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The PBO dissects the budget

  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Montreal.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
The interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will publish his team's report on the federal budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO dissects the budget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Montreal.

The PBO dissects the budget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Montreal.
The interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will publish his team's report on the federal budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergency ministers meet in TO

  • Good Thursday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Terrace, B.C. today. He’ll hold a press conference there
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
Eleanor Olszewski
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski will meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergency ministers meet in TO

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
  • Good Thursday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Terrace, B.C. today. He’ll hold a press conference there

Emergency ministers meet in TO

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
  • Good Thursday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Terrace, B.C. today. He’ll hold a press conference there
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski will meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prison investigator to make final plea for reforms

  • Plus, Carney raises cash in Vancouver.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2025
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger, the correctional investigator of Canada, will call attention to failings in the federal prison system at a press conference today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prison investigator to make final plea for reforms

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2025
  • Plus, Carney raises cash in Vancouver.

Prison investigator to make final plea for reforms

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2025
  • Plus, Carney raises cash in Vancouver.
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger, the correctional investigator of Canada, will call attention to failings in the federal prison system at a press conference today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lest we forget

  • Plus, Anand hosts G7 peers in Niagara.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will join veterans and other dignitaries at the National War Memorial this morning for Canada's Remembrance Day ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lest we forget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 11, 2025
  • Plus, Anand hosts G7 peers in Niagara.

Lest we forget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 11, 2025
  • Plus, Anand hosts G7 peers in Niagara.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will join veterans and other dignitaries at the National War Memorial this morning for Canada's Remembrance Day ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Confidence vote: Take two

  • Plus, more trouble brews for Poilievre after a long-time Alberta MP resigns.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Yves-Francois Blanchet
The House will vote on a Bloc Québécois amendment to the government's motion on the budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Confidence vote: Take two

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2025
  • Plus, more trouble brews for Poilievre after a long-time Alberta MP resigns.

Confidence vote: Take two

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2025
  • Plus, more trouble brews for Poilievre after a long-time Alberta MP resigns.
Yves-Francois Blanchet
The House will vote on a Bloc Québécois amendment to the government's motion on the budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Green day on the Hill

  • Plus, the budget debate continues.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 6, 2025
Jerry DeMarco
Jerry DeMarco
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will publish his latest reports on the government today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green day on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 6, 2025
  • Plus, the budget debate continues.

Green day on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 6, 2025
  • Plus, the budget debate continues.
Jerry DeMarco
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will publish his latest reports on the government today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI | November 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented their first federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI | November 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI | November 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented their first federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada reacts to the budget

  • Plus, the Liberal benches gain an extra member, and the Supreme Court begins a hearing on whether MPs can limit their own free speech
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, TESSIE SANCI, ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will start selling their budget in earnest to the Canadian public today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada reacts to the budget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, TESSIE SANCI, ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberal benches gain an extra member, and the Supreme Court begins a hearing on whether MPs can limit their own free speech

Canada reacts to the budget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, TESSIE SANCI, ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberal benches gain an extra member, and the Supreme Court begins a hearing on whether MPs can limit their own free speech
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will start selling their budget in earnest to the Canadian public today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney cuts international student quota in half

  • The budget outlines plans to halve the number of foreign student permits to 155,000 in 2026, 2027, and 2028—down from the past target of
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab’s department has a new quota for international students that drastically cuts the number of permits awarded to new arrivals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney cuts international student quota in half

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
  • The budget outlines plans to halve the number of foreign student permits to 155,000 in 2026, 2027, and 2028—down from the past target of

Carney cuts international student quota in half

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
  • The budget outlines plans to halve the number of foreign student permits to 155,000 in 2026, 2027, and 2028—down from the past target of
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab’s department has a new quota for international students that drastically cuts the number of permits awarded to new arrivals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget forecasts weak economy, rising debt payments

  • New capital spending on corporate tax incentives and infrastructure will combine with higher debt and benefit payments to increase the federal debt load.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne released his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget forecasts weak economy, rising debt payments

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
  • New capital spending on corporate tax incentives and infrastructure will combine with higher debt and benefit payments to increase the federal debt load.

Budget forecasts weak economy, rising debt payments

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
  • New capital spending on corporate tax incentives and infrastructure will combine with higher debt and benefit payments to increase the federal debt load.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne released his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s budget day

  • Plus, government officials brief MPs on Gaza and the new border bill.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will unveil his long-awaited budget today. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s budget day

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 4, 2025
  • Plus, government officials brief MPs on Gaza and the new border bill.

It’s budget day

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 4, 2025
  • Plus, government officials brief MPs on Gaza and the new border bill.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will unveil his long-awaited budget today. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Canada needs this road’: N.W.T. pitches highway to the Arctic

  • Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek on the Northwest Territories’ quest to get federal support to build the Mackenzie Valley Highway, which would connect southern roadways
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canada needs this road’: N.W.T. pitches highway to the Arctic

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
  • Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek on the Northwest Territories’ quest to get federal support to build the Mackenzie Valley Highway, which would connect southern roadways

‘Canada needs this road’: N.W.T. pitches highway to the Arctic

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
  • Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek on the Northwest Territories’ quest to get federal support to build the Mackenzie Valley Highway, which would connect southern roadways
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on the Carney-Xi meeting

  • Plus, GDP update for August incoming.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to meet the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, South Korea, after the APEC summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

All eyes on the Carney-Xi meeting

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 31, 2025
  • Plus, GDP update for August incoming.

All eyes on the Carney-Xi meeting

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 31, 2025
  • Plus, GDP update for August incoming.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to meet the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, South Korea, after the APEC summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Hodgson and Dabrusin host G7 counterparts in Toronto

  • Plus, Lena Diab defends her immigration bill at committee.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 30, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson are hosting a G7 summit in Toronto starting today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson and Dabrusin host G7 counterparts in Toronto

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 30, 2025
  • Plus, Lena Diab defends her immigration bill at committee.

Hodgson and Dabrusin host G7 counterparts in Toronto

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 30, 2025
  • Plus, Lena Diab defends her immigration bill at committee.
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson are hosting a G7 summit in Toronto starting today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An awkward evening in Gyeongju

  • Plus, MPs vote to summon the PM’s chief of staff and Brookfield execs for an ethics investigation.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's working dinner in South Korea today. U.S. President Donald Trump is among the other leaders expected to attend. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

An awkward evening in Gyeongju

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
  • Plus, MPs vote to summon the PM’s chief of staff and Brookfield execs for an ethics investigation.

An awkward evening in Gyeongju

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
  • Plus, MPs vote to summon the PM’s chief of staff and Brookfield execs for an ethics investigation.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's working dinner in South Korea today. U.S. President Donald Trump is among the other leaders expected to attend. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Q&A | ‘Treachery’ and ‘troublemaker’ MPs: why going against party leaders is verboten in Canadian politics

  • In the new book No I in Team, political scientist Alex Marland and his co-authors unpack why party discipline has gone too far.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper. We are indoctrinating our election candidates and our future elected officials to think that the party knows best, that the leader is always right, says Alex Marland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Q&A | ‘Treachery’ and ‘troublemaker’ MPs: why going against party leaders is verboten in Canadian politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
  • In the new book No I in Team, political scientist Alex Marland and his co-authors unpack why party discipline has gone too far.

Q&A | ‘Treachery’ and ‘troublemaker’ MPs: why going against party leaders is verboten in Canadian politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
  • In the new book No I in Team, political scientist Alex Marland and his co-authors unpack why party discipline has gone too far.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper. We are indoctrinating our election candidates and our future elected officials to think that the party knows best, that the leader is always right, says Alex Marland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney in Singapore

  • Plus, MPs get a security briefing behind closed doors.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his counterpart in Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney in Singapore

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 28, 2025
  • Plus, MPs get a security briefing behind closed doors.

Carney in Singapore

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 28, 2025
  • Plus, MPs get a security briefing behind closed doors.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his counterpart in Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

  • Bill C-14 proposes reverse-onus hearings for cases of 'violent and organized crime-related auto theft,' breaking and entering a home, human trafficking, assault and sexual
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser unveiled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
  • Bill C-14 proposes reverse-onus hearings for cases of 'violent and organized crime-related auto theft,' breaking and entering a home, human trafficking, assault and sexual

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
  • Bill C-14 proposes reverse-onus hearings for cases of 'violent and organized crime-related auto theft,' breaking and entering a home, human trafficking, assault and sexual
Justice Minister Sean Fraser unveiled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Carney makes his Asia debut

  • Plus, the U.S. president gets salty over an Ontario government anti-tariff ad—which could make the next Carney-Trump meeting a little awkward.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Carney makes his Asia debut

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
  • Plus, the U.S. president gets salty over an Ontario government anti-tariff ad—which could make the next Carney-Trump meeting a little awkward.

PM Carney makes his Asia debut

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
  • Plus, the U.S. president gets salty over an Ontario government anti-tariff ad—which could make the next Carney-Trump meeting a little awkward.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Fraser unveils his crime bill

  • Plus, Danielle Smith will weigh in at a House committee meeting on climate policy.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 23, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser will introduce his bail and sentencing reform bill into the House of Commons today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fraser unveils his crime bill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 23, 2025
  • Plus, Danielle Smith will weigh in at a House committee meeting on climate policy.

Fraser unveils his crime bill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 23, 2025
  • Plus, Danielle Smith will weigh in at a House committee meeting on climate policy.
Justice Minister Sean Fraser will introduce his bail and sentencing reform bill into the House of Commons today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney to deliver ‘live address’ on fall budget tonight

  • Plus, NDP leadership candidates make their pitch to union voters.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will promote his upcoming budget in a live address this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney to deliver ‘live address’ on fall budget tonight

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership candidates make their pitch to union voters.

Carney to deliver ‘live address’ on fall budget tonight

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership candidates make their pitch to union voters.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will promote his upcoming budget in a live address this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Hogan reports on child care, CRA call centres

  • Plus, Canada’s top defence officials face questions at committee.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 21, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan will reveal new reports on a half dozen government projects and priorities today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hogan reports on child care, CRA call centres

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 21, 2025
  • Plus, Canada’s top defence officials face questions at committee.

Hogan reports on child care, CRA call centres

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 21, 2025
  • Plus, Canada’s top defence officials face questions at committee.
Auditor General Karen Hogan will reveal new reports on a half dozen government projects and priorities today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | NDP leadership contender Heather McPherson on rebuilding the ‘party of big ideas’

  • 'Races are a really interesting and exciting time for any party. They're an opportunity for us to put our ideas forward, our vision for
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson
NDP MP Heather McPherson
Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson is one of four approved candidates in the running for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | NDP leadership contender Heather McPherson on rebuilding the ‘party of big ideas’

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
  • 'Races are a really interesting and exciting time for any party. They're an opportunity for us to put our ideas forward, our vision for

Q&A | NDP leadership contender Heather McPherson on rebuilding the ‘party of big ideas’

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
  • 'Races are a really interesting and exciting time for any party. They're an opportunity for us to put our ideas forward, our vision for
NDP MP Heather McPherson
Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson is one of four approved candidates in the running for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New border bill cuts controversial measures, keeps powers to tighten immigration

  • The Liberals have split C-2 in two with the introduction of C-12, which grants the government significant new powers to crack down on asylum
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New border bill cuts controversial measures, keeps powers to tighten immigration

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
  • The Liberals have split C-2 in two with the introduction of C-12, which grants the government significant new powers to crack down on asylum

New border bill cuts controversial measures, keeps powers to tighten immigration

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
  • The Liberals have split C-2 in two with the introduction of C-12, which grants the government significant new powers to crack down on asylum
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anand to visit India and China next week

  • Plus, Carney and Champagne will announce something to 'bring costs down for Canadians'.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 10, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet Indian officials in India on Oct. 12 and 13. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Anand to visit India and China next week

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 10, 2025
  • Plus, Carney and Champagne will announce something to 'bring costs down for Canadians'.

Anand to visit India and China next week

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 10, 2025
  • Plus, Carney and Champagne will announce something to 'bring costs down for Canadians'.
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet Indian officials in India on Oct. 12 and 13. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Embattled minister faces House committee

  • Plus, the environment commissioner takes questions on the government’s climate plan.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 9, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is scheduled to appear before the House Public Safety Committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Embattled minister faces House committee

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 9, 2025
  • Plus, the environment commissioner takes questions on the government’s climate plan.

Embattled minister faces House committee

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 9, 2025
  • Plus, the environment commissioner takes questions on the government’s climate plan.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is scheduled to appear before the House Public Safety Committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day two for debate on McGuinty’s military justice bill

  • Plus, a revised border bill could hit the floor of the House today.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 8, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty's military justice reform bill is up for debate in the House today, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon told MPs last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day two for debate on McGuinty’s military justice bill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 8, 2025
  • Plus, a revised border bill could hit the floor of the House today.

Day two for debate on McGuinty’s military justice bill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 8, 2025
  • Plus, a revised border bill could hit the floor of the House today.
Defence Minister David McGuinty's military justice reform bill is up for debate in the House today, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon told MPs last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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‘What we have is a policy opening,’ Greens working to break through to Quebec, British Columbia voters who want a ‘climate leader’

  • The Liberal government has “utterly failed” to respond to the threat of climate change, says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and the lone Green
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 11, 2019
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has been her party's sole representative in Parliament for most of the time since she was elected in 2011. Former NDP and Independent MP Bruce Hyer also sat as a Green between December 2012 and the October 2015 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What we have is a policy opening,’ Greens working to break through to Quebec, British Columbia voters who want a ‘climate leader’

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 11, 2019
  • The Liberal government has “utterly failed” to respond to the threat of climate change, says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and the lone Green

‘What we have is a policy opening,’ Greens working to break through to Quebec, British Columbia voters who want a ‘climate leader’

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 11, 2019
  • The Liberal government has “utterly failed” to respond to the threat of climate change, says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and the lone Green
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has been her party's sole representative in Parliament for most of the time since she was elected in 2011. Former NDP and Independent MP Bruce Hyer also sat as a Green between December 2012 and the October 2015 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate unlikely to vote on sweeping, controversial environmental assessment bill until May or June

  • Senators on the Environment Committee are roughly six weeks apart in talks to set an end date for their study on the government’s environmental
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 11, 2019
Independent Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson, left, non-affiliated Senator David Richards, centre, and Independent Senator Paul Massicotte are part of the 14-member Senate Environment Committee that has begun studying the government's high-profile environmental assessment reform bill, C-69. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate unlikely to vote on sweeping, controversial environmental assessment bill until May or June

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 11, 2019
  • Senators on the Environment Committee are roughly six weeks apart in talks to set an end date for their study on the government’s environmental

Senate unlikely to vote on sweeping, controversial environmental assessment bill until May or June

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 11, 2019
  • Senators on the Environment Committee are roughly six weeks apart in talks to set an end date for their study on the government’s environmental
Independent Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson, left, non-affiliated Senator David Richards, centre, and Independent Senator Paul Massicotte are part of the 14-member Senate Environment Committee that has begun studying the government's high-profile environmental assessment reform bill, C-69. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators agree to travel as part of study on C-69, but no deadline or details

  • After nearly four hours of debating without an agreement, Senators on the Environment Committee opened up their closed-door planning meeting just long enough to
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 5, 2019
Liberal Senator Jane Cordy, left, and Independent Senator Rosa Galvez are members of the Senate Environment Committee, which began its study into Bill C-69 on environmental assessment reform on Tuesday. Sen. Galvez, an expert on pollution control, is the chair of the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators agree to travel as part of study on C-69, but no deadline or details

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 5, 2019
  • After nearly four hours of debating without an agreement, Senators on the Environment Committee opened up their closed-door planning meeting just long enough to

Senators agree to travel as part of study on C-69, but no deadline or details

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 5, 2019
  • After nearly four hours of debating without an agreement, Senators on the Environment Committee opened up their closed-door planning meeting just long enough to
Liberal Senator Jane Cordy, left, and Independent Senator Rosa Galvez are members of the Senate Environment Committee, which began its study into Bill C-69 on environmental assessment reform on Tuesday. Sen. Galvez, an expert on pollution control, is the chair of the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau ‘masterful’ at soft power, falling short on hard power, says ex-diplomat Rowswell

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shown himself to be one of the best-ever Canadian leaders at projecting “soft power” on the world stage, but
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 4, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Chinese President Xi Jinping have led their countries during diplomatic feuds and trade wars concerning all three during the past few years. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Trudeau ‘masterful’ at soft power, falling short on hard power, says ex-diplomat Rowswell

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 4, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shown himself to be one of the best-ever Canadian leaders at projecting “soft power” on the world stage, but

Trudeau ‘masterful’ at soft power, falling short on hard power, says ex-diplomat Rowswell

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 4, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shown himself to be one of the best-ever Canadian leaders at projecting “soft power” on the world stage, but
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Chinese President Xi Jinping have led their countries during diplomatic feuds and trade wars concerning all three during the past few years. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Gage Skidmore

‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: can Trudeau entrench his new Senate before the election?

  • The Liberal government may have to get its hands dirty if it wants to enshrine into law the new, multi-group dynamic in the Red
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 4, 2019
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger and Government Senate Representative Peter Harder, centre, will be tasked with introducing and shepherding legislation to change the Parliament of Canada Act, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he wants passed before the summer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photograph

‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: can Trudeau entrench his new Senate before the election?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 4, 2019
  • The Liberal government may have to get its hands dirty if it wants to enshrine into law the new, multi-group dynamic in the Red

‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: can Trudeau entrench his new Senate before the election?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 4, 2019
  • The Liberal government may have to get its hands dirty if it wants to enshrine into law the new, multi-group dynamic in the Red
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger and Government Senate Representative Peter Harder, centre, will be tasked with introducing and shepherding legislation to change the Parliament of Canada Act, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he wants passed before the summer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photograph

NGOs plan to lobby Senators to nix cross-country tour on environment bill

  • Five environmental non-profit groups are pushing back against a Conservative proposal to send the Senate Environment Committee on a tour of Canadian cities as
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 29, 2019
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna introduced Bill C-69 in the House of Commons in February 2018. The bill, currently before the Senate, would change more than 30 existing laws and overhaul the environmental assessment process for energy infrastructure projects, checking off part of a Liberal election promise and an item in her mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NGOs plan to lobby Senators to nix cross-country tour on environment bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 29, 2019
  • Five environmental non-profit groups are pushing back against a Conservative proposal to send the Senate Environment Committee on a tour of Canadian cities as

NGOs plan to lobby Senators to nix cross-country tour on environment bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 29, 2019
  • Five environmental non-profit groups are pushing back against a Conservative proposal to send the Senate Environment Committee on a tour of Canadian cities as
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna introduced Bill C-69 in the House of Commons in February 2018. The bill, currently before the Senate, would change more than 30 existing laws and overhaul the environmental assessment process for energy infrastructure projects, checking off part of a Liberal election promise and an item in her mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadians need to be heard on this,’ feds’ sweeping environment bill to take centre stage in Senate, and beyond, as Parliament returns

  • Senators will get back to work on the government’s controversial and sweeping environmental assessment bill, C-69, next week, as members of the Senate Environment
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 28, 2019
Independent Sen. Rosa Galvez, left, an expert in environmental risk management, chairs the Senate committee that is about to begin studying Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's signature environmental assessment bill, C-69. Unaffiliated Sen. David Richards has already voted against the bill, and could serve as an important tie-making-or-breaking vote on the Environment Committee as it hashes out what to do with the bill. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has denounced it as a threat to jobs in the oil and gas sector. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade; photographs courtesy of the Senate

‘Canadians need to be heard on this,’ feds’ sweeping environment bill to take centre stage in Senate, and beyond, as Parliament returns

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 28, 2019
  • Senators will get back to work on the government’s controversial and sweeping environmental assessment bill, C-69, next week, as members of the Senate Environment

‘Canadians need to be heard on this,’ feds’ sweeping environment bill to take centre stage in Senate, and beyond, as Parliament returns

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 28, 2019
  • Senators will get back to work on the government’s controversial and sweeping environmental assessment bill, C-69, next week, as members of the Senate Environment
Independent Sen. Rosa Galvez, left, an expert in environmental risk management, chairs the Senate committee that is about to begin studying Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's signature environmental assessment bill, C-69. Unaffiliated Sen. David Richards has already voted against the bill, and could serve as an important tie-making-or-breaking vote on the Environment Committee as it hashes out what to do with the bill. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has denounced it as a threat to jobs in the oil and gas sector. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade; photographs courtesy of the Senate

Poverty, divorce bills, and time allocation likely part of baptism for new West Block Chamber

  • Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she will continue to curtail debates in the House when she thinks the opposition parties are trying to
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 28, 2019
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, left, NDP House Leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau, centre, and Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen will oversee the last push to introduce and scrutinize legislation in the House of Commons before the federal election this fall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Poverty, divorce bills, and time allocation likely part of baptism for new West Block Chamber

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 28, 2019
  • Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she will continue to curtail debates in the House when she thinks the opposition parties are trying to

Poverty, divorce bills, and time allocation likely part of baptism for new West Block Chamber

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 28, 2019
  • Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she will continue to curtail debates in the House when she thinks the opposition parties are trying to
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, left, NDP House Leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau, centre, and Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen will oversee the last push to introduce and scrutinize legislation in the House of Commons before the federal election this fall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘We’re going to be every bit as active in this federal election’: Dias says unions undeterred by new pre-election ad spending limits 

  • New limits on pre-election political advertising are unlikely to force a change of approach from Canada’s unions and other high-spending advertisers from the last
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 21, 2019
Unifor National president Jerry Dias, pictured during a convention in Ottawa in 2016, was in charge of a political ad campaign costing nearly $2-million before the last federal election, and has pledged to run another campaign before this year's federal election as well. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘We’re going to be every bit as active in this federal election’: Dias says unions undeterred by new pre-election ad spending limits 

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 21, 2019
  • New limits on pre-election political advertising are unlikely to force a change of approach from Canada’s unions and other high-spending advertisers from the last

‘We’re going to be every bit as active in this federal election’: Dias says unions undeterred by new pre-election ad spending limits 

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 21, 2019
  • New limits on pre-election political advertising are unlikely to force a change of approach from Canada’s unions and other high-spending advertisers from the last
Unifor National president Jerry Dias, pictured during a convention in Ottawa in 2016, was in charge of a political ad campaign costing nearly $2-million before the last federal election, and has pledged to run another campaign before this year's federal election as well. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Human rights groups concerned about powers for long-delayed mining, textile ombudsman

  • The government is getting ready to finally appoint its ombudsperson for responsible enterprise, a year after it announced a plan to do so, but
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 21, 2019
International Trade Minister inherited the government's promise to create an ombudsperson to oversee the behaviour of Canadian companies abroad when he was shuffled into the role in July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Human rights groups concerned about powers for long-delayed mining, textile ombudsman

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 21, 2019
  • The government is getting ready to finally appoint its ombudsperson for responsible enterprise, a year after it announced a plan to do so, but

Human rights groups concerned about powers for long-delayed mining, textile ombudsman

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 21, 2019
  • The government is getting ready to finally appoint its ombudsperson for responsible enterprise, a year after it announced a plan to do so, but
International Trade Minister inherited the government's promise to create an ombudsperson to oversee the behaviour of Canadian companies abroad when he was shuffled into the role in July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scheer, Singh yet to dent Trudeau’s big Liberal lead in Quebec, polls show

  • The federal Liberals still hold a commanding lead among potential voters in Quebec, polls show, despite Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s courting of the province
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 14, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party maintains a strong lead in opinion polls in Quebec, one it may rely upon come election day as the Conservative Party has gained ground elsewhere in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scheer, Singh yet to dent Trudeau’s big Liberal lead in Quebec, polls show

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 14, 2019
  • The federal Liberals still hold a commanding lead among potential voters in Quebec, polls show, despite Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s courting of the province

Scheer, Singh yet to dent Trudeau’s big Liberal lead in Quebec, polls show

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 14, 2019
  • The federal Liberals still hold a commanding lead among potential voters in Quebec, polls show, despite Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s courting of the province
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party maintains a strong lead in opinion polls in Quebec, one it may rely upon come election day as the Conservative Party has gained ground elsewhere in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate to work on shortened schedule in pre-election spring session

  • Renovation delays and an extra break week in March mean Senators are scheduled to spend just five weeks before May debating legislation in the
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 14, 2019
The Senate Speaker's parade marks the start of each day in the Senate Chamber. The Senate will take a hard look at some of the government's signature pieces of legislation during a short spring session beginning in February, the last before the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate to work on shortened schedule in pre-election spring session

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 14, 2019
  • Renovation delays and an extra break week in March mean Senators are scheduled to spend just five weeks before May debating legislation in the

Senate to work on shortened schedule in pre-election spring session

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 14, 2019
  • Renovation delays and an extra break week in March mean Senators are scheduled to spend just five weeks before May debating legislation in the
The Senate Speaker's parade marks the start of each day in the Senate Chamber. The Senate will take a hard look at some of the government's signature pieces of legislation during a short spring session beginning in February, the last before the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘This was his plan all along,’ Conservative politicos slam Bernier for leaving party

  • Current and former Conservatives were none too pleased last week with MP Maxime Bernier‘s decision to leave the Conservative Party—and excoriate it in a
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 27, 2018
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Conservative MP Todd Doherty, and former prime minister Stephen Harper were among those who denounced MP Maxime Bernier's decision to quit the Conservative Party and pledge to start a competing party last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photographs

‘This was his plan all along,’ Conservative politicos slam Bernier for leaving party

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 27, 2018
  • Current and former Conservatives were none too pleased last week with MP Maxime Bernier‘s decision to leave the Conservative Party—and excoriate it in a

‘This was his plan all along,’ Conservative politicos slam Bernier for leaving party

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 27, 2018
  • Current and former Conservatives were none too pleased last week with MP Maxime Bernier‘s decision to leave the Conservative Party—and excoriate it in a
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Conservative MP Todd Doherty, and former prime minister Stephen Harper were among those who denounced MP Maxime Bernier's decision to quit the Conservative Party and pledge to start a competing party last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photographs

‘Our party took a $20-million hit,’ Conservatives to claw back money from candidates post-election; MPs well on way to stocking 2019 coffers

  • The Conservative Party will begin clawing back money from its electoral district associations after the next election, to make up for money lost when
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 13, 2018
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's party has decided to recoup some of the money lost when it moved to eliminate the per-vote subsidy for all political parties by dipping into campaign expense reimbursements from the government to its MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Our party took a $20-million hit,’ Conservatives to claw back money from candidates post-election; MPs well on way to stocking 2019 coffers

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 13, 2018
  • The Conservative Party will begin clawing back money from its electoral district associations after the next election, to make up for money lost when

‘Our party took a $20-million hit,’ Conservatives to claw back money from candidates post-election; MPs well on way to stocking 2019 coffers

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 13, 2018
  • The Conservative Party will begin clawing back money from its electoral district associations after the next election, to make up for money lost when
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's party has decided to recoup some of the money lost when it moved to eliminate the per-vote subsidy for all political parties by dipping into campaign expense reimbursements from the government to its MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Missing mandate letters will hinder new, shuffled ministers, say Ritz, MacKay; no cause for panic, says McLellan

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be the first prime minister ever to publicly release mandate letters for cabinet ministers, but his move to shuffle
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 13, 2018
New Border Security and Organized Crime Minister Bill Blair, pictured third from left, and his cabinet colleagues, François-Philippe Champagne, left, Pablo Rodriguez, and Filomena Tassi, react to his appointment in the cabinet swearing in ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Missing mandate letters will hinder new, shuffled ministers, say Ritz, MacKay; no cause for panic, says McLellan

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 13, 2018
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be the first prime minister ever to publicly release mandate letters for cabinet ministers, but his move to shuffle

Missing mandate letters will hinder new, shuffled ministers, say Ritz, MacKay; no cause for panic, says McLellan

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 13, 2018
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be the first prime minister ever to publicly release mandate letters for cabinet ministers, but his move to shuffle
New Border Security and Organized Crime Minister Bill Blair, pictured third from left, and his cabinet colleagues, François-Philippe Champagne, left, Pablo Rodriguez, and Filomena Tassi, react to his appointment in the cabinet swearing in ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals start nomination process for 25 unheld ridings

  • The federal Liberal Party opened up applications for potential candidates in 25 unheld ridings in late June, the first formal step towards candidacy for
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 6, 2018
Liberal MP Raj Grewal, who won Brampton East in the last election with 52 per cent of the vote, and his volunteers knocked on doors in his riding last summer, a staple of retail politics and now a requirement set by the party for Liberal MPs who wish to run for re-election. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Liberals start nomination process for 25 unheld ridings

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 6, 2018
  • The federal Liberal Party opened up applications for potential candidates in 25 unheld ridings in late June, the first formal step towards candidacy for

Liberals start nomination process for 25 unheld ridings

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 6, 2018
  • The federal Liberal Party opened up applications for potential candidates in 25 unheld ridings in late June, the first formal step towards candidacy for
Liberal MP Raj Grewal, who won Brampton East in the last election with 52 per cent of the vote, and his volunteers knocked on doors in his riding last summer, a staple of retail politics and now a requirement set by the party for Liberal MPs who wish to run for re-election. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Sohi brings finesse, not ferocity to $4.5-billion Trans Mountain Pipeline file, say Alberta political observers

  • The federal Liberal government’s new point man for the $4.5-billion Trans Mountain pipeline is known in Alberta as a politician with a soft touch
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 30, 2018
New Liberal Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi has a reputation as an honest broker, says longtime Edmonton Journal columnist Paula Simons. 'He’s not going to sell you a timeshare in Kelowna.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sohi brings finesse, not ferocity to $4.5-billion Trans Mountain Pipeline file, say Alberta political observers

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 30, 2018
  • The federal Liberal government’s new point man for the $4.5-billion Trans Mountain pipeline is known in Alberta as a politician with a soft touch

Sohi brings finesse, not ferocity to $4.5-billion Trans Mountain Pipeline file, say Alberta political observers

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 30, 2018
  • The federal Liberal government’s new point man for the $4.5-billion Trans Mountain pipeline is known in Alberta as a politician with a soft touch
New Liberal Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi has a reputation as an honest broker, says longtime Edmonton Journal columnist Paula Simons. 'He’s not going to sell you a timeshare in Kelowna.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why ‘fearless’ Conservative MP Michelle Rempel won’t back down from a fight

  • It’s a week before her well-publicized Immigration Committee showdown with Border Minister Bill Blair and Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel is
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 30, 2018
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, pictured in a Hill scrum, is one of the most high-profile and influential MPs in her caucus. The Hill Times file photograph

Why ‘fearless’ Conservative MP Michelle Rempel won’t back down from a fight

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 30, 2018
  • It’s a week before her well-publicized Immigration Committee showdown with Border Minister Bill Blair and Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel is

Why ‘fearless’ Conservative MP Michelle Rempel won’t back down from a fight

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 30, 2018
  • It’s a week before her well-publicized Immigration Committee showdown with Border Minister Bill Blair and Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel is
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, pictured in a Hill scrum, is one of the most high-profile and influential MPs in her caucus. The Hill Times file photograph

Polling headlines should reach beyond horse race figures, say pollsters eyeing 2019 election

  • Dig past the horserace questions, ignore probability projections, and pay for it: those are some of the suggestions pollsters have for the media covering
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 23, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives with his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and daughter Ella-Grace at the advance poll in Vanier to cast his ballot in the Ontario provincial election on May 25, 2018. Voting intention polls show Mr. Trudeau's Liberal Party of Canada holds a slight edge over its Conservative rival right now, but some pollsters say media should be looking past the horse race figures for the real stories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Polling headlines should reach beyond horse race figures, say pollsters eyeing 2019 election

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 23, 2018
  • Dig past the horserace questions, ignore probability projections, and pay for it: those are some of the suggestions pollsters have for the media covering

Polling headlines should reach beyond horse race figures, say pollsters eyeing 2019 election

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 23, 2018
  • Dig past the horserace questions, ignore probability projections, and pay for it: those are some of the suggestions pollsters have for the media covering
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives with his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and daughter Ella-Grace at the advance poll in Vanier to cast his ballot in the Ontario provincial election on May 25, 2018. Voting intention polls show Mr. Trudeau's Liberal Party of Canada holds a slight edge over its Conservative rival right now, but some pollsters say media should be looking past the horse race figures for the real stories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Our senior ranks have been fleeing the ship,’ Senate administration still in flux, Liberal and Independent Senators push through temporary reorganization

  • Independent and Liberal members of the Senate Internal Economy steering committee voted to reorganize the Senate administration until a new Senate law clerk is
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 23, 2018
Conservative Senator Denise Batters opposed a decision by Independent Senator Larry Campbell, centre, and Liberal Senator Jim Munson to temporarily reorganize the Senate administrative structure while a new Senate law clerk is being found. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photographs

‘Our senior ranks have been fleeing the ship,’ Senate administration still in flux, Liberal and Independent Senators push through temporary reorganization

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 23, 2018
  • Independent and Liberal members of the Senate Internal Economy steering committee voted to reorganize the Senate administration until a new Senate law clerk is

‘Our senior ranks have been fleeing the ship,’ Senate administration still in flux, Liberal and Independent Senators push through temporary reorganization

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 23, 2018
  • Independent and Liberal members of the Senate Internal Economy steering committee voted to reorganize the Senate administration until a new Senate law clerk is
Conservative Senator Denise Batters opposed a decision by Independent Senator Larry Campbell, centre, and Liberal Senator Jim Munson to temporarily reorganize the Senate administrative structure while a new Senate law clerk is being found. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photographs

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