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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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Poor issues management plaguing Trudeau’s team, say strategists

  • The public relations problems that plagued Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent India trip are part of a pattern of poor issues management that politicos
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 14, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen with his family in India in February. During the visit, Mr. Trudeau was criticized for wearing too many traditional outfits and inviting a man convicted of trying to kill an Indian minister to a Canadian reception. Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Poor issues management plaguing Trudeau’s team, say strategists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 14, 2018
  • The public relations problems that plagued Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent India trip are part of a pattern of poor issues management that politicos

Poor issues management plaguing Trudeau’s team, say strategists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 14, 2018
  • The public relations problems that plagued Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent India trip are part of a pattern of poor issues management that politicos
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen with his family in India in February. During the visit, Mr. Trudeau was criticized for wearing too many traditional outfits and inviting a man convicted of trying to kill an Indian minister to a Canadian reception. Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Left-leaning budget ‘big problem’ for NDP, reveals Liberal fear of fleeing progressive voters, say pollsters

  • Last week’s budget shows the Liberals are preparing to battle for left-leaning voters, trying to shore up gains made in 2015 from the NDP,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 7, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh are going after the same progressive voters, analysts say. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Left-leaning budget ‘big problem’ for NDP, reveals Liberal fear of fleeing progressive voters, say pollsters

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 7, 2018
  • Last week’s budget shows the Liberals are preparing to battle for left-leaning voters, trying to shore up gains made in 2015 from the NDP,

Left-leaning budget ‘big problem’ for NDP, reveals Liberal fear of fleeing progressive voters, say pollsters

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 7, 2018
  • Last week’s budget shows the Liberals are preparing to battle for left-leaning voters, trying to shore up gains made in 2015 from the NDP,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh are going after the same progressive voters, analysts say. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Liberals lose, but Bloc breakup could be a boon to Conservatives, NDP: pollster

  • With the Bloc Québécois in crisis, the ridings it holds could flip to the NDP or Conservative Party, says Quebec pollster Jean-Marc Léger, but Liberals stand
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 7, 2018
Embattled Bloc Québécois leader Martine Ouellet speaks to reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Feb. 28, the day seven of her MPs quit the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals lose, but Bloc breakup could be a boon to Conservatives, NDP: pollster

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 7, 2018
  • With the Bloc Québécois in crisis, the ridings it holds could flip to the NDP or Conservative Party, says Quebec pollster Jean-Marc Léger, but Liberals stand

Liberals lose, but Bloc breakup could be a boon to Conservatives, NDP: pollster

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 7, 2018
  • With the Bloc Québécois in crisis, the ridings it holds could flip to the NDP or Conservative Party, says Quebec pollster Jean-Marc Léger, but Liberals stand
Embattled Bloc Québécois leader Martine Ouellet speaks to reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Feb. 28, the day seven of her MPs quit the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators debate Beyak’s website removal, free speech and parliamentary privilege to post racist letters

  • Senators butted heads Monday debating whether Senator Lynn Beyak’s website should be removed from the Upper Chamber’s server to prevent public funds from supporting
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 28, 2018
Sen. Lynn Beyak argued before the Senate Monday night that a motion to remove her website, where she posted letters her colleagues have described as racist, violates her parliamentary privilege. The Hill Times file photograph

Senators debate Beyak’s website removal, free speech and parliamentary privilege to post racist letters

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 28, 2018
  • Senators butted heads Monday debating whether Senator Lynn Beyak’s website should be removed from the Upper Chamber’s server to prevent public funds from supporting

Senators debate Beyak’s website removal, free speech and parliamentary privilege to post racist letters

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 28, 2018
  • Senators butted heads Monday debating whether Senator Lynn Beyak’s website should be removed from the Upper Chamber’s server to prevent public funds from supporting
Sen. Lynn Beyak argued before the Senate Monday night that a motion to remove her website, where she posted letters her colleagues have described as racist, violates her parliamentary privilege. The Hill Times file photograph

Info commissioner nominee aims to tackle government culture that suppresses information, creates delays

  • The prospective access to information watchdog said this week she will tackle a culture in government institutions that denies access to information, but nominee
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 28, 2018
Caroline Maynard, who was nominated by the prime minister to become Canada's next information commissioner, appeared before Senate and House committees this week to answer questions about her appointment. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Info commissioner nominee aims to tackle government culture that suppresses information, creates delays

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 28, 2018
  • The prospective access to information watchdog said this week she will tackle a culture in government institutions that denies access to information, but nominee

Info commissioner nominee aims to tackle government culture that suppresses information, creates delays

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 28, 2018
  • The prospective access to information watchdog said this week she will tackle a culture in government institutions that denies access to information, but nominee
Caroline Maynard, who was nominated by the prime minister to become Canada's next information commissioner, appeared before Senate and House committees this week to answer questions about her appointment. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals’ murky messaging to Sikh supporters may harm support among Indo-Canadian voters, say India trip observers

  • The prime minister’s trip to India reveals an undercooked Liberal approach to Sikh separatists that has the party trying to court all sides to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 28, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finished his weeklong trip to India on Feb. 24 amid a furor of criticism after Jaspal Atwal, who was convicted of trying to assassinate an Indian cabinet minister in Canada, made Mr. Trudeau's guest list for events during the trip. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau Twitter

Liberals’ murky messaging to Sikh supporters may harm support among Indo-Canadian voters, say India trip observers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 28, 2018
  • The prime minister’s trip to India reveals an undercooked Liberal approach to Sikh separatists that has the party trying to court all sides to

Liberals’ murky messaging to Sikh supporters may harm support among Indo-Canadian voters, say India trip observers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 28, 2018
  • The prime minister’s trip to India reveals an undercooked Liberal approach to Sikh separatists that has the party trying to court all sides to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finished his weeklong trip to India on Feb. 24 amid a furor of criticism after Jaspal Atwal, who was convicted of trying to assassinate an Indian cabinet minister in Canada, made Mr. Trudeau's guest list for events during the trip. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau Twitter

Singh will have to showcase ‘political guts,’ clear progressive message to connect with voters

  • New leader Jagmeet Singh will have to live up to his promise to boldly dig deeper into social democratic values or he’ll risk alienating
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 21, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during his first major address to membership on Feb. 17 at the party's three-day policy convention in Ottawa. That day, 90.7 per cent of delegates voted against holding a review of his nascent leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh will have to showcase ‘political guts,’ clear progressive message to connect with voters

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 21, 2018
  • New leader Jagmeet Singh will have to live up to his promise to boldly dig deeper into social democratic values or he’ll risk alienating

Singh will have to showcase ‘political guts,’ clear progressive message to connect with voters

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 21, 2018
  • New leader Jagmeet Singh will have to live up to his promise to boldly dig deeper into social democratic values or he’ll risk alienating
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during his first major address to membership on Feb. 17 at the party's three-day policy convention in Ottawa. That day, 90.7 per cent of delegates voted against holding a review of his nascent leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kosovo at a ‘crossroads’ 10 years after independence: Liberal MP

  • Kosovo is at “a crossroads” 10 years after the former Serbian province declared its independence, says Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, who was on the
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 21, 2018
Kosovo’s ambassador to Canada Lulzim Hiseni, left, and Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld marked the 10th anniversary of Kosovo declaring independence from Serbia at a national day event outside of Ottawa City Hall on Feb. 16. Ms. Vandenbeld was working for the United Nations in 2008 to help Kosovo transition in the months before and after it declared independence on Feb. 17, 2008. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Kosovo at a ‘crossroads’ 10 years after independence: Liberal MP

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 21, 2018
  • Kosovo is at “a crossroads” 10 years after the former Serbian province declared its independence, says Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, who was on the

Kosovo at a ‘crossroads’ 10 years after independence: Liberal MP

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 21, 2018
  • Kosovo is at “a crossroads” 10 years after the former Serbian province declared its independence, says Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, who was on the
Kosovo’s ambassador to Canada Lulzim Hiseni, left, and Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld marked the 10th anniversary of Kosovo declaring independence from Serbia at a national day event outside of Ottawa City Hall on Feb. 16. Ms. Vandenbeld was working for the United Nations in 2008 to help Kosovo transition in the months before and after it declared independence on Feb. 17, 2008. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Indigenous rights, sexual harassment, engaging grassroots dominate final day of NDP policy convention

  • New Democrats agreed they want their party to demand a national inquiry into the “gross miscarriage of justice” in Colten Boushie’s shooting death and
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2018
Delegates vote on the internal democracy resolution at the 2018 New Democratic Party policy convention in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous rights, sexual harassment, engaging grassroots dominate final day of NDP policy convention

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2018
  • New Democrats agreed they want their party to demand a national inquiry into the “gross miscarriage of justice” in Colten Boushie’s shooting death and

Indigenous rights, sexual harassment, engaging grassroots dominate final day of NDP policy convention

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2018
  • New Democrats agreed they want their party to demand a national inquiry into the “gross miscarriage of justice” in Colten Boushie’s shooting death and
Delegates vote on the internal democracy resolution at the 2018 New Democratic Party policy convention in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP delegates protest ‘watered down’ Palestine policy

  • In the waning hours of the NDP policy convention’s second day dozens of delegates stood in silence with hands raised holding posters proclaiming “Free
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2018
Delegates stand in protest of what they said was a 'watered down' motion on Palestine and Israel during the second day of the NDP's policy convention in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP delegates protest ‘watered down’ Palestine policy

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2018
  • In the waning hours of the NDP policy convention’s second day dozens of delegates stood in silence with hands raised holding posters proclaiming “Free

NDP delegates protest ‘watered down’ Palestine policy

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 18, 2018
  • In the waning hours of the NDP policy convention’s second day dozens of delegates stood in silence with hands raised holding posters proclaiming “Free
Delegates stand in protest of what they said was a 'watered down' motion on Palestine and Israel during the second day of the NDP's policy convention in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP ‘shaken’ by harassment allegations, promises to root out problems in own ranks

  • The NDP’s approach to anti-harassment was the first policy to earn mention at its convention in Ottawa on Friday—despite not being slated on the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 17, 2018
NDP MP Linda Duncan lines up to speak in during a policy debate on the first day of the 2018 NDP convention in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP ‘shaken’ by harassment allegations, promises to root out problems in own ranks

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 17, 2018
  • The NDP’s approach to anti-harassment was the first policy to earn mention at its convention in Ottawa on Friday—despite not being slated on the

NDP ‘shaken’ by harassment allegations, promises to root out problems in own ranks

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 17, 2018
  • The NDP’s approach to anti-harassment was the first policy to earn mention at its convention in Ottawa on Friday—despite not being slated on the
NDP MP Linda Duncan lines up to speak in during a policy debate on the first day of the 2018 NDP convention in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MPs walk fine line in Alberta-B.C. pipeline dispute dividing their party

  • As NDP governments in Alberta and British Columbia feud over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, NDP MPs are treading a tight line in trying
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
B.C. Premier John Horgan, left and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, right, met in Ottawa last October at the First Ministers' Meeting. A few months later and the two western NDP governments are locked in a heated trade dispute as the two face off over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and B.C.'s attempt to block bitumen crossing its borders through environmental regulations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MPs walk fine line in Alberta-B.C. pipeline dispute dividing their party

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
  • As NDP governments in Alberta and British Columbia feud over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, NDP MPs are treading a tight line in trying

NDP MPs walk fine line in Alberta-B.C. pipeline dispute dividing their party

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
  • As NDP governments in Alberta and British Columbia feud over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, NDP MPs are treading a tight line in trying
B.C. Premier John Horgan, left and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, right, met in Ottawa last October at the First Ministers' Meeting. A few months later and the two western NDP governments are locked in a heated trade dispute as the two face off over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and B.C.'s attempt to block bitumen crossing its borders through environmental regulations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP revs fundraising engine to meet ‘ambitious’ $9M target in 2018

  • Four months into Jagmeet Singh’s leadership, the NDP is ramping up its fundraising machine with an “aggressive” goal to raise $9-million—double 2017’s haul, which
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's ability to connect with people in the room, like at this event in Brampton, Ont., last year, has a direct impact on the dollars his campaign brings in, says his former fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP revs fundraising engine to meet ‘ambitious’ $9M target in 2018

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
  • Four months into Jagmeet Singh’s leadership, the NDP is ramping up its fundraising machine with an “aggressive” goal to raise $9-million—double 2017’s haul, which

NDP revs fundraising engine to meet ‘ambitious’ $9M target in 2018

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
  • Four months into Jagmeet Singh’s leadership, the NDP is ramping up its fundraising machine with an “aggressive” goal to raise $9-million—double 2017’s haul, which
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's ability to connect with people in the room, like at this event in Brampton, Ont., last year, has a direct impact on the dollars his campaign brings in, says his former fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP to debate new harassment policy at this weekend’s party convention

  • The NDP’s largest-ever policy convention comes to Ottawa this weekend as delegates grapple with the party’s response to recent harassment allegations levelled at an
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
NDP members are set to debate a new harassment policy at their convention in Ottawa this weekend, in the wake of a National Post report last week of allegations of sexual misconduct against former NDP MP Peter Stoffer, centre, which came just a week after the party launched an investigation into Saskatchewan NDP MP Erin Weir, right, for alleged harassment. New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh, left, said in a statement on the Stoffer case that he believes the women who came forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photographs

NDP to debate new harassment policy at this weekend’s party convention

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
  • The NDP’s largest-ever policy convention comes to Ottawa this weekend as delegates grapple with the party’s response to recent harassment allegations levelled at an

NDP to debate new harassment policy at this weekend’s party convention

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 14, 2018
  • The NDP’s largest-ever policy convention comes to Ottawa this weekend as delegates grapple with the party’s response to recent harassment allegations levelled at an
NDP members are set to debate a new harassment policy at their convention in Ottawa this weekend, in the wake of a National Post report last week of allegations of sexual misconduct against former NDP MP Peter Stoffer, centre, which came just a week after the party launched an investigation into Saskatchewan NDP MP Erin Weir, right, for alleged harassment. New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh, left, said in a statement on the Stoffer case that he believes the women who came forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photographs

NDP MPs back leader’s decision to investigate caucus colleague Erin Weir

  • NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s decision to announce that he had appointed a third-party investigator to look into harassment allegations against NDP MP Erin Weir,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
NDP MP Erin Weir, right, denies harassment allegations brought forward by caucus colleague Christine Moore, left, last week. Party leader Jagmeet Singh, centre, initiated a third-party investigation and removed Mr. Weir from his caucus duties in the meantime. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photographs

NDP MPs back leader’s decision to investigate caucus colleague Erin Weir

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
  • NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s decision to announce that he had appointed a third-party investigator to look into harassment allegations against NDP MP Erin Weir,

NDP MPs back leader’s decision to investigate caucus colleague Erin Weir

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
  • NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s decision to announce that he had appointed a third-party investigator to look into harassment allegations against NDP MP Erin Weir,
NDP MP Erin Weir, right, denies harassment allegations brought forward by caucus colleague Christine Moore, left, last week. Party leader Jagmeet Singh, centre, initiated a third-party investigation and removed Mr. Weir from his caucus duties in the meantime. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photographs

Itching to regain Mulcair’s ‘symbolic’ Montreal riding, Hill staffer is first in expected crowded Liberal nomination race

  • A cabinet minister’s chief of staff is throwing her name in the ring to again become the Liberal candidate to fight in what’s expected
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
Rachel Bendayan, pictured in 2015 as the Liberal Party candidate for Outremont with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, will again vie for nomination in the riding. Photograph courtesy of Rachel Bendayan

Itching to regain Mulcair’s ‘symbolic’ Montreal riding, Hill staffer is first in expected crowded Liberal nomination race

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
  • A cabinet minister’s chief of staff is throwing her name in the ring to again become the Liberal candidate to fight in what’s expected

Itching to regain Mulcair’s ‘symbolic’ Montreal riding, Hill staffer is first in expected crowded Liberal nomination race

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
  • A cabinet minister’s chief of staff is throwing her name in the ring to again become the Liberal candidate to fight in what’s expected
Rachel Bendayan, pictured in 2015 as the Liberal Party candidate for Outremont with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, will again vie for nomination in the riding. Photograph courtesy of Rachel Bendayan

MPs say caucus ‘energized,’ united under Singh as NDP head to policy convention

  • The upcoming policy convention will serve as a springboard for leader Jagmeet Singh, according to NDP MPs who say he has strengthened the mood
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with the media after the January NDP caucus retreat in Ottawa. The mood in caucus is energized and positive, MPs say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs say caucus ‘energized,’ united under Singh as NDP head to policy convention

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
  • The upcoming policy convention will serve as a springboard for leader Jagmeet Singh, according to NDP MPs who say he has strengthened the mood

MPs say caucus ‘energized,’ united under Singh as NDP head to policy convention

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 7, 2018
  • The upcoming policy convention will serve as a springboard for leader Jagmeet Singh, according to NDP MPs who say he has strengthened the mood
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with the media after the January NDP caucus retreat in Ottawa. The mood in caucus is energized and positive, MPs say. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McKenna in spotlight as major environment reforms expected in February

  • Environment groups say 2018 presents a turning point for environment, with the opportunity for a “major spend” on protected areas to meet international targets
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2018
Review of Canada's environmental assessment process has been the 'pre-eminent' focus of groups lobbying Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured, and her parliamentary secretary Jonathan Wilkinson. The Hill Times file photograph

McKenna in spotlight as major environment reforms expected in February

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2018
  • Environment groups say 2018 presents a turning point for environment, with the opportunity for a “major spend” on protected areas to meet international targets

McKenna in spotlight as major environment reforms expected in February

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2018
  • Environment groups say 2018 presents a turning point for environment, with the opportunity for a “major spend” on protected areas to meet international targets
Review of Canada's environmental assessment process has been the 'pre-eminent' focus of groups lobbying Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured, and her parliamentary secretary Jonathan Wilkinson. The Hill Times file photograph

Why this backbench MP is lobbied more than most ministers

  • Canada’s most-lobbied backbench MP in 2017, Francis Drouin, is a “rising star” who’s developed a reputation as a rural champion, say lobbyists. Mr. Drouin’s
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2018
Liberal MP Francis Drouin's eastern Ottawa rural riding coupled with his work on the House Agriculture Committee helped make him the most lobbied backbench MP of 2017. The Hill Times file photograph

Why this backbench MP is lobbied more than most ministers

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2018
  • Canada’s most-lobbied backbench MP in 2017, Francis Drouin, is a “rising star” who’s developed a reputation as a rural champion, say lobbyists. Mr. Drouin’s

Why this backbench MP is lobbied more than most ministers

Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2018
  • Canada’s most-lobbied backbench MP in 2017, Francis Drouin, is a “rising star” who’s developed a reputation as a rural champion, say lobbyists. Mr. Drouin’s
Liberal MP Francis Drouin's eastern Ottawa rural riding coupled with his work on the House Agriculture Committee helped make him the most lobbied backbench MP of 2017. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Everyone wants to weigh in’: MPs, ministers with innovation, resource, environment files top 2017 lobbying list

  • The cabinet ministers and parliamentary secretaries handling the innovation, natural resources, and environment files swept the top 10 most lobbied MPs of 2017, with
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2018
The most-lobbied MPs of 2017 clockwise from left: David Lametti, parliamentary secretary to the innovation minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, parliamentary secretary to the environment minister, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, Liberal MP Francis Drouin, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file

‘Everyone wants to weigh in’: MPs, ministers with innovation, resource, environment files top 2017 lobbying list

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2018
  • The cabinet ministers and parliamentary secretaries handling the innovation, natural resources, and environment files swept the top 10 most lobbied MPs of 2017, with

‘Everyone wants to weigh in’: MPs, ministers with innovation, resource, environment files top 2017 lobbying list

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 31, 2018
  • The cabinet ministers and parliamentary secretaries handling the innovation, natural resources, and environment files swept the top 10 most lobbied MPs of 2017, with
The most-lobbied MPs of 2017 clockwise from left: David Lametti, parliamentary secretary to the innovation minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, parliamentary secretary to the environment minister, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, Liberal MP Francis Drouin, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file

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