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Peter Mazereeuw is executive editor at The Hill Times. He writes and edits The Hill Times' daily subscriber newsletter, Politics This Morning, and hosts and produces its weekly podcast, The Hot Room. Mazereeuw has covered politics and policy for The Hill Times and its sister publications since 2012, and has dug deep into legislation, the Senate, international trade, lobbying, politics, and more. Send your news tips to pmazereeuw@hilltimes.com.

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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Liberals’ major new elections bill to undercut Conservatives’ spending advantage during campaigns

  • The government’s major new elections bill will scrap the rising cap on spending by political parties during long election campaigns, a move that could
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 7, 2018
Acting Democratic Institutions Minister Scott Brison introduced the Elections Modernization Act into the House of Commons April 30. The wide-ranging bill changes rules for privacy, campaigning, and advertising for political parties and other organizations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ major new elections bill to undercut Conservatives’ spending advantage during campaigns

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 7, 2018
  • The government’s major new elections bill will scrap the rising cap on spending by political parties during long election campaigns, a move that could

Liberals’ major new elections bill to undercut Conservatives’ spending advantage during campaigns

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 7, 2018
  • The government’s major new elections bill will scrap the rising cap on spending by political parties during long election campaigns, a move that could
Acting Democratic Institutions Minister Scott Brison introduced the Elections Modernization Act into the House of Commons April 30. The wide-ranging bill changes rules for privacy, campaigning, and advertising for political parties and other organizations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Independent Senate leader lays out plan to ‘modernize’ Red Chamber, waiting for signal government is ready to help

  • The leader of the largest group in the Senate laid out a list of changes to the rules, practices, and act governing the Upper
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 30, 2018
Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo is pressing to permanently change the rules and practices of the Senate to put the group he leads, the Independent Senators Group, on equal footing with the opposition Conservatives and the government representative in the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Independent Senate leader lays out plan to ‘modernize’ Red Chamber, waiting for signal government is ready to help

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 30, 2018
  • The leader of the largest group in the Senate laid out a list of changes to the rules, practices, and act governing the Upper

Independent Senate leader lays out plan to ‘modernize’ Red Chamber, waiting for signal government is ready to help

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 30, 2018
  • The leader of the largest group in the Senate laid out a list of changes to the rules, practices, and act governing the Upper
Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo is pressing to permanently change the rules and practices of the Senate to put the group he leads, the Independent Senators Group, on equal footing with the opposition Conservatives and the government representative in the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Registry, or not? Gun bill’s ‘reference number’ tracking system explained

  • The government’s controversial gun safety bill will create a new RCMP database to hold information on who has bought and sold guns and when
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 30, 2018
It's not a registry: Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured here at a summit on guns and gangs last month, has said countless times that his government will not create another long-gun registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Registry, or not? Gun bill’s ‘reference number’ tracking system explained

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 30, 2018
  • The government’s controversial gun safety bill will create a new RCMP database to hold information on who has bought and sold guns and when

Registry, or not? Gun bill’s ‘reference number’ tracking system explained

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 30, 2018
  • The government’s controversial gun safety bill will create a new RCMP database to hold information on who has bought and sold guns and when
It's not a registry: Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured here at a summit on guns and gangs last month, has said countless times that his government will not create another long-gun registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Finance Committee tackling massive budget bill alone, while Senate splits it to eight committees

  • The House of Commons Finance Committee is scrutinizing all 500-plus pages of the government’s latest omnibus budget implementation bill after its chair opted not
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 30, 2018
The first bill to implement Finance Minister Bill Morneau's 2018 budget runs more than 500 pages long, and includes within it an entire new act on greenhouse gas emission pricing. The Liberals promised not to use omnibus bills to pass legal changes on many subjects at once, something the previous Conservative government did regularly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Finance Committee tackling massive budget bill alone, while Senate splits it to eight committees

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 30, 2018
  • The House of Commons Finance Committee is scrutinizing all 500-plus pages of the government’s latest omnibus budget implementation bill after its chair opted not

House Finance Committee tackling massive budget bill alone, while Senate splits it to eight committees

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 30, 2018
  • The House of Commons Finance Committee is scrutinizing all 500-plus pages of the government’s latest omnibus budget implementation bill after its chair opted not
The first bill to implement Finance Minister Bill Morneau's 2018 budget runs more than 500 pages long, and includes within it an entire new act on greenhouse gas emission pricing. The Liberals promised not to use omnibus bills to pass legal changes on many subjects at once, something the previous Conservative government did regularly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators still split on bringing outsiders onto new expense-audit committee, as Rules Committee study gets underway

  • Three years after Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s explosive investigation into Senate expenses, Senators still haven’t agreed on whether to include outsiders on a new
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
Independent Senator Murray Sinclair, left, said last week that bringing non-Senators onto a new committee to examine Senate expenses could help prevent a 'buddy to buddy' treatment of the Senators under review. Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette questioned the value of 'Senators overlooking Senator,' but Conservative Senator David Wells said the new committees meetings and reports would be available to the public. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs

Senators still split on bringing outsiders onto new expense-audit committee, as Rules Committee study gets underway

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
  • Three years after Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s explosive investigation into Senate expenses, Senators still haven’t agreed on whether to include outsiders on a new

Senators still split on bringing outsiders onto new expense-audit committee, as Rules Committee study gets underway

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
  • Three years after Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s explosive investigation into Senate expenses, Senators still haven’t agreed on whether to include outsiders on a new
Independent Senator Murray Sinclair, left, said last week that bringing non-Senators onto a new committee to examine Senate expenses could help prevent a 'buddy to buddy' treatment of the Senators under review. Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette questioned the value of 'Senators overlooking Senator,' but Conservative Senator David Wells said the new committees meetings and reports would be available to the public. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs

Provincial bans on inter-provincial beer trade an embarrassment

  • The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling last week that provinces and territories can restrict trade between them was disappointing for the collection of lobby
Opinion | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018

Provincial bans on inter-provincial beer trade an embarrassment

Opinion | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
  • The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling last week that provinces and territories can restrict trade between them was disappointing for the collection of lobby

Provincial bans on inter-provincial beer trade an embarrassment

Opinion | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
  • The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling last week that provinces and territories can restrict trade between them was disappointing for the collection of lobby

‘Crystal clear’ feds have jurisdiction on $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline: here’s how they could ‘reinforce’ it

  • There’s no doubt that the federal government has authority to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline, says a pair of constitutional lawyers, and Prime Minister
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
'It will be built': Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tied his government firmly to the success of the $74.-billion Trans Mountain pipeline during a press conference last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Crystal clear’ feds have jurisdiction on $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline: here’s how they could ‘reinforce’ it

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
  • There’s no doubt that the federal government has authority to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline, says a pair of constitutional lawyers, and Prime Minister

‘Crystal clear’ feds have jurisdiction on $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline: here’s how they could ‘reinforce’ it

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
  • There’s no doubt that the federal government has authority to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline, says a pair of constitutional lawyers, and Prime Minister
'It will be built': Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tied his government firmly to the success of the $74.-billion Trans Mountain pipeline during a press conference last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jobs, carbon tax angles could make Trans Mountain a winner for Conservatives: Nanos

  • The federal Conservatives can make political hay of the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline if they continue to frame the issue in terms of lost
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is trying to convince voters that the Liberal government's environmental policies are to blame for the stalled status of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jobs, carbon tax angles could make Trans Mountain a winner for Conservatives: Nanos

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
  • The federal Conservatives can make political hay of the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline if they continue to frame the issue in terms of lost

Jobs, carbon tax angles could make Trans Mountain a winner for Conservatives: Nanos

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2018
  • The federal Conservatives can make political hay of the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline if they continue to frame the issue in terms of lost
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is trying to convince voters that the Liberal government's environmental policies are to blame for the stalled status of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Libs’ omnibus justice bill could get a rocky ride in Parliament

  • Conservative MPs and Liberal and Independent Senators are joining the pile-on atop the Liberals’ criminal justice reform bill, C-75, complaining the bill does too
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 16, 2018
Justice Minister Jody-Wilson Raybould tabled an enormous criminal justice reform bill in the House last month, and the opposition Conservatives are criticizing the move to allow lighter penalties for serious crimes when the Crown deems it appropriate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Libs’ omnibus justice bill could get a rocky ride in Parliament

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 16, 2018
  • Conservative MPs and Liberal and Independent Senators are joining the pile-on atop the Liberals’ criminal justice reform bill, C-75, complaining the bill does too

Libs’ omnibus justice bill could get a rocky ride in Parliament

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 16, 2018
  • Conservative MPs and Liberal and Independent Senators are joining the pile-on atop the Liberals’ criminal justice reform bill, C-75, complaining the bill does too
Justice Minister Jody-Wilson Raybould tabled an enormous criminal justice reform bill in the House last month, and the opposition Conservatives are criticizing the move to allow lighter penalties for serious crimes when the Crown deems it appropriate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sitting on a list of more than 100 vetted candidates, PCO calls for more Senator applications, as advisory board sits nearly empty

  • The independent board set up to recommend new Senators to the prime minister has done its job and suggested more than 100 candidates, but
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 9, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured last week on the Hill, has some Senate decisions to make. There are more than 100 vetted applications and 12 vacancies, including: Alberta (1), Newfoundland and Labrador (1), Northwest Territories (1), Nova Scotia (2), Ontario (2), Prince Edward Island (1), Quebec (2), Saskatchewan (1), and Yukon (1). The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sitting on a list of more than 100 vetted candidates, PCO calls for more Senator applications, as advisory board sits nearly empty

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 9, 2018
  • The independent board set up to recommend new Senators to the prime minister has done its job and suggested more than 100 candidates, but

Sitting on a list of more than 100 vetted candidates, PCO calls for more Senator applications, as advisory board sits nearly empty

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 9, 2018
  • The independent board set up to recommend new Senators to the prime minister has done its job and suggested more than 100 candidates, but
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured last week on the Hill, has some Senate decisions to make. There are more than 100 vetted applications and 12 vacancies, including: Alberta (1), Newfoundland and Labrador (1), Northwest Territories (1), Nova Scotia (2), Ontario (2), Prince Edward Island (1), Quebec (2), Saskatchewan (1), and Yukon (1). The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Foreign Affairs Committee won’t have time to fully examine how sweeping cannabis bill will affect international treaties, says Andreychuk

  • The Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee won’t be able to examine all the ways the government’s cannabis legalization bill will affect Canada’s
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 9, 2018
Senator Peter Harder, the government’s representative in the Senate, said the Senate should pass C-45 out of respect for the long-standing tradition of passing legislation that is part of the government’s campaign platform, in an opinion piece published in Policy Options Magazine on April 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Foreign Affairs Committee won’t have time to fully examine how sweeping cannabis bill will affect international treaties, says Andreychuk

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 9, 2018
  • The Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee won’t be able to examine all the ways the government’s cannabis legalization bill will affect Canada’s

Senate Foreign Affairs Committee won’t have time to fully examine how sweeping cannabis bill will affect international treaties, says Andreychuk

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 9, 2018
  • The Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee won’t be able to examine all the ways the government’s cannabis legalization bill will affect Canada’s
Senator Peter Harder, the government’s representative in the Senate, said the Senate should pass C-45 out of respect for the long-standing tradition of passing legislation that is part of the government’s campaign platform, in an opinion piece published in Policy Options Magazine on April 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators expected to lobby peers over controversial pot bill amendments, Social Affairs calling the shots

  • The Senate is breaking new ground with a sweeping study of the marijuana legalization Bill C-45, with five committees tackling the legislation that would
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
Liberal Senator Art Eggleton, left, Ind. Senator Yuen Pau Woo, Independent Senator Tony Dean, and Conservative Senator Larry Smith . The Hill Times file photograph, photographs by Andrew Meade, Steve Gerecke, and photograph courtesy of the office of Tony Dean

Senators expected to lobby peers over controversial pot bill amendments, Social Affairs calling the shots

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
  • The Senate is breaking new ground with a sweeping study of the marijuana legalization Bill C-45, with five committees tackling the legislation that would

Senators expected to lobby peers over controversial pot bill amendments, Social Affairs calling the shots

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
  • The Senate is breaking new ground with a sweeping study of the marijuana legalization Bill C-45, with five committees tackling the legislation that would
Liberal Senator Art Eggleton, left, Ind. Senator Yuen Pau Woo, Independent Senator Tony Dean, and Conservative Senator Larry Smith . The Hill Times file photograph, photographs by Andrew Meade, Steve Gerecke, and photograph courtesy of the office of Tony Dean

Facebook makes it easy to run illegal and ‘Astroturf’ ads, say Canadian digital political strategists

  • Anonymous and illegal political ad campaigns are probably already running in Canada, thanks in part to Facebook and other online advertising platforms that make
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
The office of Acting Democratic Institutions Minister Scott Brison is promising the government will close loopholes related to election advertising spending by third parties. Digital strategists say digital platforms like Facebook have made it easier than ever to run political advertising campaigns that skirt election finance laws. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Facebook makes it easy to run illegal and ‘Astroturf’ ads, say Canadian digital political strategists

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
  • Anonymous and illegal political ad campaigns are probably already running in Canada, thanks in part to Facebook and other online advertising platforms that make

Facebook makes it easy to run illegal and ‘Astroturf’ ads, say Canadian digital political strategists

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 2, 2018
  • Anonymous and illegal political ad campaigns are probably already running in Canada, thanks in part to Facebook and other online advertising platforms that make
The office of Acting Democratic Institutions Minister Scott Brison is promising the government will close loopholes related to election advertising spending by third parties. Digital strategists say digital platforms like Facebook have made it easier than ever to run political advertising campaigns that skirt election finance laws. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives, NDP say they’ve never accessed Facebook profiles to microtarget voters, Liberals point to privacy policy

  • Conservatives and New Democrats say they have never collected private information on Canadians without their permission, or asked to access their Facebook pages to
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, JOLSON LIM, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 26, 2018
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie was interviewed on CNN on March 19, 2018. Screenshot photograph

Conservatives, NDP say they’ve never accessed Facebook profiles to microtarget voters, Liberals point to privacy policy

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, JOLSON LIM, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 26, 2018
  • Conservatives and New Democrats say they have never collected private information on Canadians without their permission, or asked to access their Facebook pages to

Conservatives, NDP say they’ve never accessed Facebook profiles to microtarget voters, Liberals point to privacy policy

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, JOLSON LIM, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 26, 2018
  • Conservatives and New Democrats say they have never collected private information on Canadians without their permission, or asked to access their Facebook pages to
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie was interviewed on CNN on March 19, 2018. Screenshot photograph

Liberal backbenchers in safe rural ridings say they can sell Goodale’s gun bill, other Grits laying low

  • Liberal MPs from safe rural ridings say they can sell the government’s new gun safety bill to their constituents, while some country Grits who
News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 26, 2018
'There is no element of a long gun registry contained in this legislation,' Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said during a press conference after he introduced legislation to make good on the government's gun safety promises. Some rural Conservatives and a gun lobby group are telling voters otherwise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal backbenchers in safe rural ridings say they can sell Goodale’s gun bill, other Grits laying low

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 26, 2018
  • Liberal MPs from safe rural ridings say they can sell the government’s new gun safety bill to their constituents, while some country Grits who

Liberal backbenchers in safe rural ridings say they can sell Goodale’s gun bill, other Grits laying low

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 26, 2018
  • Liberal MPs from safe rural ridings say they can sell the government’s new gun safety bill to their constituents, while some country Grits who
'There is no element of a long gun registry contained in this legislation,' Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said during a press conference after he introduced legislation to make good on the government's gun safety promises. Some rural Conservatives and a gun lobby group are telling voters otherwise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN chief says Sen. Beyak’s letters ‘discredit’ the Senate, calls for sanctions

  • The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on Senators to consider sanctioning unaffiliated Senator Lynn Beyak over racist letters posted
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 20, 2018
Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, has asked Senators to pull down unaffiliated Senator Lynn Beyak's Senate website over derogatory letters about Indigenous people posted there. Sen. Beyak says the letters are not racist, and that 'both sides' of the Residential Schools story must be told. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photograph

AFN chief says Sen. Beyak’s letters ‘discredit’ the Senate, calls for sanctions

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 20, 2018
  • The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on Senators to consider sanctioning unaffiliated Senator Lynn Beyak over racist letters posted

AFN chief says Sen. Beyak’s letters ‘discredit’ the Senate, calls for sanctions

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 20, 2018
  • The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on Senators to consider sanctioning unaffiliated Senator Lynn Beyak over racist letters posted
Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, has asked Senators to pull down unaffiliated Senator Lynn Beyak's Senate website over derogatory letters about Indigenous people posted there. Sen. Beyak says the letters are not racist, and that 'both sides' of the Residential Schools story must be told. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photograph

Feds to begin negotiations with supercluster winners

  • The five winners of the government’s superclusters competition will be meeting with the federal Innovation Department in the coming weeks to get started on
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 19, 2018
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced last month the five private sector groups that would receive a total of $950-million of government money over five years to try to build economic 'clusters' in five regions of Canada. His department will be responsible for keeping tabs on how that money is spent and whether his promise that it will generate 50,000 jobs in the next decade is realized. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds to begin negotiations with supercluster winners

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 19, 2018
  • The five winners of the government’s superclusters competition will be meeting with the federal Innovation Department in the coming weeks to get started on

Feds to begin negotiations with supercluster winners

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 19, 2018
  • The five winners of the government’s superclusters competition will be meeting with the federal Innovation Department in the coming weeks to get started on
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced last month the five private sector groups that would receive a total of $950-million of government money over five years to try to build economic 'clusters' in five regions of Canada. His department will be responsible for keeping tabs on how that money is spent and whether his promise that it will generate 50,000 jobs in the next decade is realized. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford campaign team has ties to Bernier, Leitch, went all in on digital ads

  • New Ontario PC leader Doug Ford upended the party establishment through a campaign run by a small group with ties to the Ford family,
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 19, 2018
New Ontario PC leader Doug Ford leaned on a small campaign team with deep ties to current and former federal Conservatives during the party's leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford campaign team has ties to Bernier, Leitch, went all in on digital ads

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 19, 2018
  • New Ontario PC leader Doug Ford upended the party establishment through a campaign run by a small group with ties to the Ford family,

Ford campaign team has ties to Bernier, Leitch, went all in on digital ads

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 19, 2018
  • New Ontario PC leader Doug Ford upended the party establishment through a campaign run by a small group with ties to the Ford family,
New Ontario PC leader Doug Ford leaned on a small campaign team with deep ties to current and former federal Conservatives during the party's leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs call on cabinet to get ahead of attacks on new gun bill, as firearms lobby heads to Ottawa

  • Liberal MPs are calling on the government to roll out its upcoming gun safety bill with a public relations and consultation campaign, while pro-gun
News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 19, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale speaks to the media during his National Summit on Gun and Gang Violence in Ottawa on Mar. 7, 2018. Mr. Goodale has been tasked with producing a bill on gun safety that is strong enough for supporters of better gun control, without hurting his party's prospects in rural ridings, where gun control is often a more controversial subject. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs call on cabinet to get ahead of attacks on new gun bill, as firearms lobby heads to Ottawa

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 19, 2018
  • Liberal MPs are calling on the government to roll out its upcoming gun safety bill with a public relations and consultation campaign, while pro-gun

Liberal MPs call on cabinet to get ahead of attacks on new gun bill, as firearms lobby heads to Ottawa

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 19, 2018
  • Liberal MPs are calling on the government to roll out its upcoming gun safety bill with a public relations and consultation campaign, while pro-gun
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale speaks to the media during his National Summit on Gun and Gang Violence in Ottawa on Mar. 7, 2018. Mr. Goodale has been tasked with producing a bill on gun safety that is strong enough for supporters of better gun control, without hurting his party's prospects in rural ridings, where gun control is often a more controversial subject. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CPTPP is in the bag, but Liberals failing to execute on trade with Asia, say top Senator, trade analyst

  • The federal Liberal government hasn’t done enough to expand trade ties in Asia, say a top Trudeau-appointed Senator and a prominent Ottawa trade analyst,
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 12, 2018
Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, left, led Canada's effort to secure a trade deal with 10 countries around the Pacific after the U.S. dropped out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership last year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tasked Mr. Champagne with boosting Canada's trade in Asia, but three of his visits to the region have generated critical news coverage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

CPTPP is in the bag, but Liberals failing to execute on trade with Asia, say top Senator, trade analyst

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 12, 2018
  • The federal Liberal government hasn’t done enough to expand trade ties in Asia, say a top Trudeau-appointed Senator and a prominent Ottawa trade analyst,

CPTPP is in the bag, but Liberals failing to execute on trade with Asia, say top Senator, trade analyst

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 12, 2018
  • The federal Liberal government hasn’t done enough to expand trade ties in Asia, say a top Trudeau-appointed Senator and a prominent Ottawa trade analyst,
Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, left, led Canada's effort to secure a trade deal with 10 countries around the Pacific after the U.S. dropped out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership last year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tasked Mr. Champagne with boosting Canada's trade in Asia, but three of his visits to the region have generated critical news coverage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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