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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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‘Damning’ corrections report reflects Senator concerns about human rights gaps in prisons

  • Unlike some of her peers, as a social worker and human rights activist Nova Scotia Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard had visited prisons long before
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
Members of the Senate Human Rights Committee, from left, Senators Nancy Hartling, Wanda Thomas Bernard, Kim Pate, and Jane Cordy, walk through the Atlantic Institution, a men’s maximum security facility in New Brunswick. Photograph courtesy of Senate of Canada

‘Damning’ corrections report reflects Senator concerns about human rights gaps in prisons

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
  • Unlike some of her peers, as a social worker and human rights activist Nova Scotia Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard had visited prisons long before

‘Damning’ corrections report reflects Senator concerns about human rights gaps in prisons

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
  • Unlike some of her peers, as a social worker and human rights activist Nova Scotia Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard had visited prisons long before
Members of the Senate Human Rights Committee, from left, Senators Nancy Hartling, Wanda Thomas Bernard, Kim Pate, and Jane Cordy, walk through the Atlantic Institution, a men’s maximum security facility in New Brunswick. Photograph courtesy of Senate of Canada

Feds have spent less than half of controversial $7-billion budget fund, critics question lost oversight given ‘unchanged’ spending pace

  • The Liberals have allocated less than half of the budget spending from a controversial $7-billion fund that outraged opposition MPs, who argued it fundamentally undermined
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
Treasury Board President Scott Brison told a House committee Nov. 1 that the government is offering 'unprecedented' transparency on budget spending, defending criticism that the $7-billion vote was unnecessary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds have spent less than half of controversial $7-billion budget fund, critics question lost oversight given ‘unchanged’ spending pace

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
  • The Liberals have allocated less than half of the budget spending from a controversial $7-billion fund that outraged opposition MPs, who argued it fundamentally undermined

Feds have spent less than half of controversial $7-billion budget fund, critics question lost oversight given ‘unchanged’ spending pace

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
  • The Liberals have allocated less than half of the budget spending from a controversial $7-billion fund that outraged opposition MPs, who argued it fundamentally undermined
Treasury Board President Scott Brison told a House committee Nov. 1 that the government is offering 'unprecedented' transparency on budget spending, defending criticism that the $7-billion vote was unnecessary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

UN official warns of ‘dehumanizing’ political rhetoric amid Canada border-crosser debate

  • Parliamentarians should be careful not to politicize refugees, especially when their levels are “entirely manageable” like in Canada, says a United Nations refugee official.
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
Volker Türk, the United Nations Refugee Agency's assistant high commissioner for protection says Canada's refugee numbers are ‘entirely manageable.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

UN official warns of ‘dehumanizing’ political rhetoric amid Canada border-crosser debate

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
  • Parliamentarians should be careful not to politicize refugees, especially when their levels are “entirely manageable” like in Canada, says a United Nations refugee official.

UN official warns of ‘dehumanizing’ political rhetoric amid Canada border-crosser debate

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
  • Parliamentarians should be careful not to politicize refugees, especially when their levels are “entirely manageable” like in Canada, says a United Nations refugee official.
Volker Türk, the United Nations Refugee Agency's assistant high commissioner for protection says Canada's refugee numbers are ‘entirely manageable.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Judge backs out of testifying in secret on access to information bill

  • A judge has backed out of testifying in secret in a meeting to discuss proposed changes to the Access to Information Act, following media
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2018
Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu said it's 'unfortunate' the Senate committee studying Bill C-58 won't hear from a very important witness after the Tax Court chief justice backed out of closed-door testimony on Nov. 8. The Hill Times file photograph

Judge backs out of testifying in secret on access to information bill

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2018
  • A judge has backed out of testifying in secret in a meeting to discuss proposed changes to the Access to Information Act, following media

Judge backs out of testifying in secret on access to information bill

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2018
  • A judge has backed out of testifying in secret in a meeting to discuss proposed changes to the Access to Information Act, following media
Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu said it's 'unfortunate' the Senate committee studying Bill C-58 won't hear from a very important witness after the Tax Court chief justice backed out of closed-door testimony on Nov. 8. The Hill Times file photograph

Work with Southeast Asia to help stem fentanyl flow, says UN rep

  • The explosion of synthetic opioids, in many cases originating from Asia, and record-level overdose deaths in Canada means Ottawa needs to engage with the
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 7, 2018
Jeremy Douglas, regional representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, briefed Global Affairs Canada about transnational crime during an October visit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Work with Southeast Asia to help stem fentanyl flow, says UN rep

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 7, 2018
  • The explosion of synthetic opioids, in many cases originating from Asia, and record-level overdose deaths in Canada means Ottawa needs to engage with the

Work with Southeast Asia to help stem fentanyl flow, says UN rep

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 7, 2018
  • The explosion of synthetic opioids, in many cases originating from Asia, and record-level overdose deaths in Canada means Ottawa needs to engage with the
Jeremy Douglas, regional representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, briefed Global Affairs Canada about transnational crime during an October visit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Judges to testify in secret for Senate committee study of access to information bill

  • The Senate committee studying proposed changes to the Access to Information Act has invited judges to appear behind closed doors, a necessary move to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 7, 2018
The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which Liberal Senator Serge Joyal chairs, is studying Bill C-58 and will hear from judges in private as Senators consider amendments to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times file photograph

Judges to testify in secret for Senate committee study of access to information bill

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 7, 2018
  • The Senate committee studying proposed changes to the Access to Information Act has invited judges to appear behind closed doors, a necessary move to

Judges to testify in secret for Senate committee study of access to information bill

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 7, 2018
  • The Senate committee studying proposed changes to the Access to Information Act has invited judges to appear behind closed doors, a necessary move to
The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which Liberal Senator Serge Joyal chairs, is studying Bill C-58 and will hear from judges in private as Senators consider amendments to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times file photograph

Liberals, Conservatives see fundraising bump on carbon price as Grits tighten gap

  • As the Liberals and Conservatives report record fundraising quarters, both parties and observers say the debate over the Liberals’ carbon price will be a
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 7, 2018
The latest quarterly fundraising results show Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, right, maintaining the lead while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals, centre, tightened the gap. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, has yet to see his party's lagging numbers turn around. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals, Conservatives see fundraising bump on carbon price as Grits tighten gap

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 7, 2018
  • As the Liberals and Conservatives report record fundraising quarters, both parties and observers say the debate over the Liberals’ carbon price will be a

Liberals, Conservatives see fundraising bump on carbon price as Grits tighten gap

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 7, 2018
  • As the Liberals and Conservatives report record fundraising quarters, both parties and observers say the debate over the Liberals’ carbon price will be a
The latest quarterly fundraising results show Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, right, maintaining the lead while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals, centre, tightened the gap. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, has yet to see his party's lagging numbers turn around. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau rebate bumps support for carbon pricing above 50 per cent, poll suggests

  • The Liberal promise to return directly to Canadians revenue from the upcoming carbon tax has shifted public opinion to give the Grits a slim
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before caucus on Oct. 17. Six days later, he announced a rebate of carbon-pricing revenue directly to Canadians, which a new Angus Reid survey says appears to have 'mollified' some Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau rebate bumps support for carbon pricing above 50 per cent, poll suggests

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2018
  • The Liberal promise to return directly to Canadians revenue from the upcoming carbon tax has shifted public opinion to give the Grits a slim

Trudeau rebate bumps support for carbon pricing above 50 per cent, poll suggests

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2018
  • The Liberal promise to return directly to Canadians revenue from the upcoming carbon tax has shifted public opinion to give the Grits a slim
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before caucus on Oct. 17. Six days later, he announced a rebate of carbon-pricing revenue directly to Canadians, which a new Angus Reid survey says appears to have 'mollified' some Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Angola to close embassy in Canada

  • After 21 years, Angola is planning to close its embassy in Ottawa, along with its diplomatic missions in several other countries. The embassy planned
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
Angolan Ambassador Edgar Martins, pictured with his wife Domingas de Ceita Martins, is expected to leave Ottawa as the African nation shuts down several of its embassies, including in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Angola to close embassy in Canada

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
  • After 21 years, Angola is planning to close its embassy in Ottawa, along with its diplomatic missions in several other countries. The embassy planned

Angola to close embassy in Canada

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
  • After 21 years, Angola is planning to close its embassy in Ottawa, along with its diplomatic missions in several other countries. The embassy planned
Angolan Ambassador Edgar Martins, pictured with his wife Domingas de Ceita Martins, is expected to leave Ottawa as the African nation shuts down several of its embassies, including in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

More than half of Liberal MPs nominated for 2019; Wayne Easter unsure he’ll run

  • More than 100 Liberal MPs have been nominated for the 2019 election after meeting thresholds the party set for incumbents to go forward uncontested,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Liberal convention in April. The party has more than 100 nominees set for the 2019 election. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

More than half of Liberal MPs nominated for 2019; Wayne Easter unsure he’ll run

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
  • More than 100 Liberal MPs have been nominated for the 2019 election after meeting thresholds the party set for incumbents to go forward uncontested,

More than half of Liberal MPs nominated for 2019; Wayne Easter unsure he’ll run

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
  • More than 100 Liberal MPs have been nominated for the 2019 election after meeting thresholds the party set for incumbents to go forward uncontested,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Liberal convention in April. The party has more than 100 nominees set for the 2019 election. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Grits should ‘stick to their guns’ on climate plan or risk losing message to Tories: politicos, experts

  • The Liberals should “stick to their guns” on their carbon plan and offer an “extremely clear” message with the tax-turned-rebate frame to ward off
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to offer an 'extremely clear' message to counter Conservative attacks that the Liberal carbon tax isn't just a cash grab, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits should ‘stick to their guns’ on climate plan or risk losing message to Tories: politicos, experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
  • The Liberals should “stick to their guns” on their carbon plan and offer an “extremely clear” message with the tax-turned-rebate frame to ward off

Grits should ‘stick to their guns’ on climate plan or risk losing message to Tories: politicos, experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 31, 2018
  • The Liberals should “stick to their guns” on their carbon plan and offer an “extremely clear” message with the tax-turned-rebate frame to ward off
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to offer an 'extremely clear' message to counter Conservative attacks that the Liberal carbon tax isn't just a cash grab, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Norman case will only get ‘uglier’ for Liberals already damaged by interference optics: politicos, experts

  • As the case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, accused of leaking cabinet confidences, makes its way before the Ontario Court of Justice during the countdown
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 24, 2018
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman speaks to reporters with his lawyer, Marie Henein, right, at an Ottawa court appearance in April. His legal team has since requested cabinet-level documents to defend against breach-of-trust charges stemming from a 2015 leak that the Liberals were planning to delay a shipbuilding project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Norman case will only get ‘uglier’ for Liberals already damaged by interference optics: politicos, experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 24, 2018
  • As the case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, accused of leaking cabinet confidences, makes its way before the Ontario Court of Justice during the countdown

Norman case will only get ‘uglier’ for Liberals already damaged by interference optics: politicos, experts

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 24, 2018
  • As the case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, accused of leaking cabinet confidences, makes its way before the Ontario Court of Justice during the countdown
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman speaks to reporters with his lawyer, Marie Henein, right, at an Ottawa court appearance in April. His legal team has since requested cabinet-level documents to defend against breach-of-trust charges stemming from a 2015 leak that the Liberals were planning to delay a shipbuilding project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada, Slovenia see ‘eye to eye’: new envoy

  • Slovenia’s new ambassador, Melita Gabrič, says she sees many parallels between Canada and her country—priorities such as a feminist foreign policy that speaks to her history
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 24, 2018
Years ago, new Slovenian Ambassador to Canada Melita Gabrič worked on policies to bring more representation of women in politics. She praises Canada's feminist foreign policy and work of the current government on those files. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada, Slovenia see ‘eye to eye’: new envoy

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 24, 2018
  • Slovenia’s new ambassador, Melita Gabrič, says she sees many parallels between Canada and her country—priorities such as a feminist foreign policy that speaks to her history

Canada, Slovenia see ‘eye to eye’: new envoy

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 24, 2018
  • Slovenia’s new ambassador, Melita Gabrič, says she sees many parallels between Canada and her country—priorities such as a feminist foreign policy that speaks to her history
Years ago, new Slovenian Ambassador to Canada Melita Gabrič worked on policies to bring more representation of women in politics. She praises Canada's feminist foreign policy and work of the current government on those files. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amnesty International Canada calls on Freeland to push for UN investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi

  • Amnesty International Canada is pushing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the reported torture and murder of Washington
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 22, 2018
Amnesty International Canada is calling the Canadian federal government's response to date to the alleged murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi 'disappointing,' and is urging Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amnesty International Canada calls on Freeland to push for UN investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 22, 2018
  • Amnesty International Canada is pushing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the reported torture and murder of Washington

Amnesty International Canada calls on Freeland to push for UN investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 22, 2018
  • Amnesty International Canada is pushing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the reported torture and murder of Washington
Amnesty International Canada is calling the Canadian federal government's response to date to the alleged murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi 'disappointing,' and is urging Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs Saudi Arabia ‘whether we like it or not,’ says booted Canadian envoy

  • Canada—and the world—needs Saudi Arabia “whether we like it or not,” according to Canada’s recently expelled ambassador to the kingdom, but a path to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
Canada’s recently expelled ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dennis Horak, speaks on Oct. 16 about trends in the Middle East at a Canadian International Council event in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Canada needs Saudi Arabia ‘whether we like it or not,’ says booted Canadian envoy

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
  • Canada—and the world—needs Saudi Arabia “whether we like it or not,” according to Canada’s recently expelled ambassador to the kingdom, but a path to

Canada needs Saudi Arabia ‘whether we like it or not,’ says booted Canadian envoy

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
  • Canada—and the world—needs Saudi Arabia “whether we like it or not,” according to Canada’s recently expelled ambassador to the kingdom, but a path to
Canada’s recently expelled ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dennis Horak, speaks on Oct. 16 about trends in the Middle East at a Canadian International Council event in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Pot lobbying to remain high in wake of legalization, insiders say

  • Since the Liberals came to power with a promise of cannabis legalization, a sophisticated government relations industry has bloomed out of the historic policy
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
A worker inspects plants at the Tweed cannabis plant in Smiths Falls, Ont., one of several cannabis companies that have sprouted up in the years prior to legalization. Consultants and industry insiders predict lobbying isn’t likely to taper off after pot is legal on Oct. 17, suggesting it will instead climb as groups jockey to tweak existing law and inform new regulations ahead of a 12-month deadline to legalize other forms, like edibles. The Hill Times file photograph

Pot lobbying to remain high in wake of legalization, insiders say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
  • Since the Liberals came to power with a promise of cannabis legalization, a sophisticated government relations industry has bloomed out of the historic policy

Pot lobbying to remain high in wake of legalization, insiders say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
  • Since the Liberals came to power with a promise of cannabis legalization, a sophisticated government relations industry has bloomed out of the historic policy
A worker inspects plants at the Tweed cannabis plant in Smiths Falls, Ont., one of several cannabis companies that have sprouted up in the years prior to legalization. Consultants and industry insiders predict lobbying isn’t likely to taper off after pot is legal on Oct. 17, suggesting it will instead climb as groups jockey to tweak existing law and inform new regulations ahead of a 12-month deadline to legalize other forms, like edibles. The Hill Times file photograph

Fast facts: federal, provincial cannabis legalization

  • Even though cannabis is legal across Canada, there are considerable variations in how provinces choose to enact the legislation, which legalizes dried cannabis, cannabis oil,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
A woman sits on Parliament Hill in April, at the last 4-20 protest before cannabis became legal in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fast facts: federal, provincial cannabis legalization

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
  • Even though cannabis is legal across Canada, there are considerable variations in how provinces choose to enact the legislation, which legalizes dried cannabis, cannabis oil,

Fast facts: federal, provincial cannabis legalization

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
  • Even though cannabis is legal across Canada, there are considerable variations in how provinces choose to enact the legislation, which legalizes dried cannabis, cannabis oil,
A woman sits on Parliament Hill in April, at the last 4-20 protest before cannabis became legal in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cannabis confusion ‘nature of the beast’ as 95-year ban ends, but it’s ‘time to pull the trigger,’ say experts, politicos

  • Confusion over cannabis rules are to be expected as 95 years of prohibition ends but it’s also “time to pull the trigger,” say industry
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
In the days before cannabis legalization, Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair told reporters Canada's regulated market will do a 'much better job protecting our kids' and begin an 'important process' offering consumers 'a responsible and healthier choice.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cannabis confusion ‘nature of the beast’ as 95-year ban ends, but it’s ‘time to pull the trigger,’ say experts, politicos

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
  • Confusion over cannabis rules are to be expected as 95 years of prohibition ends but it’s also “time to pull the trigger,” say industry

Cannabis confusion ‘nature of the beast’ as 95-year ban ends, but it’s ‘time to pull the trigger,’ say experts, politicos

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 17, 2018
  • Confusion over cannabis rules are to be expected as 95 years of prohibition ends but it’s also “time to pull the trigger,” say industry
In the days before cannabis legalization, Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair told reporters Canada's regulated market will do a 'much better job protecting our kids' and begin an 'important process' offering consumers 'a responsible and healthier choice.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Increased air travel key to closer relations between Qatar, Canada: envoy

  • When Qatar’s new ambassador flew to Canada for his new Ottawa posting, the few direct flights between the countries were already fully booked, underscoring
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 10, 2018
Qatar's third ambassador to Canada, Saoud Abdulla Zaid Al-Mahmoud, arrived in September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Increased air travel key to closer relations between Qatar, Canada: envoy

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 10, 2018
  • When Qatar’s new ambassador flew to Canada for his new Ottawa posting, the few direct flights between the countries were already fully booked, underscoring

Increased air travel key to closer relations between Qatar, Canada: envoy

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 10, 2018
  • When Qatar’s new ambassador flew to Canada for his new Ottawa posting, the few direct flights between the countries were already fully booked, underscoring
Qatar's third ambassador to Canada, Saoud Abdulla Zaid Al-Mahmoud, arrived in September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has ‘straightforward’ path to ratify USMCA, but timeline reliant on unpredictable Americans

  • With a Liberal majority government, Canada has a “straightforward” path to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement before the 2019 election, but as with most
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 10, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland are pictured after speaking with reporters about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Oct. 1, the day after eleventh-hour talks ended in a deal that met a U.S. deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has ‘straightforward’ path to ratify USMCA, but timeline reliant on unpredictable Americans

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 10, 2018
  • With a Liberal majority government, Canada has a “straightforward” path to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement before the 2019 election, but as with most

Canada has ‘straightforward’ path to ratify USMCA, but timeline reliant on unpredictable Americans

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 10, 2018
  • With a Liberal majority government, Canada has a “straightforward” path to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement before the 2019 election, but as with most
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland are pictured after speaking with reporters about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Oct. 1, the day after eleventh-hour talks ended in a deal that met a U.S. deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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