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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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Vaping group tops April outreach in record-breaking month for lobbying

  • Health Canada’s regulatory plan proposing to restrict flavoured vaping products that appeal to youth, released last month, helped make it the busiest April on
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 24, 2021
The four most-lobbied in cabinet in April, were Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Economic Development Minister Mélanie Joly and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Vaping group tops April outreach in record-breaking month for lobbying

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 24, 2021
  • Health Canada’s regulatory plan proposing to restrict flavoured vaping products that appeal to youth, released last month, helped make it the busiest April on

Vaping group tops April outreach in record-breaking month for lobbying

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 24, 2021
  • Health Canada’s regulatory plan proposing to restrict flavoured vaping products that appeal to youth, released last month, helped make it the busiest April on
The four most-lobbied in cabinet in April, were Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Economic Development Minister Mélanie Joly and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada’s vaccine rollout ‘in the big lift’ says agency’s new logistics lead

  • It’s Friday!  And it’s almost time to head into the long weekend, but before then, here’s a rundown of what to pay attention to
Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie says she expects the Public Health Agency of Canada to deliver 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of June. Photograph courtesy of screengrab

Politics This Morning: Canada’s vaccine rollout ‘in the big lift’ says agency’s new logistics lead

  • It’s Friday!  And it’s almost time to head into the long weekend, but before then, here’s a rundown of what to pay attention to

Politics This Morning: Canada’s vaccine rollout ‘in the big lift’ says agency’s new logistics lead

  • It’s Friday!  And it’s almost time to head into the long weekend, but before then, here’s a rundown of what to pay attention to
Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie says she expects the Public Health Agency of Canada to deliver 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of June. Photograph courtesy of screengrab

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says he knew about investigation into Fortin ‘weeks ago’

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that he was aware “weeks ago” the military had launched an investigation into the general
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Tuesday that he wasn't given details about the allegation against Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who has been removed as head of Canada's vaccine rollout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says he knew about investigation into Fortin ‘weeks ago’

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that he was aware “weeks ago” the military had launched an investigation into the general

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says he knew about investigation into Fortin ‘weeks ago’

  • Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that he was aware “weeks ago” the military had launched an investigation into the general
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Tuesday that he wasn't given details about the allegation against Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who has been removed as head of Canada's vaccine rollout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie takes over Canada’s vaccine rollout from Fortin

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Public Health Agency of Canada has named Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie to take over the national immunization campaign logistics from Maj.
Maj-Gen. Dany Fortin, pictured during a January press conference, is under military investigation and has left his post at the Public Health Agency of Canada pending its results. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie takes over Canada’s vaccine rollout from Fortin

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Public Health Agency of Canada has named Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie to take over the national immunization campaign logistics from Maj.

Politics This Morning: Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie takes over Canada’s vaccine rollout from Fortin

  • Good Tuesday morning, The Public Health Agency of Canada has named Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie to take over the national immunization campaign logistics from Maj.
Maj-Gen. Dany Fortin, pictured during a January press conference, is under military investigation and has left his post at the Public Health Agency of Canada pending its results. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poll shows public supports Red Chamber reforms, say Senators, but Conservative Sen. Plett dismisses results as ‘skewed’ and ‘a waste of money’

  • A second poll commissioned by an Independent Senator and former pollster suggests Canadians still support changes made to the Red Chamber and its appointment
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 17, 2021
Independent Sen. Donna Dasko says a poll she commissioned by Nanos Research makes it ‘clear as day’ the Trudeau government’s changes to the Senate should continue, with 76 per cent supporting that statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poll shows public supports Red Chamber reforms, say Senators, but Conservative Sen. Plett dismisses results as ‘skewed’ and ‘a waste of money’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 17, 2021
  • A second poll commissioned by an Independent Senator and former pollster suggests Canadians still support changes made to the Red Chamber and its appointment

Poll shows public supports Red Chamber reforms, say Senators, but Conservative Sen. Plett dismisses results as ‘skewed’ and ‘a waste of money’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 17, 2021
  • A second poll commissioned by an Independent Senator and former pollster suggests Canadians still support changes made to the Red Chamber and its appointment
Independent Sen. Donna Dasko says a poll she commissioned by Nanos Research makes it ‘clear as day’ the Trudeau government’s changes to the Senate should continue, with 76 per cent supporting that statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds mum on Fortin replacement to head Canada’s vaccine campaign amid military investigation

  • Good Monday morning, The government is facing growing calls over the weekend for answers after news broke late Friday that Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin had
Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin is under military investigation and has left his post at the Public Health Agency of Canada pending its results. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds mum on Fortin replacement to head Canada’s vaccine campaign amid military investigation

  • Good Monday morning, The government is facing growing calls over the weekend for answers after news broke late Friday that Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin had

Politics This Morning: Feds mum on Fortin replacement to head Canada’s vaccine campaign amid military investigation

  • Good Monday morning, The government is facing growing calls over the weekend for answers after news broke late Friday that Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin had
Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin is under military investigation and has left his post at the Public Health Agency of Canada pending its results. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Watchdog finds Morneau broke ethics law in WE Charity scandal, Trudeau cleared

  • Good Friday morning, Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion dropped two rulings Thursday related to last summer’s WE Charity scandal, clearing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of
After last summer’s WE Charity affair, ethics investigations determined former finance minister Bill Morneau, left, violated the Conflict of Interest Act, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was cleared. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Watchdog finds Morneau broke ethics law in WE Charity scandal, Trudeau cleared

  • Good Friday morning, Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion dropped two rulings Thursday related to last summer’s WE Charity scandal, clearing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of

Politics This Morning: Watchdog finds Morneau broke ethics law in WE Charity scandal, Trudeau cleared

  • Good Friday morning, Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion dropped two rulings Thursday related to last summer’s WE Charity scandal, clearing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of
After last summer’s WE Charity affair, ethics investigations determined former finance minister Bill Morneau, left, violated the Conflict of Interest Act, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was cleared. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ministers Alghabra, Garneau set to address feds’ response to Iran’s downing of flight PS752

  • Good Thursday morning, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will both address the government’s response to the downing of a
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will appear together before the Transport Committee today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ministers Alghabra, Garneau set to address feds’ response to Iran’s downing of flight PS752

  • Good Thursday morning, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will both address the government’s response to the downing of a

Politics This Morning: Ministers Alghabra, Garneau set to address feds’ response to Iran’s downing of flight PS752

  • Good Thursday morning, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will both address the government’s response to the downing of a
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will appear together before the Transport Committee today. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Do the right thing’: prison segregation oversight ‘inadequate’ report finds as author, watchdog call for new law

  • The Liberal government’s only oversight mechanism for monitoring a new system meant to end solitary confinement is “inadequate” and lacks transparency, according to a
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 12, 2021
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair’s office says he is working closely with the Correctional Service of Canada to finalize ‘a path forward as quickly as possible’ so the new SIU system is ‘working as intended.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Do the right thing’: prison segregation oversight ‘inadequate’ report finds as author, watchdog call for new law

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 12, 2021
  • The Liberal government’s only oversight mechanism for monitoring a new system meant to end solitary confinement is “inadequate” and lacks transparency, according to a

‘Do the right thing’: prison segregation oversight ‘inadequate’ report finds as author, watchdog call for new law

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 12, 2021
  • The Liberal government’s only oversight mechanism for monitoring a new system meant to end solitary confinement is “inadequate” and lacks transparency, according to a
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair’s office says he is working closely with the Correctional Service of Canada to finalize ‘a path forward as quickly as possible’ so the new SIU system is ‘working as intended.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate, House report at least 30 COVID-19 cases in Parliamentary Precinct since pandemic’s early days

  • There have been at least 30 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Hill, including three among Senate staff, 16 employed by House administration, and 12
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 10, 2021
The House Chamber at West Block has been outfitted with large screens, which beam the images of MPs during virtual proceedings during the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate, House report at least 30 COVID-19 cases in Parliamentary Precinct since pandemic’s early days

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 10, 2021
  • There have been at least 30 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Hill, including three among Senate staff, 16 employed by House administration, and 12

Senate, House report at least 30 COVID-19 cases in Parliamentary Precinct since pandemic’s early days

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 10, 2021
  • There have been at least 30 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Hill, including three among Senate staff, 16 employed by House administration, and 12
The House Chamber at West Block has been outfitted with large screens, which beam the images of MPs during virtual proceedings during the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs in Toronto’s hot spots ramp up outreach to support mass immunization, address hesitancy

  • Toronto MPs representing hot spots say the city responded well to mass vaccinations targeting neighbourhoods at highest risk of infection, and say they’ve been
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 6, 2021
Liberal MPs represent all but one of the 20 federal ridings in Toronto, home to 53 of the province’s hot spots for targeted vaccinations. From left, Liberal MPs Rob Oliphant, Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, Judy Sgro, and Jean Yip. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file

Liberal MPs in Toronto’s hot spots ramp up outreach to support mass immunization, address hesitancy

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 6, 2021
  • Toronto MPs representing hot spots say the city responded well to mass vaccinations targeting neighbourhoods at highest risk of infection, and say they’ve been

Liberal MPs in Toronto’s hot spots ramp up outreach to support mass immunization, address hesitancy

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 6, 2021
  • Toronto MPs representing hot spots say the city responded well to mass vaccinations targeting neighbourhoods at highest risk of infection, and say they’ve been
Liberal MPs represent all but one of the 20 federal ridings in Toronto, home to 53 of the province’s hot spots for targeted vaccinations. From left, Liberal MPs Rob Oliphant, Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, Judy Sgro, and Jean Yip. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file

Politics This Morning: U.S. backs vaccines patent waiver, Canada noncommittal in response

  • Good Thursday morning, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai says the country is backing a waiver that potentially could allow more COVID vaccine production
In response to the U.S. backing of intellectual property vaccine waivers, Trade Minister Mary Ng didn’t offer a position but says Canada remains “a strong advocate for equitable access to affordable, safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies around the world." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: U.S. backs vaccines patent waiver, Canada noncommittal in response

  • Good Thursday morning, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai says the country is backing a waiver that potentially could allow more COVID vaccine production

Politics This Morning: U.S. backs vaccines patent waiver, Canada noncommittal in response

  • Good Thursday morning, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai says the country is backing a waiver that potentially could allow more COVID vaccine production
In response to the U.S. backing of intellectual property vaccine waivers, Trade Minister Mary Ng didn’t offer a position but says Canada remains “a strong advocate for equitable access to affordable, safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies around the world." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Tam addresses NACI guidance confusion, says science ‘evolving’ but stresses AstraZeneca has ‘saved lives’

  • Good Wednesday morning, A day after Canada’s vaccine advisory committee offered guidance advising some caution taking the  viral vector COVID-19 vaccines, Canada’s chief public
Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured in October 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Tam addresses NACI guidance confusion, says science ‘evolving’ but stresses AstraZeneca has ‘saved lives’

  • Good Wednesday morning, A day after Canada’s vaccine advisory committee offered guidance advising some caution taking the  viral vector COVID-19 vaccines, Canada’s chief public

Politics This Morning: Tam addresses NACI guidance confusion, says science ‘evolving’ but stresses AstraZeneca has ‘saved lives’

  • Good Wednesday morning, A day after Canada’s vaccine advisory committee offered guidance advising some caution taking the  viral vector COVID-19 vaccines, Canada’s chief public
Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured in October 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Setup of COVID-19 testing program for Centre Block construction ‘important step,’ say Senators, MPs

  • Senators and MPs overseeing the Parliament Hill rehabilitation say they have confidence in departmental oversight of the project and that work can continue amid
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 3, 2021
Over the 13 months since the pandemic started, Public Services and Procurement Canada says there have been a total of 23 cases associated with the parliamentary-precinct worksite, pictured Dec. 2, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Setup of COVID-19 testing program for Centre Block construction ‘important step,’ say Senators, MPs

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 3, 2021
  • Senators and MPs overseeing the Parliament Hill rehabilitation say they have confidence in departmental oversight of the project and that work can continue amid

Setup of COVID-19 testing program for Centre Block construction ‘important step,’ say Senators, MPs

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 3, 2021
  • Senators and MPs overseeing the Parliament Hill rehabilitation say they have confidence in departmental oversight of the project and that work can continue amid
Over the 13 months since the pandemic started, Public Services and Procurement Canada says there have been a total of 23 cases associated with the parliamentary-precinct worksite, pictured Dec. 2, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ measures to address sexual misconduct have been ‘inadequate,’ says Trudeau

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says government measures to combat sexual misconduct in the military over many years have all been inadequate, and that a
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 30, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April 30, 2021, defended his government's plan to task the second former Supreme Court Justice in six years with studying military misconduct. He said Louise Arbour’s work will be essential to develop the ‘formalized, powerful processes’ needed to give victims confidence in the system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ measures to address sexual misconduct have been ‘inadequate,’ says Trudeau

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 30, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says government measures to combat sexual misconduct in the military over many years have all been inadequate, and that a

Feds’ measures to address sexual misconduct have been ‘inadequate,’ says Trudeau

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 30, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says government measures to combat sexual misconduct in the military over many years have all been inadequate, and that a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April 30, 2021, defended his government's plan to task the second former Supreme Court Justice in six years with studying military misconduct. He said Louise Arbour’s work will be essential to develop the ‘formalized, powerful processes’ needed to give victims confidence in the system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sajjan pledges external reporting system for military sexual misconduct, but says review must come first

  • Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Liberals will create an external reporting system for military members subjected to sexual misconduct that will be independent
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 29, 2021
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured April 30, 2020, has named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to lead a yearlong external review into sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sajjan pledges external reporting system for military sexual misconduct, but says review must come first

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 29, 2021
  • Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Liberals will create an external reporting system for military members subjected to sexual misconduct that will be independent

Sajjan pledges external reporting system for military sexual misconduct, but says review must come first

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 29, 2021
  • Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Liberals will create an external reporting system for military members subjected to sexual misconduct that will be independent
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured April 30, 2020, has named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to lead a yearlong external review into sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives to push to have PM’s chief of staff testify at committee

  • Good Thursday morning, The House Defence Committee is expected to face a vote this week on whether to bring yet another witness before its
Facing criticism for how his office reacted to a 2018 sexual misconduct complaint against the former chief of defence staff, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in the House on Tuesday that ‘nobody knew that it was a Me Too complaint.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives to push to have PM’s chief of staff testify at committee

  • Good Thursday morning, The House Defence Committee is expected to face a vote this week on whether to bring yet another witness before its

Politics This Morning: Conservatives to push to have PM’s chief of staff testify at committee

  • Good Thursday morning, The House Defence Committee is expected to face a vote this week on whether to bring yet another witness before its
Facing criticism for how his office reacted to a 2018 sexual misconduct complaint against the former chief of defence staff, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in the House on Tuesday that ‘nobody knew that it was a Me Too complaint.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Didn’t feel right’ to staff committee meetings, Senators say, citing ‘grim’ Ontario COVID cases for two-week cancellation

  • The Senate leaders last week agreed to halt all committee meetings, save for National Finance for at least two weeks, citing staff safety amid
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2021
Senate leaders, on the advice of the Speaker, agreed to pause virtual committee meetings for two weeks amid a spike in Ontario’s COVID-19 case counts. Pictured from left: Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett, Independent Senators Group Leader Yuen Pau Woo, Canadian Senators Group Leader Scott Tannas, and Progressive Senate Group Leader Jane Cordy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Didn’t feel right’ to staff committee meetings, Senators say, citing ‘grim’ Ontario COVID cases for two-week cancellation

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2021
  • The Senate leaders last week agreed to halt all committee meetings, save for National Finance for at least two weeks, citing staff safety amid

‘Didn’t feel right’ to staff committee meetings, Senators say, citing ‘grim’ Ontario COVID cases for two-week cancellation

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2021
  • The Senate leaders last week agreed to halt all committee meetings, save for National Finance for at least two weeks, citing staff safety amid
Senate leaders, on the advice of the Speaker, agreed to pause virtual committee meetings for two weeks amid a spike in Ontario’s COVID-19 case counts. Pictured from left: Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett, Independent Senators Group Leader Yuen Pau Woo, Canadian Senators Group Leader Scott Tannas, and Progressive Senate Group Leader Jane Cordy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

$2.2-billion for MMIWG positive sign, but groups cautiously await details amid delayed action plan

  • Indigenous women’s groups say they need clarity on how Ottawa will roll out the $2.2-billion in funding earmarked in the budget and when it
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 23, 2021
Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett’s office says the government is still working on its response to the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and listening to feedback. Ottawa’s response will ‘evolve and be accountable for results,’ it says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

$2.2-billion for MMIWG positive sign, but groups cautiously await details amid delayed action plan

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 23, 2021
  • Indigenous women’s groups say they need clarity on how Ottawa will roll out the $2.2-billion in funding earmarked in the budget and when it

$2.2-billion for MMIWG positive sign, but groups cautiously await details amid delayed action plan

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 23, 2021
  • Indigenous women’s groups say they need clarity on how Ottawa will roll out the $2.2-billion in funding earmarked in the budget and when it
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett’s office says the government is still working on its response to the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and listening to feedback. Ottawa’s response will ‘evolve and be accountable for results,’ it says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says Canada will cut emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030

  • Good Friday morning, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced late Thursday that passenger flights from India and Pakistan would halt as of that evening. The
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new emissions targets on the first day of the U.S.-hosted climate summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says Canada will cut emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030

  • Good Friday morning, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced late Thursday that passenger flights from India and Pakistan would halt as of that evening. The

Politics This Morning: Trudeau says Canada will cut emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030

  • Good Friday morning, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced late Thursday that passenger flights from India and Pakistan would halt as of that evening. The
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new emissions targets on the first day of the U.S.-hosted climate summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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