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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.

Federal parties dismiss ‘bogeyman’ privacy concerns baked into affordability bill, as Senators consider major amendments 

  • The Liberal, NDP, and Conservative parties say Parliament must assert its jurisdiction over regulating federal parties, as privacy and data advocates urge Senators to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP leader Don Davies. Lawyers for each of the political parties appeared before a Senate committee on Feb. 12 to urge them to keep the elements of Bill C-4 that touch on privacy and the Canada Elections Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Federal parties dismiss ‘bogeyman’ privacy concerns baked into affordability bill, as Senators consider major amendments 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2026
  • The Liberal, NDP, and Conservative parties say Parliament must assert its jurisdiction over regulating federal parties, as privacy and data advocates urge Senators to

Federal parties dismiss ‘bogeyman’ privacy concerns baked into affordability bill, as Senators consider major amendments 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2026
  • The Liberal, NDP, and Conservative parties say Parliament must assert its jurisdiction over regulating federal parties, as privacy and data advocates urge Senators to
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP leader Don Davies. Lawyers for each of the political parties appeared before a Senate committee on Feb. 12 to urge them to keep the elements of Bill C-4 that touch on privacy and the Canada Elections Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Depicting ‘Dad’ Carney, ‘angry face’ Poilievre, and Trump’s ‘bizarre’ brand of ‘chaos’: de Adder’s top cartoons of 2025

  • ‘For a cartoonist, when the world burns we are at our most successful,’ says Michael de Adder, who rounds up his top picks of
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2026
Michael de Adder explains the inspiration behind his top political cartoons to appear in The Hill Times’ pages in 2025. The Hill Times cartoons by Michael de Adder

Depicting ‘Dad’ Carney, ‘angry face’ Poilievre, and Trump’s ‘bizarre’ brand of ‘chaos’: de Adder’s top cartoons of 2025

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2026
  • ‘For a cartoonist, when the world burns we are at our most successful,’ says Michael de Adder, who rounds up his top picks of

Depicting ‘Dad’ Carney, ‘angry face’ Poilievre, and Trump’s ‘bizarre’ brand of ‘chaos’: de Adder’s top cartoons of 2025

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2026
  • ‘For a cartoonist, when the world burns we are at our most successful,’ says Michael de Adder, who rounds up his top picks of
Michael de Adder explains the inspiration behind his top political cartoons to appear in The Hill Times’ pages in 2025. The Hill Times cartoons by Michael de Adder

‘Treating politics as a system of balance, not battle’: new book brings fresh insights into Mackenzie King and lessons for today’s leaders

  • Editor Patrice Dutil’s collection of essays in 'The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King' dives into the former prime minister's personality, relationship with society, and
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 8, 2025
The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King is a new collection of essays edited by Patrice Dutil. The former prime minister is pictured in 1932 in Ottawa when he was opposition leader. Image courtesy of Patrice Dutil, photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/Flickr

‘Treating politics as a system of balance, not battle’: new book brings fresh insights into Mackenzie King and lessons for today’s leaders

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 8, 2025
  • Editor Patrice Dutil’s collection of essays in 'The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King' dives into the former prime minister's personality, relationship with society, and

‘Treating politics as a system of balance, not battle’: new book brings fresh insights into Mackenzie King and lessons for today’s leaders

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 8, 2025
  • Editor Patrice Dutil’s collection of essays in 'The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King' dives into the former prime minister's personality, relationship with society, and
The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King is a new collection of essays edited by Patrice Dutil. The former prime minister is pictured in 1932 in Ottawa when he was opposition leader. Image courtesy of Patrice Dutil, photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/Flickr

‘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
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NDP promises to name 100-plus candidates in mere days as it trails competition

  • As it trails the other parties, the NDP says it plans to name another 122 candidates—a third of its roster—in the coming days, as
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 4, 2019
Leader Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats have nominated 181 candidates as of Sept. 3, and are promising to name another 122 in the next 'week and a half.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP promises to name 100-plus candidates in mere days as it trails competition

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 4, 2019
  • As it trails the other parties, the NDP says it plans to name another 122 candidates—a third of its roster—in the coming days, as

NDP promises to name 100-plus candidates in mere days as it trails competition

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 4, 2019
  • As it trails the other parties, the NDP says it plans to name another 122 candidates—a third of its roster—in the coming days, as
Leader Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats have nominated 181 candidates as of Sept. 3, and are promising to name another 122 in the next 'week and a half.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Qatar hoping Canadian locale pays off for spot on Montreal-based UN aviation body

  • Two years after setting up an office for its permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Qatar is hoping that the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 4, 2019
Essa Al-Maliki has been Qatar’s permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization since 2017, when the country set up an office in Montreal and started working on its bid to join the body’s council this year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Qatar hoping Canadian locale pays off for spot on Montreal-based UN aviation body

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 4, 2019
  • Two years after setting up an office for its permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Qatar is hoping that the

Qatar hoping Canadian locale pays off for spot on Montreal-based UN aviation body

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 4, 2019
  • Two years after setting up an office for its permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Qatar is hoping that the
Essa Al-Maliki has been Qatar’s permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization since 2017, when the country set up an office in Montreal and started working on its bid to join the body’s council this year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Say yes to the feds: voting patterns show group understands ‘legislative responsibility,’ says ISG

  • Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are still the most likely to support government bills come voting time, a record the Independents say reflects
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were most likely to vote with the government’s representative in the Senate Peter Harder, more so than Independents appointed by previous prime ministers and the Senate Liberals. The Hill Times file photograph

Say yes to the feds: voting patterns show group understands ‘legislative responsibility,’ says ISG

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
  • Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are still the most likely to support government bills come voting time, a record the Independents say reflects

Say yes to the feds: voting patterns show group understands ‘legislative responsibility,’ says ISG

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
  • Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are still the most likely to support government bills come voting time, a record the Independents say reflects
Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were most likely to vote with the government’s representative in the Senate Peter Harder, more so than Independents appointed by previous prime ministers and the Senate Liberals. The Hill Times file photograph

Exile-turned-envoy says Lesotho’s success means attracting investors

  • Canada’s newest ambassador from Lesotho is a self-described “political animal” and a former student leader who was once exiled from his home country before
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
Lesotho High Commissioner to Canada Ralechate Lincoln Mokose started on the job in July. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Exile-turned-envoy says Lesotho’s success means attracting investors

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
  • Canada’s newest ambassador from Lesotho is a self-described “political animal” and a former student leader who was once exiled from his home country before

Exile-turned-envoy says Lesotho’s success means attracting investors

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 28, 2019
  • Canada’s newest ambassador from Lesotho is a self-described “political animal” and a former student leader who was once exiled from his home country before
Lesotho High Commissioner to Canada Ralechate Lincoln Mokose started on the job in July. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Show up and do something’: critics call on lobbying commissioner to act on Dion report

  • Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion’s damning report on the prime minister documented previously undisclosed interactions between SNC-Lavalin and the government during the embattled company’s pursuit
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, BEATRICE PAEZ | August 26, 2019
NDP MP Charlie Angus and Conservative MP Peter Kent, pictured on Aug. 21, in a scrum with Hill reporters following the Liberal-majority committee's decision to block their call for a hearing with the ethics commissioner. Both critics say the lobbying commissioner should conduct a probe into SNC's lobbying. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Show up and do something’: critics call on lobbying commissioner to act on Dion report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, BEATRICE PAEZ | August 26, 2019
  • Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion’s damning report on the prime minister documented previously undisclosed interactions between SNC-Lavalin and the government during the embattled company’s pursuit

‘Show up and do something’: critics call on lobbying commissioner to act on Dion report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, BEATRICE PAEZ | August 26, 2019
  • Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion’s damning report on the prime minister documented previously undisclosed interactions between SNC-Lavalin and the government during the embattled company’s pursuit
NDP MP Charlie Angus and Conservative MP Peter Kent, pictured on Aug. 21, in a scrum with Hill reporters following the Liberal-majority committee's decision to block their call for a hearing with the ethics commissioner. Both critics say the lobbying commissioner should conduct a probe into SNC's lobbying. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

New Indonesian envoy wants Canada to ‘expand horizons’ with ASEAN free trade deal

  • After Canada’s federal race is decided, Indonesia’s new ambassador says he hopes the country can revisit a free trade agreement with a bloc of
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
Indonesia's new Ambassador Abdul Kadir Jailani took on the top diplomat job for the first time in May, after two stints in New York and several roles in the South Asian economic superpower's trade negotiations. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Indonesian envoy wants Canada to ‘expand horizons’ with ASEAN free trade deal

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
  • After Canada’s federal race is decided, Indonesia’s new ambassador says he hopes the country can revisit a free trade agreement with a bloc of

New Indonesian envoy wants Canada to ‘expand horizons’ with ASEAN free trade deal

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
  • After Canada’s federal race is decided, Indonesia’s new ambassador says he hopes the country can revisit a free trade agreement with a bloc of
Indonesia's new Ambassador Abdul Kadir Jailani took on the top diplomat job for the first time in May, after two stints in New York and several roles in the South Asian economic superpower's trade negotiations. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time for ethics commissioner to wield sharper sword, say opposition MPs in wake of Trudeau report

  • The ethics commissioner’s scathing report about the prime minister’s involvement in the SNC-Lavalin affair has critics calling for greater powers given to Mario Dion’s office
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in breach of ethics laws in an Aug. 14 report. The House Ethics Committee will meet Aug. 21 to discuss bringing Mr. Dion in to discuss his scathing report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for ethics commissioner to wield sharper sword, say opposition MPs in wake of Trudeau report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
  • The ethics commissioner’s scathing report about the prime minister’s involvement in the SNC-Lavalin affair has critics calling for greater powers given to Mario Dion’s office

Time for ethics commissioner to wield sharper sword, say opposition MPs in wake of Trudeau report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 21, 2019
  • The ethics commissioner’s scathing report about the prime minister’s involvement in the SNC-Lavalin affair has critics calling for greater powers given to Mario Dion’s office
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in breach of ethics laws in an Aug. 14 report. The House Ethics Committee will meet Aug. 21 to discuss bringing Mr. Dion in to discuss his scathing report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s child care ‘crisis’ should be ballot box issue, say advocates, economists

  • Daycare in Canada has reached a crisis point, say some MPs, child care advocates and economists, who urge a conversation on a federally funded
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the campaign trail in Fredericton, N.B., in October 2015, has made the first attempt at federal involvement in child care in more than a decade, but economists say it’s not nearly enough to address the problem. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s child care ‘crisis’ should be ballot box issue, say advocates, economists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
  • Daycare in Canada has reached a crisis point, say some MPs, child care advocates and economists, who urge a conversation on a federally funded

Canada’s child care ‘crisis’ should be ballot box issue, say advocates, economists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
  • Daycare in Canada has reached a crisis point, say some MPs, child care advocates and economists, who urge a conversation on a federally funded
The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the campaign trail in Fredericton, N.B., in October 2015, has made the first attempt at federal involvement in child care in more than a decade, but economists say it’s not nearly enough to address the problem. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics review ‘last act’ for retiring Senator Andreychuk

  • Just days before Raynell Andreychuk retired from the Senate, she was finishing up the final touches on a committee report to “significantly” amend the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk retired this week. She was dean of the Red Chamber upon her retirement, having first been appointed in 1993, and was busy until her last few days in office finishing up Senate work. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senate ethics review ‘last act’ for retiring Senator Andreychuk

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
  • Just days before Raynell Andreychuk retired from the Senate, she was finishing up the final touches on a committee report to “significantly” amend the

Senate ethics review ‘last act’ for retiring Senator Andreychuk

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 14, 2019
  • Just days before Raynell Andreychuk retired from the Senate, she was finishing up the final touches on a committee report to “significantly” amend the
Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk retired this week. She was dean of the Red Chamber upon her retirement, having first been appointed in 1993, and was busy until her last few days in office finishing up Senate work. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘We need to be at the table’: nominated Indigenous candidates near 2015’s record high 

  • With at least 40 Indigenous candidates running for federal office in 2019, the number is nearing the record-breaking 54 contenders in 2015, and almost
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
Liberal candidates Jaime Battiste and Trisha Cowie were among the 2019 MP hopefuls in Ottawa July 31 for the party’s campaign boot camp. They are two of the party's 13 Indigenous candidates, which has the most of any of the major parties, so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We need to be at the table’: nominated Indigenous candidates near 2015’s record high 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
  • With at least 40 Indigenous candidates running for federal office in 2019, the number is nearing the record-breaking 54 contenders in 2015, and almost

‘We need to be at the table’: nominated Indigenous candidates near 2015’s record high 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
  • With at least 40 Indigenous candidates running for federal office in 2019, the number is nearing the record-breaking 54 contenders in 2015, and almost
Liberal candidates Jaime Battiste and Trisha Cowie were among the 2019 MP hopefuls in Ottawa July 31 for the party’s campaign boot camp. They are two of the party's 13 Indigenous candidates, which has the most of any of the major parties, so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds offer ‘lip-service’ on committee roadmap to improve Arctic sovereignty, Tory MP says

  • The government’s “pablum” and “anodyne” answer to a committee’s call for action in the Arctic doesn’t reflect the urgent need to protect Canadian sovereignty,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole, right, and Liberal MP John McKay are both calling for more federal investment in the Arctic to assure Canadian sovereignty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds offer ‘lip-service’ on committee roadmap to improve Arctic sovereignty, Tory MP says

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
  • The government’s “pablum” and “anodyne” answer to a committee’s call for action in the Arctic doesn’t reflect the urgent need to protect Canadian sovereignty,

Feds offer ‘lip-service’ on committee roadmap to improve Arctic sovereignty, Tory MP says

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
  • The government’s “pablum” and “anodyne” answer to a committee’s call for action in the Arctic doesn’t reflect the urgent need to protect Canadian sovereignty,
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole, right, and Liberal MP John McKay are both calling for more federal investment in the Arctic to assure Canadian sovereignty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

First Nations vote ‘a force’ parties must reckon with, leaders say

  • The climate crisis, the Missing and Murdered Women and Girls Inquiry report’s calls for justice, and self-governance are just some of the issues that
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured at a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in January 2019, says the AFN will influence party platforms in the coming election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations vote ‘a force’ parties must reckon with, leaders say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
  • The climate crisis, the Missing and Murdered Women and Girls Inquiry report’s calls for justice, and self-governance are just some of the issues that

First Nations vote ‘a force’ parties must reckon with, leaders say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
  • The climate crisis, the Missing and Murdered Women and Girls Inquiry report’s calls for justice, and self-governance are just some of the issues that
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, pictured at a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in January 2019, says the AFN will influence party platforms in the coming election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competing industry watchdogs creating confusion after rival company buys bankrupt association, pollsters say

  • A year after the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association went bankrupt, two organizations are now vying to be the polling industry’s voice, creating an
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
Mainstreet Research president Quito Maggi, left, helped relaunch the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association after it went bankrupt in 2018, but with another industry association now in the mix, some pollsters, like Abacus Data’s David Coletto, middle, and Forum Research’s Lorne Bozinoff, right, say it’s causing confusion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of LinkedIn

Competing industry watchdogs creating confusion after rival company buys bankrupt association, pollsters say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
  • A year after the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association went bankrupt, two organizations are now vying to be the polling industry’s voice, creating an

Competing industry watchdogs creating confusion after rival company buys bankrupt association, pollsters say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 31, 2019
  • A year after the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association went bankrupt, two organizations are now vying to be the polling industry’s voice, creating an
Mainstreet Research president Quito Maggi, left, helped relaunch the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association after it went bankrupt in 2018, but with another industry association now in the mix, some pollsters, like Abacus Data’s David Coletto, middle, and Forum Research’s Lorne Bozinoff, right, say it’s causing confusion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of LinkedIn

Contradictory polls ‘perfectly predictable,’ reflect volatility among voters, say pollsters

  • Contradictory poll results this far out from the election reflect the undecided population and, unlike the results themselves, are “perfectly predictable,” say some pollsters,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
Polls over the last couple weeks have been divided on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals or the Conservative Party, under leader Andrew Scheer, are ahead in the election race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Contradictory polls ‘perfectly predictable,’ reflect volatility among voters, say pollsters

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
  • Contradictory poll results this far out from the election reflect the undecided population and, unlike the results themselves, are “perfectly predictable,” say some pollsters,

Contradictory polls ‘perfectly predictable,’ reflect volatility among voters, say pollsters

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
  • Contradictory poll results this far out from the election reflect the undecided population and, unlike the results themselves, are “perfectly predictable,” say some pollsters,
Polls over the last couple weeks have been divided on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals or the Conservative Party, under leader Andrew Scheer, are ahead in the election race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last chance to lobby MPs sees June numbers shrink, with influencers eyeing the campaign season

  • The waning days of the House’s busy legislative calendar were coupled with an unsurprising dip in lobbying, but some were making the most of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, and Transport Minister Marc Garneau were the top-lobbied ministers in June, mentioned in a dozen reports each. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Last chance to lobby MPs sees June numbers shrink, with influencers eyeing the campaign season

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
  • The waning days of the House’s busy legislative calendar were coupled with an unsurprising dip in lobbying, but some were making the most of

Last chance to lobby MPs sees June numbers shrink, with influencers eyeing the campaign season

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 24, 2019
  • The waning days of the House’s busy legislative calendar were coupled with an unsurprising dip in lobbying, but some were making the most of
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, and Transport Minister Marc Garneau were the top-lobbied ministers in June, mentioned in a dozen reports each. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Sri Lankan envoy reflects on ‘very challenging’ first year handling ‘sensitive’ files

  • It’s been a “very challenging” first year for Sri Lanka’s new high commissioner, whose arrival last fall came months before the 10th anniversary of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2019
Since Sri Lanka’s new High Commissioner to Canada Asoka Girihagama arrived in November 2018, he's navigated 'sensitive' political files that he says are 'very challenging.' The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Sri Lankan envoy reflects on ‘very challenging’ first year handling ‘sensitive’ files

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2019
  • It’s been a “very challenging” first year for Sri Lanka’s new high commissioner, whose arrival last fall came months before the 10th anniversary of

Sri Lankan envoy reflects on ‘very challenging’ first year handling ‘sensitive’ files

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 18, 2019
  • It’s been a “very challenging” first year for Sri Lanka’s new high commissioner, whose arrival last fall came months before the 10th anniversary of
Since Sri Lanka’s new High Commissioner to Canada Asoka Girihagama arrived in November 2018, he's navigated 'sensitive' political files that he says are 'very challenging.' The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Too much party control in ‘highly uncompetitive’ candidate selection: Samara study

  • Over the past five elections, fewer than one-fifth of candidates earned their name on the ballot through a competitive party nomination process, found a
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
The Samara Centre for Democracy looked at Canada’s five major parties’ approaches to candidate selection. From left: Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter

Too much party control in ‘highly uncompetitive’ candidate selection: Samara study

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
  • Over the past five elections, fewer than one-fifth of candidates earned their name on the ballot through a competitive party nomination process, found a

Too much party control in ‘highly uncompetitive’ candidate selection: Samara study

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
  • Over the past five elections, fewer than one-fifth of candidates earned their name on the ballot through a competitive party nomination process, found a
The Samara Centre for Democracy looked at Canada’s five major parties’ approaches to candidate selection. From left: Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter

Lack of Inuit language supports a key concern for advocates 20 years after Nunavut formed

  • Twenty years after legislators carved out Nunavut from the Northwest Territories as a new, majority-Inuit territory, advocates say Ottawa must do more to protect
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson said during the Senate's study of the Indigenous Languages Act, it became 'very clear' that Inuit 'had been overlooked in consultations' by the Liberals. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Lack of Inuit language supports a key concern for advocates 20 years after Nunavut formed

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
  • Twenty years after legislators carved out Nunavut from the Northwest Territories as a new, majority-Inuit territory, advocates say Ottawa must do more to protect

Lack of Inuit language supports a key concern for advocates 20 years after Nunavut formed

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2019
  • Twenty years after legislators carved out Nunavut from the Northwest Territories as a new, majority-Inuit territory, advocates say Ottawa must do more to protect
Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson said during the Senate's study of the Indigenous Languages Act, it became 'very clear' that Inuit 'had been overlooked in consultations' by the Liberals. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

U.S. Ambassador Craft in ‘departure mode’ with ‘unconventional’ Fourth of July, say former diplomats

  • U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft spent her country’s recent national day in Calgary, passing over the traditional fête in Ottawa, a move that
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft spent the Fourth of July in Calgary instead of hosting the annual Ottawa bash put on by the U.S. embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. Ambassador Craft in ‘departure mode’ with ‘unconventional’ Fourth of July, say former diplomats

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
  • U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft spent her country’s recent national day in Calgary, passing over the traditional fête in Ottawa, a move that

U.S. Ambassador Craft in ‘departure mode’ with ‘unconventional’ Fourth of July, say former diplomats

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
  • U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft spent her country’s recent national day in Calgary, passing over the traditional fête in Ottawa, a move that
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft spent the Fourth of July in Calgary instead of hosting the annual Ottawa bash put on by the U.S. embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No sign Canada ‘making inroads’ with China, strategy not working as Trudeau claims, say former diplomats

  • Canada should be taking more direct action against China instead of “turning the other cheek” and touting its record of getting other countries to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vulnerable when it comes to his handling of the China file, say former diplomats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No sign Canada ‘making inroads’ with China, strategy not working as Trudeau claims, say former diplomats

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
  • Canada should be taking more direct action against China instead of “turning the other cheek” and touting its record of getting other countries to

No sign Canada ‘making inroads’ with China, strategy not working as Trudeau claims, say former diplomats

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 10, 2019
  • Canada should be taking more direct action against China instead of “turning the other cheek” and touting its record of getting other countries to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vulnerable when it comes to his handling of the China file, say former diplomats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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