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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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‘Criminally irresponsible’ for Tories not to release climate plan, says activist, but Conservative strategists and pollsters say it’s unwise to push out plan as SNC-Lavalin scandal dominates

  • It’s “criminally irresponsible” for the Conservatives to attack the Liberals’ carbon tax without offering an alternative plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says an
News | BY NEIL MOSS, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 8, 2019
The Liberal government's carbon tax went into effect on April 1, 2019, placing a $20 price tag on every tonne of greenhouse gas emission. Conservative leaders are calling for its removal. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Criminally irresponsible’ for Tories not to release climate plan, says activist, but Conservative strategists and pollsters say it’s unwise to push out plan as SNC-Lavalin scandal dominates

News | BY NEIL MOSS, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 8, 2019
  • It’s “criminally irresponsible” for the Conservatives to attack the Liberals’ carbon tax without offering an alternative plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says an

‘Criminally irresponsible’ for Tories not to release climate plan, says activist, but Conservative strategists and pollsters say it’s unwise to push out plan as SNC-Lavalin scandal dominates

News | BY NEIL MOSS, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 8, 2019
  • It’s “criminally irresponsible” for the Conservatives to attack the Liberals’ carbon tax without offering an alternative plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says an
The Liberal government's carbon tax went into effect on April 1, 2019, placing a $20 price tag on every tonne of greenhouse gas emission. Conservative leaders are calling for its removal. The Hill Times file photograph

Senators agree on timetable for 10 bills, but not C-69, while House readies for budget bill

  • The government secured a deal last week that could make life in the Senate more predictable—for now—after leaders from all four groups in the
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 8, 2019
The leaders of the four factions in the Senate worked out a deal late last week to schedule the progression of numerous government bills through the Senate before the summer break. Independent Senators Group Leader Yuen Pau Woo, left, Senate Liberal Leader Joseph Day, Conservative Senate Leader Larry Smith, and the government's representative in the Senate, Peter Harder. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Steve Gerecke, file photos

Senators agree on timetable for 10 bills, but not C-69, while House readies for budget bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 8, 2019
  • The government secured a deal last week that could make life in the Senate more predictable—for now—after leaders from all four groups in the

Senators agree on timetable for 10 bills, but not C-69, while House readies for budget bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 8, 2019
  • The government secured a deal last week that could make life in the Senate more predictable—for now—after leaders from all four groups in the
The leaders of the four factions in the Senate worked out a deal late last week to schedule the progression of numerous government bills through the Senate before the summer break. Independent Senators Group Leader Yuen Pau Woo, left, Senate Liberal Leader Joseph Day, Conservative Senate Leader Larry Smith, and the government's representative in the Senate, Peter Harder. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Steve Gerecke, file photos

Senators strike deal to schedule third-reading vote on 10 bills, controversial environmental assessment, tanker ban bills left out

  • Senate leaders agreed April 4 on firm dates for the third-reading vote on 10 government bills currently in the Upper Chamber, including several key
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 5, 2019
Senator Peter Harder is the government's representative in the Senate. He struck a deal with the other Senate leaders to set timelines for the passage of most of the bills now in the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators strike deal to schedule third-reading vote on 10 bills, controversial environmental assessment, tanker ban bills left out

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 5, 2019
  • Senate leaders agreed April 4 on firm dates for the third-reading vote on 10 government bills currently in the Upper Chamber, including several key

Senators strike deal to schedule third-reading vote on 10 bills, controversial environmental assessment, tanker ban bills left out

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 5, 2019
  • Senate leaders agreed April 4 on firm dates for the third-reading vote on 10 government bills currently in the Upper Chamber, including several key
Senator Peter Harder is the government's representative in the Senate. He struck a deal with the other Senate leaders to set timelines for the passage of most of the bills now in the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sen. Harder moves to put deadlines on 11 bills in Senate at once

  • The government’s representative in the Senate is proposing to put deadlines for Senators to finish their debate, study, and voting on 11 bills now
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 3, 2019
Senator Peter Harder, the government's representative in the Senate, gave notice on Tuesday of his intention to set deadlines for debating, studying, and voting on 11 bills. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sen. Harder moves to put deadlines on 11 bills in Senate at once

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 3, 2019
  • The government’s representative in the Senate is proposing to put deadlines for Senators to finish their debate, study, and voting on 11 bills now

Sen. Harder moves to put deadlines on 11 bills in Senate at once

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 3, 2019
  • The government’s representative in the Senate is proposing to put deadlines for Senators to finish their debate, study, and voting on 11 bills now
Senator Peter Harder, the government's representative in the Senate, gave notice on Tuesday of his intention to set deadlines for debating, studying, and voting on 11 bills. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate committees studying oil tanker ban, impact assessment bills won’t travel to key areas, members say

  • The Senate has approved more than $600,000 for a pair of committees to travel as part of their study of controversial government bills that
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 3, 2019
Independent Senator Doug Black, left, and Conservative Senator Don Plett, middle, say the Transport Committee should be going to Alberta and Saskatchewan as part of its C-48 study. Independent Senator Paula Simons, right, says the Energy Committee’s travel on Bill C-69 should include a First Nation. The Hill Times file photograph, photograph by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Paula Simons

Senate committees studying oil tanker ban, impact assessment bills won’t travel to key areas, members say

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 3, 2019
  • The Senate has approved more than $600,000 for a pair of committees to travel as part of their study of controversial government bills that

Senate committees studying oil tanker ban, impact assessment bills won’t travel to key areas, members say

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 3, 2019
  • The Senate has approved more than $600,000 for a pair of committees to travel as part of their study of controversial government bills that
Independent Senator Doug Black, left, and Conservative Senator Don Plett, middle, say the Transport Committee should be going to Alberta and Saskatchewan as part of its C-48 study. Independent Senator Paula Simons, right, says the Energy Committee’s travel on Bill C-69 should include a First Nation. The Hill Times file photograph, photograph by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Paula Simons

‘Want to run for office?’: Conservatives using Facebook ads to recruit candidates

  • The Conservative Party has taken an unusual step to bolster its slate of candidates for this October’s election: it’s running Facebook ads asking people
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 1, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, deputy leader Lisa Raitt, and a blank spot. The Conservative Party is advertising for new candidates to run in more than 100 ridings where nomination contests for the next election have not yet begun. Facebook screengrab

‘Want to run for office?’: Conservatives using Facebook ads to recruit candidates

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 1, 2019
  • The Conservative Party has taken an unusual step to bolster its slate of candidates for this October’s election: it’s running Facebook ads asking people

‘Want to run for office?’: Conservatives using Facebook ads to recruit candidates

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 1, 2019
  • The Conservative Party has taken an unusual step to bolster its slate of candidates for this October’s election: it’s running Facebook ads asking people
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, deputy leader Lisa Raitt, and a blank spot. The Conservative Party is advertising for new candidates to run in more than 100 ridings where nomination contests for the next election have not yet begun. Facebook screengrab

Conservatives have opportunity to filibuster budget Monday, launch voting marathon in June

  • The Conservatives have a handful of procedural tactics at their disposal as they try to pressure the governing Liberals to free two former ministers
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 1, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured March 19, 2019, after walking out of the House on budget day, flanked by his Conservative MPs and former Liberal MP Leona Alleslev, has vowed to use any and all options available to the opposition to put pressure on the government as the parliamentary session winds down. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives have opportunity to filibuster budget Monday, launch voting marathon in June

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 1, 2019
  • The Conservatives have a handful of procedural tactics at their disposal as they try to pressure the governing Liberals to free two former ministers

Conservatives have opportunity to filibuster budget Monday, launch voting marathon in June

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 1, 2019
  • The Conservatives have a handful of procedural tactics at their disposal as they try to pressure the governing Liberals to free two former ministers
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured March 19, 2019, after walking out of the House on budget day, flanked by his Conservative MPs and former Liberal MP Leona Alleslev, has vowed to use any and all options available to the opposition to put pressure on the government as the parliamentary session winds down. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who to watch in the Senate as legislative crunch looms

  • Senators will have the last shot at altering the government’s signature bills as time ticks down before the summer break and the election campaign
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 1, 2019
Independent Senators Yuen Pau Woo, Murray Sinclair, and André Pratte, and Conservative Senator Don Plett are among the most influential actors in the Upper Chamber. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Who to watch in the Senate as legislative crunch looms

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 1, 2019
  • Senators will have the last shot at altering the government’s signature bills as time ticks down before the summer break and the election campaign

Who to watch in the Senate as legislative crunch looms

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 1, 2019
  • Senators will have the last shot at altering the government’s signature bills as time ticks down before the summer break and the election campaign
Independent Senators Yuen Pau Woo, Murray Sinclair, and André Pratte, and Conservative Senator Don Plett are among the most influential actors in the Upper Chamber. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Lametti, opposition parties pledge to uphold Wilson-Raybould’s new rules for defending Indigenous lawsuits

  • Attorney General David Lametti and the opposition justice critics say they will stand behind former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s instructions to government lawyers, telling
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 25, 2019
Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, issued formal guidelines for lawyers defending the government against lawsuits from First Nations before she was shuffled out of the Justice minister role in January; new Justice Minister David Lametti, Conservative Justice critic Lisa Raitt, and deputy NDP justice critic Murray Rankin have all endorsed those guidelines. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Lametti, opposition parties pledge to uphold Wilson-Raybould’s new rules for defending Indigenous lawsuits

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 25, 2019
  • Attorney General David Lametti and the opposition justice critics say they will stand behind former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s instructions to government lawyers, telling

Lametti, opposition parties pledge to uphold Wilson-Raybould’s new rules for defending Indigenous lawsuits

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 25, 2019
  • Attorney General David Lametti and the opposition justice critics say they will stand behind former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s instructions to government lawyers, telling
Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, issued formal guidelines for lawyers defending the government against lawsuits from First Nations before she was shuffled out of the Justice minister role in January; new Justice Minister David Lametti, Conservative Justice critic Lisa Raitt, and deputy NDP justice critic Murray Rankin have all endorsed those guidelines. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Rural Liberal chair says he’s putting his faith in Blair as gun ban decision looms

  • The chair of the Liberal rural caucus says he trusts Border and Organized Crime Minister Bill Blair to take the “right approach” as he
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 25, 2019
Border Security and Organized Crime Minister Bill Blair lead a lengthy consultation on the possibility of banning handguns and assault rifles in Canada. His office says his conclusions will be made public soon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rural Liberal chair says he’s putting his faith in Blair as gun ban decision looms

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 25, 2019
  • The chair of the Liberal rural caucus says he trusts Border and Organized Crime Minister Bill Blair to take the “right approach” as he

Rural Liberal chair says he’s putting his faith in Blair as gun ban decision looms

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 25, 2019
  • The chair of the Liberal rural caucus says he trusts Border and Organized Crime Minister Bill Blair to take the “right approach” as he
Border Security and Organized Crime Minister Bill Blair lead a lengthy consultation on the possibility of banning handguns and assault rifles in Canada. His office says his conclusions will be made public soon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid SNC-Lavalin lobbying, legalizing deferred prosecution agreements in budget bill raises questions about ‘timing’ and ‘undue influence,’ says ethics lawyer

  • The Liberal government’s decision to use a budget bill to legalize deferred prosecution agreements raises questions about whether lobbyists had “undue influence” on the
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 18, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced changes to make deferred prosecution agreements an option for prosecutors in his first 2018 budget bill, after more than a year of lobbying by SNC-Lavalin for him to do so. Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his top staffers inappropriately pressured her to direct prosecutors to offer a deferred prosecution agreement to SNC-Lavalin in the months that followed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid SNC-Lavalin lobbying, legalizing deferred prosecution agreements in budget bill raises questions about ‘timing’ and ‘undue influence,’ says ethics lawyer

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 18, 2019
  • The Liberal government’s decision to use a budget bill to legalize deferred prosecution agreements raises questions about whether lobbyists had “undue influence” on the

Amid SNC-Lavalin lobbying, legalizing deferred prosecution agreements in budget bill raises questions about ‘timing’ and ‘undue influence,’ says ethics lawyer

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 18, 2019
  • The Liberal government’s decision to use a budget bill to legalize deferred prosecution agreements raises questions about whether lobbyists had “undue influence” on the
Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced changes to make deferred prosecution agreements an option for prosecutors in his first 2018 budget bill, after more than a year of lobbying by SNC-Lavalin for him to do so. Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his top staffers inappropriately pressured her to direct prosecutors to offer a deferred prosecution agreement to SNC-Lavalin in the months that followed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chagger warns of more time allocation, but Conservatives say House cooperation conditional on Liberal ‘transparency’ over SNC-Lavalin

  • As MPs return from a two-week break on Monday, Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says the Liberals will try to pass 21 active government
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 18, 2019
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says two bills to address Indigenous languages and family services are among the government's priorities as it gears up for one final push to pass legislation before the summer break and the election campaign that will follow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chagger warns of more time allocation, but Conservatives say House cooperation conditional on Liberal ‘transparency’ over SNC-Lavalin

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 18, 2019
  • As MPs return from a two-week break on Monday, Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says the Liberals will try to pass 21 active government

Chagger warns of more time allocation, but Conservatives say House cooperation conditional on Liberal ‘transparency’ over SNC-Lavalin

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 18, 2019
  • As MPs return from a two-week break on Monday, Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says the Liberals will try to pass 21 active government
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says two bills to address Indigenous languages and family services are among the government's priorities as it gears up for one final push to pass legislation before the summer break and the election campaign that will follow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Norman case could hurt Liberals with swing voters, a ‘second proof point’ after SNC-Lavalin scandal that Liberals politically interfere to help the powerful, says pollster

  • The looming trial of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and his defence team’s allegations of political interference in the case could push swing voters away from
News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 11, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, pictured April 10, 2018, in court in Ottawa with his lawyer Marie Henein. Vice-Admiral Norman is facing charges of breach of trust over an alleged 2015 leak about the Liberal government's possible cancellation of one of the previous government's shipbuilding projects. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Norman case could hurt Liberals with swing voters, a ‘second proof point’ after SNC-Lavalin scandal that Liberals politically interfere to help the powerful, says pollster

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 11, 2019
  • The looming trial of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and his defence team’s allegations of political interference in the case could push swing voters away from

Norman case could hurt Liberals with swing voters, a ‘second proof point’ after SNC-Lavalin scandal that Liberals politically interfere to help the powerful, says pollster

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 11, 2019
  • The looming trial of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and his defence team’s allegations of political interference in the case could push swing voters away from
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, pictured April 10, 2018, in court in Ottawa with his lawyer Marie Henein. Vice-Admiral Norman is facing charges of breach of trust over an alleged 2015 leak about the Liberal government's possible cancellation of one of the previous government's shipbuilding projects. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Environment Committee eyeing Fort McMurray, southern Alberta First Nation for stops on cross-country tour for environmental assessment reform bill

  • The Senate Environment Committee will spend two days in Alberta, and travel to Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Vancouver in the second week of April as
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 11, 2019
Independent Senators Rosa Galvez, Paula Simons, and Mary Jane McCallum, and Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald are part of the 14-member Senate Environment Committee that is heading west, then east, in April to hold public hearings on Bill C-69, which would overhaul the federal environmental assessment process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photograph, and photographs courtesy of Senator Rosa Galvez and Senator Mary Jane McCallum

Senate Environment Committee eyeing Fort McMurray, southern Alberta First Nation for stops on cross-country tour for environmental assessment reform bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 11, 2019
  • The Senate Environment Committee will spend two days in Alberta, and travel to Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Vancouver in the second week of April as

Senate Environment Committee eyeing Fort McMurray, southern Alberta First Nation for stops on cross-country tour for environmental assessment reform bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 11, 2019
  • The Senate Environment Committee will spend two days in Alberta, and travel to Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Vancouver in the second week of April as
Independent Senators Rosa Galvez, Paula Simons, and Mary Jane McCallum, and Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald are part of the 14-member Senate Environment Committee that is heading west, then east, in April to hold public hearings on Bill C-69, which would overhaul the federal environmental assessment process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photograph, and photographs courtesy of Senator Rosa Galvez and Senator Mary Jane McCallum

Senators feud, frustrate each other amidst delay tactics, as battle over legislative agenda escalates

  • Long-simmering tensions in the Senate came to a head over the past two weeks, as Conservative Senators blocked debate in the Chamber for hours
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 4, 2019
Independent Senators Group facilitator Sen. Yuen Pau Woo, left, and the government's representative in the Senate, Sen. Peter Harder, centre, have publicly complained that procedural tactics employed by the Conservatives have stopped the Senate from doing its work. Conservative Senate whip Sen. Don Plett told The Hill Times that the other groups in the Senate have forced his hand by wielding their majority in the Chamber too aggressively. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photograph

Senators feud, frustrate each other amidst delay tactics, as battle over legislative agenda escalates

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 4, 2019
  • Long-simmering tensions in the Senate came to a head over the past two weeks, as Conservative Senators blocked debate in the Chamber for hours

Senators feud, frustrate each other amidst delay tactics, as battle over legislative agenda escalates

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 4, 2019
  • Long-simmering tensions in the Senate came to a head over the past two weeks, as Conservative Senators blocked debate in the Chamber for hours
Independent Senators Group facilitator Sen. Yuen Pau Woo, left, and the government's representative in the Senate, Sen. Peter Harder, centre, have publicly complained that procedural tactics employed by the Conservatives have stopped the Senate from doing its work. Conservative Senate whip Sen. Don Plett told The Hill Times that the other groups in the Senate have forced his hand by wielding their majority in the Chamber too aggressively. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photograph

SNC-Lavalin scandal expected to ‘overshadow everything else’ for Grits in coming months; it’s time for a Trudeau ‘mea culpa,’ say Liberal insiders and pollsters

  • It will be a tough slog for the Liberals in the coming months, as the SNC-Lavalin scandal has devastated their post-partisan feminist brand and
News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 4, 2019
Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former principal secretary Gerald Butts, PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Ms. Wilson-Raybould alleges that Mr. Trudeau, Mr. Butts, Ms. Telford, and Mr. Morneau, along with seven other top officials, inappropriately pressured her to intervene in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Tmes photographs by Andrew Meade and file photographs

SNC-Lavalin scandal expected to ‘overshadow everything else’ for Grits in coming months; it’s time for a Trudeau ‘mea culpa,’ say Liberal insiders and pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 4, 2019
  • It will be a tough slog for the Liberals in the coming months, as the SNC-Lavalin scandal has devastated their post-partisan feminist brand and

SNC-Lavalin scandal expected to ‘overshadow everything else’ for Grits in coming months; it’s time for a Trudeau ‘mea culpa,’ say Liberal insiders and pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 4, 2019
  • It will be a tough slog for the Liberals in the coming months, as the SNC-Lavalin scandal has devastated their post-partisan feminist brand and
Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former principal secretary Gerald Butts, PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Ms. Wilson-Raybould alleges that Mr. Trudeau, Mr. Butts, Ms. Telford, and Mr. Morneau, along with seven other top officials, inappropriately pressured her to intervene in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. The Hill Tmes photographs by Andrew Meade and file photographs

‘Sign up’ and ‘chip in’: how the federal parties use Facebook ads to get your money

  • You have to spend money to make money, and the Liberal and Conservative parties of Canada have for years now used low-cost digital advertising
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 4, 2019
Now-Liberal Party president Suzanne Cowan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2015. The Liberal Party and its Conservative rival have made digital advertising a part of their fundraising and voter mobilization efforts for years. Photograph courtesy of Suzanne Cowan

‘Sign up’ and ‘chip in’: how the federal parties use Facebook ads to get your money

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 4, 2019
  • You have to spend money to make money, and the Liberal and Conservative parties of Canada have for years now used low-cost digital advertising

‘Sign up’ and ‘chip in’: how the federal parties use Facebook ads to get your money

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 4, 2019
  • You have to spend money to make money, and the Liberal and Conservative parties of Canada have for years now used low-cost digital advertising
Now-Liberal Party president Suzanne Cowan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2015. The Liberal Party and its Conservative rival have made digital advertising a part of their fundraising and voter mobilization efforts for years. Photograph courtesy of Suzanne Cowan

Independent Senators cool to upcoming motion to investigate SNC-Lavalin/PMO scandal

  • Several Independent Senators signalled last week they would likely oppose a Conservative motion for the Senate to investigate the SNC-Lavalin scandal plaguing the Prime
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 25, 2019
Liberal Senator Serge Joyal, Independent Senator Elaine McCoy, Conservative Senate Leader Larry Smith, and Senate Government Representative Peter Harder. Sen. Joyal has endorsed Sen. Smith's motion to investigate the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin corruption case, while Sen. McCoy has said she opposed the motion. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Steve Gerecke, and file photograph

Independent Senators cool to upcoming motion to investigate SNC-Lavalin/PMO scandal

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 25, 2019
  • Several Independent Senators signalled last week they would likely oppose a Conservative motion for the Senate to investigate the SNC-Lavalin scandal plaguing the Prime

Independent Senators cool to upcoming motion to investigate SNC-Lavalin/PMO scandal

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 25, 2019
  • Several Independent Senators signalled last week they would likely oppose a Conservative motion for the Senate to investigate the SNC-Lavalin scandal plaguing the Prime
Liberal Senator Serge Joyal, Independent Senator Elaine McCoy, Conservative Senate Leader Larry Smith, and Senate Government Representative Peter Harder. Sen. Joyal has endorsed Sen. Smith's motion to investigate the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin corruption case, while Sen. McCoy has said she opposed the motion. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Steve Gerecke, and file photograph

SNC-Lavalin lobbied Liberal-tied ambassador on corruption case, sought help from ex-aides to Chrétien, Mulroney

  • Liberal government officials are keeping tight-lipped about their meetings with SNC-Lavalin lobbyists over the past three years, but lobbying records show the company raised
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2019
From right: Canada's ambassador to the United States, David MacNaughton, and then-natural resources minister Jim Carr in a meeting with the then-administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt in April 2017. At that point in time, SNC Lavalin had already communicated with Ambassador MacNaughton, a former organizer for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 2015 election campaign, as part of its lobbying effort to secure a deferred prosecution agreement while facing corruption charges. The company would contact Mr. Carr, who is now the trade minister, the month after the photo was taken. Mr. Pruitt would later resign his post amid an ethics scandal. Photograph courtesy of David MacNaughton's Twitter account

SNC-Lavalin lobbied Liberal-tied ambassador on corruption case, sought help from ex-aides to Chrétien, Mulroney

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2019
  • Liberal government officials are keeping tight-lipped about their meetings with SNC-Lavalin lobbyists over the past three years, but lobbying records show the company raised

SNC-Lavalin lobbied Liberal-tied ambassador on corruption case, sought help from ex-aides to Chrétien, Mulroney

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2019
  • Liberal government officials are keeping tight-lipped about their meetings with SNC-Lavalin lobbyists over the past three years, but lobbying records show the company raised
From right: Canada's ambassador to the United States, David MacNaughton, and then-natural resources minister Jim Carr in a meeting with the then-administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt in April 2017. At that point in time, SNC Lavalin had already communicated with Ambassador MacNaughton, a former organizer for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 2015 election campaign, as part of its lobbying effort to secure a deferred prosecution agreement while facing corruption charges. The company would contact Mr. Carr, who is now the trade minister, the month after the photo was taken. Mr. Pruitt would later resign his post amid an ethics scandal. Photograph courtesy of David MacNaughton's Twitter account

‘I got a lot of very, very angry mail’: interest groups ramp up pressure on Senate, government over sweeping environmental assessment bill C-69

  • Powerful labour unions, oil and gas lobbyists, environmental groups, and even Alberta United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney are among the players in a
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2019
Former Conservative Party leadership candidate Rick Peterson is one of the founders of Suits and Boots, a group devoted to stamping out Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's massive environmental assessment reform bill, C-69. Suits and Boots is just one of several non-profit groups trying to rally the Canadian public to tell Senators, including Independent Senator Paula Simons, right, how they feel about the bill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photograph

‘I got a lot of very, very angry mail’: interest groups ramp up pressure on Senate, government over sweeping environmental assessment bill C-69

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2019
  • Powerful labour unions, oil and gas lobbyists, environmental groups, and even Alberta United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney are among the players in a

‘I got a lot of very, very angry mail’: interest groups ramp up pressure on Senate, government over sweeping environmental assessment bill C-69

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2019
  • Powerful labour unions, oil and gas lobbyists, environmental groups, and even Alberta United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney are among the players in a
Former Conservative Party leadership candidate Rick Peterson is one of the founders of Suits and Boots, a group devoted to stamping out Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's massive environmental assessment reform bill, C-69. Suits and Boots is just one of several non-profit groups trying to rally the Canadian public to tell Senators, including Independent Senator Paula Simons, right, how they feel about the bill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photograph

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