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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.

‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

  • ‘We keep shifting the goalposts as we miss the goalpost,' says Yves Giroux of the Liberal government’s fiscal anchors that seem to move based
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 5, 2025
Yves Giroux
Yves Giroux
Former parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says the Liberal government's 'track for spending keeps being revised upward' over the last decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 5, 2025
  • ‘We keep shifting the goalposts as we miss the goalpost,' says Yves Giroux of the Liberal government’s fiscal anchors that seem to move based

‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 5, 2025
  • ‘We keep shifting the goalposts as we miss the goalpost,' says Yves Giroux of the Liberal government’s fiscal anchors that seem to move based
Yves Giroux
Former parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says the Liberal government's 'track for spending keeps being revised upward' over the last decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

  • After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 30, 2025
Rechie Valdez
Rechie Valdez
The upcoming budget will give Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez’s department $660.5-million over five years after advocates feared for significant cutbacks to WAGE’s work. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 30, 2025
  • After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 30, 2025
  • After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming
Rechie Valdez
The upcoming budget will give Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez’s department $660.5-million over five years after advocates feared for significant cutbacks to WAGE’s work. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate exempt from Carney’s spending review, but opts to launch own program audit 

  • ‘It seems there’s a new government in place that wants to be fiscally more responsible,’ says Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos, and the Red
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2025
ISG Senator Éric Forest, left, and Conservative Senator Claude Carignan are members of the subcommittee tasked with launching a program review after a motion from ISG Senator Lucie Moncion passed at a committee meeting with broad support. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade

Senate exempt from Carney’s spending review, but opts to launch own program audit 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2025
  • ‘It seems there’s a new government in place that wants to be fiscally more responsible,’ says Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos, and the Red

Senate exempt from Carney’s spending review, but opts to launch own program audit 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2025
  • ‘It seems there’s a new government in place that wants to be fiscally more responsible,’ says Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos, and the Red
ISG Senator Éric Forest, left, and Conservative Senator Claude Carignan are members of the subcommittee tasked with launching a program review after a motion from ISG Senator Lucie Moncion passed at a committee meeting with broad support. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade

Military justice reform bill ‘a major step forward,’ but needs work at committee, say Bloc MPs as Tories favour more debate

  • Bill C-11, which strips military jurisdiction over the investigation of sexual offences and puts them under civilian authority, is long overdue, say opposition MPs.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 9, 2025
National Defence Minister David McGuinty, centre left, with Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan, centre right. McGuinty announced the government is making other changes to its processes along with Bill C-11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military justice reform bill ‘a major step forward,’ but needs work at committee, say Bloc MPs as Tories favour more debate

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 9, 2025
  • Bill C-11, which strips military jurisdiction over the investigation of sexual offences and puts them under civilian authority, is long overdue, say opposition MPs.

Military justice reform bill ‘a major step forward,’ but needs work at committee, say Bloc MPs as Tories favour more debate

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 9, 2025
  • Bill C-11, which strips military jurisdiction over the investigation of sexual offences and puts them under civilian authority, is long overdue, say opposition MPs.
National Defence Minister David McGuinty, centre left, with Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan, centre right. McGuinty announced the government is making other changes to its processes along with Bill C-11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate changes language-study trip rules, cancels perk permitting spouses to claim classes

  • Senators also agreed to review the ‘co-ordinated travel’ policy to potentially bring in new rules after recent ‘familiarization’ tours to provinces during peak tourism
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
The Red Chamber’s office management policy has been updated so that spouses of Senators can no longer claim expenses related language-immersion training and trips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate changes language-study trip rules, cancels perk permitting spouses to claim classes

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
  • Senators also agreed to review the ‘co-ordinated travel’ policy to potentially bring in new rules after recent ‘familiarization’ tours to provinces during peak tourism

Senate changes language-study trip rules, cancels perk permitting spouses to claim classes

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
  • Senators also agreed to review the ‘co-ordinated travel’ policy to potentially bring in new rules after recent ‘familiarization’ tours to provinces during peak tourism
The Red Chamber’s office management policy has been updated so that spouses of Senators can no longer claim expenses related language-immersion training and trips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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.
Feature | BY 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

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

The morning after

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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,
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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.
Feature | BY 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

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

All guns blazing

Feature | BY 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
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Federal lobbyists registry sees crop of new COVID-19 filings, as groups grapple with pandemic

  • Since mid-March, more than 35 organizations have updated their federal lobbying filings, signalling plans to have a say in the government’s evolving coronavirus response,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, BEATRICE PAEZ | March 27, 2020
Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Health Minister Patty Hajdu, and Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos convene for a presser on March 16. Cabinet ministers have been convening near-daily briefings with journalists on their response to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal lobbyists registry sees crop of new COVID-19 filings, as groups grapple with pandemic

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, BEATRICE PAEZ | March 27, 2020
  • Since mid-March, more than 35 organizations have updated their federal lobbying filings, signalling plans to have a say in the government’s evolving coronavirus response,

Federal lobbyists registry sees crop of new COVID-19 filings, as groups grapple with pandemic

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, BEATRICE PAEZ | March 27, 2020
  • Since mid-March, more than 35 organizations have updated their federal lobbying filings, signalling plans to have a say in the government’s evolving coronavirus response,
Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Health Minister Patty Hajdu, and Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos convene for a presser on March 16. Cabinet ministers have been convening near-daily briefings with journalists on their response to the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Release low-risk prisoners to prevent COVID-19 outbreak, say advocates calling for ‘immediate action’ 

  • Canada should be releasing low-risk inmates as part of the prison system’s response to COVID-19, say advocates who worry a strategy that doesn’t drop
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government is 'committed to reducing the risk' of COVID-19 in prisons, where there is yet to be a confirmed case in the inmate population, but would not say whether his office is considering release of low-risk prisoners as advocates have urged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Release low-risk prisoners to prevent COVID-19 outbreak, say advocates calling for ‘immediate action’ 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2020
  • Canada should be releasing low-risk inmates as part of the prison system’s response to COVID-19, say advocates who worry a strategy that doesn’t drop

Release low-risk prisoners to prevent COVID-19 outbreak, say advocates calling for ‘immediate action’ 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2020
  • Canada should be releasing low-risk inmates as part of the prison system’s response to COVID-19, say advocates who worry a strategy that doesn’t drop
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government is 'committed to reducing the risk' of COVID-19 in prisons, where there is yet to be a confirmed case in the inmate population, but would not say whether his office is considering release of low-risk prisoners as advocates have urged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Embassies in Ottawa offer ‘around the clock’ support in the new work-from-home reality

  • Embassies in Ottawa are shutting their doors, restricting hours, staffing 24-7 emergency lines, and co-ordinating flights for those stranded in Canada in what diplomats
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2020
Ottawa-based heads of mission say responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak has lead to ‘around the clock’ efforts, including from left, Japan’s Yasuhisa Kawamura, Ecuador’s Diego Stacey, Jamaica’s Janice Miller, and Germany’s Sabine Sparwasser. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

Embassies in Ottawa offer ‘around the clock’ support in the new work-from-home reality

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2020
  • Embassies in Ottawa are shutting their doors, restricting hours, staffing 24-7 emergency lines, and co-ordinating flights for those stranded in Canada in what diplomats

Embassies in Ottawa offer ‘around the clock’ support in the new work-from-home reality

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 25, 2020
  • Embassies in Ottawa are shutting their doors, restricting hours, staffing 24-7 emergency lines, and co-ordinating flights for those stranded in Canada in what diplomats
Ottawa-based heads of mission say responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak has lead to ‘around the clock’ efforts, including from left, Japan’s Yasuhisa Kawamura, Ecuador’s Diego Stacey, Jamaica’s Janice Miller, and Germany’s Sabine Sparwasser. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

‘Busy and worried’: Italian envoy says country is at ‘forefront’ of COVID-19 battle, urges solidarity in global response

  • Italy is at the “forefront” of the battle against the novel coronavirus, says its ambassador in Canada, who called for international co-operation and support
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 21, 2020
Italian Ambassador to Canada Claudio Taffuri, pictured in June 2018, says he’s worried for his country, which is the worst-hit in the world by COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Busy and worried’: Italian envoy says country is at ‘forefront’ of COVID-19 battle, urges solidarity in global response

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 21, 2020
  • Italy is at the “forefront” of the battle against the novel coronavirus, says its ambassador in Canada, who called for international co-operation and support

‘Busy and worried’: Italian envoy says country is at ‘forefront’ of COVID-19 battle, urges solidarity in global response

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 21, 2020
  • Italy is at the “forefront” of the battle against the novel coronavirus, says its ambassador in Canada, who called for international co-operation and support
Italian Ambassador to Canada Claudio Taffuri, pictured in June 2018, says he’s worried for his country, which is the worst-hit in the world by COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Envoys select top 12 ambassadors of the year at third annual bash

  • From museum exhibitions to events highlighting culture and cuisine, to strengthening bilateral ties and investment, 12 emissaries were named as their region’s Ambassador of
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 18, 2020
Cuban Ambassador to Canada Josefina Vidal, centre, accepts her prize as one of the 12 envoys selected as an ambassador of the year. Handing out her prize at the March 11 event were Pierre Thibault, University of Ottawa’s assistant dean at the faculty of civil law, left, and Solomon Anu’a Gheyle Azoh-Mbi, dean of the diplomatic corps and high commissioner of Cameroon. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Envoys select top 12 ambassadors of the year at third annual bash

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 18, 2020
  • From museum exhibitions to events highlighting culture and cuisine, to strengthening bilateral ties and investment, 12 emissaries were named as their region’s Ambassador of

Envoys select top 12 ambassadors of the year at third annual bash

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 18, 2020
  • From museum exhibitions to events highlighting culture and cuisine, to strengthening bilateral ties and investment, 12 emissaries were named as their region’s Ambassador of
Cuban Ambassador to Canada Josefina Vidal, centre, accepts her prize as one of the 12 envoys selected as an ambassador of the year. Handing out her prize at the March 11 event were Pierre Thibault, University of Ottawa’s assistant dean at the faculty of civil law, left, and Solomon Anu’a Gheyle Azoh-Mbi, dean of the diplomatic corps and high commissioner of Cameroon. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Together we will beat this’: MPs urge care and calm for those most at-risk with COVID-19

  • For the Canadians at the greatest risk amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Parliamentarians who have been immunocompromised once before have pragmatic words of encouragement: trust
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 18, 2020
Seniors Minister Deb Schulte says many seniors, who are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, may be feeling anxiety and all Canadians need to do their part and listen to health experts. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Together we will beat this’: MPs urge care and calm for those most at-risk with COVID-19

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 18, 2020
  • For the Canadians at the greatest risk amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Parliamentarians who have been immunocompromised once before have pragmatic words of encouragement: trust

‘Together we will beat this’: MPs urge care and calm for those most at-risk with COVID-19

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 18, 2020
  • For the Canadians at the greatest risk amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Parliamentarians who have been immunocompromised once before have pragmatic words of encouragement: trust
Seniors Minister Deb Schulte says many seniors, who are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, may be feeling anxiety and all Canadians need to do their part and listen to health experts. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese envoy calls on Canada to take ‘concrete steps’ to resolve Meng extradition issue

  • China’s ambassador in Ottawa says Canada needs to take “concrete steps” to improve the Canadian-Chinese relationship, but would not say if China shares that
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 16, 2020
Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu, pictured on March 12, 2020, in a sit-down interview with The Hill Times at the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, said Canada must take ‘concrete steps’ on the ‘outstanding issue’ of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to bring the bilateral relationship ‘back to track.’ The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Chinese envoy calls on Canada to take ‘concrete steps’ to resolve Meng extradition issue

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 16, 2020
  • China’s ambassador in Ottawa says Canada needs to take “concrete steps” to improve the Canadian-Chinese relationship, but would not say if China shares that

Chinese envoy calls on Canada to take ‘concrete steps’ to resolve Meng extradition issue

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 16, 2020
  • China’s ambassador in Ottawa says Canada needs to take “concrete steps” to improve the Canadian-Chinese relationship, but would not say if China shares that
Chinese ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu, pictured on March 12, 2020, in a sit-down interview with The Hill Times at the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, said Canada must take ‘concrete steps’ on the ‘outstanding issue’ of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to bring the bilateral relationship ‘back to track.’ The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Deadline looms for low-profile CPC candidates, who say party needs more fresh faces and ideas

  • The Conservative Party needs a new face, fresh ideas, and to stop rehashing old feuds, according to some of the lesser-known leadership candidates who
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 11, 2020
Five lesser-known Conservative leadership candidates, from left to right, are: Jim Karahalios, MP Derek Sloan, Rick Peterson, Rudy Husny, and Leslyn Lewis. Photographs courtesy of candidates' campaigns and Twitter

Deadline looms for low-profile CPC candidates, who say party needs more fresh faces and ideas

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 11, 2020
  • The Conservative Party needs a new face, fresh ideas, and to stop rehashing old feuds, according to some of the lesser-known leadership candidates who

Deadline looms for low-profile CPC candidates, who say party needs more fresh faces and ideas

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 11, 2020
  • The Conservative Party needs a new face, fresh ideas, and to stop rehashing old feuds, according to some of the lesser-known leadership candidates who
Five lesser-known Conservative leadership candidates, from left to right, are: Jim Karahalios, MP Derek Sloan, Rick Peterson, Rudy Husny, and Leslyn Lewis. Photographs courtesy of candidates' campaigns and Twitter

Transportation Agency, RCMP among agencies with most missed targets in 2018-19, show late-tabled reports

  • About 25 per cent of government programs tracked at the departmental level missed their performance targets in 2018-19, up slightly from about 24 per
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 11, 2020
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured last month after a Liberal cabinet meeting, tabled the most recent departmental performance reports, which typically come in the fall, in late February. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transportation Agency, RCMP among agencies with most missed targets in 2018-19, show late-tabled reports

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 11, 2020
  • About 25 per cent of government programs tracked at the departmental level missed their performance targets in 2018-19, up slightly from about 24 per

Transportation Agency, RCMP among agencies with most missed targets in 2018-19, show late-tabled reports

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 11, 2020
  • About 25 per cent of government programs tracked at the departmental level missed their performance targets in 2018-19, up slightly from about 24 per
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured last month after a Liberal cabinet meeting, tabled the most recent departmental performance reports, which typically come in the fall, in late February. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal spending reaches $304.6-billion, up 12 per cent since pre-reform main estimates

  • Federal spending is up 11.8 per cent in this year’s main estimates compared to the last similar financial cycle three years ago, a trend
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2020
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured after a February cabinet meeting, tabled the 2020-21 main estimates on Feb. 27 with a spending plan of $304.6-billion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal spending reaches $304.6-billion, up 12 per cent since pre-reform main estimates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2020
  • Federal spending is up 11.8 per cent in this year’s main estimates compared to the last similar financial cycle three years ago, a trend

Federal spending reaches $304.6-billion, up 12 per cent since pre-reform main estimates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2020
  • Federal spending is up 11.8 per cent in this year’s main estimates compared to the last similar financial cycle three years ago, a trend
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured after a February cabinet meeting, tabled the 2020-21 main estimates on Feb. 27 with a spending plan of $304.6-billion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator says latest report on Canada’s ‘toxic’ prison system shows judicial oversight needed

  • Two successive watchdog reports have slammed a toxic workplace and “culture of impunity” in Canada’s prisons, prompting MPs to question how the agency is
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2020
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger
Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger, pictured in October 2017, appeared before a House committee on Feb. 25 to discuss his 2018-19 annual report, in which he described a 'culture of impunity' at the Correctional Service of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator says latest report on Canada’s ‘toxic’ prison system shows judicial oversight needed

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2020
  • Two successive watchdog reports have slammed a toxic workplace and “culture of impunity” in Canada’s prisons, prompting MPs to question how the agency is

Senator says latest report on Canada’s ‘toxic’ prison system shows judicial oversight needed

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2020
  • Two successive watchdog reports have slammed a toxic workplace and “culture of impunity” in Canada’s prisons, prompting MPs to question how the agency is
Ivan Zinger
Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger, pictured in October 2017, appeared before a House committee on Feb. 25 to discuss his 2018-19 annual report, in which he described a 'culture of impunity' at the Correctional Service of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Pent-up interest’ leads to post-election lobbying push 54 per cent higher than first Liberal win

  • Lobbying activity in the first three months after the 2019 election rose 54 per cent compared to the months following the Liberals’ 2015 majority
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and Finance Minister Bill Morneau were January’s top-lobbied cabinet ministers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Pent-up interest’ leads to post-election lobbying push 54 per cent higher than first Liberal win

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2020
  • Lobbying activity in the first three months after the 2019 election rose 54 per cent compared to the months following the Liberals’ 2015 majority

‘Pent-up interest’ leads to post-election lobbying push 54 per cent higher than first Liberal win

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 4, 2020
  • Lobbying activity in the first three months after the 2019 election rose 54 per cent compared to the months following the Liberals’ 2015 majority
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and Finance Minister Bill Morneau were January’s top-lobbied cabinet ministers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Central votes ‘balloon’ under Liberals, a ‘misuse’ of the spending tool, says Conservative MP

  • Two years after the government did away with an unprecedented $7-billion fund put under the Treasury Board president’s purview rather than assigned and accountable
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2020
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley says the Treasury Board is using a central vote either 'as a slush fund or to cover other departments that cannot get their act together.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Central votes ‘balloon’ under Liberals, a ‘misuse’ of the spending tool, says Conservative MP

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2020
  • Two years after the government did away with an unprecedented $7-billion fund put under the Treasury Board president’s purview rather than assigned and accountable

Central votes ‘balloon’ under Liberals, a ‘misuse’ of the spending tool, says Conservative MP

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2020
  • Two years after the government did away with an unprecedented $7-billion fund put under the Treasury Board president’s purview rather than assigned and accountable
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley says the Treasury Board is using a central vote either 'as a slush fund or to cover other departments that cannot get their act together.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opening economic immigration track to refugees a ‘win-win,’ says UNHCR rep

  • Canada should consider letting in some skilled refugees as economic immigrants, says Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and with it, establish
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
Rema Jamous Imseis returned to Canada after almost two decades working abroad to take on the role as Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees earlier this month. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opening economic immigration track to refugees a ‘win-win,’ says UNHCR rep

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
  • Canada should consider letting in some skilled refugees as economic immigrants, says Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and with it, establish

Opening economic immigration track to refugees a ‘win-win,’ says UNHCR rep

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
  • Canada should consider letting in some skilled refugees as economic immigrants, says Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and with it, establish
Rema Jamous Imseis returned to Canada after almost two decades working abroad to take on the role as Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees earlier this month. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada returns to ‘complex’ spending system, after ‘failed’ attempts at reform 

  • Two years after the Liberal government brought in controversial reforms to Canada’s financial planning system, the old timeline has returned that misaligns the budget
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos must table the main spending estimates by March 1. In the past two years, a pilot project meant they could be tabled later, by April 16, so the government could table its budget first and align the two documents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada returns to ‘complex’ spending system, after ‘failed’ attempts at reform 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
  • Two years after the Liberal government brought in controversial reforms to Canada’s financial planning system, the old timeline has returned that misaligns the budget

Canada returns to ‘complex’ spending system, after ‘failed’ attempts at reform 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
  • Two years after the Liberal government brought in controversial reforms to Canada’s financial planning system, the old timeline has returned that misaligns the budget
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos must table the main spending estimates by March 1. In the past two years, a pilot project meant they could be tabled later, by April 16, so the government could table its budget first and align the two documents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prison watchdog calls for independent inquiry into death of sex worker

  • An independent inquiry is necessary to properly investigate the death of a sex worker allegedly killed by a convicted murderer on day parole, to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 25, 2020
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger
Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger, pictured in October 2017, appeared before a House committee Feb. 25 to discuss his 2018-19 annual report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prison watchdog calls for independent inquiry into death of sex worker

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 25, 2020
  • An independent inquiry is necessary to properly investigate the death of a sex worker allegedly killed by a convicted murderer on day parole, to

Prison watchdog calls for independent inquiry into death of sex worker

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 25, 2020
  • An independent inquiry is necessary to properly investigate the death of a sex worker allegedly killed by a convicted murderer on day parole, to
Ivan Zinger
Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger, pictured in October 2017, appeared before a House committee Feb. 25 to discuss his 2018-19 annual report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can look to Japan as ‘bridge-builder’ in the Asia Pacific, envoy says

  • Japan’s new ambassador to Canada says his country can be the “best bridge-builder” in the Asia Pacific and he’d like to see the two
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 19, 2020
Japanese ambassador to Canada Yasuhisa Kawamura, who arrived in November 2019 for his head of mission duties, said since his two-week honeymoon in Canada three decades ago he’s long wished to be posted here The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can look to Japan as ‘bridge-builder’ in the Asia Pacific, envoy says

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 19, 2020
  • Japan’s new ambassador to Canada says his country can be the “best bridge-builder” in the Asia Pacific and he’d like to see the two

Canada can look to Japan as ‘bridge-builder’ in the Asia Pacific, envoy says

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 19, 2020
  • Japan’s new ambassador to Canada says his country can be the “best bridge-builder” in the Asia Pacific and he’d like to see the two
Japanese ambassador to Canada Yasuhisa Kawamura, who arrived in November 2019 for his head of mission duties, said since his two-week honeymoon in Canada three decades ago he’s long wished to be posted here The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A real lack of leadership’: critics call for better response from feds as Wet’suwet’en blockades continue

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership is being attacked as deficient from all sides, as blockades shutting down major transitways in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en protestors
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 19, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been criticized for a slow response to the blockades, on Feb. 18 asked for patience from Canadians as he promised to work 'night and day' to address the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A real lack of leadership’: critics call for better response from feds as Wet’suwet’en blockades continue

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 19, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership is being attacked as deficient from all sides, as blockades shutting down major transitways in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en protestors

‘A real lack of leadership’: critics call for better response from feds as Wet’suwet’en blockades continue

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 19, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership is being attacked as deficient from all sides, as blockades shutting down major transitways in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en protestors
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been criticized for a slow response to the blockades, on Feb. 18 asked for patience from Canadians as he promised to work 'night and day' to address the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian released from Turkish prison recounts ‘nightmare’ of three-year ordeal

  • A Canadian who was held in a Turkish prison for nearly three years and accused of assisting a 2016 coup attempt said he’s happy
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
Davud Hanci, pictured with his wife, Rumeysa, and their two sons, Cemil, left, and Vedat, right. Mr. Hanci was released from Turkish jail on parole last spring, and has since fled the country to return to Canada. Photograph courtesy of Davud Hanci

Canadian released from Turkish prison recounts ‘nightmare’ of three-year ordeal

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
  • A Canadian who was held in a Turkish prison for nearly three years and accused of assisting a 2016 coup attempt said he’s happy

Canadian released from Turkish prison recounts ‘nightmare’ of three-year ordeal

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
  • A Canadian who was held in a Turkish prison for nearly three years and accused of assisting a 2016 coup attempt said he’s happy
Davud Hanci, pictured with his wife, Rumeysa, and their two sons, Cemil, left, and Vedat, right. Mr. Hanci was released from Turkish jail on parole last spring, and has since fled the country to return to Canada. Photograph courtesy of Davud Hanci

ISG Senators propose rule changes to prevent ‘partisan obstruction’ from blocking private members’ bills 

  • Two Independent Senators, frustrated by what they consider partisan stalling tactics that can kill private members’ bills, have proposed changes to the Red Chamber’s
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
Senators Murray Sinclair, left, and Pierre Dalphond, middle, pictured with then-Government Representative Peter Harder during a swearing-in ceremony in June 2018, have proposed changes to the Senate rules dealing with private member's bills. Photograph courtesy of the Senate

ISG Senators propose rule changes to prevent ‘partisan obstruction’ from blocking private members’ bills 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
  • Two Independent Senators, frustrated by what they consider partisan stalling tactics that can kill private members’ bills, have proposed changes to the Red Chamber’s

ISG Senators propose rule changes to prevent ‘partisan obstruction’ from blocking private members’ bills 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
  • Two Independent Senators, frustrated by what they consider partisan stalling tactics that can kill private members’ bills, have proposed changes to the Red Chamber’s
Senators Murray Sinclair, left, and Pierre Dalphond, middle, pictured with then-Government Representative Peter Harder during a swearing-in ceremony in June 2018, have proposed changes to the Senate rules dealing with private member's bills. Photograph courtesy of the Senate

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