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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

  • ‘We keep shifting the goalposts as we miss the goalpost,' says Yves Giroux of the Liberal government’s fiscal anchors that seem to move based
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 5, 2025
Yves Giroux
Yves Giroux
Former parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says the Liberal government's 'track for spending keeps being revised upward' over the last decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 5, 2025
  • ‘We keep shifting the goalposts as we miss the goalpost,' says Yves Giroux of the Liberal government’s fiscal anchors that seem to move based

‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 5, 2025
  • ‘We keep shifting the goalposts as we miss the goalpost,' says Yves Giroux of the Liberal government’s fiscal anchors that seem to move based
Yves Giroux
Former parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says the Liberal government's 'track for spending keeps being revised upward' over the last decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

  • After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 30, 2025
Rechie Valdez
Rechie Valdez
The upcoming budget will give Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez’s department $660.5-million over five years after advocates feared for significant cutbacks to WAGE’s work. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 30, 2025
  • After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 30, 2025
  • After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming
Rechie Valdez
The upcoming budget will give Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez’s department $660.5-million over five years after advocates feared for significant cutbacks to WAGE’s work. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate exempt from Carney’s spending review, but opts to launch own program audit 

  • ‘It seems there’s a new government in place that wants to be fiscally more responsible,’ says Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos, and the Red
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2025
ISG Senator Éric Forest, left, and Conservative Senator Claude Carignan are members of the subcommittee tasked with launching a program review after a motion from ISG Senator Lucie Moncion passed at a committee meeting with broad support. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade

Senate exempt from Carney’s spending review, but opts to launch own program audit 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2025
  • ‘It seems there’s a new government in place that wants to be fiscally more responsible,’ says Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos, and the Red

Senate exempt from Carney’s spending review, but opts to launch own program audit 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2025
  • ‘It seems there’s a new government in place that wants to be fiscally more responsible,’ says Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos, and the Red
ISG Senator Éric Forest, left, and Conservative Senator Claude Carignan are members of the subcommittee tasked with launching a program review after a motion from ISG Senator Lucie Moncion passed at a committee meeting with broad support. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade

Military justice reform bill ‘a major step forward,’ but needs work at committee, say Bloc MPs as Tories favour more debate

  • Bill C-11, which strips military jurisdiction over the investigation of sexual offences and puts them under civilian authority, is long overdue, say opposition MPs.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 9, 2025
National Defence Minister David McGuinty, centre left, with Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan, centre right. McGuinty announced the government is making other changes to its processes along with Bill C-11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military justice reform bill ‘a major step forward,’ but needs work at committee, say Bloc MPs as Tories favour more debate

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 9, 2025
  • Bill C-11, which strips military jurisdiction over the investigation of sexual offences and puts them under civilian authority, is long overdue, say opposition MPs.

Military justice reform bill ‘a major step forward,’ but needs work at committee, say Bloc MPs as Tories favour more debate

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 9, 2025
  • Bill C-11, which strips military jurisdiction over the investigation of sexual offences and puts them under civilian authority, is long overdue, say opposition MPs.
National Defence Minister David McGuinty, centre left, with Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan, centre right. McGuinty announced the government is making other changes to its processes along with Bill C-11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate changes language-study trip rules, cancels perk permitting spouses to claim classes

  • Senators also agreed to review the ‘co-ordinated travel’ policy to potentially bring in new rules after recent ‘familiarization’ tours to provinces during peak tourism
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
The Red Chamber’s office management policy has been updated so that spouses of Senators can no longer claim expenses related language-immersion training and trips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate changes language-study trip rules, cancels perk permitting spouses to claim classes

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
  • Senators also agreed to review the ‘co-ordinated travel’ policy to potentially bring in new rules after recent ‘familiarization’ tours to provinces during peak tourism

Senate changes language-study trip rules, cancels perk permitting spouses to claim classes

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2025
  • Senators also agreed to review the ‘co-ordinated travel’ policy to potentially bring in new rules after recent ‘familiarization’ tours to provinces during peak tourism
The Red Chamber’s office management policy has been updated so that spouses of Senators can no longer claim expenses related language-immersion training and trips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

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

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

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

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

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

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The morning after

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

The morning after

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

The morning after

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

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

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

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

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

Knives out? Liberals grapple with leadership question

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 23, 2024
  • On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon,
Wreaths lay at the foot of the National War Memorial on Oct. 23, 2014, where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down the day before while standing sentry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
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Lobbying spikes in ‘wild card’ Senate as groups target new Independents

  • Lobbyists meeting Senators at record rates say it’s due to the Upper Chamber’s independence, openness to amendments, and numerous newly appointed unknown Senators. This
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 24, 2018
The top eight most lobbied Senators in 2017 are, clockwise from top left: Liberal deputy leader Terry Mercer, government liaison Grant Mitchell, Independent Lucie Moncion, Liberal Dennis Dawson, Independent Diane Griffin, Independent Rosa Galvez, Conservative Senator David Tkachuk, and Independent René Cormier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, and photographs courtesy of the offices of Sens. Rosa Galvez, Terry Mercer, Lucie Moncion, Diane Griffin

Lobbying spikes in ‘wild card’ Senate as groups target new Independents

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 24, 2018
  • Lobbyists meeting Senators at record rates say it’s due to the Upper Chamber’s independence, openness to amendments, and numerous newly appointed unknown Senators. This

Lobbying spikes in ‘wild card’ Senate as groups target new Independents

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 24, 2018
  • Lobbyists meeting Senators at record rates say it’s due to the Upper Chamber’s independence, openness to amendments, and numerous newly appointed unknown Senators. This
The top eight most lobbied Senators in 2017 are, clockwise from top left: Liberal deputy leader Terry Mercer, government liaison Grant Mitchell, Independent Lucie Moncion, Liberal Dennis Dawson, Independent Diane Griffin, Independent Rosa Galvez, Conservative Senator David Tkachuk, and Independent René Cormier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, and photographs courtesy of the offices of Sens. Rosa Galvez, Terry Mercer, Lucie Moncion, Diane Griffin

Poison pills and protectionism: negotiators still face long list of issues in next NAFTA round

  • Last week, trade observers could be forgiven for feeling whiplash after reports swung from Canadian advisers expecting an imminent United States withdrawal from NAFTA
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
Canada's chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul, pictured with Andrew Leslie, parliamentary secretary on Canada-U.S. relations to the minister of foreign affairs, will meet with his counterparts in Montreal next week, from Jan. 23 to 28, for the sixth round in negotiations—one that observers say will be a 'make-or-break' session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poison pills and protectionism: negotiators still face long list of issues in next NAFTA round

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
  • Last week, trade observers could be forgiven for feeling whiplash after reports swung from Canadian advisers expecting an imminent United States withdrawal from NAFTA

Poison pills and protectionism: negotiators still face long list of issues in next NAFTA round

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
  • Last week, trade observers could be forgiven for feeling whiplash after reports swung from Canadian advisers expecting an imminent United States withdrawal from NAFTA
Canada's chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul, pictured with Andrew Leslie, parliamentary secretary on Canada-U.S. relations to the minister of foreign affairs, will meet with his counterparts in Montreal next week, from Jan. 23 to 28, for the sixth round in negotiations—one that observers say will be a 'make-or-break' session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal procurement system ‘bogus,’ needs fixes: longtime bidder

  • The federal government’s procurement system isn’t fair or serving taxpayers well, says one longtime supplier whose companies have won government contracts worth millions of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough is 'undertaking a large exercise to modernize procurement practices so that they are simpler, less administratively burdensome,' according to her department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal procurement system ‘bogus,’ needs fixes: longtime bidder

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
  • The federal government’s procurement system isn’t fair or serving taxpayers well, says one longtime supplier whose companies have won government contracts worth millions of

Federal procurement system ‘bogus,’ needs fixes: longtime bidder

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
  • The federal government’s procurement system isn’t fair or serving taxpayers well, says one longtime supplier whose companies have won government contracts worth millions of
Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough is 'undertaking a large exercise to modernize procurement practices so that they are simpler, less administratively burdensome,' according to her department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Procurement adviser pens book on getting into government’s ‘inner circle’

  • An Ottawa procurement expert with a checkered past has re-emerged with a consulting business and new book that promises to teach suppliers how to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
Brian Card tries to break down various federal departments and complex chains of command in his new book, The Inner Circle: How It Works at Public Works. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Procurement adviser pens book on getting into government’s ‘inner circle’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
  • An Ottawa procurement expert with a checkered past has re-emerged with a consulting business and new book that promises to teach suppliers how to

Procurement adviser pens book on getting into government’s ‘inner circle’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
  • An Ottawa procurement expert with a checkered past has re-emerged with a consulting business and new book that promises to teach suppliers how to
Brian Card tries to break down various federal departments and complex chains of command in his new book, The Inner Circle: How It Works at Public Works. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicos, negotiators, and behind-the-scene players: key faces of NAFTA

  • The politicians Robert Lighthizer As U.S. Trade Representative, Mr. Lighthizer is tasked with bringing President Donald Trump’s tough talk and America First agenda to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland is arguably Canada's face when it comes to NAFTA, but there are many spearheading Canada's outreach offensive south of the border or taking the lead behind the scenes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicos, negotiators, and behind-the-scene players: key faces of NAFTA

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
  • The politicians Robert Lighthizer As U.S. Trade Representative, Mr. Lighthizer is tasked with bringing President Donald Trump’s tough talk and America First agenda to

Politicos, negotiators, and behind-the-scene players: key faces of NAFTA

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 17, 2018
  • The politicians Robert Lighthizer As U.S. Trade Representative, Mr. Lighthizer is tasked with bringing President Donald Trump’s tough talk and America First agenda to
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland is arguably Canada's face when it comes to NAFTA, but there are many spearheading Canada's outreach offensive south of the border or taking the lead behind the scenes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 is Canada’s chance to ‘galvanize’ action on feminist policy: World Vision

  • When Canada takes the stage as host of June’s G7 Summit, the Liberals should take advantage of the “international moment” to encourage action on
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, left, and the Liberal government are being criticized by Conservative Ziad Aboultaif, centre, and the NDP's Robert Aubin, right, who say the Liberals are not 'walking the talk' on their foreign aid policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photo, and photograph courtesy of Robert Aubin

G7 is Canada’s chance to ‘galvanize’ action on feminist policy: World Vision

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
  • When Canada takes the stage as host of June’s G7 Summit, the Liberals should take advantage of the “international moment” to encourage action on

G7 is Canada’s chance to ‘galvanize’ action on feminist policy: World Vision

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
  • When Canada takes the stage as host of June’s G7 Summit, the Liberals should take advantage of the “international moment” to encourage action on
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, left, and the Liberal government are being criticized by Conservative Ziad Aboultaif, centre, and the NDP's Robert Aubin, right, who say the Liberals are not 'walking the talk' on their foreign aid policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photo, and photograph courtesy of Robert Aubin

Among the top-lobbied issues for 10 straight months, ‘it’s all trade all the time’

  • Trade talks with the United States and Mexico, China, India, and Trans-Pacific Partnership countries helped make it the top-lobbied issue in November, and cemented
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
With NAFTA eating up the time of Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne talking trade in Asia, the file topped the most-lobbied issues in November. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Among the top-lobbied issues for 10 straight months, ‘it’s all trade all the time’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
  • Trade talks with the United States and Mexico, China, India, and Trans-Pacific Partnership countries helped make it the top-lobbied issue in November, and cemented

Among the top-lobbied issues for 10 straight months, ‘it’s all trade all the time’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
  • Trade talks with the United States and Mexico, China, India, and Trans-Pacific Partnership countries helped make it the top-lobbied issue in November, and cemented
With NAFTA eating up the time of Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne talking trade in Asia, the file topped the most-lobbied issues in November. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Slower than ideal’: Hill contractors face long delays to pass complex security screens

  • Employees of private companies that need to pass complex classified screening to work with government face long delays to complete the process, departmental results
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2017
Safety critics NDP MP Matthew Dubé, left, and Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus with Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, centre. Two-thirds of government contractors wait more than 75 days for PSPC to process complex security screenings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Slower than ideal’: Hill contractors face long delays to pass complex security screens

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2017
  • Employees of private companies that need to pass complex classified screening to work with government face long delays to complete the process, departmental results

‘Slower than ideal’: Hill contractors face long delays to pass complex security screens

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 20, 2017
  • Employees of private companies that need to pass complex classified screening to work with government face long delays to complete the process, departmental results
Safety critics NDP MP Matthew Dubé, left, and Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus with Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, centre. Two-thirds of government contractors wait more than 75 days for PSPC to process complex security screenings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Department leaves veterans in ‘financial limbo,’ behind on half its targets

  • Canada’s Veterans Affairs Department is behind on half of its performance targets, department results released last month reveal, which opposition MPs call unacceptable and
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 13, 2017
Veterans Affairs, led by Minister Seamus O'Regan, filed 54 per cent of its performance targets as requiring attention, according to its latest departmental performance report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Department leaves veterans in ‘financial limbo,’ behind on half its targets

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 13, 2017
  • Canada’s Veterans Affairs Department is behind on half of its performance targets, department results released last month reveal, which opposition MPs call unacceptable and

Department leaves veterans in ‘financial limbo,’ behind on half its targets

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 13, 2017
  • Canada’s Veterans Affairs Department is behind on half of its performance targets, department results released last month reveal, which opposition MPs call unacceptable and
Veterans Affairs, led by Minister Seamus O'Regan, filed 54 per cent of its performance targets as requiring attention, according to its latest departmental performance report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentary NAFTA outreach ‘essential’ to drive deal in ‘right direction’: chief negotiator

  • Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator told MPs their work travelling south of the border to discuss the 23-year-old trade agreement and Canada-U.S. trade relations is
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2017
Liberal MP Wayne Easter with U.S. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, chair of the Judiciary Committee, during a meeting last week in Washington. The Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group met 57 U.S. lawmakers to discuss NAFTA last week. Photograph courtesy of Wayne Easter's Twitter account

Parliamentary NAFTA outreach ‘essential’ to drive deal in ‘right direction’: chief negotiator

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2017
  • Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator told MPs their work travelling south of the border to discuss the 23-year-old trade agreement and Canada-U.S. trade relations is

Parliamentary NAFTA outreach ‘essential’ to drive deal in ‘right direction’: chief negotiator

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2017
  • Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator told MPs their work travelling south of the border to discuss the 23-year-old trade agreement and Canada-U.S. trade relations is
Liberal MP Wayne Easter with U.S. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, chair of the Judiciary Committee, during a meeting last week in Washington. The Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group met 57 U.S. lawmakers to discuss NAFTA last week. Photograph courtesy of Wayne Easter's Twitter account

Committee recommends MPs not be docked pay for parental leave

  • Two MPs with young children are applauding a new House committee report that recommends the House not count parental leave as absence, and formalize that infants
News | BY EMILY HAWS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2017
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, pictured at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Sept. 28 speaking to Conservative MP Scott Reid, is set to become the first federal cabinet minister to give birth while serving, and said she will be taking six weeks off once her baby is born. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Committee recommends MPs not be docked pay for parental leave

News | BY EMILY HAWS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2017
  • Two MPs with young children are applauding a new House committee report that recommends the House not count parental leave as absence, and formalize that infants

Committee recommends MPs not be docked pay for parental leave

News | BY EMILY HAWS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2017
  • Two MPs with young children are applauding a new House committee report that recommends the House not count parental leave as absence, and formalize that infants
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, pictured at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Sept. 28 speaking to Conservative MP Scott Reid, is set to become the first federal cabinet minister to give birth while serving, and said she will be taking six weeks off once her baby is born. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deep bench bolsters NAFTA trade team facing ‘unworkable’ U.S. demands

  • As Canada rejects what its chief NAFTA negotiator calls “entirely unworkable” U.S. proposals, a deep bench is working around the clock to keep the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2017
Canada's chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul is backed by a strong team of bureaucrats heading contentious files. Mr. Verheul, left, pictured with parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister for Canada-U.S. relations Andrew Leslie, appeared before the House of Commons Trade Committee Dec. 4 with a NAFTA update. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deep bench bolsters NAFTA trade team facing ‘unworkable’ U.S. demands

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2017
  • As Canada rejects what its chief NAFTA negotiator calls “entirely unworkable” U.S. proposals, a deep bench is working around the clock to keep the

Deep bench bolsters NAFTA trade team facing ‘unworkable’ U.S. demands

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2017
  • As Canada rejects what its chief NAFTA negotiator calls “entirely unworkable” U.S. proposals, a deep bench is working around the clock to keep the
Canada's chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul is backed by a strong team of bureaucrats heading contentious files. Mr. Verheul, left, pictured with parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister for Canada-U.S. relations Andrew Leslie, appeared before the House of Commons Trade Committee Dec. 4 with a NAFTA update. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health Canada, Corrections, IRCC miss performance targets, require ‘attention’

  • About 16 per cent of government programs tracked at the departmental level missed their performance targets and “require attention,” according to annual results reports
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, pictured after a committee meeting with parliamentary secretary Joyce Murray, tabled departmental results reports earlier this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health Canada, Corrections, IRCC miss performance targets, require ‘attention’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
  • About 16 per cent of government programs tracked at the departmental level missed their performance targets and “require attention,” according to annual results reports

Health Canada, Corrections, IRCC miss performance targets, require ‘attention’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
  • About 16 per cent of government programs tracked at the departmental level missed their performance targets and “require attention,” according to annual results reports
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, pictured after a committee meeting with parliamentary secretary Joyce Murray, tabled departmental results reports earlier this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits name ex-Liberal B.C. president, $30,000-donor to port authority board

  • A former president of the Liberal Party’s B.C. chapter who has donated $30,000 to the party since 2004 was appointed to the Vancouver Fraser
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
Craig Munroe, top left beside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Christina Topp, Liberal Party senior director of fundraising and other Liberal Party insiders in May 2016. Others pictured, clockwise from right, include: Suzanne Cowan (in red), 2015 campaign advertising director; Rob Silver, husband to Mr. Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford and a former Liberal pundit; Ontario chapter president Tyler Banham; Sachit Mehra, Winnipeg Liberal board member; beside Liberal spokesman Braeden Caley. Photography courtesy of Facebook

Grits name ex-Liberal B.C. president, $30,000-donor to port authority board

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
  • A former president of the Liberal Party’s B.C. chapter who has donated $30,000 to the party since 2004 was appointed to the Vancouver Fraser

Grits name ex-Liberal B.C. president, $30,000-donor to port authority board

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
  • A former president of the Liberal Party’s B.C. chapter who has donated $30,000 to the party since 2004 was appointed to the Vancouver Fraser
Craig Munroe, top left beside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Christina Topp, Liberal Party senior director of fundraising and other Liberal Party insiders in May 2016. Others pictured, clockwise from right, include: Suzanne Cowan (in red), 2015 campaign advertising director; Rob Silver, husband to Mr. Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford and a former Liberal pundit; Ontario chapter president Tyler Banham; Sachit Mehra, Winnipeg Liberal board member; beside Liberal spokesman Braeden Caley. Photography courtesy of Facebook

‘Repressive,’ ‘risk-averse’ corrections system needs parliamentary oversight, says Sen. Pate

  • Almost every day since she was named to the Senate last November, Kim Pate has received a letter or phone call from an inmate.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
A 'tireless' advocate for prison reform, Independent Senator Kim Pate says she'll only stay in the Senate if she can 'affect some change.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Repressive,’ ‘risk-averse’ corrections system needs parliamentary oversight, says Sen. Pate

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
  • Almost every day since she was named to the Senate last November, Kim Pate has received a letter or phone call from an inmate.

‘Repressive,’ ‘risk-averse’ corrections system needs parliamentary oversight, says Sen. Pate

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 29, 2017
  • Almost every day since she was named to the Senate last November, Kim Pate has received a letter or phone call from an inmate.
A 'tireless' advocate for prison reform, Independent Senator Kim Pate says she'll only stay in the Senate if she can 'affect some change.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite ministerial parity, women still underrepresented as senior cabinet, PMO staff

  • Even though the Liberal cabinet was designed with gender parity in mind, women only represent 40 per cent of the senior staff supporting those
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
Former political staffers say it will take a concerted effort to close the gap of women holding senior roles in government. From left: Rachel Curran, former policy director to prime minister Stephen Harper; Michele Austin, was chief of staff to Conservative minister Rona Ambrose; and Isabel Metcalfe, who worked for three Liberal prime ministers in the '70s and '80s. The Hill Times file photograph and photographs courtesy of Rachel Curran and Michele Austin

Despite ministerial parity, women still underrepresented as senior cabinet, PMO staff

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
  • Even though the Liberal cabinet was designed with gender parity in mind, women only represent 40 per cent of the senior staff supporting those

Despite ministerial parity, women still underrepresented as senior cabinet, PMO staff

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
  • Even though the Liberal cabinet was designed with gender parity in mind, women only represent 40 per cent of the senior staff supporting those
Former political staffers say it will take a concerted effort to close the gap of women holding senior roles in government. From left: Rachel Curran, former policy director to prime minister Stephen Harper; Michele Austin, was chief of staff to Conservative minister Rona Ambrose; and Isabel Metcalfe, who worked for three Liberal prime ministers in the '70s and '80s. The Hill Times file photograph and photographs courtesy of Rachel Curran and Michele Austin

New workplace abuse bill must define harassment, include remedies: critics, unions

  • For the government’s new workplace harassment bill to have the impact the Liberals have said is the goal, union leaders and party critics say
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
Employment Minister Patty Hajdu introduced Bill C-65 on Nov. 7 to strengthen the Canada Labour Code on harassment and sexual harassment in the federal workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New workplace abuse bill must define harassment, include remedies: critics, unions

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
  • For the government’s new workplace harassment bill to have the impact the Liberals have said is the goal, union leaders and party critics say

New workplace abuse bill must define harassment, include remedies: critics, unions

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
  • For the government’s new workplace harassment bill to have the impact the Liberals have said is the goal, union leaders and party critics say
Employment Minister Patty Hajdu introduced Bill C-65 on Nov. 7 to strengthen the Canada Labour Code on harassment and sexual harassment in the federal workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Review of MP harassment code yields few suggestions for change

  • A committee report on the MP-to-MP code of conduct dealing with sexual harassment has been presented to the House of Commons, with minor amendments suggested to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
Procedure and House Affairs Committee chair Larry Bagnell, centre, tabled a report on the MP code of conduct and sexual harassment policy last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Review of MP harassment code yields few suggestions for change

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
  • A committee report on the MP-to-MP code of conduct dealing with sexual harassment has been presented to the House of Commons, with minor amendments suggested to

Review of MP harassment code yields few suggestions for change

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
  • A committee report on the MP-to-MP code of conduct dealing with sexual harassment has been presented to the House of Commons, with minor amendments suggested to
Procedure and House Affairs Committee chair Larry Bagnell, centre, tabled a report on the MP code of conduct and sexual harassment policy last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM’s summer home upgrades, security to cost $1M

  • The RCMP and National Capital Commission are requesting more than $1-million to renovate the prime minister’s country escape in the Gatineau Hills. The Harrington Lake
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
The NCC and RCMP are asking for $1.01-million to upgrade the prime minister's summer home at Harrington Lake. Photograph courtesy of the National Capital Commission

PM’s summer home upgrades, security to cost $1M

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
  • The RCMP and National Capital Commission are requesting more than $1-million to renovate the prime minister’s country escape in the Gatineau Hills. The Harrington Lake

PM’s summer home upgrades, security to cost $1M

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 22, 2017
  • The RCMP and National Capital Commission are requesting more than $1-million to renovate the prime minister’s country escape in the Gatineau Hills. The Harrington Lake
The NCC and RCMP are asking for $1.01-million to upgrade the prime minister's summer home at Harrington Lake. Photograph courtesy of the National Capital Commission

How a handful of reporters unearthed Canadian links to the Paradise Papers

  • A small team of reporters from three national newsrooms unearthed a web of Canadian connections in the Paradise Papers as part of a global
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2017
From left, Toronto Star reporters Alex Boutilier and Robert Cribb, and CBC reporter Harvey Cashore were part of the small Canadian team that unearthed last week's explosive Paradise Papers stories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Robert Cribb and Harvey Cashore

How a handful of reporters unearthed Canadian links to the Paradise Papers

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2017
  • A small team of reporters from three national newsrooms unearthed a web of Canadian connections in the Paradise Papers as part of a global

How a handful of reporters unearthed Canadian links to the Paradise Papers

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2017
  • A small team of reporters from three national newsrooms unearthed a web of Canadian connections in the Paradise Papers as part of a global
From left, Toronto Star reporters Alex Boutilier and Robert Cribb, and CBC reporter Harvey Cashore were part of the small Canadian team that unearthed last week's explosive Paradise Papers stories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Robert Cribb and Harvey Cashore

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