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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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Politics This Morning: Trudeau meets with business leaders in India; ministers and premiers meet in Moncton to discuss Atlantic Growth Strategy; Philpott marks opening of new Indigenous services centre in Edmonton

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House is not sitting this week and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains overseas on his week-long official state visit to
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 20, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, pictured, will join Grand Chief Rupert Menee for the grand opening of the Treaty 8 Urban Child and Family Services Society in central Edmonton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau meets with business leaders in India; ministers and premiers meet in Moncton to discuss Atlantic Growth Strategy; Philpott marks opening of new Indigenous services centre in Edmonton

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 20, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, The House is not sitting this week and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains overseas on his week-long official state visit to

Politics This Morning: Trudeau meets with business leaders in India; ministers and premiers meet in Moncton to discuss Atlantic Growth Strategy; Philpott marks opening of new Indigenous services centre in Edmonton

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 20, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, The House is not sitting this week and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains overseas on his week-long official state visit to
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, pictured, will join Grand Chief Rupert Menee for the grand opening of the Treaty 8 Urban Child and Family Services Society in central Edmonton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Patrick Brown gaining support since re-emerging to challenge sexual harassment allegations, says adviser, though Conservative MPs largely quiet

  • Patrick Brown, who in a dramatic move re-entered the Ontario leadership late Friday afternoon, is receiving strong support from all corners of the political
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 19, 2018
Former Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown has remerged publicly in recent days to challenge the explosive sexual harassment allegations levelled against him that led to his resignation as party leader. Global News screenshot photograph

Patrick Brown gaining support since re-emerging to challenge sexual harassment allegations, says adviser, though Conservative MPs largely quiet

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 19, 2018
  • Patrick Brown, who in a dramatic move re-entered the Ontario leadership late Friday afternoon, is receiving strong support from all corners of the political

Patrick Brown gaining support since re-emerging to challenge sexual harassment allegations, says adviser, though Conservative MPs largely quiet

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 19, 2018
  • Patrick Brown, who in a dramatic move re-entered the Ontario leadership late Friday afternoon, is receiving strong support from all corners of the political
Former Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown has remerged publicly in recent days to challenge the explosive sexual harassment allegations levelled against him that led to his resignation as party leader. Global News screenshot photograph

Politics This Morning: Trudeau departs for official state visit to India; NDP convention hits Ottawa this weekend; Carr to announce funding to reduce diesel reliance

  • Good Friday morning, The House is not sitting today and won’t sit again until Feb. 26. However, Ottawa will still be centre stage for
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 16, 2018
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is rolling out government funding for initiatives aimed at reducing reliance on diesel fuel in rural and remote communities today in Winnipeg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau departs for official state visit to India; NDP convention hits Ottawa this weekend; Carr to announce funding to reduce diesel reliance

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 16, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, The House is not sitting today and won’t sit again until Feb. 26. However, Ottawa will still be centre stage for

Politics This Morning: Trudeau departs for official state visit to India; NDP convention hits Ottawa this weekend; Carr to announce funding to reduce diesel reliance

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 16, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, The House is not sitting today and won’t sit again until Feb. 26. However, Ottawa will still be centre stage for
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is rolling out government funding for initiatives aimed at reducing reliance on diesel fuel in rural and remote communities today in Winnipeg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Bains announces successful proposals for superclusters initiative; Morneau, Sohi, Petitpas Taylor, Duclos meet with big city mayors; Trudeau visits Mississauga to mark Chinese New Year

  • Good Thursday morning, Today marks what is surely everyone’s favourite mid-February celebration: Flag Day. The annual celebration marks the date in 1965 when the
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 15, 2018
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi is one of Liberal cabinet ministers that will meet with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Big City Mayors' Caucus today in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Bains announces successful proposals for superclusters initiative; Morneau, Sohi, Petitpas Taylor, Duclos meet with big city mayors; Trudeau visits Mississauga to mark Chinese New Year

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 15, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, Today marks what is surely everyone’s favourite mid-February celebration: Flag Day. The annual celebration marks the date in 1965 when the

Politics This Morning: Bains announces successful proposals for superclusters initiative; Morneau, Sohi, Petitpas Taylor, Duclos meet with big city mayors; Trudeau visits Mississauga to mark Chinese New Year

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 15, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, Today marks what is surely everyone’s favourite mid-February celebration: Flag Day. The annual celebration marks the date in 1965 when the
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi is one of Liberal cabinet ministers that will meet with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Big City Mayors' Caucus today in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Boushie family meets with Liberal, NDP leaders in Ottawa, Conservative leader Scheer out of town

  • A lawyer representing the family of slain Indigenous man Colten Boushie says he has had no communication with the office of Conservative leader Andrew
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 14, 2018
Members of Colten Boushie's family and their lawyer Chris Murphy, centre, address reporters at a press conference at the Charles Lynch Room in Centre Block on Feb. 14. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Boushie family meets with Liberal, NDP leaders in Ottawa, Conservative leader Scheer out of town

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 14, 2018
  • A lawyer representing the family of slain Indigenous man Colten Boushie says he has had no communication with the office of Conservative leader Andrew

Boushie family meets with Liberal, NDP leaders in Ottawa, Conservative leader Scheer out of town

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 14, 2018
  • A lawyer representing the family of slain Indigenous man Colten Boushie says he has had no communication with the office of Conservative leader Andrew
Members of Colten Boushie's family and their lawyer Chris Murphy, centre, address reporters at a press conference at the Charles Lynch Room in Centre Block on Feb. 14. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Liberals making investments to help Canadians seize opportunities created by technology: Bains

  • The expansive portfolio handed to Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has already earned him the moniker the “minister of everything.” After
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 14, 2018
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains says the Liberal government is focusing on creating 'good, well-paying middle-class jobs now while preparing workers for the jobs of tomorrow.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals making investments to help Canadians seize opportunities created by technology: Bains

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 14, 2018
  • The expansive portfolio handed to Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has already earned him the moniker the “minister of everything.” After

Liberals making investments to help Canadians seize opportunities created by technology: Bains

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 14, 2018
  • The expansive portfolio handed to Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has already earned him the moniker the “minister of everything.” After
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains says the Liberal government is focusing on creating 'good, well-paying middle-class jobs now while preparing workers for the jobs of tomorrow.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to deliver speech in House on Indigenous rights; Freeland heads to Washington to promote cross-border trade; Hussen updates spousal sponsorship process

  • Good Wednesday morning and happy Valentine’s Day! Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will deliver a speech in the House after Question Period this afternoon on the
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 14, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, where she will meet with key U.S. officials and members of the American Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to deliver speech in House on Indigenous rights; Freeland heads to Washington to promote cross-border trade; Hussen updates spousal sponsorship process

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 14, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning and happy Valentine’s Day! Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will deliver a speech in the House after Question Period this afternoon on the

Politics This Morning: Trudeau to deliver speech in House on Indigenous rights; Freeland heads to Washington to promote cross-border trade; Hussen updates spousal sponsorship process

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 14, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning and happy Valentine’s Day! Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will deliver a speech in the House after Question Period this afternoon on the
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, where she will meet with key U.S. officials and members of the American Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: LeBlanc fields questions in Senate; Singh, Julian to unveil NDP’s budget priorities; U.S. Congressman Sessions, Ambassador Craft headline Ottawa dinner event

  • Good Tuesday morning, A powerful senior U.S. Congressman headlines the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Canada-U.S. Dinner tonight at the Canadian War Museum. Texas Republican Representative Pete Sessions,
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 13, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured, and NDP MP and party finance critic Peter Julian are holding a press conference today to unveil the NDP’s top priorities for the upcoming federal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: LeBlanc fields questions in Senate; Singh, Julian to unveil NDP’s budget priorities; U.S. Congressman Sessions, Ambassador Craft headline Ottawa dinner event

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 13, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, A powerful senior U.S. Congressman headlines the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Canada-U.S. Dinner tonight at the Canadian War Museum. Texas Republican Representative Pete Sessions,

Politics This Morning: LeBlanc fields questions in Senate; Singh, Julian to unveil NDP’s budget priorities; U.S. Congressman Sessions, Ambassador Craft headline Ottawa dinner event

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 13, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, A powerful senior U.S. Congressman headlines the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Canada-U.S. Dinner tonight at the Canadian War Museum. Texas Republican Representative Pete Sessions,
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured, and NDP MP and party finance critic Peter Julian are holding a press conference today to unveil the NDP’s top priorities for the upcoming federal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives raised more money than any other party since start of 2015, drawing $68.4-million: Elections Canada statistics

  • The federal Conservatives’ well-oiled fundraising machine repeatedly outpaced its rivals over the past three years, drumming up more than $66-million in direct party donations
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, former Senator Irving Gerstein, chair of the Conservative Party's fundraising arm, and former prime minister Stephen Harper, who was appointed to the fund’s six-member board in 2017. A Hill Times study of Elections Canada numbers show the Conservatives raised more money than any other party between 2015 and 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs

Conservatives raised more money than any other party since start of 2015, drawing $68.4-million: Elections Canada statistics

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
  • The federal Conservatives’ well-oiled fundraising machine repeatedly outpaced its rivals over the past three years, drumming up more than $66-million in direct party donations

Conservatives raised more money than any other party since start of 2015, drawing $68.4-million: Elections Canada statistics

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
  • The federal Conservatives’ well-oiled fundraising machine repeatedly outpaced its rivals over the past three years, drumming up more than $66-million in direct party donations
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, former Senator Irving Gerstein, chair of the Conservative Party's fundraising arm, and former prime minister Stephen Harper, who was appointed to the fund’s six-member board in 2017. A Hill Times study of Elections Canada numbers show the Conservatives raised more money than any other party between 2015 and 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs

Politics This Morning: Senators tour cannabis plant in Smiths Falls, Ont.; Trudeau to attend Black History reception; Payette takes in Olympics in South Korea

  • Good Monday morning, Senators are venturing off campus this afternoon to tour a licensed cannabis production facility in nearby Smiths Falls, Ont., as they
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
Sen. Tony Dean, the Senate sponsor of Bill C-45, pictured left alongside Sen. Elaine McCoy, is taking Senators on a tour of a cannabis production facility today in Smiths Falls, Ont. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Senators tour cannabis plant in Smiths Falls, Ont.; Trudeau to attend Black History reception; Payette takes in Olympics in South Korea

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
  • Good Monday morning, Senators are venturing off campus this afternoon to tour a licensed cannabis production facility in nearby Smiths Falls, Ont., as they

Politics This Morning: Senators tour cannabis plant in Smiths Falls, Ont.; Trudeau to attend Black History reception; Payette takes in Olympics in South Korea

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 12, 2018
  • Good Monday morning, Senators are venturing off campus this afternoon to tour a licensed cannabis production facility in nearby Smiths Falls, Ont., as they
Sen. Tony Dean, the Senate sponsor of Bill C-45, pictured left alongside Sen. Elaine McCoy, is taking Senators on a tour of a cannabis production facility today in Smiths Falls, Ont. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Kenney, Mulroney, Ford to address Manning Conference; Petitpas Taylor to make announcement on healthy eating strategy; Trudeau meets with California governor

  • Good Friday morning, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is making an announcement about Canada’s healthy eating strategy today at an Ottawa food bank. She
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 9, 2018
Alberta United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, pictured here in the House of Commons in 2015, is addressing the Manning Conference this weekend in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Politics This Morning: Kenney, Mulroney, Ford to address Manning Conference; Petitpas Taylor to make announcement on healthy eating strategy; Trudeau meets with California governor

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 9, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is making an announcement about Canada’s healthy eating strategy today at an Ottawa food bank. She

Politics This Morning: Kenney, Mulroney, Ford to address Manning Conference; Petitpas Taylor to make announcement on healthy eating strategy; Trudeau meets with California governor

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 9, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is making an announcement about Canada’s healthy eating strategy today at an Ottawa food bank. She
Alberta United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, pictured here in the House of Commons in 2015, is addressing the Manning Conference this weekend in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Politics This Morning: McKenna to make announcement on environmental reviews; MacAulay, Lebouthillier, Freeland to appear before separate committees; Trudeau visits San Francisco

  • Good Thursday morning, It looks like the Trudeau government is finally unveiling long-anticipated changes to federal regulatory reviews of major resource projects. Environment Minister
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 8, 2018
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is scheduled to appear at a news conference at 11:45 a.m. in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa to discuss 'environmental and regulatory reviews related to major projects,' according to her office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: McKenna to make announcement on environmental reviews; MacAulay, Lebouthillier, Freeland to appear before separate committees; Trudeau visits San Francisco

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 8, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, It looks like the Trudeau government is finally unveiling long-anticipated changes to federal regulatory reviews of major resource projects. Environment Minister

Politics This Morning: McKenna to make announcement on environmental reviews; MacAulay, Lebouthillier, Freeland to appear before separate committees; Trudeau visits San Francisco

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 8, 2018
  • Good Thursday morning, It looks like the Trudeau government is finally unveiling long-anticipated changes to federal regulatory reviews of major resource projects. Environment Minister
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is scheduled to appear at a news conference at 11:45 a.m. in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa to discuss 'environmental and regulatory reviews related to major projects,' according to her office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau begins four-day U.S. swing; Sen. Ringuette discusses criminal interest reform bill; Champagne to appear before Senate committee

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is beginning his four-day visit to the United States on Wednesday. The prime minister is visiting Chicago, San
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 7, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is off to Chicago, San Francisco, and the Los Angeles area from Feb. 7 to 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau begins four-day U.S. swing; Sen. Ringuette discusses criminal interest reform bill; Champagne to appear before Senate committee

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 7, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is beginning his four-day visit to the United States on Wednesday. The prime minister is visiting Chicago, San

Politics This Morning: Trudeau begins four-day U.S. swing; Sen. Ringuette discusses criminal interest reform bill; Champagne to appear before Senate committee

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 7, 2018
  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is beginning his four-day visit to the United States on Wednesday. The prime minister is visiting Chicago, San
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is off to Chicago, San Francisco, and the Los Angeles area from Feb. 7 to 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ pot legalization could be delayed beyond July 1 deadline

  • Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says Ottawa could delay legalizing recreational marijuana for months after necessary legislation is passed into law to allow lower
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 7, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor fields a question during her appearance at a meeting of the Senate Committee of the Whole on Feb. 6, 2017. CPAC screenshot photograph

Feds’ pot legalization could be delayed beyond July 1 deadline

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 7, 2018
  • Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says Ottawa could delay legalizing recreational marijuana for months after necessary legislation is passed into law to allow lower

Feds’ pot legalization could be delayed beyond July 1 deadline

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 7, 2018
  • Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says Ottawa could delay legalizing recreational marijuana for months after necessary legislation is passed into law to allow lower
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor fields a question during her appearance at a meeting of the Senate Committee of the Whole on Feb. 6, 2017. CPAC screenshot photograph

Politics This Morning: Trudeau holds cabinet meeting; Singh sits down for live interview at NAC; Raybould, Petitpas Taylor, Goodale attend Senate’s committee of whole to talk pot legalization

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is starting the day by meeting with his cabinet in Centre Block at 9:30 a.m. for their
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 6, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is sitting down for a live interview with Paul Wells this evening at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau holds cabinet meeting; Singh sits down for live interview at NAC; Raybould, Petitpas Taylor, Goodale attend Senate’s committee of whole to talk pot legalization

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 6, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is starting the day by meeting with his cabinet in Centre Block at 9:30 a.m. for their

Politics This Morning: Trudeau holds cabinet meeting; Singh sits down for live interview at NAC; Raybould, Petitpas Taylor, Goodale attend Senate’s committee of whole to talk pot legalization

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 6, 2018
  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is starting the day by meeting with his cabinet in Centre Block at 9:30 a.m. for their
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is sitting down for a live interview with Paul Wells this evening at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From marijuana to medications: Trudeau government and health file in 2018

  • Whether cannabis legalization, the spiralling opioid crisis, or keeping medication prices affordable, there’s no shortage of meaty policy files on the desk of Health
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 5, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor oversees one of the most important portfolios in government, one that also bears significant symbolic importance for the party she represents in the House.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From marijuana to medications: Trudeau government and health file in 2018

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 5, 2018
  • Whether cannabis legalization, the spiralling opioid crisis, or keeping medication prices affordable, there’s no shortage of meaty policy files on the desk of Health

From marijuana to medications: Trudeau government and health file in 2018

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 5, 2018
  • Whether cannabis legalization, the spiralling opioid crisis, or keeping medication prices affordable, there’s no shortage of meaty policy files on the desk of Health
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor oversees one of the most important portfolios in government, one that also bears significant symbolic importance for the party she represents in the House.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: new Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner to be sworn in; MPs gather to support abuse victims; Famous 5 Ottawa fetes Isabel Metcalfe

  • Good Monday morning, Richard Wagner will officially be installed as the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada in a mid-morning ceremony
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 5, 2018
Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner, pictured Dec. 18, 2017, at his swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall, will be sworn in as the new chief justice of Canada in a mid-morning ceremony at the Supreme Court on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: new Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner to be sworn in; MPs gather to support abuse victims; Famous 5 Ottawa fetes Isabel Metcalfe

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 5, 2018
  • Good Monday morning, Richard Wagner will officially be installed as the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada in a mid-morning ceremony

Politics This Morning: new Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner to be sworn in; MPs gather to support abuse victims; Famous 5 Ottawa fetes Isabel Metcalfe

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 5, 2018
  • Good Monday morning, Richard Wagner will officially be installed as the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada in a mid-morning ceremony
Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner, pictured Dec. 18, 2017, at his swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall, will be sworn in as the new chief justice of Canada in a mid-morning ceremony at the Supreme Court on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Almost 60 per cent of Canadians don’t trust promises made by politicians before an election: poll

  • Nearly two-thirds of Canadians say they have no faith in promises from political leaders made in the run-up to an election, though opinion varies
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 2, 2018
In a new national Forum Research poll, only 40 per cent of respondents said they trust pre-election promises, with a meagre three per cent saying they have a lot of trust in them. The Hill Times file photograph

Almost 60 per cent of Canadians don’t trust promises made by politicians before an election: poll

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 2, 2018
  • Nearly two-thirds of Canadians say they have no faith in promises from political leaders made in the run-up to an election, though opinion varies

Almost 60 per cent of Canadians don’t trust promises made by politicians before an election: poll

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 2, 2018
  • Nearly two-thirds of Canadians say they have no faith in promises from political leaders made in the run-up to an election, though opinion varies
In a new national Forum Research poll, only 40 per cent of respondents said they trust pre-election promises, with a meagre three per cent saying they have a lot of trust in them. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Trudeau hosts town hall in Nanaimo; Freeland in Mexico City for meeting with North American counterparts; Sajjan makes flood mitigation announcement in Burnaby

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues his tour of the Western Canadian provinces today, dropping by the Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo,
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 2, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is in Mexico City today for the North American Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, where she will sit-down with her counterparts from U.S. and Mexico. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau hosts town hall in Nanaimo; Freeland in Mexico City for meeting with North American counterparts; Sajjan makes flood mitigation announcement in Burnaby

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 2, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues his tour of the Western Canadian provinces today, dropping by the Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo,

Politics This Morning: Trudeau hosts town hall in Nanaimo; Freeland in Mexico City for meeting with North American counterparts; Sajjan makes flood mitigation announcement in Burnaby

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 2, 2018
  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues his tour of the Western Canadian provinces today, dropping by the Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo,
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is in Mexico City today for the North American Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, where she will sit-down with her counterparts from U.S. and Mexico. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Plurality of Canadians disapprove of removing Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from building and landmarks; wealthiest most strongly opposed: poll

  • Less than one-third of Canadians support removing the name of the country’s first prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald from schools, museums, and other
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 1, 2018
Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, has been both derided as an 'architect of genocide' and praised as one of Canada's founding fathers. George Lancefield photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Plurality of Canadians disapprove of removing Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from building and landmarks; wealthiest most strongly opposed: poll

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 1, 2018
  • Less than one-third of Canadians support removing the name of the country’s first prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald from schools, museums, and other

Plurality of Canadians disapprove of removing Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from building and landmarks; wealthiest most strongly opposed: poll

News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | February 1, 2018
  • Less than one-third of Canadians support removing the name of the country’s first prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald from schools, museums, and other
Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, has been both derided as an 'architect of genocide' and praised as one of Canada's founding fathers. George Lancefield photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

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