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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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New order granting diplomatic privileges to African Union officials a ‘positive step,’ say former diplomats

  • It’s a “positive step” and “high time” that Canada granted diplomatic privileges to senior officials at the African Union, say former diplomats who agreed
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 8, 2020
The order-in-council issued by Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne on June 14 grants diplomatic privileges to African Union senior officials when they visit Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New order granting diplomatic privileges to African Union officials a ‘positive step,’ say former diplomats

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 8, 2020
  • It’s a “positive step” and “high time” that Canada granted diplomatic privileges to senior officials at the African Union, say former diplomats who agreed

New order granting diplomatic privileges to African Union officials a ‘positive step,’ say former diplomats

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 8, 2020
  • It’s a “positive step” and “high time” that Canada granted diplomatic privileges to senior officials at the African Union, say former diplomats who agreed
The order-in-council issued by Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne on June 14 grants diplomatic privileges to African Union senior officials when they visit Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Opposition parties outline demands ahead of fiscal update

  • Good Monday morning, Over the weekend, Canada’s opposition parties laid out their demands ahead of Wednesday’s first fiscal update since the pandemic hit. It’ll
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 18 during his daily press briefings, will hold a virtual cabinet retreat this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Opposition parties outline demands ahead of fiscal update

  • Good Monday morning, Over the weekend, Canada’s opposition parties laid out their demands ahead of Wednesday’s first fiscal update since the pandemic hit. It’ll

Politics This Morning: Opposition parties outline demands ahead of fiscal update

  • Good Monday morning, Over the weekend, Canada’s opposition parties laid out their demands ahead of Wednesday’s first fiscal update since the pandemic hit. It’ll
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 18 during his daily press briefings, will hold a virtual cabinet retreat this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I felt silenced’: voices missing from Upper Chamber’s systemic racism debate, say some Senators, highlighting need for hybrid model

  • Witnessing the Red Chamber debate on systemic racism from afar was tough on Senators who have lived the experiences but couldn’t be in Ottawa,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 1, 2020
COVID-19 meant some racialized and Indigenous Senators couldn’t be present for the Chamber's June 18 emergency debate on systemic racism, including Senators, from left, Mobina Jaffer, Lillian Dyck, and Wanda Thomas Bernard. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

‘I felt silenced’: voices missing from Upper Chamber’s systemic racism debate, say some Senators, highlighting need for hybrid model

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 1, 2020
  • Witnessing the Red Chamber debate on systemic racism from afar was tough on Senators who have lived the experiences but couldn’t be in Ottawa,

‘I felt silenced’: voices missing from Upper Chamber’s systemic racism debate, say some Senators, highlighting need for hybrid model

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 1, 2020
  • Witnessing the Red Chamber debate on systemic racism from afar was tough on Senators who have lived the experiences but couldn’t be in Ottawa,
COVID-19 meant some racialized and Indigenous Senators couldn’t be present for the Chamber's June 18 emergency debate on systemic racism, including Senators, from left, Mobina Jaffer, Lillian Dyck, and Wanda Thomas Bernard. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Mounting deaths stemming from police wellness checks a ‘wake-up call,’ says Senator

  • It’s time to “reset” how police and health professionals respond to people in crisis, says a Senator and former leading psychiatrist, in the wake
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 1, 2020
Independent Senator Stan Kutcher, a former leading psychiatrist, doesn’t think police should be removed from wellness checks, but says it’s clear a new model and better de-escalation training is needed. Photograph courtesy of Senate Communications

Mounting deaths stemming from police wellness checks a ‘wake-up call,’ says Senator

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 1, 2020
  • It’s time to “reset” how police and health professionals respond to people in crisis, says a Senator and former leading psychiatrist, in the wake

Mounting deaths stemming from police wellness checks a ‘wake-up call,’ says Senator

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 1, 2020
  • It’s time to “reset” how police and health professionals respond to people in crisis, says a Senator and former leading psychiatrist, in the wake
Independent Senator Stan Kutcher, a former leading psychiatrist, doesn’t think police should be removed from wellness checks, but says it’s clear a new model and better de-escalation training is needed. Photograph courtesy of Senate Communications

Lobby groups push feds to pivot to recovery phase, say more cash needed for key sectors

  • Associations are pivoting to recovery in their federal advocacy asks, with those among the most actively lobbying government in May pushing for flexibility on
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2020
May 2020 showed a dip in the federal lobbying registry's monthly communications, including the number of interactions among cabinet. Small Business Minister Mary Ng, left, was top of the list, followed by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Families Minister Ahmed Hussen, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Lobby groups push feds to pivot to recovery phase, say more cash needed for key sectors

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2020
  • Associations are pivoting to recovery in their federal advocacy asks, with those among the most actively lobbying government in May pushing for flexibility on

Lobby groups push feds to pivot to recovery phase, say more cash needed for key sectors

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2020
  • Associations are pivoting to recovery in their federal advocacy asks, with those among the most actively lobbying government in May pushing for flexibility on
May 2020 showed a dip in the federal lobbying registry's monthly communications, including the number of interactions among cabinet. Small Business Minister Mary Ng, left, was top of the list, followed by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Families Minister Ahmed Hussen, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Black businesses say they’re left out of procurement opportunities, COVID relief despite obvious gaps

  • Black-owned businesses say they have been devastated by COVID-19 and the government needs to “step in,” both through funding directly to the community and
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2020
Black business associations say the federal government has a responsibility to change its procurement practices that shut out Black entrepreneurs. Procurement Minister Anita Anand’s office did not respond to questions about access to procurement for Black businesses, but says the department is modernizing its approach. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Black businesses say they’re left out of procurement opportunities, COVID relief despite obvious gaps

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2020
  • Black-owned businesses say they have been devastated by COVID-19 and the government needs to “step in,” both through funding directly to the community and

Black businesses say they’re left out of procurement opportunities, COVID relief despite obvious gaps

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 24, 2020
  • Black-owned businesses say they have been devastated by COVID-19 and the government needs to “step in,” both through funding directly to the community and
Black business associations say the federal government has a responsibility to change its procurement practices that shut out Black entrepreneurs. Procurement Minister Anita Anand’s office did not respond to questions about access to procurement for Black businesses, but says the department is modernizing its approach. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The ‘afterlife of slavery’: defund, reform Canada’s prisons, advocates call, after watchdog says ‘very little’ has improved for Black inmates

  • Seven years after Canada’s prison watchdog report detailed the systemic discrimination Black men and women experience inside the country’s prisons, the office says “very
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 17, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair oversees the Correctional Service of Canada, which advocates say needs to address systemic racism, given the outcomes of its Black inmates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The ‘afterlife of slavery’: defund, reform Canada’s prisons, advocates call, after watchdog says ‘very little’ has improved for Black inmates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 17, 2020
  • Seven years after Canada’s prison watchdog report detailed the systemic discrimination Black men and women experience inside the country’s prisons, the office says “very

The ‘afterlife of slavery’: defund, reform Canada’s prisons, advocates call, after watchdog says ‘very little’ has improved for Black inmates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 17, 2020
  • Seven years after Canada’s prison watchdog report detailed the systemic discrimination Black men and women experience inside the country’s prisons, the office says “very
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair oversees the Correctional Service of Canada, which advocates say needs to address systemic racism, given the outcomes of its Black inmates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Politics as usual’: CERB bill failure suggests shifting tactics, say critics, though Canadians want co-operation amid crisis

  • Parliament’s first piece of stalled COVID-19-related legislation is part of the “natural evolution” in Parliament’s response to the pandemic, says a Conservative MP, while
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 17, 2020
In what's been described as a campaign-style presser, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke on June 11, pictured, to highlight how businesses are benefiting from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, while also attacking the Conservatives and blaming the opposition for playing ‘political games’ with a bill that failed to pass the day before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Politics as usual’: CERB bill failure suggests shifting tactics, say critics, though Canadians want co-operation amid crisis

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 17, 2020
  • Parliament’s first piece of stalled COVID-19-related legislation is part of the “natural evolution” in Parliament’s response to the pandemic, says a Conservative MP, while

‘Politics as usual’: CERB bill failure suggests shifting tactics, say critics, though Canadians want co-operation amid crisis

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 17, 2020
  • Parliament’s first piece of stalled COVID-19-related legislation is part of the “natural evolution” in Parliament’s response to the pandemic, says a Conservative MP, while
In what's been described as a campaign-style presser, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke on June 11, pictured, to highlight how businesses are benefiting from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, while also attacking the Conservatives and blaming the opposition for playing ‘political games’ with a bill that failed to pass the day before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inside Statistics Canada’s efforts to improve diversity data 

  • When the Liberals announced the Centre for Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Statistics in 2018, the government said it would have a “particular” focus on
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 10, 2020
Jean-Pierre Corbeil is the assistant director for the Centre for Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Statistics, first announced in the 2018 budget with $6.7-million over five years to provide insights on issues faced by different gender and diversity groups. Photograph courtesy of Statistics Canada

Inside Statistics Canada’s efforts to improve diversity data 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 10, 2020
  • When the Liberals announced the Centre for Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Statistics in 2018, the government said it would have a “particular” focus on

Inside Statistics Canada’s efforts to improve diversity data 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 10, 2020
  • When the Liberals announced the Centre for Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Statistics in 2018, the government said it would have a “particular” focus on
Jean-Pierre Corbeil is the assistant director for the Centre for Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Statistics, first announced in the 2018 budget with $6.7-million over five years to provide insights on issues faced by different gender and diversity groups. Photograph courtesy of Statistics Canada

Black communities need more than ‘Band-Aid’ funding, say advocates 

  • For too long Black Canadians have felt like a “broken record,” replaying the same recommendations to combat obvious inequality with only “Band-Aid money” applied
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 10, 2020
Thousands gathered on Parliament Hill on June 5 for a rally to call attention to anti-Black racism and police violence against Black people across Canada and the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Black communities need more than ‘Band-Aid’ funding, say advocates 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 10, 2020
  • For too long Black Canadians have felt like a “broken record,” replaying the same recommendations to combat obvious inequality with only “Band-Aid money” applied

Black communities need more than ‘Band-Aid’ funding, say advocates 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 10, 2020
  • For too long Black Canadians have felt like a “broken record,” replaying the same recommendations to combat obvious inequality with only “Band-Aid money” applied
Thousands gathered on Parliament Hill on June 5 for a rally to call attention to anti-Black racism and police violence against Black people across Canada and the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic makes delayed MMIWG action plan more urgent, say Senators, advocates

  • Indigenous politicians and organizations say rather than justify the government’s delay, the COVID-19 pandemic has created more urgency for it to finish the action
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 3, 2020
Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the government is still working on the action plan for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls after missing a June deadline, but didn't say when it will be ready. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic makes delayed MMIWG action plan more urgent, say Senators, advocates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 3, 2020
  • Indigenous politicians and organizations say rather than justify the government’s delay, the COVID-19 pandemic has created more urgency for it to finish the action

Pandemic makes delayed MMIWG action plan more urgent, say Senators, advocates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 3, 2020
  • Indigenous politicians and organizations say rather than justify the government’s delay, the COVID-19 pandemic has created more urgency for it to finish the action
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the government is still working on the action plan for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls after missing a June deadline, but didn't say when it will be ready. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House suspension deal offers ‘insufficient’ scrutiny of feds’ spending amid COVID, say politicos

  • The Liberal-NDP agreement to extend Parliament’s suspension of regular sittings and limit debate over an $87-billion spending bill is skirting scrutiny and “completely insufficient,”
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 3, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to work with provinces to mandate 10 days sick leave in exchange for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's support to suspend regular parliamentary sittings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

House suspension deal offers ‘insufficient’ scrutiny of feds’ spending amid COVID, say politicos

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 3, 2020
  • The Liberal-NDP agreement to extend Parliament’s suspension of regular sittings and limit debate over an $87-billion spending bill is skirting scrutiny and “completely insufficient,”

House suspension deal offers ‘insufficient’ scrutiny of feds’ spending amid COVID, say politicos

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 3, 2020
  • The Liberal-NDP agreement to extend Parliament’s suspension of regular sittings and limit debate over an $87-billion spending bill is skirting scrutiny and “completely insufficient,”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to work with provinces to mandate 10 days sick leave in exchange for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's support to suspend regular parliamentary sittings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No ‘magic’ response: diplomats discuss international lessons learned from COVID-19

  • Diplomats representing Sweden, Taiwan, Germany, and Japan called for global co-operation and warned against embracing a “false security” when countries flatten their curves as
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 27, 2020
Ambassadors from Sweden, Japan, Germany, and Taiwan spoke about how their countries have been affected by COVID-19 at a Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy panel on May 27. Pictured from top left, Japanese Ambassador Yasuhisa Kawamura, moderator Liberal MP Michael Levitt, Swedish Ambassador Urban Ahlin, and Taiwanese Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. GoToWebinar screenshot

No ‘magic’ response: diplomats discuss international lessons learned from COVID-19

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 27, 2020
  • Diplomats representing Sweden, Taiwan, Germany, and Japan called for global co-operation and warned against embracing a “false security” when countries flatten their curves as

No ‘magic’ response: diplomats discuss international lessons learned from COVID-19

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 27, 2020
  • Diplomats representing Sweden, Taiwan, Germany, and Japan called for global co-operation and warned against embracing a “false security” when countries flatten their curves as
Ambassadors from Sweden, Japan, Germany, and Taiwan spoke about how their countries have been affected by COVID-19 at a Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy panel on May 27. Pictured from top left, Japanese Ambassador Yasuhisa Kawamura, moderator Liberal MP Michael Levitt, Swedish Ambassador Urban Ahlin, and Taiwanese Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. GoToWebinar screenshot

‘We’re all hurting’: culture and sports groups say they need added funds, emergency support extended

  • Opposition MPs and arts, sports, and cultural organizations are calling for more clarity on government support, warning the economic impact of the coronavirus on
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 27, 2020
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government’s priority has been focused on the first phase of the crisis and it will ‘work together’ with the sector on how to support it post-COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re all hurting’: culture and sports groups say they need added funds, emergency support extended

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 27, 2020
  • Opposition MPs and arts, sports, and cultural organizations are calling for more clarity on government support, warning the economic impact of the coronavirus on

‘We’re all hurting’: culture and sports groups say they need added funds, emergency support extended

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 27, 2020
  • Opposition MPs and arts, sports, and cultural organizations are calling for more clarity on government support, warning the economic impact of the coronavirus on
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government’s priority has been focused on the first phase of the crisis and it will ‘work together’ with the sector on how to support it post-COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health agency reveals race-based data guideline as calls grow for nation-wide collection 

  • In response to calls for better demographic data to understand health inequities and COVID-19, this week the Canadian Institute for Health Information is releasing
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 27, 2020
Advocates say the decision to collect better demographic data on populations vulnerable to COVID-19 is a matter of political will, under the direction of Health Minister Patty Hajdu, left, and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Health agency reveals race-based data guideline as calls grow for nation-wide collection 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 27, 2020
  • In response to calls for better demographic data to understand health inequities and COVID-19, this week the Canadian Institute for Health Information is releasing

Health agency reveals race-based data guideline as calls grow for nation-wide collection 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 27, 2020
  • In response to calls for better demographic data to understand health inequities and COVID-19, this week the Canadian Institute for Health Information is releasing
Advocates say the decision to collect better demographic data on populations vulnerable to COVID-19 is a matter of political will, under the direction of Health Minister Patty Hajdu, left, and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Dedicated immigration team focused on ‘accelerating’ arrival of temporary foreign workers, says minister

  • Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says his department has a dedicated team focused on speeding up the arrival of temporary foreign workers as farmers warn
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 22, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured at his November 2019 cabinet swearing-in, appeared before the House Committee on Agriculture on May 22. He acknowledged there are 'regional disparities' in the numbers of available temporary foreign workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dedicated immigration team focused on ‘accelerating’ arrival of temporary foreign workers, says minister

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 22, 2020
  • Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says his department has a dedicated team focused on speeding up the arrival of temporary foreign workers as farmers warn

Dedicated immigration team focused on ‘accelerating’ arrival of temporary foreign workers, says minister

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 22, 2020
  • Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says his department has a dedicated team focused on speeding up the arrival of temporary foreign workers as farmers warn
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured at his November 2019 cabinet swearing-in, appeared before the House Committee on Agriculture on May 22. He acknowledged there are 'regional disparities' in the numbers of available temporary foreign workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment, resource development agenda among April’s top-lobbied files

  • COVID-19 is offering important lessons for Canada’s approach to climate change and the need for green programs to be built into economic recovery, say
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 20, 2020
Over the last two months in lobbying, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, have both cracked the top three in cabinet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Environment, resource development agenda among April’s top-lobbied files

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 20, 2020
  • COVID-19 is offering important lessons for Canada’s approach to climate change and the need for green programs to be built into economic recovery, say

Environment, resource development agenda among April’s top-lobbied files

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 20, 2020
  • COVID-19 is offering important lessons for Canada’s approach to climate change and the need for green programs to be built into economic recovery, say
Over the last two months in lobbying, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, have both cracked the top three in cabinet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s information czar says feds need to send ‘serious message’ about access innovation amid COVID-19

  • COVID-19 is expected to cause further delays to an already “overwhelmed” system, warns Canada’s information commissioner, while also calling for stable funding to her
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 20, 2020
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard says the government needs to send a 'serious message' to departments so they proactively disclose documents and find innovative ways to respond to access requests with COVID-19 likely to add to the backlog. Photograph courtesy of Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada

Canada’s information czar says feds need to send ‘serious message’ about access innovation amid COVID-19

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 20, 2020
  • COVID-19 is expected to cause further delays to an already “overwhelmed” system, warns Canada’s information commissioner, while also calling for stable funding to her

Canada’s information czar says feds need to send ‘serious message’ about access innovation amid COVID-19

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 20, 2020
  • COVID-19 is expected to cause further delays to an already “overwhelmed” system, warns Canada’s information commissioner, while also calling for stable funding to her
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard says the government needs to send a 'serious message' to departments so they proactively disclose documents and find innovative ways to respond to access requests with COVID-19 likely to add to the backlog. Photograph courtesy of Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada

MPs claimed $230,000 in free travel from organizations, foreign governments in 2019

  • MPs accepted $230,000 worth of travel sponsored by outside groups and foreign governments in 2019, halving the value of free trips MPs have accepted
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2020
Federal Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion released the latest MP sponsored travel report, showing MPs accepted $229,600 worth of free travel in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs claimed $230,000 in free travel from organizations, foreign governments in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2020
  • MPs accepted $230,000 worth of travel sponsored by outside groups and foreign governments in 2019, halving the value of free trips MPs have accepted

MPs claimed $230,000 in free travel from organizations, foreign governments in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2020
  • MPs accepted $230,000 worth of travel sponsored by outside groups and foreign governments in 2019, halving the value of free trips MPs have accepted
Federal Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion released the latest MP sponsored travel report, showing MPs accepted $229,600 worth of free travel in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec CPC membership votes more important than low leadership donations, say politicos

  • All four Conservative leadership hopefuls have reported low fundraising numbers in Quebec to start the year, amounting to three per cent of all funds
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2020
Donations from Quebec residents to Conservative leadership candidates made up only three per cent of the totals, even though the province is an important pool for votes as 23 per cent of the final tally. From left, former cabinet minister Peter MacKay, Conservative MP Erin O'Toole, Conservative MP Derek Sloan, and Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis are running for the party's top job. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and The Hill Times file photographs

Quebec CPC membership votes more important than low leadership donations, say politicos

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2020
  • All four Conservative leadership hopefuls have reported low fundraising numbers in Quebec to start the year, amounting to three per cent of all funds

Quebec CPC membership votes more important than low leadership donations, say politicos

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 13, 2020
  • All four Conservative leadership hopefuls have reported low fundraising numbers in Quebec to start the year, amounting to three per cent of all funds
Donations from Quebec residents to Conservative leadership candidates made up only three per cent of the totals, even though the province is an important pool for votes as 23 per cent of the final tally. From left, former cabinet minister Peter MacKay, Conservative MP Erin O'Toole, Conservative MP Derek Sloan, and Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis are running for the party's top job. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and The Hill Times file photographs

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