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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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NAFTA players top Canada’s 40 most-influential foreign-policy minds

  • When it comes to who is influencing Canadian foreign policy, there’s the people working on files related to the United States, and then there’s
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
As NAFTA dominates Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Chrystia Freeland, left, are No. 1 and 2 on The Hill Times' Top 40 Foreign Policy Influencer list. They're seen walking to the National Press Theatre on May 31 to announce retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NAFTA players top Canada’s 40 most-influential foreign-policy minds

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
  • When it comes to who is influencing Canadian foreign policy, there’s the people working on files related to the United States, and then there’s

NAFTA players top Canada’s 40 most-influential foreign-policy minds

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
  • When it comes to who is influencing Canadian foreign policy, there’s the people working on files related to the United States, and then there’s
As NAFTA dominates Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Chrystia Freeland, left, are No. 1 and 2 on The Hill Times' Top 40 Foreign Policy Influencer list. They're seen walking to the National Press Theatre on May 31 to announce retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After rocky summer, NDP should showcase star MPs Cullen, Brosseau, Boulerice, ‘win a narrative battle,’ says former party strategist

  • After a rocky summer, the New Democrats are returning to Parliament trying to reboot their message by giving Canadians a better sense of what
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 17, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh should make more use of 'born communicator' Nathan Cullen, left, Question Period this sitting, former staffer Ian Wayne says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After rocky summer, NDP should showcase star MPs Cullen, Brosseau, Boulerice, ‘win a narrative battle,’ says former party strategist

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 17, 2018
  • After a rocky summer, the New Democrats are returning to Parliament trying to reboot their message by giving Canadians a better sense of what

After rocky summer, NDP should showcase star MPs Cullen, Brosseau, Boulerice, ‘win a narrative battle,’ says former party strategist

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 17, 2018
  • After a rocky summer, the New Democrats are returning to Parliament trying to reboot their message by giving Canadians a better sense of what
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh should make more use of 'born communicator' Nathan Cullen, left, Question Period this sitting, former staffer Ian Wayne says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tout ‘steady progress’ on closing data, service gaps exposed during Syrian refugee operation

  • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada says action taken over the last few months and lessons learned from Syrian refugee settlement will reduce wait-lists and
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 12, 2018
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, which reports to Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, says it's improving data tracking of Syrian refugees after a 2017 audit found gaps in how Canada measures settlement success. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tout ‘steady progress’ on closing data, service gaps exposed during Syrian refugee operation

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 12, 2018
  • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada says action taken over the last few months and lessons learned from Syrian refugee settlement will reduce wait-lists and

Feds tout ‘steady progress’ on closing data, service gaps exposed during Syrian refugee operation

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 12, 2018
  • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada says action taken over the last few months and lessons learned from Syrian refugee settlement will reduce wait-lists and
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, which reports to Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, says it's improving data tracking of Syrian refugees after a 2017 audit found gaps in how Canada measures settlement success. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New office in Ottawa to show Scotland is ‘open for business’ despite Brexit disquiet, says official

  • With Brexit looming and steady bilateral trade with Canada, the time is right for Scotland to open an office in Ottawa this month, according
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 12, 2018
Fiona Hyslop, the Scottish cabinet secretary for culture, tourism and external affairs, says a new Ottawa office will help Scotland develop closer policy and political links with Canada. Photograph courtesy of the Scottish government

New office in Ottawa to show Scotland is ‘open for business’ despite Brexit disquiet, says official

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 12, 2018
  • With Brexit looming and steady bilateral trade with Canada, the time is right for Scotland to open an office in Ottawa this month, according

New office in Ottawa to show Scotland is ‘open for business’ despite Brexit disquiet, says official

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 12, 2018
  • With Brexit looming and steady bilateral trade with Canada, the time is right for Scotland to open an office in Ottawa this month, according
Fiona Hyslop, the Scottish cabinet secretary for culture, tourism and external affairs, says a new Ottawa office will help Scotland develop closer policy and political links with Canada. Photograph courtesy of the Scottish government

NDP in midst of ‘complete overhaul,’ fixing broken fundraising system Singh inherited: party consultant

  • The New Democratic Party’s fundraising program is undergoing “a complete overhaul,” according to its new fundraising consultant, as the party tries to rebound from
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 12, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh isn't to blame for the party's poor fundraising numbers, having inherited a 'terrible situation,' says Josh Bizjak, a fundraising consultant working for the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP in midst of ‘complete overhaul,’ fixing broken fundraising system Singh inherited: party consultant

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 12, 2018
  • The New Democratic Party’s fundraising program is undergoing “a complete overhaul,” according to its new fundraising consultant, as the party tries to rebound from

NDP in midst of ‘complete overhaul,’ fixing broken fundraising system Singh inherited: party consultant

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 12, 2018
  • The New Democratic Party’s fundraising program is undergoing “a complete overhaul,” according to its new fundraising consultant, as the party tries to rebound from
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh isn't to blame for the party's poor fundraising numbers, having inherited a 'terrible situation,' says Josh Bizjak, a fundraising consultant working for the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Losing NDP incumbents not a ‘five-alarm fire,’ but cause for concern: strategists

  • The NDP should be concerned that seven of its MPs have said they’re not running again in 2019, but it’s not yet a negative
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 5, 2018
The NDP raised $4.87-million in 2017, down from $5.42-million the year before and the lowest in the last seven years. Jagmeet Singh won the party's leadership late in the year, in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Losing NDP incumbents not a ‘five-alarm fire,’ but cause for concern: strategists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 5, 2018
  • The NDP should be concerned that seven of its MPs have said they’re not running again in 2019, but it’s not yet a negative

Losing NDP incumbents not a ‘five-alarm fire,’ but cause for concern: strategists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 5, 2018
  • The NDP should be concerned that seven of its MPs have said they’re not running again in 2019, but it’s not yet a negative
The NDP raised $4.87-million in 2017, down from $5.42-million the year before and the lowest in the last seven years. Jagmeet Singh won the party's leadership late in the year, in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mining group leads July lobbying, urges feds to review pace of policy changes affecting resource industries

  • An unprecedented level of legislation and consultation affecting the mining industry is creating a “cumulative burden” on all industry players, according to the head
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2018
With 195 communications with the government already on the books, 2018 will likely be another record year for lobbying, said Mining Association of Canada president Pierre Gratton. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Mining group leads July lobbying, urges feds to review pace of policy changes affecting resource industries

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2018
  • An unprecedented level of legislation and consultation affecting the mining industry is creating a “cumulative burden” on all industry players, according to the head

Mining group leads July lobbying, urges feds to review pace of policy changes affecting resource industries

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 29, 2018
  • An unprecedented level of legislation and consultation affecting the mining industry is creating a “cumulative burden” on all industry players, according to the head
With 195 communications with the government already on the books, 2018 will likely be another record year for lobbying, said Mining Association of Canada president Pierre Gratton. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Scenes from the Conservative convention

  • Conservative Party delegates vote on a series of non-binding policy resolutions at the Conservative convention Halifax. Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer takes the stage
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 27, 2018

Scenes from the Conservative convention

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 27, 2018
  • Conservative Party delegates vote on a series of non-binding policy resolutions at the Conservative convention Halifax. Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer takes the stage

Scenes from the Conservative convention

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 27, 2018
  • Conservative Party delegates vote on a series of non-binding policy resolutions at the Conservative convention Halifax. Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer takes the stage

Tories target young voters, talk campus recruitment at convention

  • With a record-number of youth turning out to vote, young Conservative convention delegates gathered in Halifax this weekend say their party can close the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
From left, Toronto Conservative convention delegate William Luke, president of the Saskatchewan Party Youth Tye Hapke, University of Waterloo student Alexander Corelli, and University of Lethbridge student Emily Gilroy. The Hill Times photographs by Samantha Wright Allen

Tories target young voters, talk campus recruitment at convention

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
  • With a record-number of youth turning out to vote, young Conservative convention delegates gathered in Halifax this weekend say their party can close the

Tories target young voters, talk campus recruitment at convention

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
  • With a record-number of youth turning out to vote, young Conservative convention delegates gathered in Halifax this weekend say their party can close the
From left, Toronto Conservative convention delegate William Luke, president of the Saskatchewan Party Youth Tye Hapke, University of Waterloo student Alexander Corelli, and University of Lethbridge student Emily Gilroy. The Hill Times photographs by Samantha Wright Allen

‘Our strength is and always has been our freedom,’ Scheer tackles Trudeau, political correctness, and Bernier in first major keynote

  • In his keynote speech Friday Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer offered a catalogue of election-ready attacks aimed at a “virtue-signalling” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, attacking
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, with wife Jill and former Tory cabinet minister Peter MacKay. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

‘Our strength is and always has been our freedom,’ Scheer tackles Trudeau, political correctness, and Bernier in first major keynote

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
  • In his keynote speech Friday Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer offered a catalogue of election-ready attacks aimed at a “virtue-signalling” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, attacking

‘Our strength is and always has been our freedom,’ Scheer tackles Trudeau, political correctness, and Bernier in first major keynote

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2018
  • In his keynote speech Friday Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer offered a catalogue of election-ready attacks aimed at a “virtue-signalling” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, attacking
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, with wife Jill and former Tory cabinet minister Peter MacKay. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Splitting riding rebate with Tory fund will harm local elections efforts, delegates warn

  • Members are warning the Conservative Party their local ridings may choose to spend less money fighting in 2019 if the party moves forward with
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2018
Conservative Fund chair Irving Gerstein explained the party's plan to take half of candidate tax rebates for campaign expenses, saying it is essential if the party wants to emerge from the 2019 election debt-free. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Splitting riding rebate with Tory fund will harm local elections efforts, delegates warn

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2018
  • Members are warning the Conservative Party their local ridings may choose to spend less money fighting in 2019 if the party moves forward with

Splitting riding rebate with Tory fund will harm local elections efforts, delegates warn

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2018
  • Members are warning the Conservative Party their local ridings may choose to spend less money fighting in 2019 if the party moves forward with
Conservative Fund chair Irving Gerstein explained the party's plan to take half of candidate tax rebates for campaign expenses, saying it is essential if the party wants to emerge from the 2019 election debt-free. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Ex-Tory Bernier ‘childish,’ a ‘gadfly,’ say delegates angered at ‘deliberate’ distraction

  • HALIFAX—Despite Maxime Bernier’s move to scrap his Conservative card, members say they’re rallying to offer a more unified message that may be well rid
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2018
Montreal-area delegate Tanya Eickhoff supported former Tory Maxime Bernier's ideas, but said she was angered by 'gadfly' actions that serve to distract the Conservative Party. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Ex-Tory Bernier ‘childish,’ a ‘gadfly,’ say delegates angered at ‘deliberate’ distraction

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2018
  • HALIFAX—Despite Maxime Bernier’s move to scrap his Conservative card, members say they’re rallying to offer a more unified message that may be well rid

Ex-Tory Bernier ‘childish,’ a ‘gadfly,’ say delegates angered at ‘deliberate’ distraction

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 24, 2018
  • HALIFAX—Despite Maxime Bernier’s move to scrap his Conservative card, members say they’re rallying to offer a more unified message that may be well rid
Montreal-area delegate Tanya Eickhoff supported former Tory Maxime Bernier's ideas, but said she was angered by 'gadfly' actions that serve to distract the Conservative Party. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Saudi spat may boost Liberals, but likely not for long: pollsters, strategists

  • Canada’s conflict with Saudi Arabia represents a “minor tremor” domestically, with the Liberals seeing positive feedback from voters, but that’s unlikely to have any
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has said Canada stands by its comments and is 'very comfortable' calling for Saudi Arabia to release women's rights activists from jail, despite diplomatic sanctions from the Arab nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Saudi spat may boost Liberals, but likely not for long: pollsters, strategists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2018
  • Canada’s conflict with Saudi Arabia represents a “minor tremor” domestically, with the Liberals seeing positive feedback from voters, but that’s unlikely to have any

Saudi spat may boost Liberals, but likely not for long: pollsters, strategists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2018
  • Canada’s conflict with Saudi Arabia represents a “minor tremor” domestically, with the Liberals seeing positive feedback from voters, but that’s unlikely to have any
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has said Canada stands by its comments and is 'very comfortable' calling for Saudi Arabia to release women's rights activists from jail, despite diplomatic sanctions from the Arab nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Royal visit ‘peak’ of Belgian envoy’s posting, despite elusive CETA stamp

  • As Raoul Delcorde closes out his four-year diplomatic term this month, he’ll return to Brussels with 46 new agreements between Belgium and Canada—but that
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2018
Raoul Delcorde, the Belgian ambassador to Canada, is leaving his post on Aug. 28 after four years in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Royal visit ‘peak’ of Belgian envoy’s posting, despite elusive CETA stamp

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2018
  • As Raoul Delcorde closes out his four-year diplomatic term this month, he’ll return to Brussels with 46 new agreements between Belgium and Canada—but that

Royal visit ‘peak’ of Belgian envoy’s posting, despite elusive CETA stamp

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2018
  • As Raoul Delcorde closes out his four-year diplomatic term this month, he’ll return to Brussels with 46 new agreements between Belgium and Canada—but that
Raoul Delcorde, the Belgian ambassador to Canada, is leaving his post on Aug. 28 after four years in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New direction at Royal Military College ‘a good first step,’ says AG

  • The Department of National Defence has agreed to all seven of a House committee’s recommendations to improve the Royal Military College, marking “a good first
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 15, 2018
Auditor General Michael Ferguson's fall 2017 audit of the Royal Military College found it failed to better prepare cadets for the military and at twice the cost of civilian universities. The Department of National Defence has agreed to seven House committee recommendations to improve the school's offering as it revamps programming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New direction at Royal Military College ‘a good first step,’ says AG

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 15, 2018
  • The Department of National Defence has agreed to all seven of a House committee’s recommendations to improve the Royal Military College, marking “a good first

New direction at Royal Military College ‘a good first step,’ says AG

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 15, 2018
  • The Department of National Defence has agreed to all seven of a House committee’s recommendations to improve the Royal Military College, marking “a good first
Auditor General Michael Ferguson's fall 2017 audit of the Royal Military College found it failed to better prepare cadets for the military and at twice the cost of civilian universities. The Department of National Defence has agreed to seven House committee recommendations to improve the school's offering as it revamps programming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After election, Pakistan’s top envoy expects he’s on his way out

  • With a new government forming in Pakistan, High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan, a political appointee, said he will likely be headed home. Last month’s elections
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 15, 2018
Pakistani High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan, a political appointee, is likely headed home following the election of a new party last month, but said it will be a while yet for that transition to occur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After election, Pakistan’s top envoy expects he’s on his way out

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 15, 2018
  • With a new government forming in Pakistan, High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan, a political appointee, said he will likely be headed home. Last month’s elections

After election, Pakistan’s top envoy expects he’s on his way out

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 15, 2018
  • With a new government forming in Pakistan, High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan, a political appointee, said he will likely be headed home. Last month’s elections
Pakistani High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan, a political appointee, is likely headed home following the election of a new party last month, but said it will be a while yet for that transition to occur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh risked irrelevancy staying out of B.C. race, say strategists, now ‘failure is not an option’

  • With two NDP-held ridings headed for byelections, it would have been a greater risk not to parachute Ontario-based New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh into
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 15, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh can’t afford to wait to get into the game and prove his mettle against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons, say New Democrats of his B.C. byelection bid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh risked irrelevancy staying out of B.C. race, say strategists, now ‘failure is not an option’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 15, 2018
  • With two NDP-held ridings headed for byelections, it would have been a greater risk not to parachute Ontario-based New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh into

Singh risked irrelevancy staying out of B.C. race, say strategists, now ‘failure is not an option’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 15, 2018
  • With two NDP-held ridings headed for byelections, it would have been a greater risk not to parachute Ontario-based New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh into
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh can’t afford to wait to get into the game and prove his mettle against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons, say New Democrats of his B.C. byelection bid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Charities still feeling chill despite court ruling striking down limits on political activity

  • As the government considers appealing a judge’s decision granting greater freedom to charities and their political activities, some non-profits are still playing by the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 8, 2018
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's office says the government is still reviewing a July decision that struck down a section of the Income Tax Act limiting charities' political activities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Charities still feeling chill despite court ruling striking down limits on political activity

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 8, 2018
  • As the government considers appealing a judge’s decision granting greater freedom to charities and their political activities, some non-profits are still playing by the

Charities still feeling chill despite court ruling striking down limits on political activity

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 8, 2018
  • As the government considers appealing a judge’s decision granting greater freedom to charities and their political activities, some non-profits are still playing by the
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's office says the government is still reviewing a July decision that struck down a section of the Income Tax Act limiting charities' political activities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds deny ‘instability’ in senior ranks at support unit for injured soldiers that top general said would be abolished

  • The government is walking back a promise to disband and reform a problem-plagued support unit for ill and injured soldiers and ignoring the turnover
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 8, 2018
A contingent of Canadian Armed Forces members participate in the Nijmegen Departure Parade on July 10 at the Canadian War Museum. A House committee recently recommended the government address ongoing problems staffing Joint Personnel Support Units that support wounded soldiers, which the government denies exists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds deny ‘instability’ in senior ranks at support unit for injured soldiers that top general said would be abolished

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 8, 2018
  • The government is walking back a promise to disband and reform a problem-plagued support unit for ill and injured soldiers and ignoring the turnover

Feds deny ‘instability’ in senior ranks at support unit for injured soldiers that top general said would be abolished

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 8, 2018
  • The government is walking back a promise to disband and reform a problem-plagued support unit for ill and injured soldiers and ignoring the turnover
A contingent of Canadian Armed Forces members participate in the Nijmegen Departure Parade on July 10 at the Canadian War Museum. A House committee recently recommended the government address ongoing problems staffing Joint Personnel Support Units that support wounded soldiers, which the government denies exists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers’ staffers start to shuffle after cabinet shakeup

  • The first wave of political staffers are moving to new posts, some following their bosses after the July 18 cabinet shuffle, or holding down
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 1, 2018
Incoming chiefs for staff for cabinet ministers following the July 18 shuffle include, from left, Daniel Lauzon for Minister of Tourism Mélanie Joly, Jason Easton for Minister of Small Business Mary Ng, and George Young, in an interim capacity for Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn

Ministers’ staffers start to shuffle after cabinet shakeup

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 1, 2018
  • The first wave of political staffers are moving to new posts, some following their bosses after the July 18 cabinet shuffle, or holding down

Ministers’ staffers start to shuffle after cabinet shakeup

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 1, 2018
  • The first wave of political staffers are moving to new posts, some following their bosses after the July 18 cabinet shuffle, or holding down
Incoming chiefs for staff for cabinet ministers following the July 18 shuffle include, from left, Daniel Lauzon for Minister of Tourism Mélanie Joly, Jason Easton for Minister of Small Business Mary Ng, and George Young, in an interim capacity for Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn

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