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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
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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.
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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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Judge sex-assault training bill still sparking disagreement over judicial independence

  • A bill reintroduced this Parliament requiring sexual-assault education for judges is a parliamentary overstep, says one Senator, while others previously concerned the law impinged
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
Former Conservative MP Rona Ambrose is pictured with Justice Minister David Lametti on Feb. 4 as they announced the re-introduction of her private member's bill requiring judicial training on sexual assault cases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Judge sex-assault training bill still sparking disagreement over judicial independence

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
  • A bill reintroduced this Parliament requiring sexual-assault education for judges is a parliamentary overstep, says one Senator, while others previously concerned the law impinged

Judge sex-assault training bill still sparking disagreement over judicial independence

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 12, 2020
  • A bill reintroduced this Parliament requiring sexual-assault education for judges is a parliamentary overstep, says one Senator, while others previously concerned the law impinged
Former Conservative MP Rona Ambrose is pictured with Justice Minister David Lametti on Feb. 4 as they announced the re-introduction of her private member's bill requiring judicial training on sexual assault cases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taiwan president’s re-election could signal diplomatic shift in China: analysts

  • The re-election of Taiwan’s president over her pro-Beijing rival has some China analysts concerned it could cause the superpower to shift gears with the
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 5, 2020
Taiwanese Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen, left, and Prof. Charles Burton, presented during a Jan. 29 roundtable organized by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute to discuss the January 2020 Taiwan election. Photograph courtesy of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Taiwan president’s re-election could signal diplomatic shift in China: analysts

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 5, 2020
  • The re-election of Taiwan’s president over her pro-Beijing rival has some China analysts concerned it could cause the superpower to shift gears with the

Taiwan president’s re-election could signal diplomatic shift in China: analysts

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 5, 2020
  • The re-election of Taiwan’s president over her pro-Beijing rival has some China analysts concerned it could cause the superpower to shift gears with the
Taiwanese Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen, left, and Prof. Charles Burton, presented during a Jan. 29 roundtable organized by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute to discuss the January 2020 Taiwan election. Photograph courtesy of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Backlogs, lengthy delays await Indian status applicants following removal of sex discrimination law

  • Since Canada lifted discriminatory restrictions that denied Indian status on the basis of sex, 24,000 people have applied for status, but advocates say “appalling” processing
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 5, 2020
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller’s department says the waitlist for those applying for Indian status could be between six months and two years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Backlogs, lengthy delays await Indian status applicants following removal of sex discrimination law

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 5, 2020
  • Since Canada lifted discriminatory restrictions that denied Indian status on the basis of sex, 24,000 people have applied for status, but advocates say “appalling” processing

Backlogs, lengthy delays await Indian status applicants following removal of sex discrimination law

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 5, 2020
  • Since Canada lifted discriminatory restrictions that denied Indian status on the basis of sex, 24,000 people have applied for status, but advocates say “appalling” processing
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller’s department says the waitlist for those applying for Indian status could be between six months and two years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal silence on Wet’suwet’en tensions a ‘worrisome’ sign of faltering Liberal push on reconciliation, say advocates

  • As the new Wet’suwet’en blockade enters its fourth week, some advocates say the tensions are revealing gaps in the Liberal reconciliation effort, laying bare
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2020
Critics are questioning whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government are as committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in a minority Parliament as tensions rise about resource projects in B.C. and Alberta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal silence on Wet’suwet’en tensions a ‘worrisome’ sign of faltering Liberal push on reconciliation, say advocates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2020
  • As the new Wet’suwet’en blockade enters its fourth week, some advocates say the tensions are revealing gaps in the Liberal reconciliation effort, laying bare

Federal silence on Wet’suwet’en tensions a ‘worrisome’ sign of faltering Liberal push on reconciliation, say advocates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2020
  • As the new Wet’suwet’en blockade enters its fourth week, some advocates say the tensions are revealing gaps in the Liberal reconciliation effort, laying bare
Critics are questioning whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government are as committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in a minority Parliament as tensions rise about resource projects in B.C. and Alberta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Newfoundlanders struggling from historic storm in need of federal funds, MPs say

  • In the aftermath of the biggest blizzard to hit Newfoundland and Labrador in half a century, propelling its capital into a state of emergency,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2020
The view from where Independent Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia was staying in St. John's when the historic storm hit. Photograph courtesy of Independent Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia

Newfoundlanders struggling from historic storm in need of federal funds, MPs say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2020
  • In the aftermath of the biggest blizzard to hit Newfoundland and Labrador in half a century, propelling its capital into a state of emergency,

Newfoundlanders struggling from historic storm in need of federal funds, MPs say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2020
  • In the aftermath of the biggest blizzard to hit Newfoundland and Labrador in half a century, propelling its capital into a state of emergency,
The view from where Independent Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia was staying in St. John's when the historic storm hit. Photograph courtesy of Independent Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia

Afghan envoy fills two-year Ottawa vacancy with focus on trade, investment

  • After two years without an ambassador in Canada, Afghanistan’s new envoy, Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai, says he plans to pick up efforts on trade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2020
Afghanistan's Ambassador to Canada Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai arrived in the fall, filling a two-year gap in the head of mission post in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Afghan envoy fills two-year Ottawa vacancy with focus on trade, investment

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2020
  • After two years without an ambassador in Canada, Afghanistan’s new envoy, Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai, says he plans to pick up efforts on trade

Afghan envoy fills two-year Ottawa vacancy with focus on trade, investment

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 29, 2020
  • After two years without an ambassador in Canada, Afghanistan’s new envoy, Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai, says he plans to pick up efforts on trade
Afghanistan's Ambassador to Canada Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai arrived in the fall, filling a two-year gap in the head of mission post in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gatekeepers for Innovation, Finance, and Environment top lobby target lists

  • In 2019, the most popular target for lobbyists were cabinet policy advisers who have become fixtures as influential gatekeepers over the past three years
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 27, 2020
Clare Demerse, senior policy adviser to the environment minister, left; Ian Foucher, deputy director of financial sector policy in the finance minister’s office, centre; and David McFarlane, policy director to the innovation minister, right, were the three most lobbied political staffers in 2019. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter

Gatekeepers for Innovation, Finance, and Environment top lobby target lists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 27, 2020
  • In 2019, the most popular target for lobbyists were cabinet policy advisers who have become fixtures as influential gatekeepers over the past three years

Gatekeepers for Innovation, Finance, and Environment top lobby target lists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 27, 2020
  • In 2019, the most popular target for lobbyists were cabinet policy advisers who have become fixtures as influential gatekeepers over the past three years
Clare Demerse, senior policy adviser to the environment minister, left; Ian Foucher, deputy director of financial sector policy in the finance minister’s office, centre; and David McFarlane, policy director to the innovation minister, right, were the three most lobbied political staffers in 2019. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter

Kuwait ambassador brings team approach to diplomacy

  • Diplomacy is not so different from the calculations Kuwait’s new ambassador to Canada says she made as a squash player for her country, bringing
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2020
Kuwait’s Ambassador to Canada Reem Al Khaled is the first woman diplomat from her country named to North America, and third as head of mission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kuwait ambassador brings team approach to diplomacy

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2020
  • Diplomacy is not so different from the calculations Kuwait’s new ambassador to Canada says she made as a squash player for her country, bringing

Kuwait ambassador brings team approach to diplomacy

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2020
  • Diplomacy is not so different from the calculations Kuwait’s new ambassador to Canada says she made as a squash player for her country, bringing
Kuwait’s Ambassador to Canada Reem Al Khaled is the first woman diplomat from her country named to North America, and third as head of mission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate should be ‘very careful’ of widespread rule changes and ‘unintended consequences,’ says retiring Sen. Day

  • After nearly two decades in the Upper Chamber, Joseph Day, the outgoing Senate Liberal-turned-Progressive Senate Group leader, said he feels he still has unfinished
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2020
Senator Joseph Day, who was leader of the Senate Liberals and the Progressive Senate Group from June 2016 until November 16, 2019, when the group lost the numbers for official status, reached mandatory retirement on Jan. 24. Photograph courtesy of the office of Senator Joseph Day

Senate should be ‘very careful’ of widespread rule changes and ‘unintended consequences,’ says retiring Sen. Day

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2020
  • After nearly two decades in the Upper Chamber, Joseph Day, the outgoing Senate Liberal-turned-Progressive Senate Group leader, said he feels he still has unfinished

Senate should be ‘very careful’ of widespread rule changes and ‘unintended consequences,’ says retiring Sen. Day

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2020
  • After nearly two decades in the Upper Chamber, Joseph Day, the outgoing Senate Liberal-turned-Progressive Senate Group leader, said he feels he still has unfinished
Senator Joseph Day, who was leader of the Senate Liberals and the Progressive Senate Group from June 2016 until November 16, 2019, when the group lost the numbers for official status, reached mandatory retirement on Jan. 24. Photograph courtesy of the office of Senator Joseph Day

Agriculture Minister Bibeau was the most-lobbied MP in 2019

  • Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, House Veteran Affairs Committee chair Wayne Easter, and active backbench Liberal MP Francis Drouin were 2019’s top-lobbied MPs, according to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2020
Liberal MP Marie-Claude Bibeau was the most lobbied MP in 2019, with influencers repeatedly seeking her out since she was named agriculture minister in March 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Agriculture Minister Bibeau was the most-lobbied MP in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2020
  • Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, House Veteran Affairs Committee chair Wayne Easter, and active backbench Liberal MP Francis Drouin were 2019’s top-lobbied MPs, according to

Agriculture Minister Bibeau was the most-lobbied MP in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 22, 2020
  • Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, House Veteran Affairs Committee chair Wayne Easter, and active backbench Liberal MP Francis Drouin were 2019’s top-lobbied MPs, according to
Liberal MP Marie-Claude Bibeau was the most lobbied MP in 2019, with influencers repeatedly seeking her out since she was named agriculture minister in March 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From ‘failed state’ to stability: Rwanda has made ‘impressive’ strides, says envoy

  • A former Rwandan presidential candidate, who once served as a cabinet minister and a Senate vice-president, is starting his diplomatic career in Canada. High
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2020
First-time diplomat Rwandan High Commissioner Prosper Higiro started his Ottawa posting on Nov. 1, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From ‘failed state’ to stability: Rwanda has made ‘impressive’ strides, says envoy

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2020
  • A former Rwandan presidential candidate, who once served as a cabinet minister and a Senate vice-president, is starting his diplomatic career in Canada. High

From ‘failed state’ to stability: Rwanda has made ‘impressive’ strides, says envoy

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2020
  • A former Rwandan presidential candidate, who once served as a cabinet minister and a Senate vice-president, is starting his diplomatic career in Canada. High
First-time diplomat Rwandan High Commissioner Prosper Higiro started his Ottawa posting on Nov. 1, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Seasoned Tory fundraiser Eaton looking to next chapter, party rejuvenation as Senate retirement looms

  • While politics had always been on the periphery of retiring Conservative Senator Nicole Eaton’s life, she points to lunch in the late ’90s with
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2020
Senator Nicole Eaton, who officially retires on Jan. 21, sits in the Speaker’s chair in her role as Speaker pro tempore, which she’s held since 2015. Photograph courtesy of the Senate

Seasoned Tory fundraiser Eaton looking to next chapter, party rejuvenation as Senate retirement looms

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2020
  • While politics had always been on the periphery of retiring Conservative Senator Nicole Eaton’s life, she points to lunch in the late ’90s with

Seasoned Tory fundraiser Eaton looking to next chapter, party rejuvenation as Senate retirement looms

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 8, 2020
  • While politics had always been on the periphery of retiring Conservative Senator Nicole Eaton’s life, she points to lunch in the late ’90s with
Senator Nicole Eaton, who officially retires on Jan. 21, sits in the Speaker’s chair in her role as Speaker pro tempore, which she’s held since 2015. Photograph courtesy of the Senate

Scheer exit opens door for reset, say members who welcome the chance ‘to spring clean’

  • Outgoing Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer’s departure brings a chance for some necessary “spring cleaning,” says one Conservative Senator as party members call the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 18, 2019
The party needs a new direction after outgoing Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer's failed campaign, party members say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scheer exit opens door for reset, say members who welcome the chance ‘to spring clean’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 18, 2019
  • Outgoing Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer’s departure brings a chance for some necessary “spring cleaning,” says one Conservative Senator as party members call the

Scheer exit opens door for reset, say members who welcome the chance ‘to spring clean’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 18, 2019
  • Outgoing Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer’s departure brings a chance for some necessary “spring cleaning,” says one Conservative Senator as party members call the
The party needs a new direction after outgoing Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer's failed campaign, party members say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate spending up 1.2 per cent as Red Chamber to review high staff turnover

  • The costs of the Upper Chamber will continue to rise in the next fiscal year, after the committee responsible for managing the Senate’s finances
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 18, 2019
The Senate Internal Economy Committee, chaired by Independent Senator Sabi Marwah, approved the $115.6-million main spending estimates for 2020-21 in the Upper Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate spending up 1.2 per cent as Red Chamber to review high staff turnover

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 18, 2019
  • The costs of the Upper Chamber will continue to rise in the next fiscal year, after the committee responsible for managing the Senate’s finances

Senate spending up 1.2 per cent as Red Chamber to review high staff turnover

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 18, 2019
  • The costs of the Upper Chamber will continue to rise in the next fiscal year, after the committee responsible for managing the Senate’s finances
The Senate Internal Economy Committee, chaired by Independent Senator Sabi Marwah, approved the $115.6-million main spending estimates for 2020-21 in the Upper Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador’s future is in mining, and Canada can play a big role, envoy says

  • With Canada as Ecuador’s “main” direct investor through mines and the extractive sector, the Latin American country’s ambassador says he sees opportunity for growth
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 18, 2019
Ecuador Ambassador Diego Stacey says he's been 'very, extremely active' since he arrived in 2017, including helping to bring in direct flights and political consultations between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador’s future is in mining, and Canada can play a big role, envoy says

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 18, 2019
  • With Canada as Ecuador’s “main” direct investor through mines and the extractive sector, the Latin American country’s ambassador says he sees opportunity for growth

Ecuador’s future is in mining, and Canada can play a big role, envoy says

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 18, 2019
  • With Canada as Ecuador’s “main” direct investor through mines and the extractive sector, the Latin American country’s ambassador says he sees opportunity for growth
Ecuador Ambassador Diego Stacey says he's been 'very, extremely active' since he arrived in 2017, including helping to bring in direct flights and political consultations between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Christchurch response, trade deal closure lasting memories for outgoing New Zealand envoy

  • A month after the March 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand, the country’s High Commissioner to Canada, Daniel Mellsop, walked into the Mosque
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 11, 2019
Former New Zealand high commissioner Daniel Mellsop said he had a rewarding experience during his nearly four years in Canada, with CPTPP's ratification as one of many highlights. Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Christchurch response, trade deal closure lasting memories for outgoing New Zealand envoy

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 11, 2019
  • A month after the March 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand, the country’s High Commissioner to Canada, Daniel Mellsop, walked into the Mosque

Christchurch response, trade deal closure lasting memories for outgoing New Zealand envoy

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 11, 2019
  • A month after the March 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand, the country’s High Commissioner to Canada, Daniel Mellsop, walked into the Mosque
Former New Zealand high commissioner Daniel Mellsop said he had a rewarding experience during his nearly four years in Canada, with CPTPP's ratification as one of many highlights. Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ silence on funding, transition plan for child welfare law causing ‘intense nervousness and frustration’

  • With an imminent law change looming that fundamentally changes how governments approach Indigenous child welfare, advocates say they are left filling a gap Ottawa
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 11, 2019
Advocates say Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller and his department should have a transition plan ahead of the Jan. 1 start date of new national standards that will affect all decisions governing Indigenous children in care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ silence on funding, transition plan for child welfare law causing ‘intense nervousness and frustration’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 11, 2019
  • With an imminent law change looming that fundamentally changes how governments approach Indigenous child welfare, advocates say they are left filling a gap Ottawa

Feds’ silence on funding, transition plan for child welfare law causing ‘intense nervousness and frustration’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 11, 2019
  • With an imminent law change looming that fundamentally changes how governments approach Indigenous child welfare, advocates say they are left filling a gap Ottawa
Advocates say Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller and his department should have a transition plan ahead of the Jan. 1 start date of new national standards that will affect all decisions governing Indigenous children in care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Should he stay or should he go? Defeated Tory candidates divided on Scheer’s future

  • Defeated Conservative candidates say they’re disappointed with how Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer handled the campaign, but are divided on whether he should remain to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 11, 2019
Since the election, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has faced repeated criticism from party members frustrated by his performance. Candidates who ran under his banner are mixed, with some also calling for his resignation, and others preferring the wait-and-see approach, giving him time to prove himself before the mandatory leadership review at the April 2020 convention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Should he stay or should he go? Defeated Tory candidates divided on Scheer’s future

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 11, 2019
  • Defeated Conservative candidates say they’re disappointed with how Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer handled the campaign, but are divided on whether he should remain to

Should he stay or should he go? Defeated Tory candidates divided on Scheer’s future

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 11, 2019
  • Defeated Conservative candidates say they’re disappointed with how Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer handled the campaign, but are divided on whether he should remain to
Since the election, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has faced repeated criticism from party members frustrated by his performance. Candidates who ran under his banner are mixed, with some also calling for his resignation, and others preferring the wait-and-see approach, giving him time to prove himself before the mandatory leadership review at the April 2020 convention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diversity, inclusion minister should act as ‘catalyst’ with cross-ministerial power, say advocates

  • Renaming the multiculturalism ministry to diversity and inclusion has drawn mixed reactions from affected communities, as advocates await the release of the ministerial mandate
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 4, 2019
Bardish Chagger has been named the new minister of diversity and inclusion—formerly multiculturalism—and youth, the latter of which used to be the prime minister's portfolio. She's also taking on the LGBTQ2 Secretariat, which had been held by recently defeated Alberta Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diversity, inclusion minister should act as ‘catalyst’ with cross-ministerial power, say advocates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 4, 2019
  • Renaming the multiculturalism ministry to diversity and inclusion has drawn mixed reactions from affected communities, as advocates await the release of the ministerial mandate

Diversity, inclusion minister should act as ‘catalyst’ with cross-ministerial power, say advocates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 4, 2019
  • Renaming the multiculturalism ministry to diversity and inclusion has drawn mixed reactions from affected communities, as advocates await the release of the ministerial mandate
Bardish Chagger has been named the new minister of diversity and inclusion—formerly multiculturalism—and youth, the latter of which used to be the prime minister's portfolio. She's also taking on the LGBTQ2 Secretariat, which had been held by recently defeated Alberta Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

French envoy defends Macron’s NATO comments as ‘brave’

  • French Ambassador Kareen Rispal says her president’s comments that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is “brain dead” were “brave” and represent an acknowledgement that
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 4, 2019
French Ambassador to Canada Kareen Rispal was the featured speaker at a Carleton University Ambassador Speaker Series event on Dec. 2, where she defended the recent comments of French President Emmanuel Macron, who called NATO 'brain dead.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

French envoy defends Macron’s NATO comments as ‘brave’

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 4, 2019
  • French Ambassador Kareen Rispal says her president’s comments that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is “brain dead” were “brave” and represent an acknowledgement that

French envoy defends Macron’s NATO comments as ‘brave’

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 4, 2019
  • French Ambassador Kareen Rispal says her president’s comments that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is “brain dead” were “brave” and represent an acknowledgement that
French Ambassador to Canada Kareen Rispal was the featured speaker at a Carleton University Ambassador Speaker Series event on Dec. 2, where she defended the recent comments of French President Emmanuel Macron, who called NATO 'brain dead.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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