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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ministers’ staffers start to shuffle after cabinet shakeup

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

Ministers’ staffers start to shuffle after cabinet shakeup

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

Ministers’ staffers start to shuffle after cabinet shakeup

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

Individual Senators’ votes aren’t recorded on nearly two-thirds of government bills

  • Senators’ individual votes in the Upper Chamber on nearly two-thirds of government bills to date are not part of the public record, but Independent Senator Marilou
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 25, 2018
Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran says she plans to call for more standing votes when the Red Chamber returns in September, so the record better reflects where individuals sided on legislation. How Senators voted on 32 pieces of legislation isn't recorded, out of 51 government bills that have achieved royal assent this Parliament The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Individual Senators’ votes aren’t recorded on nearly two-thirds of government bills

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 25, 2018
  • Senators’ individual votes in the Upper Chamber on nearly two-thirds of government bills to date are not part of the public record, but Independent Senator Marilou

Individual Senators’ votes aren’t recorded on nearly two-thirds of government bills

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 25, 2018
  • Senators’ individual votes in the Upper Chamber on nearly two-thirds of government bills to date are not part of the public record, but Independent Senator Marilou
Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran says she plans to call for more standing votes when the Red Chamber returns in September, so the record better reflects where individuals sided on legislation. How Senators voted on 32 pieces of legislation isn't recorded, out of 51 government bills that have achieved royal assent this Parliament The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rodriguez, Tassi staying as government whips for now, changes expected soon

  • New cabinet members Pablo Rodriguez and Filomena Tassi are staying in their whip roles for the time being, but an announcement will be made
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 25, 2018
Filomena Tassi and Pablo Rodriguez are, at least for now, still the deputy and chief government whips. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Rachel Aiello

Rodriguez, Tassi staying as government whips for now, changes expected soon

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 25, 2018
  • New cabinet members Pablo Rodriguez and Filomena Tassi are staying in their whip roles for the time being, but an announcement will be made

Rodriguez, Tassi staying as government whips for now, changes expected soon

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 25, 2018
  • New cabinet members Pablo Rodriguez and Filomena Tassi are staying in their whip roles for the time being, but an announcement will be made
Filomena Tassi and Pablo Rodriguez are, at least for now, still the deputy and chief government whips. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Rachel Aiello

Independent Senators still most likely to vote with government, but less and less

  • Independent Senators, who make up the largest group in the Red Chamber, are the collective most likely to vote in step with the Liberal
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 25, 2018
As the largest group among the 97 Senators, the support of the Independent Senators Group, which has 46 members, is essential for government bills to pass. The Hill Times file photograph

Independent Senators still most likely to vote with government, but less and less

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 25, 2018
  • Independent Senators, who make up the largest group in the Red Chamber, are the collective most likely to vote in step with the Liberal

Independent Senators still most likely to vote with government, but less and less

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 25, 2018
  • Independent Senators, who make up the largest group in the Red Chamber, are the collective most likely to vote in step with the Liberal
As the largest group among the 97 Senators, the support of the Independent Senators Group, which has 46 members, is essential for government bills to pass. The Hill Times file photograph

Trade ministers topped lobbying list last month during height of tariff spat

  • U.S. tariff threats and Canada’s response made then-Trade minister François-Philippe Champagne and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland most in-demand among lobbyists in June as
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 23, 2018
Former minister of International Trade Francois-Philippe Champagne (who is now Infrastructure minister), Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, and Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor were the top lobbied cabinet ministers in June. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trade ministers topped lobbying list last month during height of tariff spat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 23, 2018
  • U.S. tariff threats and Canada’s response made then-Trade minister François-Philippe Champagne and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland most in-demand among lobbyists in June as

Trade ministers topped lobbying list last month during height of tariff spat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 23, 2018
  • U.S. tariff threats and Canada’s response made then-Trade minister François-Philippe Champagne and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland most in-demand among lobbyists in June as
Former minister of International Trade Francois-Philippe Champagne (who is now Infrastructure minister), Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, and Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor were the top lobbied cabinet ministers in June. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Always in a good mood and a team player’: Ex-Liberal MP, artist Eugène Bellemare dies at 86

  • In December 1988, during Liberal MP Eugène Bellemare’s first days in the House, in his maiden speech he spoke of “living in the shadow
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 18, 2018
The late former Liberal MP Eugène Bellemare stands in front of a wall of caricatures he drew. He died earlier this month. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Always in a good mood and a team player’: Ex-Liberal MP, artist Eugène Bellemare dies at 86

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 18, 2018
  • In December 1988, during Liberal MP Eugène Bellemare’s first days in the House, in his maiden speech he spoke of “living in the shadow

‘Always in a good mood and a team player’: Ex-Liberal MP, artist Eugène Bellemare dies at 86

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 18, 2018
  • In December 1988, during Liberal MP Eugène Bellemare’s first days in the House, in his maiden speech he spoke of “living in the shadow
The late former Liberal MP Eugène Bellemare stands in front of a wall of caricatures he drew. He died earlier this month. The Hill Times file photograph

Ex-MP Mike Wallace snags Japanese honour

  • Former Conservative MP Mike Wallace has ascended to the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Embassy in Canada. It puts him among 140 foreign
Feature | BY EMILY HAWS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 11, 2018
Former Conservative MP Mike Wallace has been named to the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Embassy in Canada and couldn't wait to share the honour with his 101-year-old grandmother. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Ex-MP Mike Wallace snags Japanese honour

Feature | BY EMILY HAWS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 11, 2018
  • Former Conservative MP Mike Wallace has ascended to the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Embassy in Canada. It puts him among 140 foreign

Ex-MP Mike Wallace snags Japanese honour

Feature | BY EMILY HAWS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 11, 2018
  • Former Conservative MP Mike Wallace has ascended to the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Embassy in Canada. It puts him among 140 foreign
Former Conservative MP Mike Wallace has been named to the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Embassy in Canada and couldn't wait to share the honour with his 101-year-old grandmother. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Departments dodging MP query on Facebook meetings, say critics

  • Some departments are “dodging” an MP’s question on government meetings with Facebook, revealing loopholes in the Lobbying Act that opposition critics say need fixing.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 11, 2018
Ethics critics NDP MP Charlie Angus, left, and Conservative MP Peter Kent, right, say the Lobbying Act should change to capture all lobbying activity, including government-initiated meetings with Facebook Canada's head of public policy Kevin Chan, centre, a former Liberal staffer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Departments dodging MP query on Facebook meetings, say critics

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 11, 2018
  • Some departments are “dodging” an MP’s question on government meetings with Facebook, revealing loopholes in the Lobbying Act that opposition critics say need fixing.

Departments dodging MP query on Facebook meetings, say critics

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 11, 2018
  • Some departments are “dodging” an MP’s question on government meetings with Facebook, revealing loopholes in the Lobbying Act that opposition critics say need fixing.
Ethics critics NDP MP Charlie Angus, left, and Conservative MP Peter Kent, right, say the Lobbying Act should change to capture all lobbying activity, including government-initiated meetings with Facebook Canada's head of public policy Kevin Chan, centre, a former Liberal staffer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Extraordinary’ Canada-U.S. trade spat brings lobbyists ‘out of the woodwork’

  • The growing trade war between Canada and the United States prompted almost three-dozen new filings in the federal lobbyist registry over the last two
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 4, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, flanked by Liberal MPs at a Hamilton steel factory, announced on June 29 the final list of Canadian retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. Photograph courtesy of Employment and Social Development Canada

‘Extraordinary’ Canada-U.S. trade spat brings lobbyists ‘out of the woodwork’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 4, 2018
  • The growing trade war between Canada and the United States prompted almost three-dozen new filings in the federal lobbyist registry over the last two

‘Extraordinary’ Canada-U.S. trade spat brings lobbyists ‘out of the woodwork’

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 4, 2018
  • The growing trade war between Canada and the United States prompted almost three-dozen new filings in the federal lobbyist registry over the last two
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, flanked by Liberal MPs at a Hamilton steel factory, announced on June 29 the final list of Canadian retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. Photograph courtesy of Employment and Social Development Canada

Busiest departments blame request uptick for ongoing access to information backlog

  • Departments with some of the biggest access to information request backlogs and longest delays say they’re hiring more analysts and adopting innovative policies to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 4, 2018
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard has her work cut out for her, say opposition MPs, as new data shows lengthy request delays and a backlog of files at numerous federal agencies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Busiest departments blame request uptick for ongoing access to information backlog

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 4, 2018
  • Departments with some of the biggest access to information request backlogs and longest delays say they’re hiring more analysts and adopting innovative policies to

Busiest departments blame request uptick for ongoing access to information backlog

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 4, 2018
  • Departments with some of the biggest access to information request backlogs and longest delays say they’re hiring more analysts and adopting innovative policies to
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard has her work cut out for her, say opposition MPs, as new data shows lengthy request delays and a backlog of files at numerous federal agencies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Arms exports top $1-billion, as Saudi sales spike

  • Canada’s military exports jumped by almost 44 per cent in 2017 to $1.03-billion, an increase that mirrors a spike in trade with Saudi Arabia
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
Earlier this year Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office added a 'substantial risk clause' to Bill C-47 to prevent arms exports to countries with a risk of rights violations, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Arms exports top $1-billion, as Saudi sales spike

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
  • Canada’s military exports jumped by almost 44 per cent in 2017 to $1.03-billion, an increase that mirrors a spike in trade with Saudi Arabia

Arms exports top $1-billion, as Saudi sales spike

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
  • Canada’s military exports jumped by almost 44 per cent in 2017 to $1.03-billion, an increase that mirrors a spike in trade with Saudi Arabia
Earlier this year Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office added a 'substantial risk clause' to Bill C-47 to prevent arms exports to countries with a risk of rights violations, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Brand control, ‘beefed-up’ war rooms more important in era of digital campaigns  

  • Campaign war rooms are more important than ever, turning into “content shops” churning out material with the potential to go viral as the fight
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
Ahead of 2019, the campaign war rooms of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will be taking some lessons from the recent Ontario election, some political analysts say. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Brand control, ‘beefed-up’ war rooms more important in era of digital campaigns  

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
  • Campaign war rooms are more important than ever, turning into “content shops” churning out material with the potential to go viral as the fight

Brand control, ‘beefed-up’ war rooms more important in era of digital campaigns  

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
  • Campaign war rooms are more important than ever, turning into “content shops” churning out material with the potential to go viral as the fight
Ahead of 2019, the campaign war rooms of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will be taking some lessons from the recent Ontario election, some political analysts say. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘You can’t criticize people for evolving,’ says ex-MP Oliver as politicos get in on ground floor of cannabis boom

  • As Canada gets closer to the Oct. 17 legalization date, former politicians investing in and leading cannabis companies say they were drawn to a dynamic,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
Former politicians and staffers are getting in ‘on the ground floor’ of emerging cannabis companies. Clockwise from top left: former Conservative minister Julian Fantino, former Conservative staffer Will Stewart, former Conservative minister Joe Oliver, former Conservative staffer Dimitri Soudas, former Liberal Party chief financial officer Chuck Rifici, and former Liberal staffer Sarah Bain. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, LinkedIn

‘You can’t criticize people for evolving,’ says ex-MP Oliver as politicos get in on ground floor of cannabis boom

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
  • As Canada gets closer to the Oct. 17 legalization date, former politicians investing in and leading cannabis companies say they were drawn to a dynamic,

‘You can’t criticize people for evolving,’ says ex-MP Oliver as politicos get in on ground floor of cannabis boom

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 27, 2018
  • As Canada gets closer to the Oct. 17 legalization date, former politicians investing in and leading cannabis companies say they were drawn to a dynamic,
Former politicians and staffers are getting in ‘on the ground floor’ of emerging cannabis companies. Clockwise from top left: former Conservative minister Julian Fantino, former Conservative staffer Will Stewart, former Conservative minister Joe Oliver, former Conservative staffer Dimitri Soudas, former Liberal Party chief financial officer Chuck Rifici, and former Liberal staffer Sarah Bain. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file, LinkedIn

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