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Samantha Wright Allen

Samantha Wright Allen is digital editor of The Hill Times. She has been with Hill Times Publishing since 2017, first working at The Lobby Monitor, before moving desks that same year to cover federal politics for The Hill Times. Born in Coquitlam, B.C., she previously worked for The Ottawa Citizen, The Telegraph-Journal in Saint John, N.B., and the B.C.-based Prince George Citizen. She has a master’s in journalism from Carleton University.

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

  • In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 18, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty did not respond to requests for comment after a watchdog report said the laws governing the Military Police Complaints Commission need to change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 18, 2025
  • In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 18, 2025
  • In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces
Defence Minister David McGuinty did not respond to requests for comment after a watchdog report said the laws governing the Military Police Complaints Commission need to change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Solitary confinement still happening, but ‘under a new name,’ says now-disbanded panel formed to track Liberals’ new system 

  • Canada's correctional investigator says the 2019 law was flawed, leading to an increase of poorly monitored segregation-like conditions.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
The final report aims to spur Public Safety Minister David McGuinty to address broad concerns with Canada's prison and isolation practices, and get 'more involved with providing oversight,' says panel chair Howard Sapers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solitary confinement still happening, but ‘under a new name,’ says now-disbanded panel formed to track Liberals’ new system 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
  • Canada's correctional investigator says the 2019 law was flawed, leading to an increase of poorly monitored segregation-like conditions.

Solitary confinement still happening, but ‘under a new name,’ says now-disbanded panel formed to track Liberals’ new system 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2025
  • Canada's correctional investigator says the 2019 law was flawed, leading to an increase of poorly monitored segregation-like conditions.
The final report aims to spur Public Safety Minister David McGuinty to address broad concerns with Canada's prison and isolation practices, and get 'more involved with providing oversight,' says panel chair Howard Sapers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

  • Mark Carney’s campaign faces a ‘big problem’ with the ‘outsider’ brand because his strong cabinet support doesn't fit that narrative, says former Conservative campaign
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2025
Liberal leadership contendera
Liberal leadership contendera
Liberal leadership contenders Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, and Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s campaign faces a ‘big problem’ with the ‘outsider’ brand because his strong cabinet support doesn't fit that narrative, says former Conservative campaign

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s campaign faces a ‘big problem’ with the ‘outsider’ brand because his strong cabinet support doesn't fit that narrative, says former Conservative campaign
Liberal leadership contendera
Liberal leadership contenders Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, and Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts

  • Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 20, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2022, said he planned to make good on his threat of imposing a 25-per-cent levy on Canadian goods, suggesting they could come on Feb. 1. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 20, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.

Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 20, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2022, said he planned to make good on his threat of imposing a 25-per-cent levy on Canadian goods, suggesting they could come on Feb. 1. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
At a Jan 6 press conference, Justin Trudeau announced his plan to step down as Liberal leader and prime minister following a Liberal leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as

After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, CHARELLE EVELYN | January 6, 2025
  • Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as
Justin Trudeau
At a Jan 6 press conference, Justin Trudeau announced his plan to step down as Liberal leader and prime minister following a Liberal leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

  • After months of pressure to change his senior team, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally made changes to nearly one-third of the cabinet posts in
List | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Liberal Party supporters at a Laurier Club event on Dec. 16, the same day his finance minister resigned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

List | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2024
  • After months of pressure to change his senior team, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally made changes to nearly one-third of the cabinet posts in

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

List | BY IAN CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2024
  • After months of pressure to change his senior team, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally made changes to nearly one-third of the cabinet posts in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Liberal Party supporters at a Laurier Club event on Dec. 16, the same day his finance minister resigned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH, STUART BENSON | December 20, 2024
After months of pressure to change his senior team as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, appointed eight new MPs to cabinet, including Minister of Seniors Joanne Thompson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH, STUART BENSON | December 20, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH, STUART BENSON | December 20, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.
After months of pressure to change his senior team as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, appointed eight new MPs to cabinet, including Minister of Seniors Joanne Thompson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland rocks political Ottawa, quits cabinet same day she was set to deliver economic update, sends Trudeau government into crisis

  • With leaks to The Globe and Mail last week reporting of friction between Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, she appeared to address the rumours
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 16, 2024
Freeland
Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with then Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland at the Liberal party caucus meeting in April 2024, long before the rift between the two Liberals widened. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland rocks political Ottawa, quits cabinet same day she was set to deliver economic update, sends Trudeau government into crisis

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 16, 2024
  • With leaks to The Globe and Mail last week reporting of friction between Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, she appeared to address the rumours

Freeland rocks political Ottawa, quits cabinet same day she was set to deliver economic update, sends Trudeau government into crisis

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 16, 2024
  • With leaks to The Globe and Mail last week reporting of friction between Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, she appeared to address the rumours
Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with then Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland at the Liberal party caucus meeting in April 2024, long before the rift between the two Liberals widened. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government will work to engage the Trump administration, and 'bottom line, we'll do like we always do: we'll stand up for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.

Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 26, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to convene premiers for an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government will work to engage the Trump administration, and 'bottom line, we'll do like we always do: we'll stand up for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

  • The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Senators who studied human rights in federal prisons recently accused Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and his government of 'indifference to the continued use of solitary confinement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
  • The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2024
  • The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government
Dominic Leblanc
Senators who studied human rights in federal prisons recently accused Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and his government of 'indifference to the continued use of solitary confinement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The people are never wrong’: Canadian politicians mark ‘decisive’ Trump victory

  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to ease the anxiety of some Canadians following the election results: 'Canada will be absolutely fine.'
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters on Nov. 6, addressing the results of the U.S. presidential election and Donald Trump's victory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The people are never wrong’: Canadian politicians mark ‘decisive’ Trump victory

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to ease the anxiety of some Canadians following the election results: 'Canada will be absolutely fine.'

‘The people are never wrong’: Canadian politicians mark ‘decisive’ Trump victory

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to ease the anxiety of some Canadians following the election results: 'Canada will be absolutely fine.'
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters on Nov. 6, addressing the results of the U.S. presidential election and Donald Trump's victory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The morning after

  • Plus, who Canadians would pick for president.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 6, 2024
MPs and party leaders will attend caucus meetings on the Hill today, to plot their strategy for the days and weeks to come. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The morning after

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 6, 2024
  • Plus, who Canadians would pick for president.

The morning after

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 6, 2024
  • Plus, who Canadians would pick for president.
MPs and party leaders will attend caucus meetings on the Hill today, to plot their strategy for the days and weeks to come. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

  • Liberal MPs gathered for a national caucus meeting on Oct. 23 where some called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith scrums with reporters after the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • Liberal MPs gathered for a national caucus meeting on Oct. 23 where some called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • Liberal MPs gathered for a national caucus meeting on Oct. 23 where some called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith scrums with reporters after the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: MPs pay homage to Cirillo, Vincent 10 years after Hill attack

  • On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon,
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
Wreaths lay at the foot of the National War Memorial on Oct. 23, 2014, where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down the day before while standing sentry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: MPs pay homage to Cirillo, Vincent 10 years after Hill attack

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon,

‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: MPs pay homage to Cirillo, Vincent 10 years after Hill attack

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon,
Wreaths lay at the foot of the National War Memorial on Oct. 23, 2014, where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down the day before while standing sentry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary 

  • Members of Parliament stood for a moment of silence to mark one year since Hamas attacks killed close to 1,200 Israelis, triggering widespread war.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2024
On the grim one-year anniversary, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh condemned the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel that killed nearly 1,200. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2024
  • Members of Parliament stood for a moment of silence to mark one year since Hamas attacks killed close to 1,200 Israelis, triggering widespread war.

‘So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2024
  • Members of Parliament stood for a moment of silence to mark one year since Hamas attacks killed close to 1,200 Israelis, triggering widespread war.
On the grim one-year anniversary, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh condemned the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel that killed nearly 1,200. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

All guns blazing

  • Plus, Joly joins Trudeau at the UN in New York.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 16, 2024, will be among cabinet ministers defending the Liberals' turf on the day of the Conservatives' non-confidence motion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All guns blazing

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2024
  • Plus, Joly joins Trudeau at the UN in New York.

All guns blazing

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2024
  • Plus, Joly joins Trudeau at the UN in New York.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 16, 2024, will be among cabinet ministers defending the Liberals' turf on the day of the Conservatives' non-confidence motion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau in ‘survival’ mode as Treasury Board President Anand takes on transport after Rodriguez resignation: Bricker

  • Liberal-turned-Indendent MP Pablo Rodriguez’s resignation from cabinet Thursday sparked a same-day mini shuffle.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2024
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand has taken on a second ministerial role overseeing transport following a small cabinet shuffle on Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau in ‘survival’ mode as Treasury Board President Anand takes on transport after Rodriguez resignation: Bricker

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2024
  • Liberal-turned-Indendent MP Pablo Rodriguez’s resignation from cabinet Thursday sparked a same-day mini shuffle.

Trudeau in ‘survival’ mode as Treasury Board President Anand takes on transport after Rodriguez resignation: Bricker

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2024
  • Liberal-turned-Indendent MP Pablo Rodriguez’s resignation from cabinet Thursday sparked a same-day mini shuffle.
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand has taken on a second ministerial role overseeing transport following a small cabinet shuffle on Thursday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to declare his exit from cabinet today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to declare his exit from cabinet today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

  • Government House Leader Karina Gould convened reporters to talk about government priorities on Parliament’s first day back, but spent much of her time castigating
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
Karina Gould
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'fraudster' over his warning about the federal carbon price. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
  • Government House Leader Karina Gould convened reporters to talk about government priorities on Parliament’s first day back, but spent much of her time castigating

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2024
  • Government House Leader Karina Gould convened reporters to talk about government priorities on Parliament’s first day back, but spent much of her time castigating
Karina Gould
Government House Leader Karina Gould called Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a 'fraudster' over his warning about the federal carbon price. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on Aug. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and

Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2024
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill on Aug. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, after his appointment to the new role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, ABBAS RANA | July 19, 2024
  • Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan stepped down from cabinet, saying he would not be seeking re-election. That makes him the third Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 19, after his appointment to the new role. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2024
  • Canada’s new top military commander Gen. Jennie Carignan says recruitment is her primary focus as she takes on the historic appointment.  “The priority is
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, assumes command of the Canadian Armed Forces, with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Gen. Wayne Eyre taking part in the ceremony on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: Feds pledge $14.9-billion in new funds to build public transit projects

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised $14.9-billion in new spending on public transportation projects. Calling it a “big step forward,” he said the new funding
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday Ottawa would commit $14.9-billion in new spending for public transit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds pledge $14.9-billion in new funds to build public transit projects

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised $14.9-billion in new spending on public transportation projects. Calling it a “big step forward,” he said the new funding

Politics This Morning: Feds pledge $14.9-billion in new funds to build public transit projects

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised $14.9-billion in new spending on public transportation projects. Calling it a “big step forward,” he said the new funding
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday Ottawa would commit $14.9-billion in new spending for public transit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sajjan to appear before Defence Committee as it probes Vance allegations

  • Conservative MPs won their call to have Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan appear before a House committee as it probes how the government dealt with
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 9, 2021
General Jonathan Vance, Canada's former chief of defence staff, has denied allegations of sexual misconduct, which are being formally investigated by the Canadian Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sajjan to appear before Defence Committee as it probes Vance allegations

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 9, 2021
  • Conservative MPs won their call to have Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan appear before a House committee as it probes how the government dealt with

Sajjan to appear before Defence Committee as it probes Vance allegations

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 9, 2021
  • Conservative MPs won their call to have Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan appear before a House committee as it probes how the government dealt with
General Jonathan Vance, Canada's former chief of defence staff, has denied allegations of sexual misconduct, which are being formally investigated by the Canadian Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada raised domestic manufacturing ‘at every turn’ with suppliers, told capacity ‘too limited’: Anand

  • Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canada “proactively and repeatedly” approached manufacturers to push domestic vaccine production, but the country’s biomedical capacity was “too limited”
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
Procurement Minister Anita Anand shed more light on the contracts signed with the pharmaceutical companies, saying they specify only that vaccines will come on a quarterly basis, so though companies have committed to weekly rollouts, they aren’t legally obligated to fulfil them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada raised domestic manufacturing ‘at every turn’ with suppliers, told capacity ‘too limited’: Anand

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
  • Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canada “proactively and repeatedly” approached manufacturers to push domestic vaccine production, but the country’s biomedical capacity was “too limited”

Canada raised domestic manufacturing ‘at every turn’ with suppliers, told capacity ‘too limited’: Anand

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
  • Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canada “proactively and repeatedly” approached manufacturers to push domestic vaccine production, but the country’s biomedical capacity was “too limited”
Procurement Minister Anita Anand shed more light on the contracts signed with the pharmaceutical companies, saying they specify only that vaccines will come on a quarterly basis, so though companies have committed to weekly rollouts, they aren’t legally obligated to fulfil them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada designates Proud Boys among 13 new groups to terrorist list

  • Happy Thursday,  In the wake of calls to add a high-profile far-right group to Canada’s terrorist list, Canada says it now considers 13 new
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced the government would add 13 groups as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code, including the Proud Boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada designates Proud Boys among 13 new groups to terrorist list

  • Happy Thursday,  In the wake of calls to add a high-profile far-right group to Canada’s terrorist list, Canada says it now considers 13 new

Politics This Morning: Canada designates Proud Boys among 13 new groups to terrorist list

  • Happy Thursday,  In the wake of calls to add a high-profile far-right group to Canada’s terrorist list, Canada says it now considers 13 new
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced the government would add 13 groups as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code, including the Proud Boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Express entry economic immigration timelines a ‘joke,’ say lawyers as processing times increase

  • Canada’s “express entry” approach to key economic immigration programs isn’t working, immigration lawyers say, following a recent report showing that none of them are meeting
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, overseen by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, missed a third of its performance targets in 2019-20, prompting some to question whether its goals are too aspirational. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Express entry economic immigration timelines a ‘joke,’ say lawyers as processing times increase

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
  • Canada’s “express entry” approach to key economic immigration programs isn’t working, immigration lawyers say, following a recent report showing that none of them are meeting

Express entry economic immigration timelines a ‘joke,’ say lawyers as processing times increase

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 4, 2021
  • Canada’s “express entry” approach to key economic immigration programs isn’t working, immigration lawyers say, following a recent report showing that none of them are meeting
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, overseen by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, missed a third of its performance targets in 2019-20, prompting some to question whether its goals are too aspirational. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Safeguards in assisted-dying law create ‘good balance’ between protection, autonomy, Lametti says

  • The government has the appropriate safeguards in place to address disability groups’ concerns that removing the near-death requirement to Canada’s medical-assistance-in-dying law would put
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured Nov. 26, appeared before the Senate Legal Affairs Committee on Feb. 1 to discuss the government’s bill to change Canada's assisted-death law so that a ‘reasonably foreseeable death' is no longer a requirement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Safeguards in assisted-dying law create ‘good balance’ between protection, autonomy, Lametti says

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
  • The government has the appropriate safeguards in place to address disability groups’ concerns that removing the near-death requirement to Canada’s medical-assistance-in-dying law would put

Safeguards in assisted-dying law create ‘good balance’ between protection, autonomy, Lametti says

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 1, 2021
  • The government has the appropriate safeguards in place to address disability groups’ concerns that removing the near-death requirement to Canada’s medical-assistance-in-dying law would put
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured Nov. 26, appeared before the Senate Legal Affairs Committee on Feb. 1 to discuss the government’s bill to change Canada's assisted-death law so that a ‘reasonably foreseeable death' is no longer a requirement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Flights to Caribbean, Mexico suspended, mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival among new Canadian travel restrictions

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new travel restrictions Friday, halting trips to “sun destinations” until April, limiting international arrivals to four airports, and requiring
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 26, returned to Rideau Cottage Jan. 29 to announce further travel restrictions on international arrivals in an effort to stem the faster-spreading coronavirus variants. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Flights to Caribbean, Mexico suspended, mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival among new Canadian travel restrictions

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new travel restrictions Friday, halting trips to “sun destinations” until April, limiting international arrivals to four airports, and requiring

Flights to Caribbean, Mexico suspended, mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival among new Canadian travel restrictions

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new travel restrictions Friday, halting trips to “sun destinations” until April, limiting international arrivals to four airports, and requiring
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 26, returned to Rideau Cottage Jan. 29 to announce further travel restrictions on international arrivals in an effort to stem the faster-spreading coronavirus variants. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Don’t break out the champagne’: business insolvencies dramatically down, not a sign of financial resilience, economists warn

  • Business insolvencies during the first six months of the pandemic were down by almost one-third compared to the previous year, a surprising result that
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 28, 2021
Massive COVID-19 spending supports for businesses by the Liberal government, and overseen Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, is just one factor that led to a the paradoxical drop in business insolvencies during the first six months of the pandemic The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Don’t break out the champagne’: business insolvencies dramatically down, not a sign of financial resilience, economists warn

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 28, 2021
  • Business insolvencies during the first six months of the pandemic were down by almost one-third compared to the previous year, a surprising result that

‘Don’t break out the champagne’: business insolvencies dramatically down, not a sign of financial resilience, economists warn

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 28, 2021
  • Business insolvencies during the first six months of the pandemic were down by almost one-third compared to the previous year, a surprising result that
Massive COVID-19 spending supports for businesses by the Liberal government, and overseen Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, is just one factor that led to a the paradoxical drop in business insolvencies during the first six months of the pandemic The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Newly released Payette report details ‘poisoned’ environment at Rideau Hall

  • Good Thursday morning, New details have emerged about the independent report into former governor general Julie Payette and the “toxic” workplace she presided over.
Julie Payette, pictured on July 13, 2017, the day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced she would be Canada's 29th governor general. She resigned last week, more than a year before the end of her five-year term. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Newly released Payette report details ‘poisoned’ environment at Rideau Hall

  • Good Thursday morning, New details have emerged about the independent report into former governor general Julie Payette and the “toxic” workplace she presided over.

Politics This Morning: Newly released Payette report details ‘poisoned’ environment at Rideau Hall

  • Good Thursday morning, New details have emerged about the independent report into former governor general Julie Payette and the “toxic” workplace she presided over.
Julie Payette, pictured on July 13, 2017, the day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced she would be Canada's 29th governor general. She resigned last week, more than a year before the end of her five-year term. The Hill Times file photograph

MPs scrutinize parole board following report on murder of Quebec woman

  • MPs questioned on Monday why the Parole Board of Canada appeared to be “absolved” of error in a recent report examining the murder of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
Jennifer Oades, chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada, fielded many of the questions and bore much of the criticism made by opposition MPs. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

MPs scrutinize parole board following report on murder of Quebec woman

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
  • MPs questioned on Monday why the Parole Board of Canada appeared to be “absolved” of error in a recent report examining the murder of

MPs scrutinize parole board following report on murder of Quebec woman

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 26, 2021
  • MPs questioned on Monday why the Parole Board of Canada appeared to be “absolved” of error in a recent report examining the murder of
Jennifer Oades, chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada, fielded many of the questions and bore much of the criticism made by opposition MPs. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

Freelance translators raise concerns over proposed terms of new contract

  • Consultations are underway for a new contract for federal freelance interpreters, with their association sounding the alarm that conditions being considered could put them
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 25, 2021
Nicole Gagnon, with International Association of Conference Interpreters, worries freelance interpreters will be put more at risk under the terms of a new contract that consultations are underway on. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screenshot

Freelance translators raise concerns over proposed terms of new contract

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 25, 2021
  • Consultations are underway for a new contract for federal freelance interpreters, with their association sounding the alarm that conditions being considered could put them

Freelance translators raise concerns over proposed terms of new contract

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 25, 2021
  • Consultations are underway for a new contract for federal freelance interpreters, with their association sounding the alarm that conditions being considered could put them
Nicole Gagnon, with International Association of Conference Interpreters, worries freelance interpreters will be put more at risk under the terms of a new contract that consultations are underway on. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screenshot

Trudeau dodges questions on culpability for Payette appointment

  • Facing scrutiny over his part in selecting the disgraced former governor general Julie Payette, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday dodged questions on whether
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2017, with Julie Payette when he named the former astronaut governor general. The Hill Times file photograph

Trudeau dodges questions on culpability for Payette appointment

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2021
  • Facing scrutiny over his part in selecting the disgraced former governor general Julie Payette, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday dodged questions on whether

Trudeau dodges questions on culpability for Payette appointment

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2021
  • Facing scrutiny over his part in selecting the disgraced former governor general Julie Payette, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday dodged questions on whether
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2017, with Julie Payette when he named the former astronaut governor general. The Hill Times file photograph

Correctional Service ‘abdicating’ responsibility in Quebec woman’s murder, say critics of response to internal report

  • The Correctional Service of Canada has promised to strengthen its community supervision policies after an internal report found it missed a number of warning
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the death was a ‘terrible tragedy’ that should ‘never have happened.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Correctional Service ‘abdicating’ responsibility in Quebec woman’s murder, say critics of response to internal report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
  • The Correctional Service of Canada has promised to strengthen its community supervision policies after an internal report found it missed a number of warning

Correctional Service ‘abdicating’ responsibility in Quebec woman’s murder, say critics of response to internal report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 21, 2021
  • The Correctional Service of Canada has promised to strengthen its community supervision policies after an internal report found it missed a number of warning
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the death was a ‘terrible tragedy’ that should ‘never have happened.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau welcomes Biden presidency, ‘disappointed’ but accepts Keystone XL cancellation

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime minister Justin Trudeau was among many world leaders who echoed the hopeful tone U.S. President Joe Biden struck in his
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and then-U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden attend a lunch in Ottawa in December 2016. Mr. Trudeau many of Mr. Biden's executive orders on his first day in office Wednesday, but registered his disappointment with his call to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Trudeau welcomes Biden presidency, ‘disappointed’ but accepts Keystone XL cancellation

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime minister Justin Trudeau was among many world leaders who echoed the hopeful tone U.S. President Joe Biden struck in his

Politics This Morning: Trudeau welcomes Biden presidency, ‘disappointed’ but accepts Keystone XL cancellation

  • Good Thursday morning, Prime minister Justin Trudeau was among many world leaders who echoed the hopeful tone U.S. President Joe Biden struck in his
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and then-U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden attend a lunch in Ottawa in December 2016. Mr. Trudeau many of Mr. Biden's executive orders on his first day in office Wednesday, but registered his disappointment with his call to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline. The Hill Times file photograph

Canadians ‘overrepresented in the alt-right,’ says filmmaker who chronicled movement’s rise

  • Canadian-born extremists are having a disproportionate impact on American politics, says the filmmaker who followed the rise of prominent far-right figures amid Donald Trump’s
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 19, 2021
Derek Cassoff, top left, of McGill University moderates a virtual panel with documentary film director and McGill grad Daniel Lombroso, left, and David Shribman, former Washington Bureau Chief of The Boston Globe. Photograph courtesy of YouTube

Canadians ‘overrepresented in the alt-right,’ says filmmaker who chronicled movement’s rise

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 19, 2021
  • Canadian-born extremists are having a disproportionate impact on American politics, says the filmmaker who followed the rise of prominent far-right figures amid Donald Trump’s

Canadians ‘overrepresented in the alt-right,’ says filmmaker who chronicled movement’s rise

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 19, 2021
  • Canadian-born extremists are having a disproportionate impact on American politics, says the filmmaker who followed the rise of prominent far-right figures amid Donald Trump’s
Derek Cassoff, top left, of McGill University moderates a virtual panel with documentary film director and McGill grad Daniel Lombroso, left, and David Shribman, former Washington Bureau Chief of The Boston Globe. Photograph courtesy of YouTube

Prisoners owed ‘remedy’ for harsh conditions in prisons amid COVID, says watchdog

  • The federal government is vulnerable to legal challenges based on the “harsher,” solitary-like conditions thousands of prisoners have been kept in amid COVID-19, says
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger
Prisoners are serving ‘much, much harsher sentences’ amid COVID-19, says prison watchdog Ivan Zinger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prisoners owed ‘remedy’ for harsh conditions in prisons amid COVID, says watchdog

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
  • The federal government is vulnerable to legal challenges based on the “harsher,” solitary-like conditions thousands of prisoners have been kept in amid COVID-19, says

Prisoners owed ‘remedy’ for harsh conditions in prisons amid COVID, says watchdog

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 15, 2021
  • The federal government is vulnerable to legal challenges based on the “harsher,” solitary-like conditions thousands of prisoners have been kept in amid COVID-19, says
Ivan Zinger
Prisoners are serving ‘much, much harsher sentences’ amid COVID-19, says prison watchdog Ivan Zinger. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds project 75% of adults in territories to be vaccinated by end of March

  • Good Thursday morning, As the first few shipments of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine makes its way north, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller projected three quarters
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds project 75% of adults in territories to be vaccinated by end of March

  • Good Thursday morning, As the first few shipments of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine makes its way north, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller projected three quarters

Politics This Morning: Feds project 75% of adults in territories to be vaccinated by end of March

  • Good Thursday morning, As the first few shipments of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine makes its way north, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller projected three quarters
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal departments miss quarter of annual targets, with Transportation Safety Board, National Defence among poorest performers

  • About 24 per cent of government programs tracked at the departmental level missed their performance targets in 2019-20, in a near-replica of the rate
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 13, 2021
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos tabled the performance reports on Dec. 7, 2020, for 87 federal departments and agencies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal departments miss quarter of annual targets, with Transportation Safety Board, National Defence among poorest performers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 13, 2021
  • About 24 per cent of government programs tracked at the departmental level missed their performance targets in 2019-20, in a near-replica of the rate

Federal departments miss quarter of annual targets, with Transportation Safety Board, National Defence among poorest performers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 13, 2021
  • About 24 per cent of government programs tracked at the departmental level missed their performance targets in 2019-20, in a near-replica of the rate
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos tabled the performance reports on Dec. 7, 2020, for 87 federal departments and agencies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates welcome vaccine rollout in prisons, say risk for outbreak still high amid second wave

  • Canada’s prison watchdog and some opposition critics are welcoming a federal effort that will start vaccinating hundreds of high-risk prisoners Friday, and decrying Conservative
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates welcome vaccine rollout in prisons, say risk for outbreak still high amid second wave

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
  • Canada’s prison watchdog and some opposition critics are welcoming a federal effort that will start vaccinating hundreds of high-risk prisoners Friday, and decrying Conservative

Advocates welcome vaccine rollout in prisons, say risk for outbreak still high amid second wave

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2021
  • Canada’s prison watchdog and some opposition critics are welcoming a federal effort that will start vaccinating hundreds of high-risk prisoners Friday, and decrying Conservative
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canadian politicians condemn ‘astonishing,’ ‘frightening’ pro-Trump attack on Capitol Hill

  • Good Thursday morning, Canadian party leaders registered their outrage at “astonishing” and “frightening” attempts made by pro-Trump rioters Wednesday to overturn the U.S. election
Pro-Donald Trump rioters breached the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of politicians who had gathered to certify Joe Biden’s win of presidential election. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Politics This Morning: Canadian politicians condemn ‘astonishing,’ ‘frightening’ pro-Trump attack on Capitol Hill

  • Good Thursday morning, Canadian party leaders registered their outrage at “astonishing” and “frightening” attempts made by pro-Trump rioters Wednesday to overturn the U.S. election

Politics This Morning: Canadian politicians condemn ‘astonishing,’ ‘frightening’ pro-Trump attack on Capitol Hill

  • Good Thursday morning, Canadian party leaders registered their outrage at “astonishing” and “frightening” attempts made by pro-Trump rioters Wednesday to overturn the U.S. election
Pro-Donald Trump rioters breached the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of politicians who had gathered to certify Joe Biden’s win of presidential election. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

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