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‘It was the only option’: Rota resigns as House Speaker after Nazi incident has ‘soiled’ Commons Chamber, ‘heart of Canadian democracy’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2023
On Sept. 26, embattled House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota announced that he would step down from the role effective Sept. 27, after a guest he honoured in the Chamber of the House of Commons turned out to have fought for the Nazis in the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2023
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2023
On Sept. 26, embattled House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota announced that he would step down from the role effective Sept. 27, after a guest he honoured in the Chamber of the House of Commons turned out to have fought for the Nazis in the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is facing calls for him to resign from the NDP and Bloc Québécois. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is facing calls for him to resign from the NDP and Bloc Québécois. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 25, 2023
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar says Canada's international student program has become 'a victim of its own success,' and that 'the incentive to recruit, recruit, recruit' is overshadowing concerns about students' well-being. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 25, 2023
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 25, 2023
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar says Canada's international student program has become 'a victim of its own success,' and that 'the incentive to recruit, recruit, recruit' is overshadowing concerns about students' well-being. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHELSEY MACNEIL | September 25, 2023
Doing social finance differently recognizes that solutions to complex challenges often emerge from the very communities grappling with those issues, writes Chelsey MacNeil. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHELSEY MACNEIL | September 25, 2023
Opinion | BY CHELSEY MACNEIL | September 25, 2023
Doing social finance differently recognizes that solutions to complex challenges often emerge from the very communities grappling with those issues, writes Chelsey MacNeil. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | September 25, 2023
Then-Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured in 2022. Fourteen per cent, or 4.7 million Canadians, do not have regular access to a primary heath caregiver. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | September 25, 2023
Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | September 25, 2023
Then-Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured in 2022. Fourteen per cent, or 4.7 million Canadians, do not have regular access to a primary heath caregiver. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Fracking involves the injection of huge amounts of water, sand, and often toxic chemicals under high pressure beneath oil/gas wells, shattering rocks, forcing natural gas or oil to the surface, and can cause low intensity earthquakes. The flowback to the surface is highly toxic and is sometimes allowed to flow into nearby rivers. Photograph courtesy of jwigley from Pixabay
Fracking involves the injection of huge amounts of water, sand, and often toxic chemicals under high pressure beneath oil/gas wells, shattering rocks, forcing natural gas or oil to the surface, and can cause low intensity earthquakes. The flowback to the surface is highly toxic and is sometimes allowed to flow into nearby rivers. Photograph courtesy of jwigley from Pixabay
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 25, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s office may not be able to stop MPs from weighing in on last week's protests, pictured, when so many of them were elected thanks to support they received from social conservatives who don't like LGBTQ education in schools, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 25, 2023
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 25, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s office may not be able to stop MPs from weighing in on last week's protests, pictured, when so many of them were elected thanks to support they received from social conservatives who don't like LGBTQ education in schools, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 25, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The United States, cheered on by Canada, is working to divide the world into competing blocs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 25, 2023
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 25, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The United States, cheered on by Canada, is working to divide the world into competing blocs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, left, speaks to reporters on Sept. 21 about the government's plan to cut the GST on new rental housing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, left, speaks to reporters on Sept. 21 about the government's plan to cut the GST on new rental housing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 25, 2023
Health Minister Mark Holland said 'there’s great room and space for optimism,' in the health care system, during an appearance at the Canadian Medical Association Health Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 25, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 25, 2023
Health Minister Mark Holland said 'there’s great room and space for optimism,' in the health care system, during an appearance at the Canadian Medical Association Health Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 25, 2023
In a Sept. 16 photograph, the B.C. Wildfire Service shows how 'hot, dry and windy conditions have increased fire activity on the Bush Creek East wildfire,' located northeast of Chase, B.C. Photograph courtesy of B.C. Wildfire Service
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 25, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 25, 2023
In a Sept. 16 photograph, the B.C. Wildfire Service shows how 'hot, dry and windy conditions have increased fire activity on the Bush Creek East wildfire,' located northeast of Chase, B.C. Photograph courtesy of B.C. Wildfire Service
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2023
Hill Climbers dives into the offices of Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech, left, and Health Minister Mark Holland, who has 18 staff on board. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2023
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2023
Hill Climbers dives into the offices of Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech, left, and Health Minister Mark Holland, who has 18 staff on board. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | September 25, 2023
Opinion | September 25, 2023
Opinion | September 25, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will speak about 'Finding a Common Path Forward on Climate Policy in the Age of Misinformation' at the Canadian Club of Ottawa on Sept. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will speak about 'Finding a Common Path Forward on Climate Policy in the Age of Misinformation' at the Canadian Club of Ottawa on Sept. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | September 25, 2023
Opinion | September 25, 2023
Opinion | September 25, 2023
The House of Commons Chamber in West Block. Ukraine's president is expected to deliver a speech to Parliamentarians in the House today The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The House of Commons Chamber in West Block. Ukraine's president is expected to deliver a speech to Parliamentarians in the House today The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 21, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's new housing bill includes significant financial penalties for cities that miss his housing targets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 21, 2023
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 21, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's new housing bill includes significant financial penalties for cities that miss his housing targets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 21, 2023
iPolitics' editor-in-chief Marco Vigliotti, left, Jason Kerr, Canadian Automobile Association, and Pascal Chan, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, at iPolitics and Earnscliffe Strategies' annual 'Housewarming' reception at the Métropolitain Brasserie on Sept. 19. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 21, 2023
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 21, 2023
iPolitics' editor-in-chief Marco Vigliotti, left, Jason Kerr, Canadian Automobile Association, and Pascal Chan, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, at iPolitics and Earnscliffe Strategies' annual 'Housewarming' reception at the Métropolitain Brasserie on Sept. 19. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY DAN CLEMENT | September 21, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland must ensure a strong and resilient community services sector continues in this country as she prepares the 2024 budget, writes United Way Centraide Canada CEO Dan Clement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAN CLEMENT | September 21, 2023
Opinion | BY DAN CLEMENT | September 21, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland must ensure a strong and resilient community services sector continues in this country as she prepares the 2024 budget, writes United Way Centraide Canada CEO Dan Clement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A rental apartment in Ottawa. As Canada's federal political leaders pledge action on the housing shortage, an industry group is taking to the Hill to recommend courses of action. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A rental apartment in Ottawa. As Canada's federal political leaders pledge action on the housing shortage, an industry group is taking to the Hill to recommend courses of action. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 20, 2023
On Sept. 18, amid rising concerns about affordability and food price inflation, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne met in Ottawa with the CEOs of Canada's largest grocery retailers. His department is also working on amendments to the Competition Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 20, 2023
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 20, 2023
On Sept. 18, amid rising concerns about affordability and food price inflation, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne met in Ottawa with the CEOs of Canada's largest grocery retailers. His department is also working on amendments to the Competition Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 20, 2023
It’s still an open question as to whether Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh can take advantage of the Liberal government’s apparent unpopularity, writes Gerry Nicholls.  The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 20, 2023
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 20, 2023
It’s still an open question as to whether Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh can take advantage of the Liberal government’s apparent unpopularity, writes Gerry Nicholls.  The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will co-host a talk on 'arbitrary detention' in geopolitics in New York today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will co-host a talk on 'arbitrary detention' in geopolitics in New York today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 20, 2023
In their first days back in the House Chamber for the fall, MPs should reflect on how their tone resonates with Canadians across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 20, 2023
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 20, 2023
In their first days back in the House Chamber for the fall, MPs should reflect on how their tone resonates with Canadians across the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 20, 2023
In Premier François Legault’s Quebec, it’s hard to find a politician who will not strike out at anything English as if it’s a piñata, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 20, 2023
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 20, 2023
In Premier François Legault’s Quebec, it’s hard to find a politician who will not strike out at anything English as if it’s a piñata, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 20, 2023
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Sean Fraser speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 18. On Sept. 14, the Liberals announced a suite of new measures to address housing affordability and move closer toward its goal of building 5.8 million homes by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 20, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 20, 2023
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Sean Fraser speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 18. On Sept. 14, the Liberals announced a suite of new measures to address housing affordability and move closer toward its goal of building 5.8 million homes by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 20, 2023
Senators Andrew Cardozo, left, and Peter Harder, and former prime minister Joe Clark, right, speak outside of a Senate committee meeting in March 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 20, 2023
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 20, 2023
Senators Andrew Cardozo, left, and Peter Harder, and former prime minister Joe Clark, right, speak outside of a Senate committee meeting in March 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | September 20, 2023
Opinion | September 20, 2023
Opinion | September 20, 2023
Opinion | September 20, 2023
Opinion | September 20, 2023
Opinion | September 20, 2023
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s down-in-the-polls Liberals have belatedly began stepping up their response to problems, but there won’t likely to be quick resolutions, as the post-COVID crises are an intensification of decades-old economic fault lines, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 20, 2023
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s down-in-the-polls Liberals have belatedly began stepping up their response to problems, but there won’t likely to be quick resolutions, as the post-COVID crises are an intensification of decades-old economic fault lines, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JULIE SAVARD-SHAW | September 20, 2023
A recent Prosperity Project study found 77 per cent of women have considered stepping down due to concerns about childcare, stress in the workplace, and a lack of support from employers, writes Julie Savard-Shaw. Unsplash photograph by Israel Andrade
Opinion | BY JULIE SAVARD-SHAW | September 20, 2023
Opinion | BY JULIE SAVARD-SHAW | September 20, 2023
A recent Prosperity Project study found 77 per cent of women have considered stepping down due to concerns about childcare, stress in the workplace, and a lack of support from employers, writes Julie Savard-Shaw. Unsplash photograph by Israel Andrade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 20, 2023
Pedestrians cross Elgin and Sparks streets on Aug. 9, 2023. Taxpayers are on the hook for attempts by bureaucrats to massage their public images or keep embarrassing government data from seeing the light of day, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 20, 2023
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 20, 2023
Pedestrians cross Elgin and Sparks streets on Aug. 9, 2023. Taxpayers are on the hook for attempts by bureaucrats to massage their public images or keep embarrassing government data from seeing the light of day, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Former prime minister Joe Clark will be the guest of honour at the 'Do It For Democracy' fundraiser on Sept. 26, hosted by the Parliamentary Centre in partnership with the British High Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Former prime minister Joe Clark will be the guest of honour at the 'Do It For Democracy' fundraiser on Sept. 26, hosted by the Parliamentary Centre in partnership with the British High Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SARAH MORITZ | September 20, 2023
We cannot accurately frame something like regional stability concerns without looking to ourselves—as neocolonial or imperial powers—and how we have contributed to the problems in the countries and regions we speak about, writes Sarah Moritz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SARAH MORITZ | September 20, 2023
Opinion | BY SARAH MORITZ | September 20, 2023
We cannot accurately frame something like regional stability concerns without looking to ourselves—as neocolonial or imperial powers—and how we have contributed to the problems in the countries and regions we speak about, writes Sarah Moritz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2023
The U.K. Minister for the Americas and the Caribbean David Rutley was in Ottawa on Sept. 18 to send off this year's Chevening scholars, a U.K. government program which is now trying to recruit its first Indigenous scholar, and he also met with Métis National Council president Cassidy Caron. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2023
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2023
The U.K. Minister for the Americas and the Caribbean David Rutley was in Ottawa on Sept. 18 to send off this year's Chevening scholars, a U.K. government program which is now trying to recruit its first Indigenous scholar, and he also met with Métis National Council president Cassidy Caron. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 19, 2023
In his new portfolio, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will have to continue shepherding Bill C-53 through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 19, 2023
Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 19, 2023
In his new portfolio, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will have to continue shepherding Bill C-53 through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leading a delegation in New York today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leading a delegation in New York today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 18, 2023
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is 'an important investment in the Canadian economy' that will generate 'significant operating revenues' and create good middle-class jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 18, 2023
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 18, 2023
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is 'an important investment in the Canadian economy' that will generate 'significant operating revenues' and create good middle-class jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TERRY RICHARDSON | September 18, 2023
What do you do when the sun doesn’t shine, the wind doesn’t blow, and the water doesn’t flow? We still need a sound baseline power source and nuclear is the best complement to renewables that we have, writes Chief Terry Richardson. Unsplash photograph by Nick Martin
Opinion | BY TERRY RICHARDSON | September 18, 2023
Opinion | BY TERRY RICHARDSON | September 18, 2023
What do you do when the sun doesn’t shine, the wind doesn’t blow, and the water doesn’t flow? We still need a sound baseline power source and nuclear is the best complement to renewables that we have, writes Chief Terry Richardson. Unsplash photograph by Nick Martin
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 18, 2023
Instead of replacing the aging Polaris fleet, surely it would be cheaper and a better use of resources for the various government departments to simply charter the passenger flights on an ‘as-required’ basis, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 18, 2023
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 18, 2023