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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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Financial portfolios still ‘a man’s world’ on Parliament Hill

  • Women remain underrepresented in economic and finance ministers’ offices, a political sphere that former cabinet staff say continues to be an “old boys’ club”
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2017
From left, men in Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s office serve as chief of staff, budget director, and director of communications, with a woman deputy chief of staff and director of parliamentary affairs. Aside from Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains' communications director, three of four directors are men. Between the offices of Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Minister of International Trade François-Philippe Champagne, all directors are men save for Ms. Freeland’s director of operations. Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos' senior staff were all men. In every case, with the exception of Treasury Board and Natural Resources, chiefs of staff and directors of ministers' offices were more than 60 per cent male. The Hill Times file photographs and photographs by Andrew Meade

Financial portfolios still ‘a man’s world’ on Parliament Hill

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2017
  • Women remain underrepresented in economic and finance ministers’ offices, a political sphere that former cabinet staff say continues to be an “old boys’ club”

Financial portfolios still ‘a man’s world’ on Parliament Hill

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2017
  • Women remain underrepresented in economic and finance ministers’ offices, a political sphere that former cabinet staff say continues to be an “old boys’ club”
From left, men in Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s office serve as chief of staff, budget director, and director of communications, with a woman deputy chief of staff and director of parliamentary affairs. Aside from Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains' communications director, three of four directors are men. Between the offices of Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Minister of International Trade François-Philippe Champagne, all directors are men save for Ms. Freeland’s director of operations. Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos' senior staff were all men. In every case, with the exception of Treasury Board and Natural Resources, chiefs of staff and directors of ministers' offices were more than 60 per cent male. The Hill Times file photographs and photographs by Andrew Meade

Public service pay a ‘significant’ chunk of new spending ask: Brison

  •  More than one-third of the $4.88-billion Parliament will need to approve in its updated budget is connected to public-service employee costs, including new hires
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2017
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, left, walks out with parliamentary secretary Joyce Murray after his presentation to the House Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates Thursday, where he discussed the additional money government needs to uphold its budgetary promises and collective agreements. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public service pay a ‘significant’ chunk of new spending ask: Brison

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2017
  •  More than one-third of the $4.88-billion Parliament will need to approve in its updated budget is connected to public-service employee costs, including new hires

Public service pay a ‘significant’ chunk of new spending ask: Brison

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 15, 2017
  •  More than one-third of the $4.88-billion Parliament will need to approve in its updated budget is connected to public-service employee costs, including new hires
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, left, walks out with parliamentary secretary Joyce Murray after his presentation to the House Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates Thursday, where he discussed the additional money government needs to uphold its budgetary promises and collective agreements. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Highly problematic’ court decision could affect union access to workplaces: PSAC

  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada is considering taking a case to the Supreme Court, after what it calls a “highly problematic” ruling by a
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2017
The Public Service Alliance of Canada is considering taking a case against the government to the Supreme Court to fight for workplace access for bargaining. In October, hundreds of government employees and union representatives rallied outside the Prime Minister's Office calling for the government to fix the Phoenix payroll system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Highly problematic’ court decision could affect union access to workplaces: PSAC

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2017
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada is considering taking a case to the Supreme Court, after what it calls a “highly problematic” ruling by a

‘Highly problematic’ court decision could affect union access to workplaces: PSAC

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2017
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada is considering taking a case to the Supreme Court, after what it calls a “highly problematic” ruling by a
The Public Service Alliance of Canada is considering taking a case against the government to the Supreme Court to fight for workplace access for bargaining. In October, hundreds of government employees and union representatives rallied outside the Prime Minister's Office calling for the government to fix the Phoenix payroll system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

And baby makes history: Bloc couple first pair of sitting MPs to become parents

  • New parents have enough work in a baby’s first weeks without having to represent two ridings, attend parliamentary votes, change diapers, and breastfeed between
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2017
Bloc Québécois MPs Xavier Barsalou-Duval and Marilène Gill with their two-month-old son Ulysse. The two represent a parliamentary first as the first couple of sitting MPs to have a baby together while elected. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

And baby makes history: Bloc couple first pair of sitting MPs to become parents

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2017
  • New parents have enough work in a baby’s first weeks without having to represent two ridings, attend parliamentary votes, change diapers, and breastfeed between

And baby makes history: Bloc couple first pair of sitting MPs to become parents

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 8, 2017
  • New parents have enough work in a baby’s first weeks without having to represent two ridings, attend parliamentary votes, change diapers, and breastfeed between
Bloc Québécois MPs Xavier Barsalou-Duval and Marilène Gill with their two-month-old son Ulysse. The two represent a parliamentary first as the first couple of sitting MPs to have a baby together while elected. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With second trip to Tehran, feds inch closer to re-establishing diplomatic ties with Iran

  • In mid-October Canadian officials travelled to Tehran for the second set of talks with Iranian officials since Canada cut ties with the country five
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland met with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at the September United Nations General Assembly in New York a few weeks before a Global Affairs delegation travelled to Tehran for Canada's second official visit after severing ties in 2012. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

With second trip to Tehran, feds inch closer to re-establishing diplomatic ties with Iran

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2017
  • In mid-October Canadian officials travelled to Tehran for the second set of talks with Iranian officials since Canada cut ties with the country five

With second trip to Tehran, feds inch closer to re-establishing diplomatic ties with Iran

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2017
  • In mid-October Canadian officials travelled to Tehran for the second set of talks with Iranian officials since Canada cut ties with the country five
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland met with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at the September United Nations General Assembly in New York a few weeks before a Global Affairs delegation travelled to Tehran for Canada's second official visit after severing ties in 2012. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

‘Like a hand grenade with a loose pin’: Trudeau striking right balance with Trump, say observers

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cautious diplomacy with Donald Trump is the right approach, with nothing to be gained from direct condemnation of the U.S.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July, has been reluctant to publicly denounce his American counterpart. Photograph courtesy of German federal government/Denzel

‘Like a hand grenade with a loose pin’: Trudeau striking right balance with Trump, say observers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cautious diplomacy with Donald Trump is the right approach, with nothing to be gained from direct condemnation of the U.S.

‘Like a hand grenade with a loose pin’: Trudeau striking right balance with Trump, say observers

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 1, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cautious diplomacy with Donald Trump is the right approach, with nothing to be gained from direct condemnation of the U.S.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July, has been reluctant to publicly denounce his American counterpart. Photograph courtesy of German federal government/Denzel

Trudeau PMO tightening control over ministerial staffing, ‘identical’ to Harper approach, says ex-Liberal MP

  • The flow of staff from the Prime Minister’s Office to key posts in ministerial offices reveals an underperforming rookie cabinet, increasingly controlled by the PMO
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 25, 2017
Several observers said it's natural for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in September, to be dispatching his trusted PMO advisers to ministers' offices to help those in need. Others suggested it raises the question whether the staffer acts as an agent of the PMO or is there to serve the minister. The HIll Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau PMO tightening control over ministerial staffing, ‘identical’ to Harper approach, says ex-Liberal MP

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 25, 2017
  • The flow of staff from the Prime Minister’s Office to key posts in ministerial offices reveals an underperforming rookie cabinet, increasingly controlled by the PMO

Trudeau PMO tightening control over ministerial staffing, ‘identical’ to Harper approach, says ex-Liberal MP

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 25, 2017
  • The flow of staff from the Prime Minister’s Office to key posts in ministerial offices reveals an underperforming rookie cabinet, increasingly controlled by the PMO
Several observers said it's natural for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in September, to be dispatching his trusted PMO advisers to ministers' offices to help those in need. Others suggested it raises the question whether the staffer acts as an agent of the PMO or is there to serve the minister. The HIll Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s ambassador to France to make up to $119,400 above career-diplomat salary

  • Canada’s incoming ambassador to France, former Quebec businessperson Isabelle Hudon, is set to make up to $119,400 more than a career diplomat would earn
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 25, 2017
Canada's ambassador to France Isabelle Hudon, pictured in 2013, has a salary range that is up to $119,400 more than a career diplomat in the same job. Photograph courtesy of Randstad Canada

Trudeau’s ambassador to France to make up to $119,400 above career-diplomat salary

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 25, 2017
  • Canada’s incoming ambassador to France, former Quebec businessperson Isabelle Hudon, is set to make up to $119,400 more than a career diplomat would earn

Trudeau’s ambassador to France to make up to $119,400 above career-diplomat salary

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 25, 2017
  • Canada’s incoming ambassador to France, former Quebec businessperson Isabelle Hudon, is set to make up to $119,400 more than a career diplomat would earn
Canada's ambassador to France Isabelle Hudon, pictured in 2013, has a salary range that is up to $119,400 more than a career diplomat in the same job. Photograph courtesy of Randstad Canada

Feds issue orders to set up national security oversight committee

  • The government has started putting the pieces in place to set up the long-awaited all-party committee overseeing Canada’s secret national security operations, but is
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 25, 2017
Liberal MP David McGuinty will chair the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds issue orders to set up national security oversight committee

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 25, 2017
  • The government has started putting the pieces in place to set up the long-awaited all-party committee overseeing Canada’s secret national security operations, but is

Feds issue orders to set up national security oversight committee

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 25, 2017
  • The government has started putting the pieces in place to set up the long-awaited all-party committee overseeing Canada’s secret national security operations, but is
Liberal MP David McGuinty will chair the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Behind the scenes of how Canada’s ‘dream team’ negotiates NAFTA

  • Every few weeks this fall, roughly 300 Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans descend on a hotel in one of their respective capitals for about five
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 18, 2017
Mexico's Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer exit a press briefing during the third round of negotiations to rework NAFTA. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Behind the scenes of how Canada’s ‘dream team’ negotiates NAFTA

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 18, 2017
  • Every few weeks this fall, roughly 300 Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans descend on a hotel in one of their respective capitals for about five

Behind the scenes of how Canada’s ‘dream team’ negotiates NAFTA

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 18, 2017
  • Every few weeks this fall, roughly 300 Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans descend on a hotel in one of their respective capitals for about five
Mexico's Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer exit a press briefing during the third round of negotiations to rework NAFTA. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s most-lobbied staffers drive policy tied to federal purse

  • Canada’s top-lobbied political staffers have “panache,” and are “affable” and “rigorous,” according to those who’ve sat down with the men who are the government’s
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 18, 2017
Mathieu Bélanger, director of policy for Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, Ian Foucher, deputy director of policy for Finance Minister Bill Morneau, and David McFarlane, director of policy for Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains are the most lobbied staffers in 2017. Photographs courtesy of Facebook, LinkedIn

Canada’s most-lobbied staffers drive policy tied to federal purse

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 18, 2017
  • Canada’s top-lobbied political staffers have “panache,” and are “affable” and “rigorous,” according to those who’ve sat down with the men who are the government’s

Canada’s most-lobbied staffers drive policy tied to federal purse

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 18, 2017
  • Canada’s top-lobbied political staffers have “panache,” and are “affable” and “rigorous,” according to those who’ve sat down with the men who are the government’s
Mathieu Bélanger, director of policy for Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, Ian Foucher, deputy director of policy for Finance Minister Bill Morneau, and David McFarlane, director of policy for Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains are the most lobbied staffers in 2017. Photographs courtesy of Facebook, LinkedIn

‘Nothing is going to change’ unless Hill harassment training made mandatory, critics say

  • The main tool to help educate MPs and their staff to combat harassment on the Hill is better than the nothing that existed before,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 11, 2017
Ottawa-based advocate Julie Lalonde said Parliament's harassment prevention training should be mandatory. Photograph courtesy of Julie Lalonde

‘Nothing is going to change’ unless Hill harassment training made mandatory, critics say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 11, 2017
  • The main tool to help educate MPs and their staff to combat harassment on the Hill is better than the nothing that existed before,

‘Nothing is going to change’ unless Hill harassment training made mandatory, critics say

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 11, 2017
  • The main tool to help educate MPs and their staff to combat harassment on the Hill is better than the nothing that existed before,
Ottawa-based advocate Julie Lalonde said Parliament's harassment prevention training should be mandatory. Photograph courtesy of Julie Lalonde

He’s no nervous flyer: Nunavut MP nears goal to visit territory’s 25 fly-in communities

  • Last week was the first time in almost two months Independent MP Hunter Tootoo spent more than a couple days in his Iqaluit home.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 11, 2017
This week, weather permitting, Independent MP Hunter Tootoo will cross a visit to every remote community in his riding off of his to-do list. The HIll Times photograph by Andrew Meade

He’s no nervous flyer: Nunavut MP nears goal to visit territory’s 25 fly-in communities

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 11, 2017
  • Last week was the first time in almost two months Independent MP Hunter Tootoo spent more than a couple days in his Iqaluit home.

He’s no nervous flyer: Nunavut MP nears goal to visit territory’s 25 fly-in communities

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 11, 2017
  • Last week was the first time in almost two months Independent MP Hunter Tootoo spent more than a couple days in his Iqaluit home.
This week, weather permitting, Independent MP Hunter Tootoo will cross a visit to every remote community in his riding off of his to-do list. The HIll Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP united behind Jagmeet Singh, despite Quebec concerns, say MPs

  • New Democrats have elected Jagmeet Singh on a mandate for change and after dominating the leadership vote, achieving caucus unity shouldn’t be a problem,
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2017
Jagmeet Singh, shown during an NDP leadership showcase in September, won in the first round with more than 53 per cent of the vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP united behind Jagmeet Singh, despite Quebec concerns, say MPs

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2017
  • New Democrats have elected Jagmeet Singh on a mandate for change and after dominating the leadership vote, achieving caucus unity shouldn’t be a problem,

NDP united behind Jagmeet Singh, despite Quebec concerns, say MPs

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2017
  • New Democrats have elected Jagmeet Singh on a mandate for change and after dominating the leadership vote, achieving caucus unity shouldn’t be a problem,
Jagmeet Singh, shown during an NDP leadership showcase in September, won in the first round with more than 53 per cent of the vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul most lobbied federal bureaucrat

  • In the midst of breakneck North American trade talks, Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator has kept up constant consultations with affected industries, making him the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2017
Steve Verheul, pictured in Brussels in 2015, is known for his open-door policy with stakeholders, taking questions and hearing concerns. Lobbying communication reports show he's the fourth most-lobbied federal official in Canada this year. Photograph courtesy of the European Union

Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul most lobbied federal bureaucrat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2017
  • In the midst of breakneck North American trade talks, Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator has kept up constant consultations with affected industries, making him the

Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul most lobbied federal bureaucrat

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2017
  • In the midst of breakneck North American trade talks, Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator has kept up constant consultations with affected industries, making him the
Steve Verheul, pictured in Brussels in 2015, is known for his open-door policy with stakeholders, taking questions and hearing concerns. Lobbying communication reports show he's the fourth most-lobbied federal official in Canada this year. Photograph courtesy of the European Union

Jagmeet Singh wins NDP leadership in first round

  • Defying predictions that there would be multiple rounds of voting, Jagmeet Singh secured a decisive first-round win today to become the new NDP leader
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 2, 2017
New NDP leader Jagmeet Singh makes his inaugural speech on Oct. 1 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto less than two hours after online voting ended. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Jagmeet Singh wins NDP leadership in first round

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 2, 2017
  • Defying predictions that there would be multiple rounds of voting, Jagmeet Singh secured a decisive first-round win today to become the new NDP leader

Jagmeet Singh wins NDP leadership in first round

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 2, 2017
  • Defying predictions that there would be multiple rounds of voting, Jagmeet Singh secured a decisive first-round win today to become the new NDP leader
New NDP leader Jagmeet Singh makes his inaugural speech on Oct. 1 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto less than two hours after online voting ended. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

House committee reviewing MP sexual harassment policy; it’s a ‘completely black box,’ says Elizabeth May

  • A House committee is reviewing the nascent MP sexual harassment policy behind closed doors, which some MPs say is necessary for the sensitive topic
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 27, 2017
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May would like to see committee meetings on the MP sexual harassment policy open to the public, and her. The Hill Times file photograph

House committee reviewing MP sexual harassment policy; it’s a ‘completely black box,’ says Elizabeth May

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 27, 2017
  • A House committee is reviewing the nascent MP sexual harassment policy behind closed doors, which some MPs say is necessary for the sensitive topic

House committee reviewing MP sexual harassment policy; it’s a ‘completely black box,’ says Elizabeth May

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 27, 2017
  • A House committee is reviewing the nascent MP sexual harassment policy behind closed doors, which some MPs say is necessary for the sensitive topic
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May would like to see committee meetings on the MP sexual harassment policy open to the public, and her. The Hill Times file photograph

Leap Manifesto ‘politically toxic’ topic for leadership contenders

  • When the New Democrats last considered the direction of their party, they were gripped by the debate over the Leap Manifesto, but reference to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 27, 2017
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair said the Leap Manifesto 'disappeared without a trace' after flaring up at last year's convention. The Hill Times file photograph

Leap Manifesto ‘politically toxic’ topic for leadership contenders

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 27, 2017
  • When the New Democrats last considered the direction of their party, they were gripped by the debate over the Leap Manifesto, but reference to

Leap Manifesto ‘politically toxic’ topic for leadership contenders

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 27, 2017
  • When the New Democrats last considered the direction of their party, they were gripped by the debate over the Leap Manifesto, but reference to
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair said the Leap Manifesto 'disappeared without a trace' after flaring up at last year's convention. The Hill Times file photograph

Why Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland’s the top player on NAFTA talks, and Trade Minister Champagne’s not

  • It’s “highly unusual” to have a trade minister tasked to manage all files except the relationship with Canada’s largest trading partner, but observers say
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 20, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has the U.S. trade file as she oversees NAFTA renegotiations, while Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne has the rest of the world, one observer noted. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and file photograph

Why Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland’s the top player on NAFTA talks, and Trade Minister Champagne’s not

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 20, 2017
  • It’s “highly unusual” to have a trade minister tasked to manage all files except the relationship with Canada’s largest trading partner, but observers say

Why Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland’s the top player on NAFTA talks, and Trade Minister Champagne’s not

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 20, 2017
  • It’s “highly unusual” to have a trade minister tasked to manage all files except the relationship with Canada’s largest trading partner, but observers say
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has the U.S. trade file as she oversees NAFTA renegotiations, while Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne has the rest of the world, one observer noted. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and file photograph

Two Senators once denied Indian status fight bill so others can gain rights

  • Long before Senator Lillian Dyck became the first First Nations woman to sit in the Upper Chamber, white Parliamentarians signed laws stripping women of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 20, 2017
Liberal Senator Lillian Dyck wasn't granted Indian status until 1985 when the Charter of Rights and Freedoms prompted changes to the Indian Act that had long said woman like her Cree mother lost status if they married non-First Nations men. Her father, too, faced legislated discrimination through the Chinese head tax and her son, like many grandchildren, wasn't granted status until further changes were introduced in 2010. The HIll Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two Senators once denied Indian status fight bill so others can gain rights

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 20, 2017
  • Long before Senator Lillian Dyck became the first First Nations woman to sit in the Upper Chamber, white Parliamentarians signed laws stripping women of

Two Senators once denied Indian status fight bill so others can gain rights

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 20, 2017
  • Long before Senator Lillian Dyck became the first First Nations woman to sit in the Upper Chamber, white Parliamentarians signed laws stripping women of
Liberal Senator Lillian Dyck wasn't granted Indian status until 1985 when the Charter of Rights and Freedoms prompted changes to the Indian Act that had long said woman like her Cree mother lost status if they married non-First Nations men. Her father, too, faced legislated discrimination through the Chinese head tax and her son, like many grandchildren, wasn't granted status until further changes were introduced in 2010. The HIll Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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