Belgium’s national day celebration on July 21 hosted by Belgian Ambassador Raoul Delcorde at
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 27, 2016
Belgian Ambassador Raoul Delcorde, left, welcomes the ambassador of Angola, Edgar Martins, to his home. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Small but mighty crowd at Belgian national day party

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 27, 2016
  • There was no shortage of beer, fries, or networking at Belgium’s national day celebration on July 21 hosted by Belgian Ambassador Raoul Delcorde at

Small but mighty crowd at Belgian national day party

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 27, 2016
  • There was no shortage of beer, fries, or networking at Belgium’s national day celebration on July 21 hosted by Belgian Ambassador Raoul Delcorde at
Belgian Ambassador Raoul Delcorde, left, welcomes the ambassador of Angola, Edgar Martins, to his home. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Outgoing Irish ambassador not done with Canada yet

  • Irish Ambassador Ray Bassett is heading out after six years in his posting here in Ottawa, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be back
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 27, 2016
Ray Bassett, Ireland's outgoing ambassador, says to get the ear of the government, you've got to go local. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Outgoing Irish ambassador not done with Canada yet

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 27, 2016
  • Irish Ambassador Ray Bassett is heading out after six years in his posting here in Ottawa, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be back

Outgoing Irish ambassador not done with Canada yet

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 27, 2016
  • Irish Ambassador Ray Bassett is heading out after six years in his posting here in Ottawa, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be back
Ray Bassett, Ireland's outgoing ambassador, says to get the ear of the government, you've got to go local. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

MPs of all stripes decry Turkish government’s reaction to failed coup

  • In 2010, Turkish President (then prime minister) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived at Pearson International Airport in Toronto ahead of the G20 summit at around
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 27, 2016
Conservative foreign affairs critic Peter Kent, left, Liberal MP and chair of the Canada-Turkey Parliamentary Friendship Group Judy Sgro, and Turkish Ambassador Selçuk Ünal. Mr. Kent and Ms. Sgro suggest there could be consequences for the relationship between Canada and Turkey if what they described as the Turkish government's post-coup pattern of intimidation continues. The Hill Times file photos

MPs of all stripes decry Turkish government’s reaction to failed coup

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 27, 2016
  • In 2010, Turkish President (then prime minister) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived at Pearson International Airport in Toronto ahead of the G20 summit at around

MPs of all stripes decry Turkish government’s reaction to failed coup

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 27, 2016
  • In 2010, Turkish President (then prime minister) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived at Pearson International Airport in Toronto ahead of the G20 summit at around
Conservative foreign affairs critic Peter Kent, left, Liberal MP and chair of the Canada-Turkey Parliamentary Friendship Group Judy Sgro, and Turkish Ambassador Selçuk Ünal. Mr. Kent and Ms. Sgro suggest there could be consequences for the relationship between Canada and Turkey if what they described as the Turkish government's post-coup pattern of intimidation continues. The Hill Times file photos

Ex-diplomat pens satirical thriller on Russian eco-terrorism, mysterious murder, and mundane meetings

  • Keith Halliday knows how mundane the work of a Canadian foreign service officer can be.  He knows how it feels to spend meeting after
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 20, 2016
Keith Halliday is the author of The Tar Sands Diplomat, a satirical thriller making light of the heavy bureaucracy that weighs down Canada's foreign service. Photo courtesy of Keith Halliday

Ex-diplomat pens satirical thriller on Russian eco-terrorism, mysterious murder, and mundane meetings

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 20, 2016
  • Keith Halliday knows how mundane the work of a Canadian foreign service officer can be.  He knows how it feels to spend meeting after

Ex-diplomat pens satirical thriller on Russian eco-terrorism, mysterious murder, and mundane meetings

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 20, 2016
  • Keith Halliday knows how mundane the work of a Canadian foreign service officer can be.  He knows how it feels to spend meeting after
Keith Halliday is the author of The Tar Sands Diplomat, a satirical thriller making light of the heavy bureaucracy that weighs down Canada's foreign service. Photo courtesy of Keith Halliday

Bastille Day guests mingled carefree, unaware of the Nice attack that just occurred

  • It was bizarre for the few who knew. A deadly attack had just taken place in Nice, France, but the crowd of smiling faces
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 20, 2016
French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis toasts with Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Carla Qualtrough, after she ends her speech with "Vive la France!" The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bastille Day guests mingled carefree, unaware of the Nice attack that just occurred

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 20, 2016
  • It was bizarre for the few who knew. A deadly attack had just taken place in Nice, France, but the crowd of smiling faces

Bastille Day guests mingled carefree, unaware of the Nice attack that just occurred

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 20, 2016
  • It was bizarre for the few who knew. A deadly attack had just taken place in Nice, France, but the crowd of smiling faces
French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis toasts with Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Carla Qualtrough, after she ends her speech with "Vive la France!" The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

With a shot at more seats, Greens face growing pains

  • The controversy over motions set to be debated at the Green Party of Canada’s convention next month on sanctioning Israel and scrapping charitable status for
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 20, 2016
Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, 'can’t run the risk of seeing this political party be viewed as being too authoritarian, too controlling, or too of her own image,' says political analyst Ian Capstick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With a shot at more seats, Greens face growing pains

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 20, 2016
  • The controversy over motions set to be debated at the Green Party of Canada’s convention next month on sanctioning Israel and scrapping charitable status for

With a shot at more seats, Greens face growing pains

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 20, 2016
  • The controversy over motions set to be debated at the Green Party of Canada’s convention next month on sanctioning Israel and scrapping charitable status for
Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, 'can’t run the risk of seeing this political party be viewed as being too authoritarian, too controlling, or too of her own image,' says political analyst Ian Capstick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

French ambassador learned of Nice attack as 900 Bastille Day well-wishers arrived at his door

  • News of Thursday’s deadly attack in Nice, France, reached French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis that evening as he was about to host nearly 900 guests at his
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 15, 2016
French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis speaks to a crowd of 900 guests celebrating Bastille Day outside his embassy, after just learning that 'something' had happened in France. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

French ambassador learned of Nice attack as 900 Bastille Day well-wishers arrived at his door

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 15, 2016
  • News of Thursday’s deadly attack in Nice, France, reached French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis that evening as he was about to host nearly 900 guests at his

French ambassador learned of Nice attack as 900 Bastille Day well-wishers arrived at his door

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 15, 2016
  • News of Thursday’s deadly attack in Nice, France, reached French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis that evening as he was about to host nearly 900 guests at his
French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis speaks to a crowd of 900 guests celebrating Bastille Day outside his embassy, after just learning that 'something' had happened in France. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs wary of Canada Post stoppage

  • While the imminent threat of a Canada Post lockout and/or a strike has been diminished, uncertainty remains while the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
Constituents will have a harder time reaching their MPs—and vice versa—if there is a work stoppage at Canada Post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs wary of Canada Post stoppage

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
  • While the imminent threat of a Canada Post lockout and/or a strike has been diminished, uncertainty remains while the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)

MPs wary of Canada Post stoppage

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
  • While the imminent threat of a Canada Post lockout and/or a strike has been diminished, uncertainty remains while the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)
Constituents will have a harder time reaching their MPs—and vice versa—if there is a work stoppage at Canada Post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Guests get an inside look at talked-about building at Aga Khan’s anniversary party

  • Thursday was the 59th anniversary since the current Aga Khan, His Highness the Aga Khan IV, took over the position from his grandfather in 1957
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji with his spouse, Etsuko Monji, takes photos while on a tour of 199 Sussex Dr., the building housing the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat. The building was designed by a renowned Japanese architect. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Guests get an inside look at talked-about building at Aga Khan’s anniversary party

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
  • Thursday was the 59th anniversary since the current Aga Khan, His Highness the Aga Khan IV, took over the position from his grandfather in 1957

Guests get an inside look at talked-about building at Aga Khan’s anniversary party

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
  • Thursday was the 59th anniversary since the current Aga Khan, His Highness the Aga Khan IV, took over the position from his grandfather in 1957
Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji with his spouse, Etsuko Monji, takes photos while on a tour of 199 Sussex Dr., the building housing the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat. The building was designed by a renowned Japanese architect. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Chilean ambassador had his hands full from the get-go

  • Chile’s new ambassador to Canada, Alejandro Marisio Cugat, is starting his mission here with high hopes of bilateral visits and deepened trade relations.  The envoy, who only arrived
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
Chile's new ambassador to Canada, Alejandro Marisio Cugat, looks to the Canadian government as an example of how to integrate Syrian refugees, something he said his country is looking to do as well. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

New Chilean ambassador had his hands full from the get-go

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
  • Chile’s new ambassador to Canada, Alejandro Marisio Cugat, is starting his mission here with high hopes of bilateral visits and deepened trade relations.  The envoy, who only arrived

New Chilean ambassador had his hands full from the get-go

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
  • Chile’s new ambassador to Canada, Alejandro Marisio Cugat, is starting his mission here with high hopes of bilateral visits and deepened trade relations.  The envoy, who only arrived
Chile's new ambassador to Canada, Alejandro Marisio Cugat, looks to the Canadian government as an example of how to integrate Syrian refugees, something he said his country is looking to do as well. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Obama’s ‘pattern of influence’ on Trudeau

  • United States President Barack Obama may be more than just a bromigo to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, say observers, who point to signs that
Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
Justin Trudeau looks on as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a joint press conference at the North American Leaders' Summit in June. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Obama’s ‘pattern of influence’ on Trudeau

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
  • United States President Barack Obama may be more than just a bromigo to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, say observers, who point to signs that

Obama’s ‘pattern of influence’ on Trudeau

Feature | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 13, 2016
  • United States President Barack Obama may be more than just a bromigo to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, say observers, who point to signs that
Justin Trudeau looks on as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a joint press conference at the North American Leaders' Summit in June. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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