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Samantha Wright Allen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

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

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

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

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

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

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The morning after

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

The morning after

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

The morning after

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

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

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

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

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

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

All guns blazing

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

All guns blazing

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

All guns blazing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The lieutenant stands down

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

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.

The lieutenant stands down

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

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

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

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

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

Gould highlights Liberal House business: taking on Poilievre 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

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

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

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

MacKinnon made labour minister, as O’Regan exits cabinet

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

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

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

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

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

Carignan takes aim at recruitment in top military role

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

  • In her first month as Agriculture Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau was the most lobbied in cabinet, according to March filings in the federal lobbying registry.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
In her first month as Agriculture Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau was the most lobbied in cabinet. On May 1, she gave an update on the government’s response to the canola trade dispute with China—an issue that has kept her in high demand. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New agriculture minister Bibeau most lobbied in first month on the job

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
  • In her first month as Agriculture Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau was the most lobbied in cabinet, according to March filings in the federal lobbying registry.

New agriculture minister Bibeau most lobbied in first month on the job

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
  • In her first month as Agriculture Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau was the most lobbied in cabinet, according to March filings in the federal lobbying registry.
In her first month as Agriculture Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau was the most lobbied in cabinet. On May 1, she gave an update on the government’s response to the canola trade dispute with China—an issue that has kept her in high demand. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Worrying’ transparency gap in sponsored travel, say critics after lobbying czar report

  • Canada’s reporting system for sponsored parliamentary travel creates a “gap in transparency,” making it difficult to know whether lobbying happened on the trips, or
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger said in an April 30 report there is a ‘gap in transparency’ around parliamentary sponsored travel and the lobbying that takes place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Worrying’ transparency gap in sponsored travel, say critics after lobbying czar report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
  • Canada’s reporting system for sponsored parliamentary travel creates a “gap in transparency,” making it difficult to know whether lobbying happened on the trips, or

‘Worrying’ transparency gap in sponsored travel, say critics after lobbying czar report

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
  • Canada’s reporting system for sponsored parliamentary travel creates a “gap in transparency,” making it difficult to know whether lobbying happened on the trips, or
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger said in an April 30 report there is a ‘gap in transparency’ around parliamentary sponsored travel and the lobbying that takes place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government ‘closely monitoring’ tenfold spike in Mexican asylum claims

  • The Liberals say they’re “closely monitoring” the spike in Mexican asylum claims made in the two years since Canada lifted visa restrictions, as the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
The office of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen says an increase in Mexican asylum claims was expected and planned for when the visa exemption was lifted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government ‘closely monitoring’ tenfold spike in Mexican asylum claims

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
  • The Liberals say they’re “closely monitoring” the spike in Mexican asylum claims made in the two years since Canada lifted visa restrictions, as the

Government ‘closely monitoring’ tenfold spike in Mexican asylum claims

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 8, 2019
  • The Liberals say they’re “closely monitoring” the spike in Mexican asylum claims made in the two years since Canada lifted visa restrictions, as the
The office of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen says an increase in Mexican asylum claims was expected and planned for when the visa exemption was lifted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Proposed federal tool to ‘blacklist a country,’ stop visa processing alarms immigration lawyers

  • The Liberals’ omnibus budget bill gives the government a political tool to stop issuing some visas or permits to people from countries it deems
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
Border Security Minister Bill Blair’s office says the proposed measure means Canada has a way to respond when delays by countries to issue travel documents ‘are unreasonable.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Proposed federal tool to ‘blacklist a country,’ stop visa processing alarms immigration lawyers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
  • The Liberals’ omnibus budget bill gives the government a political tool to stop issuing some visas or permits to people from countries it deems

Proposed federal tool to ‘blacklist a country,’ stop visa processing alarms immigration lawyers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
  • The Liberals’ omnibus budget bill gives the government a political tool to stop issuing some visas or permits to people from countries it deems
Border Security Minister Bill Blair’s office says the proposed measure means Canada has a way to respond when delays by countries to issue travel documents ‘are unreasonable.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

P.E.I. election another sign Liberals should be concerned about Atlantic losses, say pundits

  • The Prince Edward Island election last week creates an opening for Conservatives and Greens to capitalize on the success of their provincial counterparts, while
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
Federal parties are likely taking some lessons from the P.E.I election, pundits say. From left: Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

P.E.I. election another sign Liberals should be concerned about Atlantic losses, say pundits

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
  • The Prince Edward Island election last week creates an opening for Conservatives and Greens to capitalize on the success of their provincial counterparts, while

P.E.I. election another sign Liberals should be concerned about Atlantic losses, say pundits

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
  • The Prince Edward Island election last week creates an opening for Conservatives and Greens to capitalize on the success of their provincial counterparts, while
Federal parties are likely taking some lessons from the P.E.I election, pundits say. From left: Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s corporate ethics watchdog a ‘positive tool,’ says incoming Mexican ambassador

  • Canada’s newly created corporate ethics watchdog is an “innovative and very welcome new institution” for businesses and governments, says the incoming Mexican ambassador to
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
Mexico’s ambassador-designate to Canada, Juan José Gómez Camacho, has also served as his country’s ambassador to the United Nations, European Union, and Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s corporate ethics watchdog a ‘positive tool,’ says incoming Mexican ambassador

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
  • Canada’s newly created corporate ethics watchdog is an “innovative and very welcome new institution” for businesses and governments, says the incoming Mexican ambassador to

Canada’s corporate ethics watchdog a ‘positive tool,’ says incoming Mexican ambassador

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 1, 2019
  • Canada’s newly created corporate ethics watchdog is an “innovative and very welcome new institution” for businesses and governments, says the incoming Mexican ambassador to
Mexico’s ambassador-designate to Canada, Juan José Gómez Camacho, has also served as his country’s ambassador to the United Nations, European Union, and Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian watchdogs say Facebook violated privacy law, will take company to Federal Court

  • Canada’s legislators need to “wake up” and give their privacy watchdogs stronger laws and “teeth” to enforce them, say the federal and B.C. privacy
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 25, 2019
Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, right, with his B.C. counterpart, Michael McEvoy, on Thursday discussed their investigation into Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian watchdogs say Facebook violated privacy law, will take company to Federal Court

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 25, 2019
  • Canada’s legislators need to “wake up” and give their privacy watchdogs stronger laws and “teeth” to enforce them, say the federal and B.C. privacy

Canadian watchdogs say Facebook violated privacy law, will take company to Federal Court

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 25, 2019
  • Canada’s legislators need to “wake up” and give their privacy watchdogs stronger laws and “teeth” to enforce them, say the federal and B.C. privacy
Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, right, with his B.C. counterpart, Michael McEvoy, on Thursday discussed their investigation into Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget bill completes INAC split, but union says transition still ‘in flux’

  • A year and a half after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised the dissolution of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into two separate departments, the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Bennett
The Assembly of First Nations has reached out to Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett to discuss problems it has with the budget implementation bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget bill completes INAC split, but union says transition still ‘in flux’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
  • A year and a half after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised the dissolution of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into two separate departments, the

Budget bill completes INAC split, but union says transition still ‘in flux’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
  • A year and a half after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised the dissolution of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into two separate departments, the
Carolyn Bennett
The Assembly of First Nations has reached out to Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett to discuss problems it has with the budget implementation bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators work to change Ambrose’s judicial training bill, get it passed before summer break

  • With a private member’s bill that would improve judicial training on sexual assault stalled in the Upper Chamber, some Senators say they’re willing to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
Former Conservative leader Rona Ambrose says a 'concerted' effort in the Senate has kept her bill from appearing before a committee—a necessary step before the Red Chamber can vote on her private member's bill and send it back to the House. With eight sitting weeks left, time is running out. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators work to change Ambrose’s judicial training bill, get it passed before summer break

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
  • With a private member’s bill that would improve judicial training on sexual assault stalled in the Upper Chamber, some Senators say they’re willing to

Senators work to change Ambrose’s judicial training bill, get it passed before summer break

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2019
  • With a private member’s bill that would improve judicial training on sexual assault stalled in the Upper Chamber, some Senators say they’re willing to
Former Conservative leader Rona Ambrose says a 'concerted' effort in the Senate has kept her bill from appearing before a committee—a necessary step before the Red Chamber can vote on her private member's bill and send it back to the House. With eight sitting weeks left, time is running out. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

French Embassy’s Ambassador for a Day program aims to shatter glass ceiling

  • France’s first female ambassador to Canada, Kareen Rispal, says she’s “fighting to have more women ambassadors” in the field, but saw a lack of
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 17, 2019
French Ambassador Kareen Rispal with University of Ottawa student Juliana Trapolino, who shadowed the the ambassador for a day on April 3 as part of the French Embassy's new Ambassador for a Day program. Photograph courtesy of the French Embassy

French Embassy’s Ambassador for a Day program aims to shatter glass ceiling

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 17, 2019
  • France’s first female ambassador to Canada, Kareen Rispal, says she’s “fighting to have more women ambassadors” in the field, but saw a lack of

French Embassy’s Ambassador for a Day program aims to shatter glass ceiling

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 17, 2019
  • France’s first female ambassador to Canada, Kareen Rispal, says she’s “fighting to have more women ambassadors” in the field, but saw a lack of
French Ambassador Kareen Rispal with University of Ottawa student Juliana Trapolino, who shadowed the the ambassador for a day on April 3 as part of the French Embassy's new Ambassador for a Day program. Photograph courtesy of the French Embassy

Senators blame bad bill, justice minister’s absence for long C-58 study

  • A Senate committee’s work overhauling a bill meant to reform the federal access-to-information regime has been one of the Upper Chamber’s longest studies of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 17, 2019
A Senate committee has complained twice about Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured during her February testimony before the House Justice Committee, for failing to testify on legislative changes when she was justice minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators blame bad bill, justice minister’s absence for long C-58 study

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 17, 2019
  • A Senate committee’s work overhauling a bill meant to reform the federal access-to-information regime has been one of the Upper Chamber’s longest studies of

Senators blame bad bill, justice minister’s absence for long C-58 study

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 17, 2019
  • A Senate committee’s work overhauling a bill meant to reform the federal access-to-information regime has been one of the Upper Chamber’s longest studies of
A Senate committee has complained twice about Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured during her February testimony before the House Justice Committee, for failing to testify on legislative changes when she was justice minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re finding our way’: MP Gord Brown’s widow reflects on year that changed her whole life

  • The morning Gord Brown died, he woke up early to play his first hockey game in months, kissing his wife, Claudine Courtois, goodbye like
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 17, 2019
Claudine Courtois sits in her office on Parliament Hill with a photo of her late husband, Conservative MP Gord Brown, framed on her desk behind her. Mr. Brown died of a heart attack in his office on May 2, 2018. He was 57. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re finding our way’: MP Gord Brown’s widow reflects on year that changed her whole life

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 17, 2019
  • The morning Gord Brown died, he woke up early to play his first hockey game in months, kissing his wife, Claudine Courtois, goodbye like

‘We’re finding our way’: MP Gord Brown’s widow reflects on year that changed her whole life

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 17, 2019
  • The morning Gord Brown died, he woke up early to play his first hockey game in months, kissing his wife, Claudine Courtois, goodbye like
Claudine Courtois sits in her office on Parliament Hill with a photo of her late husband, Conservative MP Gord Brown, framed on her desk behind her. Mr. Brown died of a heart attack in his office on May 2, 2018. He was 57. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals back off controversial central-vote approach to feds’ annual spending estimates

  • The government has backed away from a controversial approach to its more than $300-billion in spending estimates this year, and will now break $6-billion
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray tabled the main estimates in the House April 11. The Liberals will no longer ask Parliament to approve budget spending under one massive vote, which Ms. Murray said was 'another big step forward' in the government's efforts to align the budget and the main estimates, and improve transparency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals back off controversial central-vote approach to feds’ annual spending estimates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2019
  • The government has backed away from a controversial approach to its more than $300-billion in spending estimates this year, and will now break $6-billion

Liberals back off controversial central-vote approach to feds’ annual spending estimates

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 11, 2019
  • The government has backed away from a controversial approach to its more than $300-billion in spending estimates this year, and will now break $6-billion
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray tabled the main estimates in the House April 11. The Liberals will no longer ask Parliament to approve budget spending under one massive vote, which Ms. Murray said was 'another big step forward' in the government's efforts to align the budget and the main estimates, and improve transparency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taiwan-Canada relations ‘on the rise,’ says rep at annual bash

  • Taiwan’s ties with Canada are “on the rise,” said the territory’s top representative to Canada, Winston Wen-yi Chen, at the annual Taiwan Night bash
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
Parliamentarians and high-level foreign diplomats crowd the stage at the annual Taiwan Night at the Chateau Laurier April 3, joined by Taiwanese Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Taiwan-Canada relations ‘on the rise,’ says rep at annual bash

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
  • Taiwan’s ties with Canada are “on the rise,” said the territory’s top representative to Canada, Winston Wen-yi Chen, at the annual Taiwan Night bash

Taiwan-Canada relations ‘on the rise,’ says rep at annual bash

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
  • Taiwan’s ties with Canada are “on the rise,” said the territory’s top representative to Canada, Winston Wen-yi Chen, at the annual Taiwan Night bash
Parliamentarians and high-level foreign diplomats crowd the stage at the annual Taiwan Night at the Chateau Laurier April 3, joined by Taiwanese Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Northern MPs call climate change report an ‘eye opener,’ say it should ‘sound the alarm’ for change

  • Northern MPs say a “chilling” report helps show southern Canadians the degree their constituents are feeling the effects of climate change and its threat
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
Northern MPs say it wasn’t a surprise to learn the North is warming at three times the global rate. From left: New Democrats Niki Ashton and Nathan Cullen, and Liberals Larry Bagnell and Michael McLeod. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the House of Commons

Northern MPs call climate change report an ‘eye opener,’ say it should ‘sound the alarm’ for change

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
  • Northern MPs say a “chilling” report helps show southern Canadians the degree their constituents are feeling the effects of climate change and its threat

Northern MPs call climate change report an ‘eye opener,’ say it should ‘sound the alarm’ for change

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
  • Northern MPs say a “chilling” report helps show southern Canadians the degree their constituents are feeling the effects of climate change and its threat
Northern MPs say it wasn’t a surprise to learn the North is warming at three times the global rate. From left: New Democrats Niki Ashton and Nathan Cullen, and Liberals Larry Bagnell and Michael McLeod. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the House of Commons

Senate amends access-to-info bill to forbid using code names to block documents

  • Senators want to make it more difficult for government officials to use code names as a way to block access to documents, adding specific
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, right, and Independent Senator Pierre Dalphond, left, speak at a recent committee meeting studying Bill C-58. Both voted for an amendment addressing the use of code names in documents, ensuring they are captured in access requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate amends access-to-info bill to forbid using code names to block documents

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
  • Senators want to make it more difficult for government officials to use code names as a way to block access to documents, adding specific

Senate amends access-to-info bill to forbid using code names to block documents

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
  • Senators want to make it more difficult for government officials to use code names as a way to block access to documents, adding specific
Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, right, and Independent Senator Pierre Dalphond, left, speak at a recent committee meeting studying Bill C-58. Both voted for an amendment addressing the use of code names in documents, ensuring they are captured in access requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inuit carver’s new West Block sculpture ‘part of the healing,’ reconciliation

  • Sedna, the Arctic sea goddess is the focal point of a new sculpture in West Block, now part of a decades-long line of Indigenous
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, KRISTEN SHANE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
Nunavut artist Bart Hanna, left, reveals his new sculpture that will live in West Block with House Speaker Geoff Regan on April 8. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Inuit carver’s new West Block sculpture ‘part of the healing,’ reconciliation

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, KRISTEN SHANE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
  • Sedna, the Arctic sea goddess is the focal point of a new sculpture in West Block, now part of a decades-long line of Indigenous

Inuit carver’s new West Block sculpture ‘part of the healing,’ reconciliation

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, KRISTEN SHANE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
  • Sedna, the Arctic sea goddess is the focal point of a new sculpture in West Block, now part of a decades-long line of Indigenous
Nunavut artist Bart Hanna, left, reveals his new sculpture that will live in West Block with House Speaker Geoff Regan on April 8. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Pre-budget focus, Hill days sustain steady February lobbying

  • The budget and finance focus of much of the lobbying in February reflected the last-minute push for many groups to get consideration in the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau talks about the 2019 budget on March 20, the day after it was tabled, to a group gathered by the Economic Club of Canada at the Chateau Laurier. Pre-budget discussions drove much of the lobbying in February, according to the federal lobbying registry's latest numbers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pre-budget focus, Hill days sustain steady February lobbying

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
  • The budget and finance focus of much of the lobbying in February reflected the last-minute push for many groups to get consideration in the

Pre-budget focus, Hill days sustain steady February lobbying

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
  • The budget and finance focus of much of the lobbying in February reflected the last-minute push for many groups to get consideration in the
Finance Minister Bill Morneau talks about the 2019 budget on March 20, the day after it was tabled, to a group gathered by the Economic Club of Canada at the Chateau Laurier. Pre-budget discussions drove much of the lobbying in February, according to the federal lobbying registry's latest numbers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds reject House committee advice to review no-ransom rule for kidnappings abroad

  • The government’s response to calls for consular-service reform is being panned by critics as a “middle of the road,” “status quo” approach that skirts
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland has said paying ransom for kidnapping victims would ‘endanger the lives of every single one of the millions of Canadians around globe.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds reject House committee advice to review no-ransom rule for kidnappings abroad

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
  • The government’s response to calls for consular-service reform is being panned by critics as a “middle of the road,” “status quo” approach that skirts

Feds reject House committee advice to review no-ransom rule for kidnappings abroad

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
  • The government’s response to calls for consular-service reform is being panned by critics as a “middle of the road,” “status quo” approach that skirts
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland has said paying ransom for kidnapping victims would ‘endanger the lives of every single one of the millions of Canadians around globe.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada collects $1-billion in retaliatory tariffs as trade dispute drags on

  • Canada collected more than $1-billion in tariffs on U.S. imports in the first eight months after the government imposed countermeasures in response to American
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
On a recent visit to Washington, D.C., Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said she warned U.S. representatives that keeping steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada could affect whether Canada chooses to ratify the new NAFTA. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada collects $1-billion in retaliatory tariffs as trade dispute drags on

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
  • Canada collected more than $1-billion in tariffs on U.S. imports in the first eight months after the government imposed countermeasures in response to American

Canada collects $1-billion in retaliatory tariffs as trade dispute drags on

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
  • Canada collected more than $1-billion in tariffs on U.S. imports in the first eight months after the government imposed countermeasures in response to American
On a recent visit to Washington, D.C., Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said she warned U.S. representatives that keeping steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada could affect whether Canada chooses to ratify the new NAFTA. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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