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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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Politics This Morning: anti-Trudeau protestors pelt prime minister with gravel; four leaders in Ottawa ahead of debates

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again faced an unruly crowd after a campaign event Monday and was hit by gravel as he
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau steps onto a campaign bus in London, Ont., as protesters threw gravel. Screengrab courtesy of CBC News.

Politics This Morning: anti-Trudeau protestors pelt prime minister with gravel; four leaders in Ottawa ahead of debates

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again faced an unruly crowd after a campaign event Monday and was hit by gravel as he

Politics This Morning: anti-Trudeau protestors pelt prime minister with gravel; four leaders in Ottawa ahead of debates

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again faced an unruly crowd after a campaign event Monday and was hit by gravel as he
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau steps onto a campaign bus in London, Ont., as protesters threw gravel. Screengrab courtesy of CBC News.

The former MPs who are running again in 2021

  • At least 22 former MPs are running to win back their seats this election, including nine Liberals, eight NDP candidates, three Conservatives, and two
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2021
Almost two dozen former MPs are running again this election. From top left: Liberal candidates Randy Boissonault and John Aldag; NDP candidates Ruth Ellen Brosseau, Tracey Ramsey, and Wayne Stetski; Liberal candidate Doug Eyolfson, and Conservative candidates Costas Menegakis and Alupa Clarke. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, Jake Wright; courtesy of Twitter, Facebook

The former MPs who are running again in 2021

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2021
  • At least 22 former MPs are running to win back their seats this election, including nine Liberals, eight NDP candidates, three Conservatives, and two

The former MPs who are running again in 2021

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2021
  • At least 22 former MPs are running to win back their seats this election, including nine Liberals, eight NDP candidates, three Conservatives, and two
Almost two dozen former MPs are running again this election. From top left: Liberal candidates Randy Boissonault and John Aldag; NDP candidates Ruth Ellen Brosseau, Tracey Ramsey, and Wayne Stetski; Liberal candidate Doug Eyolfson, and Conservative candidates Costas Menegakis and Alupa Clarke. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, Jake Wright; courtesy of Twitter, Facebook

Politics This Morning: Trudeau expected to outline Liberal platform; AFN releases priorities for federal election

  • Good Wednesday morning, It’s the first day of the month, the campaign mid-way point, and the day the Liberals are expected to release the
Speaking from a Kanata, Ont., campaign stop on Aug. 31, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to improve mental health programs through a $4.5-billion transfer payment over five years to participating provinces and territories. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Politics This Morning: Trudeau expected to outline Liberal platform; AFN releases priorities for federal election

  • Good Wednesday morning, It’s the first day of the month, the campaign mid-way point, and the day the Liberals are expected to release the

Politics This Morning: Trudeau expected to outline Liberal platform; AFN releases priorities for federal election

  • Good Wednesday morning, It’s the first day of the month, the campaign mid-way point, and the day the Liberals are expected to release the
Speaking from a Kanata, Ont., campaign stop on Aug. 31, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to improve mental health programs through a $4.5-billion transfer payment over five years to participating provinces and territories. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Politics This Morning: O’Toole ekes out lead in polls; Singh back in battleground B.C.

  • Good Tuesday morning, In week three, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has stepped a little further into the limelight thanks, in part, to horserace polls
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is back in Ottawa today and doing an Atlantic Canada-focused virtual event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: O’Toole ekes out lead in polls; Singh back in battleground B.C.

  • Good Tuesday morning, In week three, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has stepped a little further into the limelight thanks, in part, to horserace polls

Politics This Morning: O’Toole ekes out lead in polls; Singh back in battleground B.C.

  • Good Tuesday morning, In week three, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has stepped a little further into the limelight thanks, in part, to horserace polls
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is back in Ottawa today and doing an Atlantic Canada-focused virtual event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How Trudeau’s cabinet ministers did in the last election

  • All but one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) cabinet of 37 are vying for re-election.  Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, who has represented
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2021
Some members of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, pictured from left, won by razor-thin margins, including Jean-Yves Duclos, Deb Schulte, and Diane Lebouthillier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How Trudeau’s cabinet ministers did in the last election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2021
  • All but one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) cabinet of 37 are vying for re-election.  Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, who has represented

How Trudeau’s cabinet ministers did in the last election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 25, 2021
  • All but one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) cabinet of 37 are vying for re-election.  Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, who has represented
Some members of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, pictured from left, won by razor-thin margins, including Jean-Yves Duclos, Deb Schulte, and Diane Lebouthillier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Contest tightening between Liberals, Tories, new polls show

  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s week two on the campaign trail and a pair of polls already suggest things are getting interesting. Parliament’s two biggest
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Aug. 15 after calling the snap election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Contest tightening between Liberals, Tories, new polls show

  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s week two on the campaign trail and a pair of polls already suggest things are getting interesting. Parliament’s two biggest

Politics This Morning: Contest tightening between Liberals, Tories, new polls show

  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s week two on the campaign trail and a pair of polls already suggest things are getting interesting. Parliament’s two biggest
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Aug. 15 after calling the snap election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Canada ramping up Afghan evacuation effort, says Immigration minister; day nine on the campaign trail

  • Good Monday morning, It’s already day nine of the campaign, putting it at the quarter-way mark. Before we get to that, Immigration Minister Marco
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured in June 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Canada ramping up Afghan evacuation effort, says Immigration minister; day nine on the campaign trail

  • Good Monday morning, It’s already day nine of the campaign, putting it at the quarter-way mark. Before we get to that, Immigration Minister Marco

Politics This Morning: Canada ramping up Afghan evacuation effort, says Immigration minister; day nine on the campaign trail

  • Good Monday morning, It’s already day nine of the campaign, putting it at the quarter-way mark. Before we get to that, Immigration Minister Marco
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured in June 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Prairie stops for O’Toole, Singh in Saskatchewan; O’Toole, Trudeau in Manitoba

  • Welcome to day six of the campaign, The Prairie provinces are attracting some party leaders on Friday. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole and NDP Leader
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are spending time in the Prarie provinces today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Prairie stops for O’Toole, Singh in Saskatchewan; O’Toole, Trudeau in Manitoba

  • Welcome to day six of the campaign, The Prairie provinces are attracting some party leaders on Friday. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole and NDP Leader

Politics This Morning: Prairie stops for O’Toole, Singh in Saskatchewan; O’Toole, Trudeau in Manitoba

  • Welcome to day six of the campaign, The Prairie provinces are attracting some party leaders on Friday. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole and NDP Leader
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are spending time in the Prarie provinces today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Delayed results, mail-in ballots, and COVID rules: Elections Canada reveals pandemic plan this snap election

  • Canada’s chief electoral officer defended his agency’s decision not to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations among poll workers, saying the “controlled environment” at polling stations combined
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 18, 2021
On Aug. 18, day four of the 36-day election campaign, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault gave a press briefing about what Canadians can expect this election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Delayed results, mail-in ballots, and COVID rules: Elections Canada reveals pandemic plan this snap election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 18, 2021
  • Canada’s chief electoral officer defended his agency’s decision not to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations among poll workers, saying the “controlled environment” at polling stations combined

Delayed results, mail-in ballots, and COVID rules: Elections Canada reveals pandemic plan this snap election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 18, 2021
  • Canada’s chief electoral officer defended his agency’s decision not to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations among poll workers, saying the “controlled environment” at polling stations combined
On Aug. 18, day four of the 36-day election campaign, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault gave a press briefing about what Canadians can expect this election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: CPC leads in nominated candidates, Greens at the halfway mark

  • It’s Wednesday and day four of the campaign,  The Conservative Party is in the lead with nominated candidates, with at least 313 confirmed as
Erin O’Toole's Conservatives have the most nominated candidates to kick off the 2021 election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: CPC leads in nominated candidates, Greens at the halfway mark

  • It’s Wednesday and day four of the campaign,  The Conservative Party is in the lead with nominated candidates, with at least 313 confirmed as

Politics This Morning: CPC leads in nominated candidates, Greens at the halfway mark

  • It’s Wednesday and day four of the campaign,  The Conservative Party is in the lead with nominated candidates, with at least 313 confirmed as
Erin O’Toole's Conservatives have the most nominated candidates to kick off the 2021 election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 47 MPs who won by 5% or less in 2019

  • In the ridings secured by the slimmest margins in 2019, Liberal candidates took 26 of the 47 seats won by less than five per
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 17, 2021

The 47 MPs who won by 5% or less in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 17, 2021
  • In the ridings secured by the slimmest margins in 2019, Liberal candidates took 26 of the 47 seats won by less than five per

The 47 MPs who won by 5% or less in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 17, 2021
  • In the ridings secured by the slimmest margins in 2019, Liberal candidates took 26 of the 47 seats won by less than five per

The list of 29 MPs not running in the next election and how they did in 2019

  • Editor’s note: This article, first published on Aug. 9, 2021, was updated on Aug. 17, 2021. Please contact us at news@hilltimes.com if any names
List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 17, 2021
A selection or the MPs not running in the next election: Bloc MP Louise Charbonneau, top left, Conservative MP Peter Kent, Conservative MP David Sweet, Liberal MP Bob Bratina, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, Conservative MP Steve Blaney, Liberal MP Lyne Bessette, NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, Bloc MP Simon Marcil, Conservative MP Phil McColeman, Liberal MP Navdeep Bains; and Liberal MP Geoff Regan, above left, Liberal MP Pat Finnigan, NDP MP Scott Duvall, Liberal MP Kate Young, Liberal MP Paul Lefebvre, NDP MP Jack Harris, Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski, Conservative MP Cathy McLeod, Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, Liberal MP Wayne Easter, and Conservative MP Bruce Stanton. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Liberal and Bloc Québécois parties

The list of 29 MPs not running in the next election and how they did in 2019

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 17, 2021
  • Editor’s note: This article, first published on Aug. 9, 2021, was updated on Aug. 17, 2021. Please contact us at news@hilltimes.com if any names

The list of 29 MPs not running in the next election and how they did in 2019

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 17, 2021
  • Editor’s note: This article, first published on Aug. 9, 2021, was updated on Aug. 17, 2021. Please contact us at news@hilltimes.com if any names
A selection or the MPs not running in the next election: Bloc MP Louise Charbonneau, top left, Conservative MP Peter Kent, Conservative MP David Sweet, Liberal MP Bob Bratina, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, Conservative MP Steve Blaney, Liberal MP Lyne Bessette, NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, Bloc MP Simon Marcil, Conservative MP Phil McColeman, Liberal MP Navdeep Bains; and Liberal MP Geoff Regan, above left, Liberal MP Pat Finnigan, NDP MP Scott Duvall, Liberal MP Kate Young, Liberal MP Paul Lefebvre, NDP MP Jack Harris, Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski, Conservative MP Cathy McLeod, Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, Liberal MP Wayne Easter, and Conservative MP Bruce Stanton. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Liberal and Bloc Québécois parties

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, O’Toole, Paul campaigns in GTA; Singh moves west to B.C.

  • It’s Tuesday and already day three of this 36-day campaign, After kicking off his campaign in Canada’s capital, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is squaring
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole are both in the GTA today. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, O’Toole, Paul campaigns in GTA; Singh moves west to B.C.

  • It’s Tuesday and already day three of this 36-day campaign, After kicking off his campaign in Canada’s capital, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is squaring

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, O’Toole, Paul campaigns in GTA; Singh moves west to B.C.

  • It’s Tuesday and already day three of this 36-day campaign, After kicking off his campaign in Canada’s capital, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is squaring
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole are both in the GTA today. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

The 34 ridings the Liberals lost in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Aug. 15, led his party to a victory in 2019, but 34 of the seats it won in 2015 flipped to opposition parties in the last election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The 34 ridings the Liberals lost in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2021

The 34 ridings the Liberals lost in 2019

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Aug. 15, led his party to a victory in 2019, but 34 of the seats it won in 2015 flipped to opposition parties in the last election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: ‘Vital’ countries do more to combat climate change, says Environment Minister after UN report

  • Good Tuesday morning, A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes clear the world is at “a critical time for international
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Feb. 25, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: ‘Vital’ countries do more to combat climate change, says Environment Minister after UN report

  • Good Tuesday morning, A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes clear the world is at “a critical time for international

Politics This Morning: ‘Vital’ countries do more to combat climate change, says Environment Minister after UN report

  • Good Tuesday morning, A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes clear the world is at “a critical time for international
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Feb. 25, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: McCrimmon, Amos, Vaughan won’t reoffer as 26 MPs opt not to run in the next federal election

  • Good Monday morning, Three Liberal MPs announced their eventual exits from federal politics, saying Sunday they would not run in the next federal election.
Liberal MPs Karen McCrimmon, Will Amos, and Adam Vaughan have all said they will not run again for another term in federal office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, and Cynthia Munster

Politics This Morning: McCrimmon, Amos, Vaughan won’t reoffer as 26 MPs opt not to run in the next federal election

  • Good Monday morning, Three Liberal MPs announced their eventual exits from federal politics, saying Sunday they would not run in the next federal election.

Politics This Morning: McCrimmon, Amos, Vaughan won’t reoffer as 26 MPs opt not to run in the next federal election

  • Good Monday morning, Three Liberal MPs announced their eventual exits from federal politics, saying Sunday they would not run in the next federal election.
Liberal MPs Karen McCrimmon, Will Amos, and Adam Vaughan have all said they will not run again for another term in federal office. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, and Cynthia Munster

Politics This Morning: Canada can conduct safe in-person voting if snap election called; average daily COVID-19 cases up 54 per cent, says Tam

  • Can you believe it’s the end of the week? Well, it’s not quite over yet and Liberal MPs and ministers are keeping busy making
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam says there are ways to minimize risk so that in-person voting could be conducted safely if an election is called. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada can conduct safe in-person voting if snap election called; average daily COVID-19 cases up 54 per cent, says Tam

  • Can you believe it’s the end of the week? Well, it’s not quite over yet and Liberal MPs and ministers are keeping busy making

Politics This Morning: Canada can conduct safe in-person voting if snap election called; average daily COVID-19 cases up 54 per cent, says Tam

  • Can you believe it’s the end of the week? Well, it’s not quite over yet and Liberal MPs and ministers are keeping busy making
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam says there are ways to minimize risk so that in-person voting could be conducted safely if an election is called. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lametti, Guilbeault, and McKenna lined up to make funding announcements

  • Good Wednesday morning, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan will be up and at it early with a 9
Justice Minister David Lametti, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, and Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna are all set to make funding announcements today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lametti, Guilbeault, and McKenna lined up to make funding announcements

  • Good Wednesday morning, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan will be up and at it early with a 9

Politics This Morning: Lametti, Guilbeault, and McKenna lined up to make funding announcements

  • Good Wednesday morning, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan will be up and at it early with a 9
Justice Minister David Lametti, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, and Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna are all set to make funding announcements today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Vandal to make Nutrition North announcement; Singh celebrates NDP’s 60th

  • Welcome back after the long weekend,  It looks like we’re easing into the shortened week with a few events to kick it all off.
Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal, pictured in February 2020, will make an announcement today on the Nutrition North program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Vandal to make Nutrition North announcement; Singh celebrates NDP’s 60th

  • Welcome back after the long weekend,  It looks like we’re easing into the shortened week with a few events to kick it all off.

Politics This Morning: Vandal to make Nutrition North announcement; Singh celebrates NDP’s 60th

  • Welcome back after the long weekend,  It looks like we’re easing into the shortened week with a few events to kick it all off.
Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal, pictured in February 2020, will make an announcement today on the Nutrition North program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Record-breaking lobbying in June as election buzz, end of sitting drive activity

  • Last month was a record-breaking June for lobbying activity as the historically busy period held the added interest—and pressure—of pre-election rumours and a big
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 26, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, from left, was among the most-lobbied MPs in June, while Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau was the top-lobbied in cabinet, followed by Health Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Record-breaking lobbying in June as election buzz, end of sitting drive activity

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 26, 2021
  • Last month was a record-breaking June for lobbying activity as the historically busy period held the added interest—and pressure—of pre-election rumours and a big

Record-breaking lobbying in June as election buzz, end of sitting drive activity

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 26, 2021
  • Last month was a record-breaking June for lobbying activity as the historically busy period held the added interest—and pressure—of pre-election rumours and a big
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, from left, was among the most-lobbied MPs in June, while Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau was the top-lobbied in cabinet, followed by Health Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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