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‘For me, it’s personal’: Minister Sohi reflects on passion for infrastructure portfolio

  • Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi doesn’t mince words when discussing the role infrastructure played in his ‘Made in Canada’ success story. An immigrant from India,
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, pictured recently in his ministerial office, says he has attempted to reframe the federal approach to infrastructure to provide greater long-term certainty to municipal partners. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘For me, it’s personal’: Minister Sohi reflects on passion for infrastructure portfolio

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
  • Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi doesn’t mince words when discussing the role infrastructure played in his ‘Made in Canada’ success story. An immigrant from India,

‘For me, it’s personal’: Minister Sohi reflects on passion for infrastructure portfolio

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
  • Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi doesn’t mince words when discussing the role infrastructure played in his ‘Made in Canada’ success story. An immigrant from India,
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, pictured recently in his ministerial office, says he has attempted to reframe the federal approach to infrastructure to provide greater long-term certainty to municipal partners. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Infrastructure improvements could increase annual GDP of northern territories by $4.7-billion: report

  • Upgrading trade-enabling infrastructure in Canada’s northern territories could add billions each year to the national economy, says a new report from the University of Calgary.
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
University of Calgary Professor Kent Fellows, pictured in Ottawa at a press conference on March 27, says infrastructure improvements can lower the cost of living in the north by 'reducing the cost of imports,' while also increasing economic activity by making exports 'more efficient.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Infrastructure improvements could increase annual GDP of northern territories by $4.7-billion: report

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
  • Upgrading trade-enabling infrastructure in Canada’s northern territories could add billions each year to the national economy, says a new report from the University of Calgary.

Infrastructure improvements could increase annual GDP of northern territories by $4.7-billion: report

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 9, 2018
  • Upgrading trade-enabling infrastructure in Canada’s northern territories could add billions each year to the national economy, says a new report from the University of Calgary.
University of Calgary Professor Kent Fellows, pictured in Ottawa at a press conference on March 27, says infrastructure improvements can lower the cost of living in the north by 'reducing the cost of imports,' while also increasing economic activity by making exports 'more efficient.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau visits Alberta’s oil sands; Freeland heads to Washington to meet U.S., Mexican counterparts; Singh drops by P.E.I.

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending the day in the heart of northern Alberta’s oil sands, where he’s visiting a major
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 6, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Fort McMurray today, where he'll visit a major mine operation and meet with representatives from the energy industry and local Indigenous leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau visits Alberta’s oil sands; Freeland heads to Washington to meet U.S., Mexican counterparts; Singh drops by P.E.I.

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 6, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending the day in the heart of northern Alberta’s oil sands, where he’s visiting a major

Politics This Morning: Trudeau visits Alberta’s oil sands; Freeland heads to Washington to meet U.S., Mexican counterparts; Singh drops by P.E.I.

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 6, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending the day in the heart of northern Alberta’s oil sands, where he’s visiting a major
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Fort McMurray today, where he'll visit a major mine operation and meet with representatives from the energy industry and local Indigenous leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Quebec for business summit, then Vancouver for fundraiser; Scheer visits Penticton; Singh takes in the East Coast; McKenna talks ‘greening’ campuses; Garneau addresses B.C. forestry sector

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Québec City today for the B7 Business Summit, a gathering of business leaders from
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 5, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is visiting Halifax on Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Quebec for business summit, then Vancouver for fundraiser; Scheer visits Penticton; Singh takes in the East Coast; McKenna talks ‘greening’ campuses; Garneau addresses B.C. forestry sector

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 5, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Québec City today for the B7 Business Summit, a gathering of business leaders from

Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to Quebec for business summit, then Vancouver for fundraiser; Scheer visits Penticton; Singh takes in the East Coast; McKenna talks ‘greening’ campuses; Garneau addresses B.C. forestry sector

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 5, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Québec City today for the B7 Business Summit, a gathering of business leaders from
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is visiting Halifax on Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with NATO secretary general; McKenna, Wynne to announce emissions reduction initiatives; Scheer visits the Okanagan

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his Centre Block office today at 1:30 p.m. The two
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 4, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is continuing his tour of the Okanagan Valley in B.C., on Wednesday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with NATO secretary general; McKenna, Wynne to announce emissions reduction initiatives; Scheer visits the Okanagan

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 4, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his Centre Block office today at 1:30 p.m. The two

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with NATO secretary general; McKenna, Wynne to announce emissions reduction initiatives; Scheer visits the Okanagan

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 4, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his Centre Block office today at 1:30 p.m. The two
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is continuing his tour of the Okanagan Valley in B.C., on Wednesday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly makes announcement on CBC/Radio-Canada leadership; Chagger heads to Washington to talk empowering women entrepreneurs; Rae releases report on Myanmar

  • Good Tuesday morning and welcome back after the long weekend, The House is not sitting this week and won’t resume sitting until April 16, meaning
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 3, 2018
Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger, also the government House leader, is visiting Washington, D.C., to meet with her American counterpart and local business leaders to discuss supporting female entrepreneurs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly makes announcement on CBC/Radio-Canada leadership; Chagger heads to Washington to talk empowering women entrepreneurs; Rae releases report on Myanmar

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 3, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning and welcome back after the long weekend, The House is not sitting this week and won’t resume sitting until April 16, meaning

Politics This Morning: Joly makes announcement on CBC/Radio-Canada leadership; Chagger heads to Washington to talk empowering women entrepreneurs; Rae releases report on Myanmar

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | April 3, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning and welcome back after the long weekend, The House is not sitting this week and won’t resume sitting until April 16, meaning
Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger, also the government House leader, is visiting Washington, D.C., to meet with her American counterpart and local business leaders to discuss supporting female entrepreneurs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Morneau talks budget 2018 in Hong Kong; Wilson-Raybould, Lebouthillier make criminal justice announcement; Duncan reveals recruits from Canada 150 Research Chairs competition

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will participate in a leaders’ meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee at the Flaherty Building in downtown
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 29, 2018
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan will announce the full suite of researchers recruited through the Canada 150 Research Chairs competition this morning at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Morneau talks budget 2018 in Hong Kong; Wilson-Raybould, Lebouthillier make criminal justice announcement; Duncan reveals recruits from Canada 150 Research Chairs competition

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 29, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will participate in a leaders’ meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee at the Flaherty Building in downtown

Politics This Morning: Morneau talks budget 2018 in Hong Kong; Wilson-Raybould, Lebouthillier make criminal justice announcement; Duncan reveals recruits from Canada 150 Research Chairs competition

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 29, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will participate in a leaders’ meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee at the Flaherty Building in downtown
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan will announce the full suite of researchers recruited through the Canada 150 Research Chairs competition this morning at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly, Trudeau to unveil action plan for official languages; Petitpas Taylor, Blair to appear before Senate committee; Sajjan visits United Nations

  • Good Wednesday morning, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are unveiling the federal government’s action plan for official languages for 2018–2023, dubbed
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 28, 2018
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured, is unveiling the federal government’s action plan for official languages for 2018–2023 today in Ottawa, alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly, Trudeau to unveil action plan for official languages; Petitpas Taylor, Blair to appear before Senate committee; Sajjan visits United Nations

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 28, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are unveiling the federal government’s action plan for official languages for 2018–2023, dubbed

Politics This Morning: Joly, Trudeau to unveil action plan for official languages; Petitpas Taylor, Blair to appear before Senate committee; Sajjan visits United Nations

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 28, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are unveiling the federal government’s action plan for official languages for 2018–2023, dubbed
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured, is unveiling the federal government’s action plan for official languages for 2018–2023 today in Ottawa, alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland visits Japan; Garneau to discuss Bill C-49 before committee; Carr to appear at Senate Question Period

  • Good Tuesday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is visiting Tokyo over the next two days to mark the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 27, 2018
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is appearing at Senate Question Period in the Upper Chamber this afternoon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland visits Japan; Garneau to discuss Bill C-49 before committee; Carr to appear at Senate Question Period

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 27, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is visiting Tokyo over the next two days to mark the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations

Politics This Morning: Freeland visits Japan; Garneau to discuss Bill C-49 before committee; Carr to appear at Senate Question Period

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 27, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is visiting Tokyo over the next two days to mark the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is appearing at Senate Question Period in the Upper Chamber this afternoon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to exonerate Tsilhqot’in Nation chiefs, to meet with Indiana governor; Goodale to appear before Senate committee on cannabis bill; Hajdu, Bains talk future of jobs in Montreal

  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a statement this afternoon in the House of Commons after Question Period exonerating six chiefs
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 26, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a statement this afternoon in the House of Commons after Question Period exonerating six chiefs from the Tsilhqot'in Nation in B.C. hanged in 1864 for purportedly murdering 14 white colonists. He will then meet with Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb at the Prime Minister’s Office in Centre Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to exonerate Tsilhqot’in Nation chiefs, to meet with Indiana governor; Goodale to appear before Senate committee on cannabis bill; Hajdu, Bains talk future of jobs in Montreal

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 26, 2018
  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a statement this afternoon in the House of Commons after Question Period exonerating six chiefs

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to exonerate Tsilhqot’in Nation chiefs, to meet with Indiana governor; Goodale to appear before Senate committee on cannabis bill; Hajdu, Bains talk future of jobs in Montreal

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 26, 2018
  • Good Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a statement this afternoon in the House of Commons after Question Period exonerating six chiefs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a statement this afternoon in the House of Commons after Question Period exonerating six chiefs from the Tsilhqot'in Nation in B.C. hanged in 1864 for purportedly murdering 14 white colonists. He will then meet with Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb at the Prime Minister’s Office in Centre Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supreme Court upholds Bruce Carson’s influence-peddling conviction

  • OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the influence-peddling conviction against former prime ministerial adviser Bruce Carson, effectively ending a sprawling legal saga involving the
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 23, 2018
Former PMO adviser Bruce Carson, pictured outside an Ottawa court for his original influence-peddling trial on Sept. 14, 2015. Hill Times file photograph

Supreme Court upholds Bruce Carson’s influence-peddling conviction

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 23, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the influence-peddling conviction against former prime ministerial adviser Bruce Carson, effectively ending a sprawling legal saga involving the

Supreme Court upholds Bruce Carson’s influence-peddling conviction

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 23, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the influence-peddling conviction against former prime ministerial adviser Bruce Carson, effectively ending a sprawling legal saga involving the
Former PMO adviser Bruce Carson, pictured outside an Ottawa court for his original influence-peddling trial on Sept. 14, 2015. Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Scheer to meet Toronto Mayor Tory; ceremony for new Supreme Court justice; Philpott, Obed to announce target date to eliminate tuberculosis in traditional Inuit territory

  • Good Friday morning, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is meeting with Toronto Mayor John Tory this morning, with the Tories eagerly looking to make inroads
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 23, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, pictured, is meeting with Toronto Mayor John Tory this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Scheer to meet Toronto Mayor Tory; ceremony for new Supreme Court justice; Philpott, Obed to announce target date to eliminate tuberculosis in traditional Inuit territory

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 23, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is meeting with Toronto Mayor John Tory this morning, with the Tories eagerly looking to make inroads

Politics This Morning: Scheer to meet Toronto Mayor Tory; ceremony for new Supreme Court justice; Philpott, Obed to announce target date to eliminate tuberculosis in traditional Inuit territory

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 23, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is meeting with Toronto Mayor John Tory this morning, with the Tories eagerly looking to make inroads
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, pictured, is meeting with Toronto Mayor John Tory this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Champagne visits Singapore; Trudeau meets with New Brunswick premier; Philpott to make energy announcement in Thunder Bay

  • Good Thursday morning, International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne is visiting Singapore over the next three days, looking to enhance bilateral trade and investment, meet with fellow
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 22, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, pictured, is joining with Ontario Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault and the head of a First Nations-led energy transmission partnership looking to connect 17 remote communities to the Ontario energy grid for an announcement today in Thunder Bay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Champagne visits Singapore; Trudeau meets with New Brunswick premier; Philpott to make energy announcement in Thunder Bay

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 22, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne is visiting Singapore over the next three days, looking to enhance bilateral trade and investment, meet with fellow

Politics This Morning: Champagne visits Singapore; Trudeau meets with New Brunswick premier; Philpott to make energy announcement in Thunder Bay

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 22, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne is visiting Singapore over the next three days, looking to enhance bilateral trade and investment, meet with fellow
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, pictured, is joining with Ontario Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault and the head of a First Nations-led energy transmission partnership looking to connect 17 remote communities to the Ontario energy grid for an announcement today in Thunder Bay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Garneau to announce new vehicle lighting standard; Sohi to talk estimates at committee; Qualtrough to discuss Phoenix with Senators

  • Good Wednesday morning, Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough is appearing before the Senate National Finance Committee today to discuss problems with the
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 21, 2018
Transport Minister Marc Garneau is making an announcement on the new new vehicle lighting safety standard in Gatineau this morning, and will then appear before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee in the afternoon to talk estimates.

Politics This Morning: Garneau to announce new vehicle lighting standard; Sohi to talk estimates at committee; Qualtrough to discuss Phoenix with Senators

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 21, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning, Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough is appearing before the Senate National Finance Committee today to discuss problems with the

Politics This Morning: Garneau to announce new vehicle lighting standard; Sohi to talk estimates at committee; Qualtrough to discuss Phoenix with Senators

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 21, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning, Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough is appearing before the Senate National Finance Committee today to discuss problems with the
Transport Minister Marc Garneau is making an announcement on the new new vehicle lighting safety standard in Gatineau this morning, and will then appear before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee in the afternoon to talk estimates.

Politics This Morning: Goodale expected to introduce long-anticipated gun legislation; Scheer sits down for Maclean’s interview; Ministers fan out to talk estimates at committee

  • Good Tuesday morning, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is expected to introduce long-waited legislation this afternoon strengthening the rules for selling, licensing, and tracing
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 20, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is expected to introduce long-waited legislation this afternoon strengthening the rules for selling, licensing, and tracing guns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Goodale expected to introduce long-anticipated gun legislation; Scheer sits down for Maclean’s interview; Ministers fan out to talk estimates at committee

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 20, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is expected to introduce long-waited legislation this afternoon strengthening the rules for selling, licensing, and tracing

Politics This Morning: Goodale expected to introduce long-anticipated gun legislation; Scheer sits down for Maclean’s interview; Ministers fan out to talk estimates at committee

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 20, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is expected to introduce long-waited legislation this afternoon strengthening the rules for selling, licensing, and tracing
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is expected to introduce long-waited legislation this afternoon strengthening the rules for selling, licensing, and tracing guns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian Securities Administrators prepare report on climate disclosure as advocates push for new reporting requirements for businesses

  • The national body of securities regulators is releasing a much-anticipated report next month on companies disclosing the financial risk they face from climate change,
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 19, 2018
The Canadian Securities Administrators, made up of securities regulators from all 10 provinces and 3 territories, says it plans to release its climate change progress report in April. Eric Marshall/Wikimedia Commons photograph

Canadian Securities Administrators prepare report on climate disclosure as advocates push for new reporting requirements for businesses

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 19, 2018
  • The national body of securities regulators is releasing a much-anticipated report next month on companies disclosing the financial risk they face from climate change,

Canadian Securities Administrators prepare report on climate disclosure as advocates push for new reporting requirements for businesses

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 19, 2018
  • The national body of securities regulators is releasing a much-anticipated report next month on companies disclosing the financial risk they face from climate change,
The Canadian Securities Administrators, made up of securities regulators from all 10 provinces and 3 territories, says it plans to release its climate change progress report in April. Eric Marshall/Wikimedia Commons photograph

Acting on climate change will create ‘new economic opportunities and good jobs,’ says environment minister

  • It has been one of the most pressing priorities for the Liberal government since assuming power in November 2015. Reducing Canada’s carbon footprint as
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 19, 2018
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada’s approach to carbon pricing is 'designed to address competitiveness considerations,' and is 'informed by the principles that price increases should occur in a predictable and gradual way to limit economic impacts.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Acting on climate change will create ‘new economic opportunities and good jobs,’ says environment minister

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 19, 2018
  • It has been one of the most pressing priorities for the Liberal government since assuming power in November 2015. Reducing Canada’s carbon footprint as

Acting on climate change will create ‘new economic opportunities and good jobs,’ says environment minister

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 19, 2018
  • It has been one of the most pressing priorities for the Liberal government since assuming power in November 2015. Reducing Canada’s carbon footprint as
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada’s approach to carbon pricing is 'designed to address competitiveness considerations,' and is 'informed by the principles that price increases should occur in a predictable and gradual way to limit economic impacts.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House resumes sitting; Freeland, Sajjan to unveil peacekeeping mission; Hill security unions to launch joint campaign; Garneau announcing new trains for Via Rail

  • Good Monday morning, MPs are returning to the Hill today, after a two-week House break that started shortly after the tabling of the 2018
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 19, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured, are making a joint announcement in the House foyer today, where it's expected they will rollout plans for Canada to send peacekeepers to Mali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House resumes sitting; Freeland, Sajjan to unveil peacekeeping mission; Hill security unions to launch joint campaign; Garneau announcing new trains for Via Rail

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 19, 2018
  • Good Monday morning, MPs are returning to the Hill today, after a two-week House break that started shortly after the tabling of the 2018

Politics This Morning: House resumes sitting; Freeland, Sajjan to unveil peacekeeping mission; Hill security unions to launch joint campaign; Garneau announcing new trains for Via Rail

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 19, 2018
  • Good Monday morning, MPs are returning to the Hill today, after a two-week House break that started shortly after the tabling of the 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured, are making a joint announcement in the House foyer today, where it's expected they will rollout plans for Canada to send peacekeepers to Mali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: McKenna in Victoria for conservation and marine research announcement; Goodale, Saskatchewan education minister to unveil early learning and child care agreement; Sohi in Edmonton to talk 2026 World Cup bid

  • Good Friday morning, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is making an announcement about protecting nature and oceans, and investing in marine research this morning at
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 16, 2018
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is making an announcement about protecting nature and oceans and investing in marine research this morning at the Inner Harbour of Victoria. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: McKenna in Victoria for conservation and marine research announcement; Goodale, Saskatchewan education minister to unveil early learning and child care agreement; Sohi in Edmonton to talk 2026 World Cup bid

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 16, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is making an announcement about protecting nature and oceans, and investing in marine research this morning at

Politics This Morning: McKenna in Victoria for conservation and marine research announcement; Goodale, Saskatchewan education minister to unveil early learning and child care agreement; Sohi in Edmonton to talk 2026 World Cup bid

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 16, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is making an announcement about protecting nature and oceans, and investing in marine research this morning at
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is making an announcement about protecting nature and oceans and investing in marine research this morning at the Inner Harbour of Victoria. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Garneau speaks at Belgium–Canada Strategic Forum; Champagne introduces management of new Invest in Canada organization; Goodale tours University of Saskatchewan

  • Good Thursday morning, Transport Minister Marc Garneau will deliver a keynote address this morning in Montreal at the Belgium–Canada Strategic Forum and discuss the
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 15, 2018
Transport Minister Marc Garneau will deliver a keynote address this morning in Montreal at the Belgium–Canada Strategic Forum in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Garneau speaks at Belgium–Canada Strategic Forum; Champagne introduces management of new Invest in Canada organization; Goodale tours University of Saskatchewan

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 15, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, Transport Minister Marc Garneau will deliver a keynote address this morning in Montreal at the Belgium–Canada Strategic Forum and discuss the

Politics This Morning: Garneau speaks at Belgium–Canada Strategic Forum; Champagne introduces management of new Invest in Canada organization; Goodale tours University of Saskatchewan

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 15, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, Transport Minister Marc Garneau will deliver a keynote address this morning in Montreal at the Belgium–Canada Strategic Forum and discuss the
Transport Minister Marc Garneau will deliver a keynote address this morning in Montreal at the Belgium–Canada Strategic Forum in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Sohi makes transit announcement in Mississauga; Trudeau tours steel plants in Sault Ste. Marie, Regina; McKenna attends GLOBE Forum in Vancouver

  • Good Wednesday morning, Day three of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s tour of aluminum and steel plants is taking him to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Regina,
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 14, 2018
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi is making an infrastructure announcement this afternoon at a transit facility in Mississauga. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Sohi makes transit announcement in Mississauga; Trudeau tours steel plants in Sault Ste. Marie, Regina; McKenna attends GLOBE Forum in Vancouver

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 14, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning, Day three of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s tour of aluminum and steel plants is taking him to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Regina,

Politics This Morning: Sohi makes transit announcement in Mississauga; Trudeau tours steel plants in Sault Ste. Marie, Regina; McKenna attends GLOBE Forum in Vancouver

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 14, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning, Day three of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s tour of aluminum and steel plants is taking him to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Regina,
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi is making an infrastructure announcement this afternoon at a transit facility in Mississauga. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Garneau rolls out new actions under Oceans Protection Plan; Bains to make two funding announcements in B.C.; Trudeau tours steel plants in Hamilton

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s tour of aluminum and steel plants in Canada is taking him to Hamilton today, where he will
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 13, 2018
Transport Minister Marc Garneau is announcing new actions under the government’s Oceans Protection Plan today in Vancouver. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Garneau rolls out new actions under Oceans Protection Plan; Bains to make two funding announcements in B.C.; Trudeau tours steel plants in Hamilton

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 13, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s tour of aluminum and steel plants in Canada is taking him to Hamilton today, where he will

Politics This Morning: Garneau rolls out new actions under Oceans Protection Plan; Bains to make two funding announcements in B.C.; Trudeau tours steel plants in Hamilton

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 13, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s tour of aluminum and steel plants in Canada is taking him to Hamilton today, where he will
Transport Minister Marc Garneau is announcing new actions under the government’s Oceans Protection Plan today in Vancouver. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trade is vital for our agriculture sector,’ says MacAulay as Canada inks CPTPP

  • To borrow a sports analogy, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has been playing offence and defence when it comes to seeking international markets for Canadian
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 12, 2018
Seeking new markets abroad, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured right with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, says the Trudeau government will continue to defend Canada's supply management system at 'home and around the world.' The Hill Times file photograph

‘Trade is vital for our agriculture sector,’ says MacAulay as Canada inks CPTPP

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 12, 2018
  • To borrow a sports analogy, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has been playing offence and defence when it comes to seeking international markets for Canadian

‘Trade is vital for our agriculture sector,’ says MacAulay as Canada inks CPTPP

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 12, 2018
  • To borrow a sports analogy, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has been playing offence and defence when it comes to seeking international markets for Canadian
Seeking new markets abroad, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured right with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, says the Trudeau government will continue to defend Canada's supply management system at 'home and around the world.' The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Champagne to make trade announcement in Ottawa; Morneau talks ‘economic partnership’ in London, U.K.; Trudeau meets with aluminum industry figures in Quebec

  • Good Monday morning, The House is not sitting again this week, though François-Philippe Champagne will still be in town today, with the international trade
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 12, 2018
François-Philippe Champagne is in Ottawa today to make an announcement on attracting global investment to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Champagne to make trade announcement in Ottawa; Morneau talks ‘economic partnership’ in London, U.K.; Trudeau meets with aluminum industry figures in Quebec

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 12, 2018
  • Good Monday morning, The House is not sitting again this week, though François-Philippe Champagne will still be in town today, with the international trade

Politics This Morning: Champagne to make trade announcement in Ottawa; Morneau talks ‘economic partnership’ in London, U.K.; Trudeau meets with aluminum industry figures in Quebec

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 12, 2018
  • Good Monday morning, The House is not sitting again this week, though François-Philippe Champagne will still be in town today, with the international trade
François-Philippe Champagne is in Ottawa today to make an announcement on attracting global investment to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Morneau heads to NYC to sell budget 2018; Ontario PCs elect new leader; Singh heads to B.C. Interior

  • Good Friday morning, Finance Minister Bill Morneau is taking the Liberal government’s promotional tour for the 2018 budget to the Big Apple. Mr. Morneau
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 9, 2018
All four remaining candidates for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leadership attended the second debate of the contest at the Shaw Centre in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 28. The leadership election concludes on March 10. Pictured from left to right: Tanya Granic Allen, Caroline Mulroney, Christine Elliot, and Doug Ford. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Morneau heads to NYC to sell budget 2018; Ontario PCs elect new leader; Singh heads to B.C. Interior

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 9, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Finance Minister Bill Morneau is taking the Liberal government’s promotional tour for the 2018 budget to the Big Apple. Mr. Morneau

Politics This Morning: Morneau heads to NYC to sell budget 2018; Ontario PCs elect new leader; Singh heads to B.C. Interior

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 9, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Finance Minister Bill Morneau is taking the Liberal government’s promotional tour for the 2018 budget to the Big Apple. Mr. Morneau
All four remaining candidates for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leadership attended the second debate of the contest at the Shaw Centre in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 28. The leadership election concludes on March 10. Pictured from left to right: Tanya Granic Allen, Caroline Mulroney, Christine Elliot, and Doug Ford. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disputed new federal printer-buying system to be in place by summer: Shared Services

  • A disputed new Shared Services Canada procurement program reducing the number of eligible suppliers for printers and printing services to federal departments should be
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 8, 2018
Shared Services Canada, overseen by Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured, is planning to consolidate the number of standing offers it has for printers and printing services. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disputed new federal printer-buying system to be in place by summer: Shared Services

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 8, 2018
  • A disputed new Shared Services Canada procurement program reducing the number of eligible suppliers for printers and printing services to federal departments should be

Disputed new federal printer-buying system to be in place by summer: Shared Services

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 8, 2018
  • A disputed new Shared Services Canada procurement program reducing the number of eligible suppliers for printers and printing services to federal departments should be
Shared Services Canada, overseen by Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured, is planning to consolidate the number of standing offers it has for printers and printing services. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Monsef marks International Women’s Day with announcement; Hadju, Grégoire-Trudeau talk budget 2018 in Montreal; Trudeau, MacLeod honoured by Equal Voice

  • Good Thursday morning and happy International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod will be honoured today at
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 8, 2018
Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured, will be joined by Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau when she meets with young professional women, women entrepreneurs, and women with young families this morning in Montreal to discuss Budget 2018 measures aimed at promoting women in the workplace.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Monsef marks International Women’s Day with announcement; Hadju, Grégoire-Trudeau talk budget 2018 in Montreal; Trudeau, MacLeod honoured by Equal Voice

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 8, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning and happy International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod will be honoured today at

Politics This Morning: Monsef marks International Women’s Day with announcement; Hadju, Grégoire-Trudeau talk budget 2018 in Montreal; Trudeau, MacLeod honoured by Equal Voice

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | March 8, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning and happy International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod will be honoured today at
Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured, will be joined by Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau when she meets with young professional women, women entrepreneurs, and women with young families this morning in Montreal to discuss Budget 2018 measures aimed at promoting women in the workplace.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Crown calls for substantial fine for Carson as illegal lobbying case enters sentencing phase

  • OTTAWA—Bruce Carson, a former adviser to prime minister Stephen Harper, should be handed a $50,000 fine for his “egregious” violation of federal lobbying laws prohibiting
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 18, 2016
Former senior PMO adviser Bruce Carson, pictured with his lawyer Pat McCann, in front of the Ottawa courthouse on Sept. 14, 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Crown calls for substantial fine for Carson as illegal lobbying case enters sentencing phase

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 18, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Bruce Carson, a former adviser to prime minister Stephen Harper, should be handed a $50,000 fine for his “egregious” violation of federal lobbying laws prohibiting

Crown calls for substantial fine for Carson as illegal lobbying case enters sentencing phase

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 18, 2016
  • OTTAWA—Bruce Carson, a former adviser to prime minister Stephen Harper, should be handed a $50,000 fine for his “egregious” violation of federal lobbying laws prohibiting
Former senior PMO adviser Bruce Carson, pictured with his lawyer Pat McCann, in front of the Ottawa courthouse on Sept. 14, 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals accused of misrepresenting arms export control regime

  • Critics are accusing the Trudeau government of ignoring legitimate concerns from the public and siding with the defence industry by defeating an NDP motion
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
NDP MP Hélène Laverdière, left, said she's disappointed that the governing Liberals defeated her motion to establish a parliamentary oversight committee for arms exports, though Liberal MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, right, argues that it was unnecessary and that Canada's defence industry is already 'highly regulated.' The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Liberals accused of misrepresenting arms export control regime

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
  • Critics are accusing the Trudeau government of ignoring legitimate concerns from the public and siding with the defence industry by defeating an NDP motion

Liberals accused of misrepresenting arms export control regime

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
  • Critics are accusing the Trudeau government of ignoring legitimate concerns from the public and siding with the defence industry by defeating an NDP motion
NDP MP Hélène Laverdière, left, said she's disappointed that the governing Liberals defeated her motion to establish a parliamentary oversight committee for arms exports, though Liberal MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, right, argues that it was unnecessary and that Canada's defence industry is already 'highly regulated.' The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Roughriders storm the Hill, Scheer campaign lashes out at Telus

  • Fresh off a thrilling overtime victory over the hometown Ottawa Redblacks on the weekend, the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders spent Tuesday morning practising
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
Players from the Saskatchewan Roughriders football team practice on the front lawn of Parliament on Tuesday morning. Photograph courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Twitter account

Roughriders storm the Hill, Scheer campaign lashes out at Telus

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
  • Fresh off a thrilling overtime victory over the hometown Ottawa Redblacks on the weekend, the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders spent Tuesday morning practising

Roughriders storm the Hill, Scheer campaign lashes out at Telus

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
  • Fresh off a thrilling overtime victory over the hometown Ottawa Redblacks on the weekend, the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders spent Tuesday morning practising
Players from the Saskatchewan Roughriders football team practice on the front lawn of Parliament on Tuesday morning. Photograph courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Twitter account

Committee photo-op goes haywire after opposition refuses to let parliamentary secretary join

  • A planned photo of members of the House Public Accounts Committee erupted in controversy after opposition MPs objected to the presence of a Liberal
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
'I'm mandated by the prime minister to be a non-voting member of the committee, so I was there for the photo,' says Liberal MP Joyce Murray, parliamentary secretary to the Treasury Board president. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Committee photo-op goes haywire after opposition refuses to let parliamentary secretary join

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
  • A planned photo of members of the House Public Accounts Committee erupted in controversy after opposition MPs objected to the presence of a Liberal

Committee photo-op goes haywire after opposition refuses to let parliamentary secretary join

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
  • A planned photo of members of the House Public Accounts Committee erupted in controversy after opposition MPs objected to the presence of a Liberal
'I'm mandated by the prime minister to be a non-voting member of the committee, so I was there for the photo,' says Liberal MP Joyce Murray, parliamentary secretary to the Treasury Board president. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Federal, provincial NDP branches walk fine line on carbon pricing

  • NDP environment critic Linda Duncan is downplaying the possibility of a rift between the federal and Alberta wings of the party after the province’s
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she won't offer support for the federal government's new carbon pricing plan unless a new pipeline is built to get the province's oil to tidewater, such as Kinder Morgan's controversial TransMountain line that is opposed by B.C. NDP MP Kennedy Stewart. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Federal, provincial NDP branches walk fine line on carbon pricing

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
  • NDP environment critic Linda Duncan is downplaying the possibility of a rift between the federal and Alberta wings of the party after the province’s

Federal, provincial NDP branches walk fine line on carbon pricing

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 12, 2016
  • NDP environment critic Linda Duncan is downplaying the possibility of a rift between the federal and Alberta wings of the party after the province’s
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she won't offer support for the federal government's new carbon pricing plan unless a new pipeline is built to get the province's oil to tidewater, such as Kinder Morgan's controversial TransMountain line that is opposed by B.C. NDP MP Kennedy Stewart. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Plain packaging lobbying persists as Liberals promise new tobacco rules

  • The Trudeau government continues to field lobbying pushes on a proposal requiring plain packaging for retail tobacco products in the wake of consultations that federal
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 5, 2016
Health Canada has prepared these mock-ups of how plain-packaging requirements would transform the appearance of various tobacco products sold in Canada. Image courtesy of Health Canada

Plain packaging lobbying persists as Liberals promise new tobacco rules

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 5, 2016
  • The Trudeau government continues to field lobbying pushes on a proposal requiring plain packaging for retail tobacco products in the wake of consultations that federal

Plain packaging lobbying persists as Liberals promise new tobacco rules

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 5, 2016
  • The Trudeau government continues to field lobbying pushes on a proposal requiring plain packaging for retail tobacco products in the wake of consultations that federal
Health Canada has prepared these mock-ups of how plain-packaging requirements would transform the appearance of various tobacco products sold in Canada. Image courtesy of Health Canada

Cindy Lamoureux, Manitoba MLAs in Ottawa to meet federal counterparts, including her father

  • The nascent political dynasty that is the Lamoureux family was on full display in Parliament last week. That’s when the Manitoba Liberal Party legislative
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 5, 2016
Manitoba Liberal MLA Cindy Lamoureux joins her father, Kevin, a Liberal MP and parliamentary secretary to the government house leader, in the House of Commons last week. Photo courtesy of the Twitter account of Cindy Lamoureux

Cindy Lamoureux, Manitoba MLAs in Ottawa to meet federal counterparts, including her father

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 5, 2016
  • The nascent political dynasty that is the Lamoureux family was on full display in Parliament last week. That’s when the Manitoba Liberal Party legislative

Cindy Lamoureux, Manitoba MLAs in Ottawa to meet federal counterparts, including her father

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 5, 2016
  • The nascent political dynasty that is the Lamoureux family was on full display in Parliament last week. That’s when the Manitoba Liberal Party legislative
Manitoba Liberal MLA Cindy Lamoureux joins her father, Kevin, a Liberal MP and parliamentary secretary to the government house leader, in the House of Commons last week. Photo courtesy of the Twitter account of Cindy Lamoureux

Health Canada eyeing changes to safe-injection site law

  • Health Canada is considering changes to Conservative-era legislation that critics argued made it prohibitively difficult to open new supervised injection sites, according to a senior department
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 5, 2016
Hilary Geller, an assistant deputy minister with Health Canada, right, told the House Health Committee that the department has heard concerns about the criteria for establishing a supervised injection site, and is considering potential legislative amendments to the rules. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Health Canada eyeing changes to safe-injection site law

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 5, 2016
  • Health Canada is considering changes to Conservative-era legislation that critics argued made it prohibitively difficult to open new supervised injection sites, according to a senior department

Health Canada eyeing changes to safe-injection site law

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | October 5, 2016
  • Health Canada is considering changes to Conservative-era legislation that critics argued made it prohibitively difficult to open new supervised injection sites, according to a senior department
Hilary Geller, an assistant deputy minister with Health Canada, right, told the House Health Committee that the department has heard concerns about the criteria for establishing a supervised injection site, and is considering potential legislative amendments to the rules. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberal committee meddling breaks campaign promise, say Conservatives

  • The Liberal government is breaking a campaign promise by meddling in the affairs of parliamentary committees, say Conservative MPs. Public comments from ministers and
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 28, 2016
Conservative MP Kelly Block, left, is accusing Transport Minister Marc Garneau of overstepping by tasking the Liberal-led House Transport committee with reviewing the Navigation Protection Act, though Liberal committee member Sean Fraser, right, argues that the minister merely asked the committee to consider it. Photos courtesy of the offices of Kelly Block and Sean Fraser

Liberal committee meddling breaks campaign promise, say Conservatives

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 28, 2016
  • The Liberal government is breaking a campaign promise by meddling in the affairs of parliamentary committees, say Conservative MPs. Public comments from ministers and

Liberal committee meddling breaks campaign promise, say Conservatives

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 28, 2016
  • The Liberal government is breaking a campaign promise by meddling in the affairs of parliamentary committees, say Conservative MPs. Public comments from ministers and
Conservative MP Kelly Block, left, is accusing Transport Minister Marc Garneau of overstepping by tasking the Liberal-led House Transport committee with reviewing the Navigation Protection Act, though Liberal committee member Sean Fraser, right, argues that the minister merely asked the committee to consider it. Photos courtesy of the offices of Kelly Block and Sean Fraser

Environmental assessment review criticized for tight schedule and sparse funding

  • The government’s “rushed” and “disorganized” review of Canada’s environmental assessment rules risks undermining its own work by limiting opportunities for public input, says a
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 28, 2016
Some opposition politicians, activists, and industry advocates are raising concerns about how an expert panel studying Canada’s environmental assessment rules is being rolled out. The panel is expected to submit a report with recommendations to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured, next year. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Environmental assessment review criticized for tight schedule and sparse funding

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 28, 2016
  • The government’s “rushed” and “disorganized” review of Canada’s environmental assessment rules risks undermining its own work by limiting opportunities for public input, says a

Environmental assessment review criticized for tight schedule and sparse funding

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 28, 2016
  • The government’s “rushed” and “disorganized” review of Canada’s environmental assessment rules risks undermining its own work by limiting opportunities for public input, says a
Some opposition politicians, activists, and industry advocates are raising concerns about how an expert panel studying Canada’s environmental assessment rules is being rolled out. The panel is expected to submit a report with recommendations to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured, next year. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Janis Johnson leaves Senate after 26 years, Parliament Hill only site eyed for outdoor NHL game

  • Conservative Senator Janis Johnson has resigned her seat in the Upper Chamber after more than two decades in office. Ms. Johnson (Manitoba) announced her
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 28, 2016
Janis Johnson officially resigned from the Senate on Sept. 27 after serving 26 years in the Upper Chamber. She said she plans to continue her community work and write a memoir in her retirement. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Janis Johnson leaves Senate after 26 years, Parliament Hill only site eyed for outdoor NHL game

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 28, 2016
  • Conservative Senator Janis Johnson has resigned her seat in the Upper Chamber after more than two decades in office. Ms. Johnson (Manitoba) announced her

Janis Johnson leaves Senate after 26 years, Parliament Hill only site eyed for outdoor NHL game

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 28, 2016
  • Conservative Senator Janis Johnson has resigned her seat in the Upper Chamber after more than two decades in office. Ms. Johnson (Manitoba) announced her
Janis Johnson officially resigned from the Senate on Sept. 27 after serving 26 years in the Upper Chamber. She said she plans to continue her community work and write a memoir in her retirement. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Maher joins iPolitics, Milewski retiring from the CBC

  • Veteran Hill journalist Stephen Maher is joining iPolitics as its new executive editor. The Truro N.S. native is returning to the nation’s capital after spending
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
Michener-award-winning journalist Stephen Maher, pictured in 2014, has joined iPolitics as its new executive editor after spending a year as a Nieman fellow at Harvard University. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Maher joins iPolitics, Milewski retiring from the CBC

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
  • Veteran Hill journalist Stephen Maher is joining iPolitics as its new executive editor. The Truro N.S. native is returning to the nation’s capital after spending

Maher joins iPolitics, Milewski retiring from the CBC

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
  • Veteran Hill journalist Stephen Maher is joining iPolitics as its new executive editor. The Truro N.S. native is returning to the nation’s capital after spending
Michener-award-winning journalist Stephen Maher, pictured in 2014, has joined iPolitics as its new executive editor after spending a year as a Nieman fellow at Harvard University. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘This is not exactly the Pentagon Papers’: Lobbyists voice concern over ethics commissioner’s ruling on gifts

  • Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson has ruled that a member of Canada’s telecommunications regulator violated conflict of interest rules by accepting flowers and chocolates from
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson, pictured in 2015, ruled that a CRTC official violated conflict of interest rules by accepting flowers and chocolates given by representatives of a radio station on her birthday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘This is not exactly the Pentagon Papers’: Lobbyists voice concern over ethics commissioner’s ruling on gifts

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
  • Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson has ruled that a member of Canada’s telecommunications regulator violated conflict of interest rules by accepting flowers and chocolates from

‘This is not exactly the Pentagon Papers’: Lobbyists voice concern over ethics commissioner’s ruling on gifts

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
  • Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson has ruled that a member of Canada’s telecommunications regulator violated conflict of interest rules by accepting flowers and chocolates from
Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson, pictured in 2015, ruled that a CRTC official violated conflict of interest rules by accepting flowers and chocolates given by representatives of a radio station on her birthday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds will face budget ‘strain’ in boosting army reserves: AG

  • The Liberal government will face difficulties in adequately training an expanded Canadian reserve contingent with the resources available in the existing defence budget, according to Auditor General Michael
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
Auditor General Michael Ferguson testified Tuesday before the Senate Defence Committee that the Liberal government cannot grow the army reserves within its existing budget. The Hill Times photograph by Marco Vigliotti

Feds will face budget ‘strain’ in boosting army reserves: AG

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
  • The Liberal government will face difficulties in adequately training an expanded Canadian reserve contingent with the resources available in the existing defence budget, according to Auditor General Michael

Feds will face budget ‘strain’ in boosting army reserves: AG

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
  • The Liberal government will face difficulties in adequately training an expanded Canadian reserve contingent with the resources available in the existing defence budget, according to Auditor General Michael
Auditor General Michael Ferguson testified Tuesday before the Senate Defence Committee that the Liberal government cannot grow the army reserves within its existing budget. The Hill Times photograph by Marco Vigliotti

Ex-PMO aide Bruce Carson’s conviction for illegal lobbying sheds light on disclosure rules

  • OTTAWA—The successful prosecution last week of Bruce Carson on illegal lobbying charges should further dispel confusion about what’s necessary to trigger reporting requirements under
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
Former PMO adviser Bruce Carson, left, pictured with his lawyer Pat McCann in front of the Ottawa courthouse on Sept. 14, 2015, has been convicted on three counts of lobbying while under the five-year cooling-off period for former designated public office holders. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Carroccetto

Ex-PMO aide Bruce Carson’s conviction for illegal lobbying sheds light on disclosure rules

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
  • OTTAWA—The successful prosecution last week of Bruce Carson on illegal lobbying charges should further dispel confusion about what’s necessary to trigger reporting requirements under

Ex-PMO aide Bruce Carson’s conviction for illegal lobbying sheds light on disclosure rules

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 21, 2016
  • OTTAWA—The successful prosecution last week of Bruce Carson on illegal lobbying charges should further dispel confusion about what’s necessary to trigger reporting requirements under
Former PMO adviser Bruce Carson, left, pictured with his lawyer Pat McCann in front of the Ottawa courthouse on Sept. 14, 2015, has been convicted on three counts of lobbying while under the five-year cooling-off period for former designated public office holders. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Carroccetto

What’s in a name? Canada switches from Burma to Myanmar, after years of protest

  • The Canadian government has started calling the south-east Asian nation it previously called Burma as Myanmar in recognition of the country’s transition to democracy
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured in 2012. UN photograph by Rick Bajornas

What’s in a name? Canada switches from Burma to Myanmar, after years of protest

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
  • The Canadian government has started calling the south-east Asian nation it previously called Burma as Myanmar in recognition of the country’s transition to democracy

What’s in a name? Canada switches from Burma to Myanmar, after years of protest

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
  • The Canadian government has started calling the south-east Asian nation it previously called Burma as Myanmar in recognition of the country’s transition to democracy
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured in 2012. UN photograph by Rick Bajornas

Leave Navigation Protection Act ‘as is,’ say municipalities

  • A group representing rural municipalities in Saskatchewan is sending representatives to Ottawa next month to lobby against expanding federal authority over local waterways, as advocates jostle for
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
Transport Minister Marc Garneau was tasked in his mandate letter with reviewing the previous government’s changes to the Navigation Protection Act, and restoring 'lost protections,' and incorporating modern safeguards. A group representing Saskatchewan rural municipalities says it’s planning on lobbying Ottawa against making changes to the Act. The Hill Times file photo

Leave Navigation Protection Act ‘as is,’ say municipalities

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
  • A group representing rural municipalities in Saskatchewan is sending representatives to Ottawa next month to lobby against expanding federal authority over local waterways, as advocates jostle for

Leave Navigation Protection Act ‘as is,’ say municipalities

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
  • A group representing rural municipalities in Saskatchewan is sending representatives to Ottawa next month to lobby against expanding federal authority over local waterways, as advocates jostle for
Transport Minister Marc Garneau was tasked in his mandate letter with reviewing the previous government’s changes to the Navigation Protection Act, and restoring 'lost protections,' and incorporating modern safeguards. A group representing Saskatchewan rural municipalities says it’s planning on lobbying Ottawa against making changes to the Act. The Hill Times file photo

Construction truck impaled by barrier on Parliament Hill

  • A hulking construction truck towing a trailer was pierced by a ground-level security-barrier pole on Parliament Hill Friday afternoon in a doozy of a
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
A construction truck carrying a trailer full of black fencing was impaled by a rising barrier on Parliament Hill on Friday. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Construction truck impaled by barrier on Parliament Hill

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
  • A hulking construction truck towing a trailer was pierced by a ground-level security-barrier pole on Parliament Hill Friday afternoon in a doozy of a

Construction truck impaled by barrier on Parliament Hill

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
  • A hulking construction truck towing a trailer was pierced by a ground-level security-barrier pole on Parliament Hill Friday afternoon in a doozy of a
A construction truck carrying a trailer full of black fencing was impaled by a rising barrier on Parliament Hill on Friday. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ottawa must bolster tracking of infrastructure dollars to maintain public trust: ex-PBO

  • The federal government must improve reporting and managing standards for the next wave of infrastructure spending after failing to implement internationally recognized accountability standards in the 2016 budget,
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
Former Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page is urging the Liberal government to improve how it tracks spending on infrastructure projects, expressing disappointment with the failure to include IMF-recommended reporting standards in the 2016 budget. The Hill Times file photo

Ottawa must bolster tracking of infrastructure dollars to maintain public trust: ex-PBO

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
  • The federal government must improve reporting and managing standards for the next wave of infrastructure spending after failing to implement internationally recognized accountability standards in the 2016 budget,

Ottawa must bolster tracking of infrastructure dollars to maintain public trust: ex-PBO

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 14, 2016
  • The federal government must improve reporting and managing standards for the next wave of infrastructure spending after failing to implement internationally recognized accountability standards in the 2016 budget,
Former Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page is urging the Liberal government to improve how it tracks spending on infrastructure projects, expressing disappointment with the failure to include IMF-recommended reporting standards in the 2016 budget. The Hill Times file photo

Government polling work in 2015-16 at lowest recorded level in a decade

  • Federal spending on public opinion research fell slightly last year, though the number of polling contracts remained essentially unchanged despite the nearly three-month pause caused by the
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 7, 2016
This chart appears in the government's annual report on public opinion research for 2015-16, released last week. Report screenshot

Government polling work in 2015-16 at lowest recorded level in a decade

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 7, 2016
  • Federal spending on public opinion research fell slightly last year, though the number of polling contracts remained essentially unchanged despite the nearly three-month pause caused by the

Government polling work in 2015-16 at lowest recorded level in a decade

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | September 7, 2016
  • Federal spending on public opinion research fell slightly last year, though the number of polling contracts remained essentially unchanged despite the nearly three-month pause caused by the
This chart appears in the government's annual report on public opinion research for 2015-16, released last week. Report screenshot

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