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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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Peaceful transfer of power key to keeping international standing, says Kazakh envoy

  • With the surprise resignation last month of Kazakhstan’s president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country’s ambassador to Canada says his diplomatic focus and all government agencies
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Canada Akylbek Kamaldinov says after the recent resignation of his country’s president, it was very important his country ‘carried out the transfer of power in a calm, undisputed way.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Peaceful transfer of power key to keeping international standing, says Kazakh envoy

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
  • With the surprise resignation last month of Kazakhstan’s president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country’s ambassador to Canada says his diplomatic focus and all government agencies

Peaceful transfer of power key to keeping international standing, says Kazakh envoy

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2019
  • With the surprise resignation last month of Kazakhstan’s president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country’s ambassador to Canada says his diplomatic focus and all government agencies
Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Canada Akylbek Kamaldinov says after the recent resignation of his country’s president, it was very important his country ‘carried out the transfer of power in a calm, undisputed way.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties must give millennials ‘responsibility and power’ to mobilize their vote: panellists

  • Parties that want to get youth involved must give their voices power and tackle issues that matter to them outside of campaign season, according
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2019
Gabrielle Brais Harvey, a Quebec political organizer, speaks at the Broadbent Institute’s Progress Summit panel on mobilizing the millennial vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties must give millennials ‘responsibility and power’ to mobilize their vote: panellists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2019
  • Parties that want to get youth involved must give their voices power and tackle issues that matter to them outside of campaign season, according

Parties must give millennials ‘responsibility and power’ to mobilize their vote: panellists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 28, 2019
  • Parties that want to get youth involved must give their voices power and tackle issues that matter to them outside of campaign season, according
Gabrielle Brais Harvey, a Quebec political organizer, speaks at the Broadbent Institute’s Progress Summit panel on mobilizing the millennial vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Outspoken Liberal MP Wayne Long could face contested nomination

  • Outspoken Liberal MP Wayne Long could face a fight for his seat from within his party, after he didn’t meet an October deadline to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2019
Liberal MP Wayne Long has earned a reputation as an outspoken MP, something two New Brunswick political scientists say should help him on the campaign trail in a traditionally Conservative riding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Outspoken Liberal MP Wayne Long could face contested nomination

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2019
  • Outspoken Liberal MP Wayne Long could face a fight for his seat from within his party, after he didn’t meet an October deadline to

Outspoken Liberal MP Wayne Long could face contested nomination

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2019
  • Outspoken Liberal MP Wayne Long could face a fight for his seat from within his party, after he didn’t meet an October deadline to
Liberal MP Wayne Long has earned a reputation as an outspoken MP, something two New Brunswick political scientists say should help him on the campaign trail in a traditionally Conservative riding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare steps in budget ‘waste of money,’ ‘meaningless’ if they don’t cover all Canadians: academics

  • The Liberal plan outlined in this year’s budget to launch a new drug agency amounts to another delay on pharmacare, according to NDP health
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2019
The 2019 budget's funding to build a new Canadian Drug Agency represents 'concrete steps towards national pharmacare,' according to the office of Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare steps in budget ‘waste of money,’ ‘meaningless’ if they don’t cover all Canadians: academics

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2019
  • The Liberal plan outlined in this year’s budget to launch a new drug agency amounts to another delay on pharmacare, according to NDP health

Pharmacare steps in budget ‘waste of money,’ ‘meaningless’ if they don’t cover all Canadians: academics

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2019
  • The Liberal plan outlined in this year’s budget to launch a new drug agency amounts to another delay on pharmacare, according to NDP health
The 2019 budget's funding to build a new Canadian Drug Agency represents 'concrete steps towards national pharmacare,' according to the office of Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

German envoy warns xenophobia, mounting anxiety threaten world order

  • Multilateralism is under threat in the face of rising populism and the absence of U.S. leadership, but countries are “ill-equipped” to fill the gap,
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2019
German Ambassador to Canada Sabine Sparwasser closed the season on Carleton University’s ambassador speaker series, addressing a packed room on budget day, March 19. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

German envoy warns xenophobia, mounting anxiety threaten world order

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2019
  • Multilateralism is under threat in the face of rising populism and the absence of U.S. leadership, but countries are “ill-equipped” to fill the gap,

German envoy warns xenophobia, mounting anxiety threaten world order

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 27, 2019
  • Multilateralism is under threat in the face of rising populism and the absence of U.S. leadership, but countries are “ill-equipped” to fill the gap,
German Ambassador to Canada Sabine Sparwasser closed the season on Carleton University’s ambassador speaker series, addressing a packed room on budget day, March 19. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

‘Shenanigans,’ jaw-dropping Philpott interview colour marathon 20-plus hour House vote

  • After more than 3o hours of debate and one close call that would have triggered an election, the marathon vote in the House wrapped
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 21, 2019
Liberal MP John McKay says 'it’s one thing to take a hit from opposition' but 'another thing to take political hits from your own people.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Shenanigans,’ jaw-dropping Philpott interview colour marathon 20-plus hour House vote

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 21, 2019
  • After more than 3o hours of debate and one close call that would have triggered an election, the marathon vote in the House wrapped

‘Shenanigans,’ jaw-dropping Philpott interview colour marathon 20-plus hour House vote

News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 21, 2019
  • After more than 3o hours of debate and one close call that would have triggered an election, the marathon vote in the House wrapped
Liberal MP John McKay says 'it’s one thing to take a hit from opposition' but 'another thing to take political hits from your own people.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the spotlight: Senate Chamber makes TV debut

  • Ever felt the burning desire to watch Senate proceedings, but then realize you’re too busy or too far away to be there in person?
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
The Senate began broadcasting from inside the Red Chamber on March 18. Screenshot courtesy of SenVu

In the spotlight: Senate Chamber makes TV debut

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
  • Ever felt the burning desire to watch Senate proceedings, but then realize you’re too busy or too far away to be there in person?

In the spotlight: Senate Chamber makes TV debut

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
  • Ever felt the burning desire to watch Senate proceedings, but then realize you’re too busy or too far away to be there in person?
The Senate began broadcasting from inside the Red Chamber on March 18. Screenshot courtesy of SenVu

Ottawa allows Maduro loyalists to run Venezuelan Embassy despite calling his government ‘illegitimate’

  • More than a month after Canada recognized Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela, his representative in Canada remains without official diplomatic credentials
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
Venezuelan Chargé d'Affaires Luis Augusto Acuña Cedeño, right, a former cabinet minister in the government of Hugo Chávez, is seen with his wife, Mirian Meza de Acuña, last month in Ottawa at a Kuwaiti National Day event. He and other Maduro loyalists continue to run the Venezuelan Embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ottawa allows Maduro loyalists to run Venezuelan Embassy despite calling his government ‘illegitimate’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
  • More than a month after Canada recognized Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela, his representative in Canada remains without official diplomatic credentials

Ottawa allows Maduro loyalists to run Venezuelan Embassy despite calling his government ‘illegitimate’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
  • More than a month after Canada recognized Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela, his representative in Canada remains without official diplomatic credentials
Venezuelan Chargé d'Affaires Luis Augusto Acuña Cedeño, right, a former cabinet minister in the government of Hugo Chávez, is seen with his wife, Mirian Meza de Acuña, last month in Ottawa at a Kuwaiti National Day event. He and other Maduro loyalists continue to run the Venezuelan Embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NDP ‘under the gun’ to name candidates, say politicos, as they trail Grits, Tories on campaign slate

  • The NDP has 12 per cent of its candidates confirmed for the 2019 election, far behind the 61.5 per cent nominated under the Conservative
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
Jagmeet Singh's NDP lags behind the other parties in nominated candidates, with the party's 40 nominees representing only 12 per cent of those the party will need to run a full slate in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP ‘under the gun’ to name candidates, say politicos, as they trail Grits, Tories on campaign slate

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
  • The NDP has 12 per cent of its candidates confirmed for the 2019 election, far behind the 61.5 per cent nominated under the Conservative

NDP ‘under the gun’ to name candidates, say politicos, as they trail Grits, Tories on campaign slate

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
  • The NDP has 12 per cent of its candidates confirmed for the 2019 election, far behind the 61.5 per cent nominated under the Conservative
Jagmeet Singh's NDP lags behind the other parties in nominated candidates, with the party's 40 nominees representing only 12 per cent of those the party will need to run a full slate in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tensions with China highlight need to work with Indo-Pacific states with shared values: analyst

  • Canada can seize on great economic opportunity in the fast-growing Indo-Pacific region, but by boosting partnerships there the country also risks alienating China, according
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
At no other point in history have the political and economic interests of Canada and Japan ‘been so closely aligned,’ said Japanese Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane at a Carleton University panel discussion this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tensions with China highlight need to work with Indo-Pacific states with shared values: analyst

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
  • Canada can seize on great economic opportunity in the fast-growing Indo-Pacific region, but by boosting partnerships there the country also risks alienating China, according

Tensions with China highlight need to work with Indo-Pacific states with shared values: analyst

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
  • Canada can seize on great economic opportunity in the fast-growing Indo-Pacific region, but by boosting partnerships there the country also risks alienating China, according
At no other point in history have the political and economic interests of Canada and Japan ‘been so closely aligned,’ said Japanese Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane at a Carleton University panel discussion this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diplomats raised concerns about Canada’s response to Cuban illness in 2017: union

  • Diplomats posted in Cuba were asking questions about Canada’s response to a mysterious illness as far back as fall 2017, a few months after
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
Global Affairs Canada, headed by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, won’t comment on the speed of the government’s actions in response to the mysterious illness suffered by Canadians posted in Cuba. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diplomats raised concerns about Canada’s response to Cuban illness in 2017: union

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
  • Diplomats posted in Cuba were asking questions about Canada’s response to a mysterious illness as far back as fall 2017, a few months after

Diplomats raised concerns about Canada’s response to Cuban illness in 2017: union

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
  • Diplomats posted in Cuba were asking questions about Canada’s response to a mysterious illness as far back as fall 2017, a few months after
Global Affairs Canada, headed by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, won’t comment on the speed of the government’s actions in response to the mysterious illness suffered by Canadians posted in Cuba. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare report shows government favours ‘incremental,’ ‘middle-course’ approach to reform: observers

  • A government advisory council’s interim pharmacare report released last week was met with cautious optimism by stakeholder groups, as one researcher said it “hints
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
Dr. Eric Hoskins, who chairs the pharmacare advisory council, made public an interim report on March 6 with three recommendations that some groups say should receive funding in the 2019 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare report shows government favours ‘incremental,’ ‘middle-course’ approach to reform: observers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
  • A government advisory council’s interim pharmacare report released last week was met with cautious optimism by stakeholder groups, as one researcher said it “hints

Pharmacare report shows government favours ‘incremental,’ ‘middle-course’ approach to reform: observers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
  • A government advisory council’s interim pharmacare report released last week was met with cautious optimism by stakeholder groups, as one researcher said it “hints
Dr. Eric Hoskins, who chairs the pharmacare advisory council, made public an interim report on March 6 with three recommendations that some groups say should receive funding in the 2019 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two Senate staffers launch national feminist network, kick off at UN women’s commission

  • Two Senate staffers have formed a national organization aimed at bringing feminist youth into international action, which they say has been life-changing for them.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
Katrina Leclerc, left and Alexandria Kazmerik, right, are founding members of the Canadian Council of Young Feminists and staffers of Independent Sen. Marilou McPhedran, middle. The trio are pictured at the 2018 UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York. Photograph courtesy of Katrina Leclerc

Two Senate staffers launch national feminist network, kick off at UN women’s commission

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
  • Two Senate staffers have formed a national organization aimed at bringing feminist youth into international action, which they say has been life-changing for them.

Two Senate staffers launch national feminist network, kick off at UN women’s commission

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
  • Two Senate staffers have formed a national organization aimed at bringing feminist youth into international action, which they say has been life-changing for them.
Katrina Leclerc, left and Alexandria Kazmerik, right, are founding members of the Canadian Council of Young Feminists and staffers of Independent Sen. Marilou McPhedran, middle. The trio are pictured at the 2018 UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York. Photograph courtesy of Katrina Leclerc

Splitting AG from justice minister not a ‘quick fix,’ experts say, but separation a welcome reform

  • Splitting the role of attorney general from the justice minister’s responsibilities won’t “fix the fundamental problem,” two academics cautioned, while many agreed the move
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, says Canada should study removing the attorney general from cabinet, while her successor David Lametti, right, says there are 'good arguments' to split the roles but history shows the system 'can work.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Splitting AG from justice minister not a ‘quick fix,’ experts say, but separation a welcome reform

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
  • Splitting the role of attorney general from the justice minister’s responsibilities won’t “fix the fundamental problem,” two academics cautioned, while many agreed the move

Splitting AG from justice minister not a ‘quick fix,’ experts say, but separation a welcome reform

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
  • Splitting the role of attorney general from the justice minister’s responsibilities won’t “fix the fundamental problem,” two academics cautioned, while many agreed the move
Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, says Canada should study removing the attorney general from cabinet, while her successor David Lametti, right, says there are 'good arguments' to split the roles but history shows the system 'can work.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Innovation, trade links top of mind for new Swiss ambassador

  • More than two decades after Salome Meyer left Switzerland to hitchhike from Vancouver to Prince Edward Island, she’s back in North America for another
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
Switzerland Ambassador Salome Meyer has returned to Canada for a new adventure, after a three-month, cross-country trek in the early 1990s. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Innovation, trade links top of mind for new Swiss ambassador

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
  • More than two decades after Salome Meyer left Switzerland to hitchhike from Vancouver to Prince Edward Island, she’s back in North America for another

Innovation, trade links top of mind for new Swiss ambassador

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
  • More than two decades after Salome Meyer left Switzerland to hitchhike from Vancouver to Prince Edward Island, she’s back in North America for another
Switzerland Ambassador Salome Meyer has returned to Canada for a new adventure, after a three-month, cross-country trek in the early 1990s. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Finance, innovation lead January’s slow lobbying start to 2019

  • Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his staffers were among the most in-demand targets for lobbyists in an otherwise quiet month as the Hill returned
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, right, were the top-lobbied in cabinet in January. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Finance, innovation lead January’s slow lobbying start to 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
  • Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his staffers were among the most in-demand targets for lobbyists in an otherwise quiet month as the Hill returned

Finance, innovation lead January’s slow lobbying start to 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
  • Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his staffers were among the most in-demand targets for lobbyists in an otherwise quiet month as the Hill returned
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, right, were the top-lobbied in cabinet in January. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senate committee amends access bill, strikes key section in critic crosshairs

  • Senators are putting forward significant amendments to a bill meant to reform the Access to Information Act, including striking a key section critics had
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
Prior to her March 4 resignation from cabinet, former Treasury Board president Jane Philpott was the sponsor of Bill C-58, which makes changes to the access to information regime, and in a recent letter to the committee said the government was open to several amendments. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

Senate committee amends access bill, strikes key section in critic crosshairs

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
  • Senators are putting forward significant amendments to a bill meant to reform the Access to Information Act, including striking a key section critics had

Senate committee amends access bill, strikes key section in critic crosshairs

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 6, 2019
  • Senators are putting forward significant amendments to a bill meant to reform the Access to Information Act, including striking a key section critics had
Prior to her March 4 resignation from cabinet, former Treasury Board president Jane Philpott was the sponsor of Bill C-58, which makes changes to the access to information regime, and in a recent letter to the committee said the government was open to several amendments. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

Singh’s byelection win brings ‘stability,’ say politicos, but NDP still has a long road before October

  • After a rocky start as NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh’s byelection win should quiet internal concerns about his future and bring at least a period
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh celebrates his byelection win on Feb. 25 allowing him to sit with his 41-member caucus in the House of Commons now that he's the MP for Burnaby South, B.C. Photograph courtesy of the NDP

Singh’s byelection win brings ‘stability,’ say politicos, but NDP still has a long road before October

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
  • After a rocky start as NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh’s byelection win should quiet internal concerns about his future and bring at least a period

Singh’s byelection win brings ‘stability,’ say politicos, but NDP still has a long road before October

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
  • After a rocky start as NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh’s byelection win should quiet internal concerns about his future and bring at least a period
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh celebrates his byelection win on Feb. 25 allowing him to sit with his 41-member caucus in the House of Commons now that he's the MP for Burnaby South, B.C. Photograph courtesy of the NDP

Asia Bibi case a ‘watershed’ moment in Pakistan’s judicial history, new envoy says

  • When Pakistan’s top court acquitted a Christian woman who spent eight years in jail on blasphemy charges, it was a “watershed moment” in the
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
High Commissioner of Pakistan Raza Bashir Tarar arrived in Ottawa in mid-February after serving since August 2015 as head of mission in Kenya. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Asia Bibi case a ‘watershed’ moment in Pakistan’s judicial history, new envoy says

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
  • When Pakistan’s top court acquitted a Christian woman who spent eight years in jail on blasphemy charges, it was a “watershed moment” in the

Asia Bibi case a ‘watershed’ moment in Pakistan’s judicial history, new envoy says

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
  • When Pakistan’s top court acquitted a Christian woman who spent eight years in jail on blasphemy charges, it was a “watershed moment” in the
High Commissioner of Pakistan Raza Bashir Tarar arrived in Ottawa in mid-February after serving since August 2015 as head of mission in Kenya. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justice officials told Senators SNC didn’t lobby them to get remediation agreements in law

  • Despite heavily lobbying ministers and political staff as well as some bureaucrats in other departments, SNC-Lavalin didn’t meet with Justice Department officials in the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
Senators raised concerns back in a May report on changes to the Criminal Code, which brought in deferred prosecution agreements, when former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould rebuffed requests to appear before the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justice officials told Senators SNC didn’t lobby them to get remediation agreements in law

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
  • Despite heavily lobbying ministers and political staff as well as some bureaucrats in other departments, SNC-Lavalin didn’t meet with Justice Department officials in the

Justice officials told Senators SNC didn’t lobby them to get remediation agreements in law

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 27, 2019
  • Despite heavily lobbying ministers and political staff as well as some bureaucrats in other departments, SNC-Lavalin didn’t meet with Justice Department officials in the
Senators raised concerns back in a May report on changes to the Criminal Code, which brought in deferred prosecution agreements, when former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould rebuffed requests to appear before the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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