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Extra $25.8-billion request brings federal spending up 4.6 per cent this year to $433-billion

  • One-third of Supplementary Estimates (B) spending is tied to Budget 2022 items, with another third tied to Indigenous reconciliation, and the rest to new
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the second supplementary estimates for 2022-23 on Nov. 17, laying out plans to add $25.8-billion in new spending, bringing the total so far this year to $433-billion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Extra $25.8-billion request brings federal spending up 4.6 per cent this year to $433-billion

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2022
  • One-third of Supplementary Estimates (B) spending is tied to Budget 2022 items, with another third tied to Indigenous reconciliation, and the rest to new

Extra $25.8-billion request brings federal spending up 4.6 per cent this year to $433-billion

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2022
  • One-third of Supplementary Estimates (B) spending is tied to Budget 2022 items, with another third tied to Indigenous reconciliation, and the rest to new
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the second supplementary estimates for 2022-23 on Nov. 17, laying out plans to add $25.8-billion in new spending, bringing the total so far this year to $433-billion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canada needs to step up’: better department-level reporting needed on sustainable targets with Canada’s biodiversity ‘at serious risk,’ audit finds

  • The government is offering incomplete, untimely, and inconsistent updates on Canada’s progress fulfilling Ottawa’s sustainable development strategy with many departments are failing to offer
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2022
Canada's Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry DeMarco, pictured in April 2022, released five new reports on Oct. 4. The reports examine progress on Canada's federal sustainable development strategy, including how some departments are implementing them, finding reporting gaps. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Canada needs to step up’: better department-level reporting needed on sustainable targets with Canada’s biodiversity ‘at serious risk,’ audit finds

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2022
  • The government is offering incomplete, untimely, and inconsistent updates on Canada’s progress fulfilling Ottawa’s sustainable development strategy with many departments are failing to offer

‘Canada needs to step up’: better department-level reporting needed on sustainable targets with Canada’s biodiversity ‘at serious risk,’ audit finds

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2022
  • The government is offering incomplete, untimely, and inconsistent updates on Canada’s progress fulfilling Ottawa’s sustainable development strategy with many departments are failing to offer
Canada's Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry DeMarco, pictured in April 2022, released five new reports on Oct. 4. The reports examine progress on Canada's federal sustainable development strategy, including how some departments are implementing them, finding reporting gaps. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senators face lobby pressure to amend Online Streaming Act and bring in ‘more guardrails’ amid user-content, discoverability concerns

  • Senators say they’re facing sustained lobbying pressure to change the Liberals’ controversial online streaming legislation, and at recent meetings some of the organizations have
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 23, 2022
The Senate Transport and Communications Committee, including Leo Housakos, left, Donna Dasko, and Dennis Dawson are receiving hundreds of letters as they study Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senators face lobby pressure to amend Online Streaming Act and bring in ‘more guardrails’ amid user-content, discoverability concerns

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 23, 2022
  • Senators say they’re facing sustained lobbying pressure to change the Liberals’ controversial online streaming legislation, and at recent meetings some of the organizations have

Senators face lobby pressure to amend Online Streaming Act and bring in ‘more guardrails’ amid user-content, discoverability concerns

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 23, 2022
  • Senators say they’re facing sustained lobbying pressure to change the Liberals’ controversial online streaming legislation, and at recent meetings some of the organizations have
The Senate Transport and Communications Committee, including Leo Housakos, left, Donna Dasko, and Dennis Dawson are receiving hundreds of letters as they study Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

There’s a ‘window of opportunity’ to expand pool of Supreme Court candidates to ensure top talent applies, say Parliamentarians, jurists

  • There is a “window of opportunity” to rethink and broaden how Canada finds Supreme Court justice candidates, according to members of the legal community
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 9, 2022
Wade MacLauchlan, chair of the independent advisory board for Supreme Court appointments, says 'the coming period could be a window of opportunity' to enhance 'networks of encouragement' to ensure a broader group of candidates apply to the top court. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s a ‘window of opportunity’ to expand pool of Supreme Court candidates to ensure top talent applies, say Parliamentarians, jurists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 9, 2022
  • There is a “window of opportunity” to rethink and broaden how Canada finds Supreme Court justice candidates, according to members of the legal community

There’s a ‘window of opportunity’ to expand pool of Supreme Court candidates to ensure top talent applies, say Parliamentarians, jurists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 9, 2022
  • There is a “window of opportunity” to rethink and broaden how Canada finds Supreme Court justice candidates, according to members of the legal community
Wade MacLauchlan, chair of the independent advisory board for Supreme Court appointments, says 'the coming period could be a window of opportunity' to enhance 'networks of encouragement' to ensure a broader group of candidates apply to the top court. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A role model to so many’: O’Bonsawin reflects on ‘different path’ as Supreme Court’s first Indigenous nominee

  • The Supreme Court of Canada’s first Indigenous nominee, Michelle O’Bonsawin, says “it’s not easy being a first” under the microscope, and she expects her
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2022
Supreme Court nominee Michelle O’ Bonsawin hugs Senator Kim Pate before a question-and-answer session with Parliamentarians on Aug. 24. ‘There’s a lot of weight on those shoulders,’ Senator Kim Pate remarked during the special hearing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A role model to so many’: O’Bonsawin reflects on ‘different path’ as Supreme Court’s first Indigenous nominee

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2022
  • The Supreme Court of Canada’s first Indigenous nominee, Michelle O’Bonsawin, says “it’s not easy being a first” under the microscope, and she expects her

‘A role model to so many’: O’Bonsawin reflects on ‘different path’ as Supreme Court’s first Indigenous nominee

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2022
  • The Supreme Court of Canada’s first Indigenous nominee, Michelle O’Bonsawin, says “it’s not easy being a first” under the microscope, and she expects her
Supreme Court nominee Michelle O’ Bonsawin hugs Senator Kim Pate before a question-and-answer session with Parliamentarians on Aug. 24. ‘There’s a lot of weight on those shoulders,’ Senator Kim Pate remarked during the special hearing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No brainer’: consultations should not delay federal crack down on high-interest loans, say NDP MP, ISG Senator

  • Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette says she worries Finance Canada’s consultations won't be accessible to the vulnerable people most affected by predatory lending and the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2022
NDP MP Peter Julian, left, and Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette have each introduced bills this Parliament that they say can address high-interest loans that are hurting vulnerable Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Pierrette Ringuette

‘No brainer’: consultations should not delay federal crack down on high-interest loans, say NDP MP, ISG Senator

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2022
  • Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette says she worries Finance Canada’s consultations won't be accessible to the vulnerable people most affected by predatory lending and the

‘No brainer’: consultations should not delay federal crack down on high-interest loans, say NDP MP, ISG Senator

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2022
  • Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette says she worries Finance Canada’s consultations won't be accessible to the vulnerable people most affected by predatory lending and the
NDP MP Peter Julian, left, and Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette have each introduced bills this Parliament that they say can address high-interest loans that are hurting vulnerable Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Pierrette Ringuette

RCMP Act must be ‘carefully examined’ to protect police independence from political interference, says senior civilian Mountie

  • A former director of communications for the RCMP says Parliamentarians should re-examine the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act to ensure there’s appropriate protection from
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki appeared before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25, where she denied that the government had applied any inappropriate pressure on the RCMP to release information about the type of firearms used by the gunman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

RCMP Act must be ‘carefully examined’ to protect police independence from political interference, says senior civilian Mountie

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2022
  • A former director of communications for the RCMP says Parliamentarians should re-examine the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act to ensure there’s appropriate protection from

RCMP Act must be ‘carefully examined’ to protect police independence from political interference, says senior civilian Mountie

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2022
  • A former director of communications for the RCMP says Parliamentarians should re-examine the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act to ensure there’s appropriate protection from
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki appeared before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25, where she denied that the government had applied any inappropriate pressure on the RCMP to release information about the type of firearms used by the gunman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Outplayed and outmaneuvered’: Joly, Wilkinson spar with opposition MPs over Russian turbine decision

  • Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv says Canada’s attempt to call Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “bluff” has “obviously failed” following the controversial decision to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 4, 2022
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson defended the government's decision to authorize a Canadian company to break sanctions against Russia in order to return turbines to Germany during their Aug. 4 testimony at the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Outplayed and outmaneuvered’: Joly, Wilkinson spar with opposition MPs over Russian turbine decision

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 4, 2022
  • Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv says Canada’s attempt to call Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “bluff” has “obviously failed” following the controversial decision to

‘Outplayed and outmaneuvered’: Joly, Wilkinson spar with opposition MPs over Russian turbine decision

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 4, 2022
  • Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv says Canada’s attempt to call Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “bluff” has “obviously failed” following the controversial decision to
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson defended the government's decision to authorize a Canadian company to break sanctions against Russia in order to return turbines to Germany during their Aug. 4 testimony at the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘An elephant of a project’: BOIE approves north-south underground tunnel connections concept

  • MPs have approved two plans for underground tunnel connections to create a loop linking the Parliamentary Buildings, offices, and committee rooms at an estimated
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 30, 2022
A look at the excavation site on Dec. 2, 2020, that now sits in the shadow of the Centre Block building, right, where construction crews dug for the new underground welcome centre complex. The two tunnel paths approved at the Board of Internal Economy's June 23 meeting will connect with the welcome centre's tunnel to create a loop. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘An elephant of a project’: BOIE approves north-south underground tunnel connections concept

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 30, 2022
  • MPs have approved two plans for underground tunnel connections to create a loop linking the Parliamentary Buildings, offices, and committee rooms at an estimated

‘An elephant of a project’: BOIE approves north-south underground tunnel connections concept

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 30, 2022
  • MPs have approved two plans for underground tunnel connections to create a loop linking the Parliamentary Buildings, offices, and committee rooms at an estimated
A look at the excavation site on Dec. 2, 2020, that now sits in the shadow of the Centre Block building, right, where construction crews dug for the new underground welcome centre complex. The two tunnel paths approved at the Board of Internal Economy's June 23 meeting will connect with the welcome centre's tunnel to create a loop. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rule change lets MPs charge House up to $36,000 annually for constituency rentals amid office budget pressures

  • With MPs reporting rising constituency and rental costs over the last five years, the Board of Internal Economy gave Members the ability to charge
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 23, 2022
House Speaker Anthony Rota, who chairs the Board of Internal Economy, said in a June 23 email to MPs the adjustments were meant to ‘mitigate the impact of rising costs due to inflation, supply chain disruptions and real estate market growth.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rule change lets MPs charge House up to $36,000 annually for constituency rentals amid office budget pressures

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 23, 2022
  • With MPs reporting rising constituency and rental costs over the last five years, the Board of Internal Economy gave Members the ability to charge

Rule change lets MPs charge House up to $36,000 annually for constituency rentals amid office budget pressures

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 23, 2022
  • With MPs reporting rising constituency and rental costs over the last five years, the Board of Internal Economy gave Members the ability to charge
House Speaker Anthony Rota, who chairs the Board of Internal Economy, said in a June 23 email to MPs the adjustments were meant to ‘mitigate the impact of rising costs due to inflation, supply chain disruptions and real estate market growth.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Rights-based’ approach needed to modernize privacy laws, says next privacy commissioner Dufresne

  • Canada’s nominee to be the next federal privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, says Canada needs to modernize its laws so that privacy is protected as
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 14, 2022
On June 13, Philippe Dufresne, pictured in 2018, appeared before the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee after his nomination as Canada’s next privacy commissioner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Rights-based’ approach needed to modernize privacy laws, says next privacy commissioner Dufresne

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 14, 2022
  • Canada’s nominee to be the next federal privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, says Canada needs to modernize its laws so that privacy is protected as

‘Rights-based’ approach needed to modernize privacy laws, says next privacy commissioner Dufresne

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 14, 2022
  • Canada’s nominee to be the next federal privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, says Canada needs to modernize its laws so that privacy is protected as
On June 13, Philippe Dufresne, pictured in 2018, appeared before the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee after his nomination as Canada’s next privacy commissioner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A ‘sobering, disturbing crisis within our prisons’: audit questions CSC security assessment that continues to mark Indigenous, Black inmates as higher risk

  • The Correctional Service Canada has not addressed longstanding systemic barriers, including how the service classifies the “persistently disadvantaged” Black and Indigenous inmate population, leading
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 31, 2022
Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan found the Correctional Service Canada did not provide timely access to correctional programs to support offenders’ reintegration into communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A ‘sobering, disturbing crisis within our prisons’: audit questions CSC security assessment that continues to mark Indigenous, Black inmates as higher risk

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 31, 2022
  • The Correctional Service Canada has not addressed longstanding systemic barriers, including how the service classifies the “persistently disadvantaged” Black and Indigenous inmate population, leading

A ‘sobering, disturbing crisis within our prisons’: audit questions CSC security assessment that continues to mark Indigenous, Black inmates as higher risk

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 31, 2022
  • The Correctional Service Canada has not addressed longstanding systemic barriers, including how the service classifies the “persistently disadvantaged” Black and Indigenous inmate population, leading
Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan found the Correctional Service Canada did not provide timely access to correctional programs to support offenders’ reintegration into communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Security key factor in successful Block 2 design that will complete ‘Parliament square’

  • After a year-long competition, the winning bid to complete “Parliament square’s” fourth wall came out ahead, thanks, in part, to a design that works
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 16, 2022
A view of the winning Block 2 design concept by Zeidler Architecture Inc. and David Chipperfield Architects. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada

Security key factor in successful Block 2 design that will complete ‘Parliament square’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 16, 2022
  • After a year-long competition, the winning bid to complete “Parliament square’s” fourth wall came out ahead, thanks, in part, to a design that works

Security key factor in successful Block 2 design that will complete ‘Parliament square’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 16, 2022
  • After a year-long competition, the winning bid to complete “Parliament square’s” fourth wall came out ahead, thanks, in part, to a design that works
A view of the winning Block 2 design concept by Zeidler Architecture Inc. and David Chipperfield Architects. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada

Bloc motion to remove ‘archaic’ prayer in House defeated by Conservative, Liberal MPs

  • A Bloc Québécois motion failed to get the votes needed to end the practice of the Speaker reading a prayer before the House of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 11, 2022
Liberal and Conservative MPs helped defeat a Bloc Québécois motion to scrap the prayer at the beginning of each sitting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc motion to remove ‘archaic’ prayer in House defeated by Conservative, Liberal MPs

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 11, 2022
  • A Bloc Québécois motion failed to get the votes needed to end the practice of the Speaker reading a prayer before the House of

Bloc motion to remove ‘archaic’ prayer in House defeated by Conservative, Liberal MPs

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 11, 2022
  • A Bloc Québécois motion failed to get the votes needed to end the practice of the Speaker reading a prayer before the House of
Liberal and Conservative MPs helped defeat a Bloc Québécois motion to scrap the prayer at the beginning of each sitting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New report on RCMP’s ‘shocking’ systemic violence against women calls out Ministers Mendicino, Ien

  • Canada has a “national public safety crisis on its hands” that must be addressed by establishing an external review of the Royal Canadian Mounted
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 10, 2022
A letter addressed to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino urges the government to launch an external review of the RCMP amid ‘shocking’ and ‘growing’ evidence of systemic discrimination and violence against women. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New report on RCMP’s ‘shocking’ systemic violence against women calls out Ministers Mendicino, Ien

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 10, 2022
  • Canada has a “national public safety crisis on its hands” that must be addressed by establishing an external review of the Royal Canadian Mounted

New report on RCMP’s ‘shocking’ systemic violence against women calls out Ministers Mendicino, Ien

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 10, 2022
  • Canada has a “national public safety crisis on its hands” that must be addressed by establishing an external review of the Royal Canadian Mounted
A letter addressed to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino urges the government to launch an external review of the RCMP amid ‘shocking’ and ‘growing’ evidence of systemic discrimination and violence against women. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre, Charest neck-and-neck in early fundraising numbers

  • Early fundraising numbers show Conservative leadership front-runners Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest are pulling ahead in the six-member field, but drawing from different audiences
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 4, 2022
First-quarter fundraising results show Pierre Poilievre, left, and Jean Charest have secured the most donations early in the Conservative leadership race. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Poilievre, Charest neck-and-neck in early fundraising numbers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 4, 2022
  • Early fundraising numbers show Conservative leadership front-runners Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest are pulling ahead in the six-member field, but drawing from different audiences

Poilievre, Charest neck-and-neck in early fundraising numbers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 4, 2022
  • Early fundraising numbers show Conservative leadership front-runners Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest are pulling ahead in the six-member field, but drawing from different audiences
First-quarter fundraising results show Pierre Poilievre, left, and Jean Charest have secured the most donations early in the Conservative leadership race. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Near-absolute’ cabinet immunity needs judicial oversight to protect against possible abuse of power, says expert

  • Canada’s system protecting cabinet secrecy is “excessive” in scope, lacks meaningful oversight and has created a “legal black hole” that prevents the courts from
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 29, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, picture on March 22, 2022, on the Hill. The system protecting cabinet confidences is overly broad and in need of meaningful oversight, says expert Yan Campagnolo, who wrote a book about it. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Near-absolute’ cabinet immunity needs judicial oversight to protect against possible abuse of power, says expert

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 29, 2022
  • Canada’s system protecting cabinet secrecy is “excessive” in scope, lacks meaningful oversight and has created a “legal black hole” that prevents the courts from

‘Near-absolute’ cabinet immunity needs judicial oversight to protect against possible abuse of power, says expert

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 29, 2022
  • Canada’s system protecting cabinet secrecy is “excessive” in scope, lacks meaningful oversight and has created a “legal black hole” that prevents the courts from
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, picture on March 22, 2022, on the Hill. The system protecting cabinet confidences is overly broad and in need of meaningful oversight, says expert Yan Campagnolo, who wrote a book about it. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Hard to find, unclear, or incomplete’: feds must improve ‘greening government’ strategy to meet net-zero, audit finds

  • Five years after launching a “greening government” strategy to tackle the federal environmental footprint, Ottawa is “falling short” of its net-zero by 2050 target,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 26, 2022
Jerry DeMarco, Canada's commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, pictured speaking at a press conference on April 26, tabled five reports in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Hard to find, unclear, or incomplete’: feds must improve ‘greening government’ strategy to meet net-zero, audit finds

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 26, 2022
  • Five years after launching a “greening government” strategy to tackle the federal environmental footprint, Ottawa is “falling short” of its net-zero by 2050 target,

‘Hard to find, unclear, or incomplete’: feds must improve ‘greening government’ strategy to meet net-zero, audit finds

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 26, 2022
  • Five years after launching a “greening government” strategy to tackle the federal environmental footprint, Ottawa is “falling short” of its net-zero by 2050 target,
Jerry DeMarco, Canada's commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, pictured speaking at a press conference on April 26, tabled five reports in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Town and Crown’ Block 2 design challenge brings ‘new voices’ to Parliamentary Precinct’s national narrative, finalists say

  • Rooftop gardens, a double-storey library, a people’s square, and a Truth and Reconciliation tower situated to complement expansive views of Parliament Hill and the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 18, 2022
A view of the design concept for Block 2 by Watson MacEwen Teramura Architects and Behnisch Architekten, one of six finalists to present their design concepts publicly on April 11. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada

‘Town and Crown’ Block 2 design challenge brings ‘new voices’ to Parliamentary Precinct’s national narrative, finalists say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 18, 2022
  • Rooftop gardens, a double-storey library, a people’s square, and a Truth and Reconciliation tower situated to complement expansive views of Parliament Hill and the

‘Town and Crown’ Block 2 design challenge brings ‘new voices’ to Parliamentary Precinct’s national narrative, finalists say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 18, 2022
  • Rooftop gardens, a double-storey library, a people’s square, and a Truth and Reconciliation tower situated to complement expansive views of Parliament Hill and the
A view of the design concept for Block 2 by Watson MacEwen Teramura Architects and Behnisch Architekten, one of six finalists to present their design concepts publicly on April 11. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada

Housing affordability, Canada’s green transition key budget planks as feds’ fiscal plan addresses ‘uncertain world’

  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s second budget sets out $62.6-billion in new spending, with billions earmarked to make the hot housing market fairer, push Canada’s
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 7, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland stop outside the House of Commons before delivering the 2022 budget speech on April 7. The Liberals plan to invest billions to 'make the [housing] market fairer,' but Freeland cautioned that there’s no 'silver bullet' to put housing in reach for all Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Housing affordability, Canada’s green transition key budget planks as feds’ fiscal plan addresses ‘uncertain world’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 7, 2022
  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s second budget sets out $62.6-billion in new spending, with billions earmarked to make the hot housing market fairer, push Canada’s

Housing affordability, Canada’s green transition key budget planks as feds’ fiscal plan addresses ‘uncertain world’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 7, 2022
  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s second budget sets out $62.6-billion in new spending, with billions earmarked to make the hot housing market fairer, push Canada’s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland stop outside the House of Commons before delivering the 2022 budget speech on April 7. The Liberals plan to invest billions to 'make the [housing] market fairer,' but Freeland cautioned that there’s no 'silver bullet' to put housing in reach for all Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senate’s new net-zero policy has ‘ambitious but achievable’ targets, says Sen. Deacon

  • The Red Chamber has a new green target after adopting an environmental and sustainability plan that one of the policy’s authors says is the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 5, 2022
The Senate of Canada Building, pictured in July 2021. On March 29, the Senate approved an environmental and sustainability policy statement that set out a goal for the body's carbon footprint to reach net zero by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senate’s new net-zero policy has ‘ambitious but achievable’ targets, says Sen. Deacon

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 5, 2022
  • The Red Chamber has a new green target after adopting an environmental and sustainability plan that one of the policy’s authors says is the

Senate’s new net-zero policy has ‘ambitious but achievable’ targets, says Sen. Deacon

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 5, 2022
  • The Red Chamber has a new green target after adopting an environmental and sustainability plan that one of the policy’s authors says is the
The Senate of Canada Building, pictured in July 2021. On March 29, the Senate approved an environmental and sustainability policy statement that set out a goal for the body's carbon footprint to reach net zero by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Get cracking’: joint committee reviewing emergency powers should not get ‘bogged down’ debating scope, experts say

  • More than a month after the government invoked and revoked the Emergencies Act to end the illegal occupation in downtown Ottawa, the special parliamentary
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2022
Police officers, pictured on Sparks Street on Feb. 17, 2022, facing off against protesters as part of what became a massive law enforcement effort, using powers granted through the Emergencies Act, to clear protesters from Ottawa's downtown. A joint parliamentary committee is starting its study into the use of those powers, but has yet to settle on its scope. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Get cracking’: joint committee reviewing emergency powers should not get ‘bogged down’ debating scope, experts say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2022
  • More than a month after the government invoked and revoked the Emergencies Act to end the illegal occupation in downtown Ottawa, the special parliamentary

‘Get cracking’: joint committee reviewing emergency powers should not get ‘bogged down’ debating scope, experts say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 1, 2022
  • More than a month after the government invoked and revoked the Emergencies Act to end the illegal occupation in downtown Ottawa, the special parliamentary
Police officers, pictured on Sparks Street on Feb. 17, 2022, facing off against protesters as part of what became a massive law enforcement effort, using powers granted through the Emergencies Act, to clear protesters from Ottawa's downtown. A joint parliamentary committee is starting its study into the use of those powers, but has yet to settle on its scope. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Boissonnault, Freeland among top lobbying targets in February as budget looms

  • In the weeks before Canada announced it would end pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for vaccinated travellers, tourism industry groups were clamouring to meet with Tourism
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2022
Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland took the second and third spots, respectively, for most-lobbied cabinet ministers in February. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Boissonnault, Freeland among top lobbying targets in February as budget looms

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2022
  • In the weeks before Canada announced it would end pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for vaccinated travellers, tourism industry groups were clamouring to meet with Tourism

Boissonnault, Freeland among top lobbying targets in February as budget looms

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2022
  • In the weeks before Canada announced it would end pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for vaccinated travellers, tourism industry groups were clamouring to meet with Tourism
Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland took the second and third spots, respectively, for most-lobbied cabinet ministers in February. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘It’s very unusual to see this level of trust between two major parties’: NDP-Liberal confidence deal a ‘double-edged sword’ for Singh, strategists say

  • NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s commitment to prop up the Liberal government until 2025 carries more risk for New Democrats, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 22, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's going into the historic confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals with his 'eyes wide open,' but is also approaching it with the 'spirit' of co-operation to do what he can so the agreement makes it to 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘It’s very unusual to see this level of trust between two major parties’: NDP-Liberal confidence deal a ‘double-edged sword’ for Singh, strategists say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 22, 2022
  • NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s commitment to prop up the Liberal government until 2025 carries more risk for New Democrats, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

‘It’s very unusual to see this level of trust between two major parties’: NDP-Liberal confidence deal a ‘double-edged sword’ for Singh, strategists say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 22, 2022
  • NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s commitment to prop up the Liberal government until 2025 carries more risk for New Democrats, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's going into the historic confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals with his 'eyes wide open,' but is also approaching it with the 'spirit' of co-operation to do what he can so the agreement makes it to 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Nav Canada defends actions in airspace breach as humanitarian flights added to Russian ban

  • Nav Canada defended its actions to a parliamentary committee on March 21 after a Russian airline was permitted to enter Canadian airspace last month
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 22, 2022
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra answered MPs' questions during a March 21 appearance before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee for its study of Canada’s ability to respond to Russian threats to Canadian waters, ports, and airspace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nav Canada defends actions in airspace breach as humanitarian flights added to Russian ban

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 22, 2022
  • Nav Canada defended its actions to a parliamentary committee on March 21 after a Russian airline was permitted to enter Canadian airspace last month

Nav Canada defends actions in airspace breach as humanitarian flights added to Russian ban

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 22, 2022
  • Nav Canada defended its actions to a parliamentary committee on March 21 after a Russian airline was permitted to enter Canadian airspace last month
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra answered MPs' questions during a March 21 appearance before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee for its study of Canada’s ability to respond to Russian threats to Canadian waters, ports, and airspace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds ask Parliamentarians to approve $190.3-billion of $397.6-billion main spending estimates so far for 2022-2023

  • The government is asking Parliamentarians to approve $190.3-billion out of a total $397.6-billion in spending for the 2022-23 fiscal year, a nearly $50-billion jump
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 14, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the 2022-23 main estimates on March 1, asking Parliamentarians to vote on, and approve, $190.3-billion out of a total $397.6-billion in spending for the fiscal year.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds ask Parliamentarians to approve $190.3-billion of $397.6-billion main spending estimates so far for 2022-2023

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 14, 2022
  • The government is asking Parliamentarians to approve $190.3-billion out of a total $397.6-billion in spending for the 2022-23 fiscal year, a nearly $50-billion jump

Feds ask Parliamentarians to approve $190.3-billion of $397.6-billion main spending estimates so far for 2022-2023

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 14, 2022
  • The government is asking Parliamentarians to approve $190.3-billion out of a total $397.6-billion in spending for the 2022-23 fiscal year, a nearly $50-billion jump
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the 2022-23 main estimates on March 1, asking Parliamentarians to vote on, and approve, $190.3-billion out of a total $397.6-billion in spending for the fiscal year.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic measures easing in House Precinct, public allowed back starting in April

  • The House of Commons will once again be open to visitors next month, as part of a broader easing of measures introduced nearly two
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 10, 2022
The West Block and Confederation Building, pictured on Nov. 2, 2021. Visitors will be permitted access to the House Precinct starting April 25 in a two-staged approach to the reopening after two years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic measures easing in House Precinct, public allowed back starting in April

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 10, 2022
  • The House of Commons will once again be open to visitors next month, as part of a broader easing of measures introduced nearly two

Pandemic measures easing in House Precinct, public allowed back starting in April

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 10, 2022
  • The House of Commons will once again be open to visitors next month, as part of a broader easing of measures introduced nearly two
The West Block and Confederation Building, pictured on Nov. 2, 2021. Visitors will be permitted access to the House Precinct starting April 25 in a two-staged approach to the reopening after two years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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House of Commons spends $366.8-million by 2021-22 third quarter, up 6.6 per cent: report

  • With pandemic restrictions easing, the House of Commons spending rebounded in the third quarter of 2020-21, and used $366.8-million of the $561.4-million approved this
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 8, 2022
Parliament Hill's Centre Block, pictured on Nov. 2, 2021. House of Commons spending as of the third quarter of 2021-22 was up $22.6-million, or 6.6 per cent, overall compared to the same period the year prior. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House of Commons spends $366.8-million by 2021-22 third quarter, up 6.6 per cent: report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 8, 2022
  • With pandemic restrictions easing, the House of Commons spending rebounded in the third quarter of 2020-21, and used $366.8-million of the $561.4-million approved this

House of Commons spends $366.8-million by 2021-22 third quarter, up 6.6 per cent: report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 8, 2022
  • With pandemic restrictions easing, the House of Commons spending rebounded in the third quarter of 2020-21, and used $366.8-million of the $561.4-million approved this
Parliament Hill's Centre Block, pictured on Nov. 2, 2021. House of Commons spending as of the third quarter of 2021-22 was up $22.6-million, or 6.6 per cent, overall compared to the same period the year prior. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Put frozen Russian assets ‘to work’ as reparations, says former foreign minister Axworthy, urging Canada to ‘lead the world’

  • Canada can “lead the world” and “up its game” applying pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle by distributing seized wealth to Ukrainian
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2022
Seizing already frozen Russian assets would make a ‘strong, incremental difference’ to ensure Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle feels more pressure to end the invasion of Ukraine, says Lloyd Axworthy, Canada’s former foreign minister, at a March 3 Pearson Centre webinar. Screengrab courtesy of Pearson Centre webinar

Put frozen Russian assets ‘to work’ as reparations, says former foreign minister Axworthy, urging Canada to ‘lead the world’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2022
  • Canada can “lead the world” and “up its game” applying pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle by distributing seized wealth to Ukrainian

Put frozen Russian assets ‘to work’ as reparations, says former foreign minister Axworthy, urging Canada to ‘lead the world’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2022
  • Canada can “lead the world” and “up its game” applying pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle by distributing seized wealth to Ukrainian
Seizing already frozen Russian assets would make a ‘strong, incremental difference’ to ensure Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle feels more pressure to end the invasion of Ukraine, says Lloyd Axworthy, Canada’s former foreign minister, at a March 3 Pearson Centre webinar. Screengrab courtesy of Pearson Centre webinar

MPs press feds to cut ‘red tape,’ and permit visa-free travel for Ukrainians fleeing conflict

  • During a Monday evening take-note debate in the House of Commons, MPs from all opposition parties pressed the government on its unwillingness to remove
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 1, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill, says Canada has been processing Ukrainian applications on a priority basis but did not say whether Canada is considering lifting visa requirements. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs press feds to cut ‘red tape,’ and permit visa-free travel for Ukrainians fleeing conflict

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 1, 2022
  • During a Monday evening take-note debate in the House of Commons, MPs from all opposition parties pressed the government on its unwillingness to remove

MPs press feds to cut ‘red tape,’ and permit visa-free travel for Ukrainians fleeing conflict

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 1, 2022
  • During a Monday evening take-note debate in the House of Commons, MPs from all opposition parties pressed the government on its unwillingness to remove
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill, says Canada has been processing Ukrainian applications on a priority basis but did not say whether Canada is considering lifting visa requirements. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada to send anti-tank weapons, ammunition to Ukraine as critics accuse Ottawa of delays to lethal aid

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will send anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition to Ukraine to help the country continue its “heroic defence”
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 1, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is working to deliver shipments of anti-tank weapon systems and 2,000 rockets as quickly as possible. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada to send anti-tank weapons, ammunition to Ukraine as critics accuse Ottawa of delays to lethal aid

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 1, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will send anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition to Ukraine to help the country continue its “heroic defence”

Canada to send anti-tank weapons, ammunition to Ukraine as critics accuse Ottawa of delays to lethal aid

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 1, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will send anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition to Ukraine to help the country continue its “heroic defence”
Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is working to deliver shipments of anti-tank weapon systems and 2,000 rockets as quickly as possible. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Not the time for weak words’: MPs, Senators with ties to Ukraine urge action against Russia

  • With Russia’s military advance and missile fire underway, MPs and Senators with “deep ties” to Ukraine spoke of their horror, sadness, and outrage watching
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2022
Conservative Senator Denise Batters, left, ISG Senator Stan Kutcher, and Liberal MP Yvan Baker spoke of their grave concern for Ukraine’s sovereignty following Russia’s ‘unprovoked’ attack on the neighbouring country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Stan Kutcher and Yvan Baker

‘Not the time for weak words’: MPs, Senators with ties to Ukraine urge action against Russia

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2022
  • With Russia’s military advance and missile fire underway, MPs and Senators with “deep ties” to Ukraine spoke of their horror, sadness, and outrage watching

‘Not the time for weak words’: MPs, Senators with ties to Ukraine urge action against Russia

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 24, 2022
  • With Russia’s military advance and missile fire underway, MPs and Senators with “deep ties” to Ukraine spoke of their horror, sadness, and outrage watching
Conservative Senator Denise Batters, left, ISG Senator Stan Kutcher, and Liberal MP Yvan Baker spoke of their grave concern for Ukraine’s sovereignty following Russia’s ‘unprovoked’ attack on the neighbouring country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Stan Kutcher and Yvan Baker

‘No wonder we continue down this path’: Conservative, CSG Senate leaders say use of Emergencies Act stoked division

  • The federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act created division in an already polarized Canada, argued two Senate leaders as the Red Chamber debated
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 23, 2022
Freedom Convoy supporters block Wellington Street near the Senate of Canada Building on Feb. 14, the same day the federal government announced it would invoke the Emergencies Act. The Senate was debating its use on Feb. 23 for the second day, right up until it was lifted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No wonder we continue down this path’: Conservative, CSG Senate leaders say use of Emergencies Act stoked division

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 23, 2022
  • The federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act created division in an already polarized Canada, argued two Senate leaders as the Red Chamber debated

‘No wonder we continue down this path’: Conservative, CSG Senate leaders say use of Emergencies Act stoked division

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 23, 2022
  • The federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act created division in an already polarized Canada, argued two Senate leaders as the Red Chamber debated
Freedom Convoy supporters block Wellington Street near the Senate of Canada Building on Feb. 14, the same day the federal government announced it would invoke the Emergencies Act. The Senate was debating its use on Feb. 23 for the second day, right up until it was lifted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freezing accounts tied to convoy protest ‘not retroactive,’ banks unfreezing ‘vast majority,’ says Finance official 

  • Banks have started unfreezing the accounts marked for their suspected support of the so-called Freedom Convoy, a Finance official told MPs, who sought assurances
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 23, 2022
Police and protesters pictured facing off on Feb. 18 at Colonel By Drive and Rideau Street, amid a massive effort to clear the downtown Ottawa blockade, which took three days for police to do. The protesters had occupied Ottawa's downtown core and the Parliamentary Precinct area for more than three weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia.

Freezing accounts tied to convoy protest ‘not retroactive,’ banks unfreezing ‘vast majority,’ says Finance official 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 23, 2022
  • Banks have started unfreezing the accounts marked for their suspected support of the so-called Freedom Convoy, a Finance official told MPs, who sought assurances

Freezing accounts tied to convoy protest ‘not retroactive,’ banks unfreezing ‘vast majority,’ says Finance official 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 23, 2022
  • Banks have started unfreezing the accounts marked for their suspected support of the so-called Freedom Convoy, a Finance official told MPs, who sought assurances
Police and protesters pictured facing off on Feb. 18 at Colonel By Drive and Rideau Street, amid a massive effort to clear the downtown Ottawa blockade, which took three days for police to do. The protesters had occupied Ottawa's downtown core and the Parliamentary Precinct area for more than three weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia.

Action against Ottawa blockade an ‘important turning point,’ but ‘ongoing and fluid situation’ means Emergencies Act needed, says Mendicino

  • The police crackdown on entrenched protesters in Ottawa’s downtown core Friday represents an “important turning point,” according to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, who
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the Emergencies Act powers are being 'exercised responsibly,' and in a manner that is 'proportional' and consistent with the Charter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Action against Ottawa blockade an ‘important turning point,’ but ‘ongoing and fluid situation’ means Emergencies Act needed, says Mendicino

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2022
  • The police crackdown on entrenched protesters in Ottawa’s downtown core Friday represents an “important turning point,” according to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, who

Action against Ottawa blockade an ‘important turning point,’ but ‘ongoing and fluid situation’ means Emergencies Act needed, says Mendicino

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2022
  • The police crackdown on entrenched protesters in Ottawa’s downtown core Friday represents an “important turning point,” according to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, who
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the Emergencies Act powers are being 'exercised responsibly,' and in a manner that is 'proportional' and consistent with the Charter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There are people who have used the monuments as a public toilet’: MPs slam desecration of National War Memorial

  • The recent “disrespect” shown by some “Freedom Convoy” protesters to the National War Memorial suggests there’s a need for better co-ordination between the several
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 17, 2022
A woman pictured on Jan. 29, 2022, dancing on the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

‘There are people who have used the monuments as a public toilet’: MPs slam desecration of National War Memorial

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 17, 2022
  • The recent “disrespect” shown by some “Freedom Convoy” protesters to the National War Memorial suggests there’s a need for better co-ordination between the several

‘There are people who have used the monuments as a public toilet’: MPs slam desecration of National War Memorial

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 17, 2022
  • The recent “disrespect” shown by some “Freedom Convoy” protesters to the National War Memorial suggests there’s a need for better co-ordination between the several
A woman pictured on Jan. 29, 2022, dancing on the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Invoking Emergencies Act necessary step to tackle protests amid jurisdictional ‘squabbling’ and inaction, say top security experts

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “stunning” invocation of the Emergencies Act is the right move to handle the escalating entrenchment of protesters in the nation’s
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 15, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, speaking with reporters after invoking the Emergencies Act as the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests entered the third week, shutting down Ottawa’s downtown core. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Invoking Emergencies Act necessary step to tackle protests amid jurisdictional ‘squabbling’ and inaction, say top security experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 15, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “stunning” invocation of the Emergencies Act is the right move to handle the escalating entrenchment of protesters in the nation’s

Invoking Emergencies Act necessary step to tackle protests amid jurisdictional ‘squabbling’ and inaction, say top security experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 15, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “stunning” invocation of the Emergencies Act is the right move to handle the escalating entrenchment of protesters in the nation’s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, speaking with reporters after invoking the Emergencies Act as the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests entered the third week, shutting down Ottawa’s downtown core. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Three years on, feds still working to ‘institutionalize’ Wilson-Raybould’s litigation rules: Miller

  • The federal Justice Department is still coming to grips with a set of fair-play rules for its legal battles with First Nations, three years
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2022
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti, right, are, along with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, the government's key decision-makers when it comes to interactions with Indigenous peoples. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Three years on, feds still working to ‘institutionalize’ Wilson-Raybould’s litigation rules: Miller

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2022
  • The federal Justice Department is still coming to grips with a set of fair-play rules for its legal battles with First Nations, three years

Three years on, feds still working to ‘institutionalize’ Wilson-Raybould’s litigation rules: Miller

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2022
  • The federal Justice Department is still coming to grips with a set of fair-play rules for its legal battles with First Nations, three years
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti, right, are, along with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, the government's key decision-makers when it comes to interactions with Indigenous peoples. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade